Christian rock

Rock music with lyrics related to Jesus and Christianity Christian rockStylistic originsRock musicJesus musicChristian musicCultural originsLate 1960s, United StatesSubgenres Christian alternative rock Christian metal Christian punk Christian hardcore Other topics Christian hip hop Contemporary Christian music Christian electronic dance music Christian rock is a genre of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands. Many bands who perform Christian rock have ties to the contemporary Christian music labels, media outlets, and festivals, while other bands are independent. In the 1990s and 2000s, Tooth & Nail Records became a catalyst in legitimizing Christian rock as a notable subgenre of alternative rock. Signing acts like Starflyer 59 and MxPx, Tooth & Nail helped make alternative rock immediately accessible within evangelical church communities throughout the United States, and subsequently the wider Western world with the advent of music streaming. In the 2000s and onwards, Christian rock bands Kutless, Red, Skillet, and Thousand Foot Krutch w