They wouldn't consider themselves Christian Rock, but King's X.
For old school stuff, check out Believer. They rock. Been awhile since I've seen you, fallen. How ya been?
If you like this, check out the older releases from bands like Tourniquet, Deliverance, Seventh Angel and Vengeance Rising
edited 14th Mar '11 5:48:36 PM by Thenamelesssamurai
Imagine Rakan applying Calling Your Attacks to doing paperwork.~Anarchy Rakan for the hell of it COMMISSION THIS BRIDGE!~EHKFor the guys who first pushed the envelope and thus paved the way for the good bands that exist today, check out Daniel Amos, Adam Again, The Choir, the 77's, the Swirling Eddies, Steve Taylor, and Lifesaver Underground.
Jars Of Clay is excellent stuff; they're constantly flitting back and forth between rock and folk. At the moment, they're on a "let's beat Coldplay at their own game" kick. Switchfoot is good alt-rock; I think their first three albums and Oh! Gravity. are their best. The Newsboys are some insanely catchy pop-rock with clever lyrics. For straight-up pop, Sixpence None the Richer are ace.
Starflyer 59 and Joy Electric are run by brothers Jason and Ronnie Martin (respectively); they take 80's influences and run in different directions: Sf59 plays a wide variety of indie rock, and JE is electro-pop. Sf59 in particular is my favorite band.
For Ska Punk, Five Iron Frenzy, the OC Supertones, and the Insyderz were the big three; of them, FIF was the best. Squad Five-O has less ska and more punk, and they're worth checking out too. Ditto the Dingees, except their most recent (and free) album is a bizarre fusion thing. I've heard good things about Scaterd Few, but haven't been able to give them a listen.
For hard-to-classify stuff on the fringes of the Christian music scene, check out Sufjan Stevens, Woven Hand, Havalina Rail Co, Anathallo, and, if you're feeling really adventurous, Danielson Famile.
I'm not a huge metal fan, but I must second the Demon Hunter recommendation. For hardcore/post-hardcore, I love Project 86.
Mute Math is some kind of fusion band that everyone seems to love more than I do. They're a spinoff of Earthsuit, who I think was far superior. (Earthsuit was also cool enough to give their fans permission to distribute their final album on the internet for free.)
dc Talk is the elephant in the room. They were the single most popular Christian rock act of their time, and I think they've yet to be surpassed in popularity. At best (i.e. their incredibly catchy grunge album Jesus Freak) they were a guilty pleasure (thanks to their utterly pedestrian lyrics).
Then they split up and each started their own musical projects. Tate was pretty boring; TobyMac was the main songwriter for dc Talk, so his rap-rock was only slightly less of a guilty pleasure than the full band was. Kevin Max, on the other hand, was really darn good when he got the right people helping him write: The Imposter was a cool indie rock album, while Stereotype B had Adrian Belew and gave the whole Christian music industry a swift kick in the pants.
edited 14th Mar '11 7:04:41 PM by MetaFour
I can't stand Christian rock.
In spite of that, mewithoutYou is one of my favorite bands. They're really more post-hardcore/screamo music and I'm not sure if that's what you're after.
edited 14th Mar '11 7:35:31 PM by sca_punk
They're off the streets now, and back on the road on the riot trail. http://www.last.fm/user/sca_punkThe only thing Christian rock actually means is "rock with Christian lyrical themes", so it's entirely possible for a post-hardcore band to also be Christian rock.
You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!But... son of the sun imagery is nearly universal! How do you know it's explicitly Christian without the group saying so in an interview or something?
A True Lady's Quest - A Jojo is You!Well, mwY was initially signed to Tooth & Nail Records, an independent Christian label. T&N doesn't require the bands to actually mention Jesus or religion in their lyrics at all, so they've had a lot of "we're not a Christian band, we're Christians in a band"-type bands over the years.
edited 15th Mar '11 8:01:57 PM by MetaFour
For music made by Christians, try this channel
on You Tube; it has a pretty diverse selection of Not Christian Rock artists. (I would read the channel profile description for more information.)
edited 17th Mar '11 12:49:34 PM by adrasl300
In the process of creating Old Shame.No mention of Petra?
[EDIT: Wait, they probably fall under the prohibition on being 'too preachy'.]
edited 26th Sep '11 6:20:53 PM by Noaqiyeum
ERROR: The current state of the world is unacceptable. Save anyway? YES/NOI normally despise Christian music, but as you can see from this post, there are a few exceptions. All this music is going to be rock or "metal" so if that's not your style, then that's okay too. Also, some of these bands can be considered Not Christian Rock but as someone who has read most of their lyrics, I have come to different conclusions based on the content of their songs. -In my opinion, the band Red is quite good. I would recommend them to people who like Breaking Benjamin or Three Days Grace (the next two bands are kind of in that same genre too.) -Also, I thought Skillet was very good during their Comatose era. A lot of people don't like Skillet's CD "Collide," but I thought that one was good as well. -Flyleaf was good during their first album, but they get preachy sometimes, especially in songs like Cassie and a bunch of the songs on the Momento Mori CD (and even I get annoyed by the preachy songs, and I'm a Christian.) -If you can tolerate screaming, I would recommend As I Lay Dying. -Finally, as a teen (14-16 years old) I really liked the band Relient K. Unlike the rest of the bands I have listed, Relient K is more poppy and happy. I haven't listened to them consistently in a while, but I would still recommend the CD's "Mmhmm" "Two Lefts Don't Make a Right," and "Four Score and Seven Years Ago."
Funny that I see no mention of Sufjan Stevens here.
Not to spoil the joke, but Balrog Kick's recommendations might be a bit hardcore for you... and be that, with the exception of latter-day Current 93, I mean ear-bloodying. Even the exception in question is probably a bit much for some people, as the vision that David Tibet subscribes to is really weird. Granted, it's not a bad weird, but references to Patripassianism and Gnostic apocrypha really aren't most people's cup of tea, especially when set to theremin, 12-string arpeggi and free-jazz drumming.
I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.Despite being a christian, I don't listen to a lot of christian music, with a couple of notable exceptions....
Michael Card is a singer-songwriter. You know El Shaddai, the Amy Grant song? Yeah. That's actually a cover of Card. He takes a lot of his lyrics straight out of scripture and musically it's not overly loud stuff. His 2001 album Soul Anchor remains a favorite of mine.
Also, I didn't see anyone mentioning Switchfoot in there, which is a shame. Yes, they're not very christian, really, but they're very, very good no less.
And in that same line, quite a bit of U2's works border on the religious: All That You Can't Leave Behind likely is the most so.
The more you see, the less you know.

Seems that more often than not "chrisitan" is synonimous of lame.However I have hope there must be something worth dying out here. Any recomendations ?. preferably something that isn't too preachy.
edited 14th Mar '11 7:29:59 AM by FallenLegend
Make your hearth shine through the darkest night; let it transform hate into kindness, evil into justice, and loneliness into love.