Nah, man, you don’t lack taste. You just lack MY taste.
Based on the list you provided of bands you like (particularly Mudvayne), you would LOVE Living Sacrifice. Seriously. I watched them for 45 minutes with my mouth agape (had to let the air that was being compressed inside my chest by all the noise out). I was blown away. And I pretty much hate “cookie monster vocals” death metal. Actually, I don’t hate it, I just have a limited tolerance for it.
And I have ZERO tolerance for “Christian Rock” in any form (ar at least I thought I did befaore that show). Funny thing is, Even though the Living Sacrifice “singer guy” was “using” the microphone throughout the whole show, I couldn’t understand a single word he said besides “I” (he said that several times) and “drugs” (which he said while gesturing with his arm, using his index finger as a syringe, followed by the universal “no” sign; the message: “drugz is bad, kidz”). Other than that, no indication whatsoever (aside from the fact that they were playing on what was essentially an altar) that this was a Christian act.
Oh, and the mosh pit was about as sick as you have ever seen inside a church.
Like Phlip, the guy who dragged me to the show had been listening (quite contentedly) to Living Sacrifice for some time and had no idea they were Christian until they appeared on this bill with Project 86. He loves Mudvayne, Slipknot, Kittie. All the stuff you like. And probably more.
With me, talent and taste often don’t match. There is no question Slipknot is an enormously talented band, but their whole schtick is such a morose downer that I can’t stand 'em. You would think that a band that wears clown masks would have at least a shred of a sense of humor, but these guys must figure they’d be Gwar if they inspired a laugh or two here and there.
As for Kittie, I can’t listen to all of Spit straight through without getting a headache, but I CAN listen to “Brackish” over and over again – that cut kicks some serious ass. Based on what I have read here, I need to check out “Run Like Hell.” Might even buy the whole damned CD.
Thanks for the discussion, Lucki. Check out Living Sacrifice… you will be glad you did.