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The Devil Horns Are Not "Of The Devil" Over the years many of us, including myself have confused the symbol of holding 2 fingers (index and pinky) in the air as THE DEVIL HORNS, when in-fact it's not.  Let me explain. You already know this but if you go to any rock concert you'll see people with their hands in the air displaying this symbol.  It's the sign of having a good time, showing your support, that song rocks, and even I love you.  However the real symbol of "I love you" is actually with the thumb out as well. ...

 When we licensed the Angelica CDs from Frontline, we began some conversation with Dennis Cameron.  During the course of the conversation he mentioned that he thought he might have the demos buried somewhere in a box.  To say that I was excited is really understated.  We began to discuss this along with everything Angelica from the beginning.  I was a fan just like the rest of you, but wanted to know more and wanted to learn about all the missing pieces and items that are never discussed.  So Dennis and I began one of probably 35 phone calls about everything...

There are tens of thousands of Christian Bands and artist out today.  However it wasn't but about 25-30 years ago during the mid to early 80's that there were literally only a few dozen Christian bands, and even less Christian Rock and Metal Bands.  Early on there were artist like Resurrection Band, Love Song, Larry Norman, Sweet Comfort, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Randy Stonehill and others, but it wasn't till Cornerstone Festival launched and started to give a stage and presence for Christian Metal Bands. Yes there were other festivals as well but Cornerstone Festival put on by JEPUSA (Jesus...

Christian thrash bands are on the rise and have been for some time.  Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth were obviously the big boys of mainstream/secular metal selling out arenas for years, but Christian Metal offers just a good of quality and Thrashiness as those mainstream bands. Thrash (metal) is an aggressive and often fast tempo for of Meal. The songs usually use fast percussive beats and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work.  The genre evolved in the early 1980s from combining the fast drum beats and attitude of hardcore with the double bass drumming and heavy, complex guitar...

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