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Through Darkness

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This is probably my second favorite Christian metal band at this point, second only to Extol. Renascent is a melodic death metal band. They sound kind of like a mix of Dimmu Borgir and Crimson Moonlight. Note based on their lyrics and sound they are not at all Black (unBlack), they are death metal, a common misconception about this band (like people thinking Children of Bodom is black metal, nope sorry). They have some amazing riffs and break downs, extremely high tempo drumming, supportive piano and symphonic elements, and in-your-face Christian lyrics. There really isn't a bad song on the entire CD, I like every song on the CD, especially Scenes of a Tragedy, Through Darkness, LST Journey, Wisdom Calls, Warriors of the Morning, Exodus, and Majestic are all favorites from the CD. Scenes of a Tragedy just has an amazing chorus and build up that leads to it. Through Darkness has an epic piano intro that will give you goosebumps every time, and the rest of the crunchy guitar riffs throughout the song will have you wanting more. LST Journey reminds me of Amon Amarth towards the beginning, and then leads to a catchy chorus and breakdown that will get stuck in your head all day, I've never heard anything like the riff that leads to the breakdown (3:20) either. Wisdom Calls is the same way, as is Warriors of the Morning, the chorus is awesome, and it has a sweet solo after the breakdown, Exodus and Majestic are also very good songs. I recommend this CD to any black/death metal fan out there, Christian or not, you'll LOVE this band.

I got this album purely on spec, based on Amazon's related interest feature and on the strength of the reviews I saw. As such, I must say that this isn't quite the genre of metal I normally seek out: I'm more of a power and/or melodic and/or folk listener at heart. Strictly in terms of black metal "sound" (this being an Unblack band, after all) I find little to fault this group for. Message-wise, it's no surprise that metal, especially the heavier stuff, is better suited to delivering so-called Jeremiads (especially the sinners burning in hell part) than espousing the positive aspects of Christianity. To be perfectly honest, this is not an album I intend to keep, but I do believe it will make a fine addition to the library of a friend who's much more into the blackened side of the spectrum. Right music, wrong listener (me).

This band is really good although it has christian lyrics I would recommend it to anyone who likes melodic death metal

I've had this problem for a while where I find myself liking the music of the Black Metal sub-genre, but most Black Metal bands have very Satanic themes to them, and being a Christian, I really don't appreciate it. Anyway, a few weeks ago, I found out about Unblack Metal, Black Metal music with Christian lyrics. It certainly works out.

And I gotta say, Renascent certainly nails the best aspects of Unblack Metal. I don't really like the raw, unproduced sound most Black Metal bands go for, so the quality of the production works great for me. They have a very melodic sound to them, so I'd probably specifically classify them as Melodic Unblack Metal. If you are a fan of the raw sounding stuff though, I'd reccomend Horde, another wonderful Unblack Metal band.

And obviously, the lyrics are highly Christian, which is wonderful for people like me. And while Horde's lyrics are rather violently against Satan, Renascent's lyrics praise God and Jesus while villifying Satan, not at all in a violent manner.

If you don't know if you'll like their sound or not, then to me they sound a bit like Dimmu Borgir, but obviously not Satanic. If you're still not sure, "In Hell" and "Scenes of a Tradgedy" are both on YouTube, so you can sample their music before listening, like I did.

All in all, if you like Melodic Black Metal, but would rather hear Christian lyrics, then this is the perfect band for you.

i'm surprised this band is so unknown. get this cd if your human. it's the best i've heard in a while and ive heard a lot!