One thing that has always perplexed me is that people that don't agree with Christian messages in Metal band's lyrics; yet do they agree with the lyrics of secular Metal lyrics? Seriously? Do they sit there and go, "Right on!" about Cannibal Corpse's lyrical portrayals of rape, cannibalism, murder, etc? Do they listen to Nile and immediately bow to a statue of Anubis? Hell- people that listen to GNR sing "Mr. Brownstone" as if drugs were coffee...and they chastise bands for lyrics about God...
I don't care in the least about Christianity, I think it's a toxin that has poisoned humanity's potential for far too long, however, I digress.
Honestly, when I listen to music, I listen for melodies, music goes beyond instruments and messages. I could be listening to Japanese Visual Kei Rock and not understand a word,, but the melodies cut through all of that and I feel it.
@RainWiLLIDie Yep. I love the 3 classic Ulver albums (Bergtatt, Kveldssanger, and Nattens Madrigal) - and they are in Norwegian.I don't understand a word of it (though I have read the translations.) I've been a music fan since birth, imagining scenarios and landscapes with classical music, worked my way up to Metal, Alt, Prog....etc. Melody, emotion, conviction; these are the things that draw me in.
@RainWiLLIDie Oh, and about your views on Christianity- I'm a follower of Christ. But the majority of the organizations that "represent" Him are (pardon my vulgarity) as good as the refuse that comes from their back ends. They shit all over what their professed Lord preached. They turn people away with their hypocrisy. So, your words do not offend me in the least.
i just wanted to come back and say this is shit. christian music focuses too much on "giving praise to their god" that they cant make good music. shit stinks
@odinthor718 So, their personal beliefs and choice of lyrical content automatically makes the music stink? By that then, 90% of power metal sucks because all they sing about is vikings, fairies, and dancing through the woods.
Generalizations suck. Good music is good music regardless of the lyrical content or the bands personal beliefs and life.
Simply stunning. The guitar riffs are dissonant, yet beautifully melodic. The vocals are strong yet flow and mesh quite well with the music. This is everything modern metal should be, yet isn't.
who cares if ur a christian or a non christian..if you enjoy a good metal band thats what its all about...people make music to be herd and have other people enjoy the amazing sounds that they can bring to the table...so enough with debate..
@someweirdwigger good call with recommending BTBAM, i remember when i first started listening to them...i couldnt keep up with anything...but i loved it 0.0
I used to think that Extol turned to worse music with this album, but after listening to it several times it became one of the most special albums I ve ever heard... Seriously ... this album is timeless... Once you really UNDERSTAND this album and let it flow through your ears it reaches your heart in a very special way...
I personally don't care if a band is religious or not. I just care about the sound they produce. As long as they not door-to-door Bible sellers and Christian converters, I have no problem with which God they choose to believe in.
This video took a LONG time for me to understand at all. I couldn't see why these almost grotesque, chilling images were paired with lyrics of SUCH beauty and inspiration. But I really should have known all along: it's compassion for those who are suffering, those who are imprisoned and those whose beauty has been sealed away from everyone but God, that this video is about. It is about learning to see with the Spirit what human eyes do not see, and bringing love to suffering hearts.
@someweirdwigger - Don't take part in this, man, I beg you. It's so tired and pointless. No one needs to be ripping on what music you listen to. Just ignore them and forgive them. Just show love by giving the conversation no weight. That's what I started doing a long time ago. Just a spam fest that leads no where. Peace man, Extol rocks!
I love metal with finess. Meshuggah, Gojira, SYL among some favorites. This fits in perfectly. Amazing song from a good album from a really good band. Come visit Sweden soon ;)
@TaylorAndersonnn true bro, but sadly there are few name sake 1s, somtyms the fans themselves turn the band into a name sake Christian band, with nothin Christian bout it,
but the others rule for Jesus. plz ask me if any1 really is interested in some real deals!
@j3sskady It's just an artistic expression of how we walk amongst drones who haven't accepted the message of Christ. Really, a lot of churches have it all wrong. They promote doctrine and fight with each other over when to baptize, worship with music or not, and all the mostly irrelevant stuff that has little to do with salvation. All Christ wants is for us to accept & walk with Him!
almost like all the christain bands they go too soft i respect them for there meaning but when i hear christain they mostly think of this not like impending doom or with blood comes cleansing
just have to say it again: those of you who liked this album, have to check out Mantric, consisting of the same songwriters as on Extol´s last album...
mmmm si alguien supiera la verdad... nada de comentarios de conviccion... eso es basura para que necesita de esa droga!!! el respeto por el projimo es lo que nos mejores... y si... la musica no tiene limites!!!, la musica esta donde esta.. saludos a todos...
I don't care about their lyrics, i'm an agnostic but, this is actually a very very good band, with really fresh riffs and atmospheres, and with some progressiveness and technical shit in their music, i like that.
gracias a Dios x todos akellos ke c dedikan a llebar su poderosa palabra y asi poder ganar mas almas para Cristo !!! Dios t bendiga .... EXTOL !!!!!!!! yeah !!!!!
@someweirdwigger, christian people threatened heavy metal music when it first started and now they just realised its a "hip" new way to fucking brainwash the youth that listen to that metal. True metal has always been about rebelion and its main purpose was to fight off and rebel against religon, as its all a bunch of bullshit.
p.s. bands like becoming the archetype can go fuck themselves. listen to a true metal band like black sabbath or megadeth. moron.
and another thing, there have been plenty of fucking great Christian metal bands. if you knew anyfucking thing about metal, you'd know that, hell Tom Araya from Slayer is an admitted catholic. true metal has always been about MUSIC! your fucking blind if you cant see that.
@becky1455 I think youre a bit confused The people who "threatened" heavy metal are the same people who probably grew up in 40s and have no tolerance to anything louder than Elvis or Chuck Berry (who are great musicians btw) Its not those Christians that are trying to be "hip" as you put it and find a new way to market their message, but rather a new generation making music about what's important to them and doing it in a way that they love Its metalheads like you that give the genre a bad name.
I agree with navas--this is a very sophisticated album and I'd love to see more from them along these lines. So beautiful, technically, and spiritually exquisite. :-)
The most underrated album ever....... IMO this album is a masterpiece. They changed their sound to create a progressive masterpiece..... I miss them.....Hope some day Extol give us a new album........IMO one of the best Metal bands ever.
AWESOME GROUP! THEIR MUSIC IS LASTING TO BE NEW ALL OVER AGAIN AND VERY MELODICLY COOL. I'm a russian, i like impending doom, a plea for purging, under oath, living sacrifice,famine, as i lay dying. Russian christian rock is melodical, but too light for me. Extol , norvegian group,kind of combined "russian" rock with american one to me. Wona buy their another CD. Extol ROCKS!
This might sound like a stupid question but, what makes a band "Christian"? Most of the songs I've heard (which is kinda limited since i listen mostly to thrash and regular death metal) don't have anything to do with Jesus, God or religion for that matter, unless I'm missing some very deep meaning to a song...
The band members are Christian apparently. On certain songs from earlier albums, there were definitely Christian references, but not used in a preachy kind of way. Don't let any tags fool you for this band. Their album Undeceived is a must listen if you like death metal defying conventions.
@ZeroVirusEXE Well the lyrics from this song from a Christian perspective is like God talking to any person on Earth. The lyrics "I'll never leave you..." are taken from the verse in the Bible when God says"I will never leave you or forsake you."
im not christian, im actually athiest, but i gotta say, extol is really fucking badass. i just wish they made more music like this! i have all their albums and this is the softest song. btw theyre black metal but dont give themselves the label "christian black metal".
Not really. Even their first album wasn't black metal. It had influence though definitely. I think the only thing someone can say for certain is that they are a metal band. They're so varied though that it's hard to pin them down to any one sub-style.
That's nonsense. No such genre exists. It's just something elitists made up to keep away the religious bands away from their precious genre. And even if "white metal" was a legit genre, you'd still be wrong because Extol only had influence from black metal. They don't fit into one genre. Trust me.
@InFlames231 oh yeah, you obviously don't know much about metal! es extol was influenced by death metal, but listen to their lyrics, you can't deny their christianity!! just listen to their song christianity misunderstood, or vicios intent! they are a legit christian white metal band
I'm not arguing about their religious beliefs or lyrics. I'm talking about the term "white metal". It's just a made up genre that the media uses to attempt to distinguish it from an already established genre of music, which is black metal. And yes, I read the Wiki on Christian Metal and I don't really agree with the application of the term still. So, call it what you will.
Great song!Great band! I hope that they will resurrect as bigger and stronger! Christian metal is good message,so I don´t like that someone makes limit of metal like it is just some pagan or satanic or evil music! Faith gives you strength, wings to fly and makes life more reasonable! We must be united, not appart! Greetings!You may not believe in God, but He always believes in you! God bless you all!
Some people should stop whining about that this isn't as br00tal as their past albums. Their music is progressive, progressive music is known for changing its sound.
Not bashing on the older albums though, Burial, Undeceived, Synergy, Blueprint Dives, I love 'em all. : )
It's a sad thing they broke up though.. hope they will make a comeback someday!
It's not so much about being less brutal for me, it's just such a departure from what I am used to hearing from them. I just think they did better in their former style than this. This just doesn't sound "right" for them to me, but i'm not bashing it.
alright people... extol is freakin' sweet... well they were... but metal is metal... why have an argument of whether since it's christian music call it "white" or "light" or "bright" it's freaking METAL!!! and that's all we need to know!!! that's the deal and i'm done talking about it from now on! :-)
To make is simpler, its white metal for black metal, life metal for death metal, and bright metal for dark metal. because Jesus is the life and light and light is white.
this song is sooooo godly
JingleMahPringle 1 week ago
One thing that has always perplexed me is that people that don't agree with Christian messages in Metal band's lyrics; yet do they agree with the lyrics of secular Metal lyrics? Seriously? Do they sit there and go, "Right on!" about Cannibal Corpse's lyrical portrayals of rape, cannibalism, murder, etc? Do they listen to Nile and immediately bow to a statue of Anubis? Hell- people that listen to GNR sing "Mr. Brownstone" as if drugs were coffee...and they chastise bands for lyrics about God...
PriestofGethsemane 3 weeks ago
@PriestofGethsemane
Suspension of disbelief, brother.
I don't care in the least about Christianity, I think it's a toxin that has poisoned humanity's potential for far too long, however, I digress.
Honestly, when I listen to music, I listen for melodies, music goes beyond instruments and messages. I could be listening to Japanese Visual Kei Rock and not understand a word,, but the melodies cut through all of that and I feel it.
When I listen to extol, I hear great music.
RainWiLLIDie 2 weeks ago
@RainWiLLIDie Yep. I love the 3 classic Ulver albums (Bergtatt, Kveldssanger, and Nattens Madrigal) - and they are in Norwegian.I don't understand a word of it (though I have read the translations.) I've been a music fan since birth, imagining scenarios and landscapes with classical music, worked my way up to Metal, Alt, Prog....etc. Melody, emotion, conviction; these are the things that draw me in.
PriestofGethsemane 2 weeks ago
@RainWiLLIDie Oh, and about your views on Christianity- I'm a follower of Christ. But the majority of the organizations that "represent" Him are (pardon my vulgarity) as good as the refuse that comes from their back ends. They shit all over what their professed Lord preached. They turn people away with their hypocrisy. So, your words do not offend me in the least.
Rock on, bro.
PriestofGethsemane 2 weeks ago
This video reminds me of Silent Hill for some reason...
jedimasterviewtifjoe 1 month ago
awesome
lametalera777 2 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Extol
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kreferjoao 3 months ago
Such a good band, slow or fast all the songs gives me inspiration!
isaiahperrry 3 months ago
i wish they had more videos T_T
craigime 4 months ago
EXTOL
EXTOLEN1988 5 months ago
which is sad because gloriana is great
GTaowa 5 months ago
this song fucking blows. hard.
GTaowa 5 months ago
I have a burned cd from these folks and it don't sound anything like this shit.....
forknliftn 5 months ago
Awesome song and video. So bad Extol has stopped their works...
They rock hard!!! \m/
RenatoGSC90 6 months ago
Er Christer fortsatt med i Extol?
Hilsen tidligere barn i B.A.B.
madsy4 6 months ago
The video may represent the bands goal to create more Christians through leading by example. The song is about a woman.
blockthesignal 6 months ago
Never heard these guys before, they Praise God and Rock hard and it sounds awesome :)
TheNCLife 7 months ago
i just wanted to come back and say this is shit. christian music focuses too much on "giving praise to their god" that they cant make good music. shit stinks
odinthor718 7 months ago
@odinthor718 Aw Come on man, at least this is good u kno I luv it! xD!
PixieChic447 7 months ago
@odinthor718 So, their personal beliefs and choice of lyrical content automatically makes the music stink? By that then, 90% of power metal sucks because all they sing about is vikings, fairies, and dancing through the woods.
Generalizations suck. Good music is good music regardless of the lyrical content or the bands personal beliefs and life.
Nathrakh2271 6 months ago 2
@Nathrakh2271 exactly
RomanticMetalLesbian 5 months ago
@odinthor718 And ur youtube nickname is OdinThor... Hmm, guess who gives praise to "gods"
isabellavirginio 5 months ago
Dang this song rocks!
dingbat1410 8 months ago
Awesome video even though it had nothing to do with the song
sayhellotogoodbye 8 months ago
Simply stunning. The guitar riffs are dissonant, yet beautifully melodic. The vocals are strong yet flow and mesh quite well with the music. This is everything modern metal should be, yet isn't.
silverpilot1979 9 months ago
You can enjoy is song in belief or disbelief. But believe me... Enjoying it in belief opens it up to a whole new plane of enjoyment... Literally...
Razatambleny 9 months ago
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Very good song...but what is the message of what we see on the video???
antievil777 9 months ago
I thought Extol was death metal? Did they change thier style somewhere?
numbskull1974 9 months ago
@numbskull1974 good question, here's the answer
Extol is tech death metal and good musicians love challenges and innovation
Extol consists of only good musicians, which means Extol loves innovation and challenges
Innovation, musically, can be described as pushing sound into new dimensions (intergernre crossing)
and pushing the boundries of expressing yourself sonically
that's exactly what Extol did
love both old and new Extol: brutal and emotional true
antoniostarlizos 9 months ago 14
@antoniostarlizos
You are a champion
AlexTechNicol 5 months ago
who cares if ur a christian or a non christian..if you enjoy a good metal band thats what its all about...people make music to be herd and have other people enjoy the amazing sounds that they can bring to the table...so enough with debate..
cheifeatalottapuss 10 months ago 34
@cheifeatalottapuss
im almost certain that this isnt metal
DeedsOfDesolation 1 day ago
this is so my favorite song better than any song ive heard in my life! Love the lyrics!
($_$)
Shadowbox573 10 months ago
@someweirdwigger im utterly obsessed with them, i dont think you understand haha.
and i think protest he hero is alright, but i cant get over the kind of whiney sound. The faceless on the other hand....
JohnDeathMetal 11 months ago
@someweirdwigger good call with recommending BTBAM, i remember when i first started listening to them...i couldnt keep up with anything...but i loved it 0.0
xXxAdelaidexx 11 months ago
@someweirdwigger it still is boring melodicly, it feels so predictable... listening to btbam for melodies i amazing though
JohnDeathMetal 11 months ago
@someweirdwigger dude, breakdowns are gay. you just probed my point
JohnDeathMetal 11 months ago
@someweirdwigger but becoming the archetype is boring. and i have nothing against christian bands, but the lyrics are pretty fucking gay.
JohnDeathMetal 11 months ago
They are rock not metal. FACT
StrikerDF 11 months ago
earlier albums are not rock
imaginedatyo 11 months ago
I used to think that Extol turned to worse music with this album, but after listening to it several times it became one of the most special albums I ve ever heard... Seriously ... this album is timeless... Once you really UNDERSTAND this album and let it flow through your ears it reaches your heart in a very special way...
navas015 11 months ago 2
@navas015 Kudos =0)
jpthegrappler 11 months ago
I personally don't care if a band is religious or not. I just care about the sound they produce. As long as they not door-to-door Bible sellers and Christian converters, I have no problem with which God they choose to believe in.
PBandJeIIy 1 year ago
Wow! A Norweigan Christian metal band? Wonder what Varg Vikernes would think about this. Great band
Fac117 1 year ago
burial was a good album but wow they really turned to shit, it stinks.
odinthor718 1 year ago
Osti que cé fif!!!
salutsoleil 1 year ago
@salutsoleil ben jtrouve pas... pi pourtant j'écoute du gros death technique aussi
feedyoursoul01 1 year ago
Is this their only 1 official video?! If not please sent me a link to other vids!
samsunguitar 1 year ago
David, great drummer!!!!
estebandido777 1 year ago
@estebandido777 David are drumming with Doctor Midnight and The Mercy Cult, a band with member from Marlyn Manson, Turbonegro and Satyricon
darthedvin 1 year ago
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This is a gay band, right?
limbride 1 year ago
cont'd: And really, which of us can say that our own beauty is unmarred? We are loved when we should not be. And that is the gift of grace.
RoseImmortal 1 year ago
This video took a LONG time for me to understand at all. I couldn't see why these almost grotesque, chilling images were paired with lyrics of SUCH beauty and inspiration. But I really should have known all along: it's compassion for those who are suffering, those who are imprisoned and those whose beauty has been sealed away from everyone but God, that this video is about. It is about learning to see with the Spirit what human eyes do not see, and bringing love to suffering hearts.
RoseImmortal 1 year ago 2
@someweirdwigger - Don't take part in this, man, I beg you. It's so tired and pointless. No one needs to be ripping on what music you listen to. Just ignore them and forgive them. Just show love by giving the conversation no weight. That's what I started doing a long time ago. Just a spam fest that leads no where. Peace man, Extol rocks!
dogeymon83 1 year ago
muito bom! adoro essa banda!
Tatchuna 1 year ago
awesome
paulco5518 1 year ago
I love metal with finess. Meshuggah, Gojira, SYL among some favorites. This fits in perfectly. Amazing song from a good album from a really good band. Come visit Sweden soon ;)
T4NN3 1 year ago
Wow, this one sucks. Guess I still be listening to their old stuff
literzoster 1 year ago
@literzoster Burial ftw
atokad234 1 year ago 3
extol sucks now! i LOVED the albums "burial" and "mesmerized"!! Wish they still had the same black metal sound...
wahrheit451 1 year ago
@someweirdwigger
I'm with you, buddy. I recently discovered Extol and am already a big fan of BTA. As Petra said it, God gave Rock and Roll to you! Rock on!
TheOnePav 1 year ago
Pathetic garbage. I like Christian metal but have always avoided these kids.
Endnuenfyr 1 year ago
@Endnuenfyr this proves you have to be 16 years old
imaginedatyo 11 months ago
@imaginedatyo Extol has always been pretentious overrated garbage.
Endnuenfyr 11 months ago
@Endnuenfyr I disagree. Burial, Undeceived and Paralysis still remain some of my favorite metal albums of all time, even after probably 10 years.
imaginedatyo 11 months ago
@Endnuenfyr then why are you on this page?
MrMetalhead61 10 months ago
@MrMetalhead61 To say what needs to be said.
Endnuenfyr 10 months ago
@Endnuenfyr not really
MrMetalhead61 10 months ago
Why is this song not on itunes? I would buy it in a heartbeat.
manafest67 1 year ago
Everyone should check out Theocracy as well. They aren't well known, but they are really awesome.
VectorHeroe 1 year ago
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For christian black metal the way it should be, check out WARFROZEN
WARFROZEN777 1 year ago
love love love this song.......
CalhounChick86 1 year ago
For some reason I see the lead singer and think elf.... Totally looks like he came out of The Lord of the Rings.
monkey340 1 year ago
damn, i liked the old sound better. idk what to call this. just not the same
blastulaguitarist 1 year ago
wow this sucks..... christian metal?
wtf how gay
Jamopiepiepie 1 year ago
@Jamopiepiepie
Sucks indeed. I guess As I Lay Dying is the only decent C.M. band.
FuckThemPigeons 1 year ago
@FuckThemPigeons There are way better Christian metal bands.
Pretty much half of the metal bands are Christian anyways.
You'd be surprised how many are Christian.
TaylorAndersonnn 1 year ago 2
@TaylorAndersonnn i wouldn't say half as much. But there are a lot
redruner100 1 year ago
@TaylorAndersonnn true bro, but sadly there are few name sake 1s, somtyms the fans themselves turn the band into a name sake Christian band, with nothin Christian bout it,
but the others rule for Jesus. plz ask me if any1 really is interested in some real deals!
FREAKRASH 1 year ago
@FREAKRASH I just wanted to add that I am not a bro. ;] I am a girl. But it doesn't really matter! I get this a lot.
TaylorAndersonnn 1 year ago
@FuckThemPigeons only these guy's new stuff is wierd, their old stuff wasn't bad, and august burns red is better than AILD
whatthemassivedeuce 1 year ago
@Jamopiepiepie Try Gorgoroth, true norwegian gay metal
Greatmetalmusic 1 year ago
im not one for "holy music"
this is pretty cool
RITUALTORTURE666 1 year ago
I get it! by reaching out to one person, you inadvertently reach out to many others.
MitchelxUnderoath 1 year ago
the singer looks like tarantino
lol
666immurement 1 year ago
@666immurement i thought i was the only one who thought that
RITUALTORTURE666 1 year ago
Cool !!!!!
NATALIA7956 1 year ago
They are back together as a band called Mantric. They just released an album a few months ago.
grabaprtr 1 year ago
Whaaaaaaaa...
wbVeigYEzs 1 year ago
Yep, not the Extol I knew and loved. Not at all.
oneaware 1 year ago
What the heck is this music video about though? Love the lyrics, but the content of the video.... O.o
j3sskady 1 year ago
@j3sskady It's just an artistic expression of how we walk amongst drones who haven't accepted the message of Christ. Really, a lot of churches have it all wrong. They promote doctrine and fight with each other over when to baptize, worship with music or not, and all the mostly irrelevant stuff that has little to do with salvation. All Christ wants is for us to accept & walk with Him!
jambo383 1 year ago
almost like all the christain bands they go too soft i respect them for there meaning but when i hear christain they mostly think of this not like impending doom or with blood comes cleansing
screamoboy1212 1 year ago
@screamoboy1212
Have you heard Extol's other albums?
BoyOfLol 1 year ago
@BoyOfLol i heard some of there heveyer stuf like burial and some other songs i forgot
screamoboy1212 1 year ago
just have to say it again: those of you who liked this album, have to check out Mantric, consisting of the same songwriters as on Extol´s last album...
bolivar10 1 year ago
This excellent christian metal band was one of a kind, would be nice to see them return.
TheOmegaeyes 1 year ago
what the fuck is this bullshit dude.
poopendurpful 1 year ago
Muy buena cancion y tambien muy buena banda
Pagasus1 1 year ago
mmmm si alguien supiera la verdad... nada de comentarios de conviccion... eso es basura para que necesita de esa droga!!! el respeto por el projimo es lo que nos mejores... y si... la musica no tiene limites!!!, la musica esta donde esta.. saludos a todos...
pablitomartin7 1 year ago
I don't care about their lyrics, i'm an agnostic but, this is actually a very very good band, with really fresh riffs and atmospheres, and with some progressiveness and technical shit in their music, i like that.
ddensu 1 year ago
The vocalist looks like the vocalist from Drama F.A. with no curly / long hair... hahaha check out some Drama F.A. videos...
pyrogarcia 1 year ago
These guys are geniuses and very gifted musicians! All you haters really suck...
carlitozik 1 year ago
gracias a Dios x todos akellos ke c dedikan a llebar su poderosa palabra y asi poder ganar mas almas para Cristo !!! Dios t bendiga .... EXTOL !!!!!!!! yeah !!!!!
cabreragutierrez 1 year ago 2
Sooo awesome !!!
Metal is Metal and Religion is Religion !
Great Musicians, great Music, you dont like?, ok than leave this Page...
HBWizzard 1 year ago 30
@HBWizzard I know what you are saying.
It's not going to happen, I just wish that people would stop saying that God is religion when He isn't.
This clearly isn't anything religious,
this song is God talking to us in a personal way.
TaylorAndersonnn 1 year ago 2
@TaylorAndersonnn Truth!
jpthegrappler 11 months ago
@HBWizzard Metal is a belief system,built upon satan...U lied again devil...
TheLuotutin 9 months ago
pretty good for a bible humping band :\ really good actually
musicaddict1492 1 year ago
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faggots!
lordbogmonster 1 year ago
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gymcoach15 1 year ago
Don't care if it's christian, satanic, buddhist or whatever - it's great shit ;o
Jagvillboienhatt 1 year ago
oh and this song sucks
nDelRizzo 1 year ago
@someweirdwigger, christian people threatened heavy metal music when it first started and now they just realised its a "hip" new way to fucking brainwash the youth that listen to that metal. True metal has always been about rebelion and its main purpose was to fight off and rebel against religon, as its all a bunch of bullshit.
p.s. bands like becoming the archetype can go fuck themselves. listen to a true metal band like black sabbath or megadeth. moron.
becky1455 1 year ago
Ha, megadeth. Fuckin garbage, dave mustaine is a fairy fuck and doesnt know the first thing about metal. he makes trendy fuckin pop trash.
nDelRizzo 1 year ago
and another thing, there have been plenty of fucking great Christian metal bands. if you knew anyfucking thing about metal, you'd know that, hell Tom Araya from Slayer is an admitted catholic. true metal has always been about MUSIC! your fucking blind if you cant see that.
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inzsairis 1 year ago
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@becky1455
Dave Mustain of megadeath is christian... and Marty Friedman played and recorded with christian metal band tourniquet
inzsairis 1 year ago
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@becky1455
Dave Mustain of megadeath is christian... and Marty Friedman played and recorded with christian metal band tourniquet
inzsairis 1 year ago
@becky1455 I think youre a bit confused The people who "threatened" heavy metal are the same people who probably grew up in 40s and have no tolerance to anything louder than Elvis or Chuck Berry (who are great musicians btw) Its not those Christians that are trying to be "hip" as you put it and find a new way to market their message, but rather a new generation making music about what's important to them and doing it in a way that they love Its metalheads like you that give the genre a bad name.
forcedtodie 1 year ago
@becky1455 Wow, you're ridiculous, lol.
paytenl12 1 year ago
@becky1455 fuck you bud. i'm Christian and i'll listen to whatever i want. Although, it's not like your opinion matters anyway.
And Megadeath is thrash. Moron.
stkuehne 1 year ago
@stkuehne You think saying your a Christian and then swearing at him is gonna make him wanna be one of us someday? Screw that dude
BoyOfLol 1 year ago
@BoyOfLol Hey brother, the way you finished off your sentence isn't any better. We gotta stay positive and hope for them to find the light.
andrewmassacre1 1 year ago
@andrewmassacre1
Hmm oh, sorry.. I've never though screw was really a bad word..
BoyOfLol 1 year ago
@BoyOfLol Screw isn't. It was just the phrase but then again maybe its not as bad as I thought. My bad man.
andrewmassacre1 1 year ago
Lol it's all good ^^... I still probably shouldn't have said it :p
BoyOfLol 1 year ago
@someweirdwigger, yeah actually it does. if you want to be a heavy metal band don't go talking bout religious shit and stick to your church tunes
becky1455 1 year ago
ew their christian
becky1455 1 year ago
awosome band makes my heart humble
777whitemetal 1 year ago
is that a roadside monument (RM) sticker on the guitar at 2:17
ryancreek 1 year ago
@quin108 hey i agree fully i can't stand prickler dicks like that. :P Amen keep following god...
countryboyoflove18 1 year ago
I agree with navas--this is a very sophisticated album and I'd love to see more from them along these lines. So beautiful, technically, and spiritually exquisite. :-)
RoseImmortal 1 year ago 2
i know the lead singer haha
jot0ub 1 year ago 2
GREEEAT. Very unique. i can recommend every album!
Hammerhugon 1 year ago 2
This is a good song...very unique in my books! =]
HeartbeatExistent4 1 year ago 2
awesome band...hope they release something new !
TJKArts1974 1 year ago 2
The most underrated album ever....... IMO this album is a masterpiece. They changed their sound to create a progressive masterpiece..... I miss them.....Hope some day Extol give us a new album........IMO one of the best Metal bands ever.
navas015 1 year ago
maybe not but its called white metal all the same
sh9683 1 year ago
YOU are the official video????? not
Perpetua2006 1 year ago
I love them
Perpetua2006 1 year ago
AWESOME GROUP! THEIR MUSIC IS LASTING TO BE NEW ALL OVER AGAIN AND VERY MELODICLY COOL. I'm a russian, i like impending doom, a plea for purging, under oath, living sacrifice,famine, as i lay dying. Russian christian rock is melodical, but too light for me. Extol , norvegian group,kind of combined "russian" rock with american one to me. Wona buy their another CD. Extol ROCKS!
barbiedoll535 1 year ago
vocalists face... and this whole band... well i guess the world would be a better place without em, TURD
versuskn 2 years ago
Best Album! Musically and lyrically
GabitoAB 2 years ago
This might sound like a stupid question but, what makes a band "Christian"? Most of the songs I've heard (which is kinda limited since i listen mostly to thrash and regular death metal) don't have anything to do with Jesus, God or religion for that matter, unless I'm missing some very deep meaning to a song...
ZeroVirusEXE 2 years ago
The band members are Christian apparently. On certain songs from earlier albums, there were definitely Christian references, but not used in a preachy kind of way. Don't let any tags fool you for this band. Their album Undeceived is a must listen if you like death metal defying conventions.
InFlames231 2 years ago
Yeah this is a Christian metal band... They're friggin' cool :D
EOTTQuake1297 2 years ago
@ZeroVirusEXE Well the lyrics from this song from a Christian perspective is like God talking to any person on Earth. The lyrics "I'll never leave you..." are taken from the verse in the Bible when God says"I will never leave you or forsake you."
Cam70gimli 2 years ago
extols lyrics are very christian, though they are not preachy!
sh9683 1 year ago
im not christian, im actually athiest, but i gotta say, extol is really fucking badass. i just wish they made more music like this! i have all their albums and this is the softest song. btw theyre black metal but dont give themselves the label "christian black metal".
jacoboDrew 2 years ago
Not really. Even their first album wasn't black metal. It had influence though definitely. I think the only thing someone can say for certain is that they are a metal band. They're so varied though that it's hard to pin them down to any one sub-style.
InFlames231 1 year ago 2
they aren't black metal they're white metal, same thing just christian
sh9683 1 year ago
That's nonsense. No such genre exists. It's just something elitists made up to keep away the religious bands away from their precious genre. And even if "white metal" was a legit genre, you'd still be wrong because Extol only had influence from black metal. They don't fit into one genre. Trust me.
InFlames231 1 year ago
@InFlames231 oh yeah, you obviously don't know much about metal! es extol was influenced by death metal, but listen to their lyrics, you can't deny their christianity!! just listen to their song christianity misunderstood, or vicios intent! they are a legit christian white metal band
sh9683 1 year ago
I'm not arguing about their religious beliefs or lyrics. I'm talking about the term "white metal". It's just a made up genre that the media uses to attempt to distinguish it from an already established genre of music, which is black metal. And yes, I read the Wiki on Christian Metal and I don't really agree with the application of the term still. So, call it what you will.
InFlames231 1 year ago
Norwegian death?
candyman3 2 years ago
Don´t know what to call this...
dagbli 2 years ago
so freak.... i like this!!!!!!!
VioletSaint24 2 years ago
i love this band and i love this video.
DigitalGhost94 2 years ago
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Why is he wearing such make up?
redking15ca 2 years ago
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this band fucking sucks!
Thrasher1550 2 years ago
listen to their song Ember. You won't believe it's the same band at all.
blastitwithpiss 2 years ago
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I thought the Critics of this new album say this sound like Opeth and Porcupine Tree... Are those critics on crack. THis new album sucks.
popmachine12 2 years ago
Great song!Great band! I hope that they will resurrect as bigger and stronger! Christian metal is good message,so I don´t like that someone makes limit of metal like it is just some pagan or satanic or evil music! Faith gives you strength, wings to fly and makes life more reasonable! We must be united, not appart! Greetings!You may not believe in God, but He always believes in you! God bless you all!
theologian777 2 years ago 77
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Awesome comment my friend!
defconzero627782 1 year ago
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GAY!
flameeye1 2 years ago
Some people should stop whining about that this isn't as br00tal as their past albums. Their music is progressive, progressive music is known for changing its sound.
Not bashing on the older albums though, Burial, Undeceived, Synergy, Blueprint Dives, I love 'em all. : )
It's a sad thing they broke up though.. hope they will make a comeback someday!
anesthetize7 2 years ago 20
@anesthetize7 They are back together as a band called Mantric. They just released an album a few months ago.
grabaprtr 1 year ago
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It's not so much about being less brutal for me, it's just such a departure from what I am used to hearing from them. I just think they did better in their former style than this. This just doesn't sound "right" for them to me, but i'm not bashing it.
DrDazzleFTW 1 year ago
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Pfft, stupid-ass christian bullshit!
DarknessUnresolved 2 years ago
isnt it good that some ppl belive in something?
MrEpicbread 2 years ago 9
No.
ilovesoda 2 years ago
why?
littlelottie419 2 years ago
alright people... extol is freakin' sweet... well they were... but metal is metal... why have an argument of whether since it's christian music call it "white" or "light" or "bright" it's freaking METAL!!! and that's all we need to know!!! that's the deal and i'm done talking about it from now on! :-)
lszaodecember 2 years ago 9
Since their a christian band, It's called Unblack metal. js
GPXgirl 2 years ago 3
To make is simpler, its white metal for black metal, life metal for death metal, and bright metal for dark metal. because Jesus is the life and light and light is white.
LifeMetalfreak501 2 years ago
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kizpsycho 2 years ago