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  • If any one knows how to get ahold of bobby please let me know.. I've been trying to get in touch for 8 years

  • @DustinofOrlando ....try looking on face space

  • Never the same after House "left" the band

  • @superplankx it was a def change but there are other things that changed them more

  • ok, boys,the class hevy metal!!!!!!!

  • Singer looks like Chris Pontius???

    

  • I have one CD of theirs and I play it all the time.

    One of my favorite bands of all time.

  • East West were Awesome and are greatly missed. They are a true blessing to me.

  • come back east west!!!!!!

  • ive always enjoyed these guys in concert and they are totally legit to their faith and music alike im talked with them and its hard for most people to understand or believe how christians can have "metal" its not the music its the lifestyle and faith behinf the music

  • I wish East West would come back. They would shred many secular bands with this stuff. Their old and newer stuff is gold. On powerjams it says that they are coming back but it's been saying that for years...anyone have any new news?

  • I listen to all kinds of music from Superjoint Ritual to Coldplay to Christian metal. The only "label" this song deserves is a perfect gem! One of a kind originality music.

  • LOVE THE MUSIC BRO

  • Hail Satan

  • MY boys...Miss ya !!!!

  • ha good call shadowsnowfall

  • This song is better while being fucked up the ass and looking at a picture of the late john paul ,the better looking pope....in state, while getting a dry reach around because only in that exact situation would this music be any less gay than anything.

  • ...that burned me to the ground...smashed flat...thank God

  • I remember seeing these guys live when I was younger and I'm surprised that they weren't more popular

  • I wish this band was still around today.

  • Proverbs 150:4-5 Praise Him with tambourine and dancing, praise Him with the strings and flute, praise Him with crashing cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals

    a lot of people want to down Christian metal as,"of the flesh", but if metal is that way, why isn't all music. listen to the lyrics of bands like FOR TODAY & SLEEPING GIANT, they are heavy but there message is of God. If you are praising God with your spirit, no matter what kind of music, its still pleasing to Him

  • I want to make this debate simple. This is the band that brought me back to Christ not just the shattered music but the spiritual connection they created for me. This is worship

  • SHOULD BE LABELED BEST NON-CHRISTIAN SOUNDING MUSIC instead of best christian music. This music is deceiveing so many people and i dont know how, and its not what we like as in music its wat God likes, when we listen to Christian music we are praiseing God not just something we listen to and like and this music is so pertaining to the flesh instead of the Spirit.

  • @1986dakota dont be too quick to judge, it doesnt sound Christian, but then again, what does? hymns? they didnt exist in Jesus day, i think we should worhip the Lord withour talents, so if God gave us the ability to make good hordcore music, why not glorify Him with it?

    ps i really dont wanna argue because im sure we'd both just end up mad haha, but id love to just discuss our points of view

  • One of the best bands ever! They were criminally underrated.

  • Eh, I like the band but this song is fail.

  • Miss you guys  God Bless!

  • @slamdancer777 Please, tell me, where they are now?

    I listen them for 4 years!!!

  • @TheMetalchord -- I believe their bass player is in a band called Silent Rise. I heard their lead singer quit music after joining an Eastern Orthodox church .

  • @ibanezsrx7 thank's, man

  • The Song is called "Vacant"

  • The Light in Guinevere's Garden is a sick album.

  • I remember listening to these guys a long time ago. I really liked them.

  • WE NEED THIS BAND TO REFORM!! LEFT ALL THE FANS HANGING IN NEW MEXICO!!! COME ON......MIKE,J.J.,John,and BOBBY....GET BACK TOGETHER!!!!

  • @eeshayrellik hell ya i agree!! what happened to them? I WAS AT ONE OF THERE FIRST CONCERTS! THEN A FEW ALBUMS LATER THEY QUIT!!!

  • @GhettoPunktual 2003 was their last year. They took time off for family, but they never came back. Soppose to write new material, but I guess not. J.J. (bass) is currently doing a solo project, SILENT RISE, so yeah, thats all I know.

  • This song does provides some serious thinking about ones life, especially when you are in a Godly marriage for L I F E.........amen

  • I like this.

  • I LOVE HEAVY METAL AND P.O.D

  • This is very hard and goood

  • Their first cd is so much better than this one.

  • Hey there if anyone is interested in music by this band I have every album, if u would like me to send u the mp3s email me @ dthornton12971@aol.com and sorry but they aren't getting back together, but as long as people keep listening their music will live on

  • Why haven't I heard these guys before??!

  • christian music can actually be really good when it's not plagiarizing it's secular equivalent

  • God Bless!!!!! XTREMELIFE.TV I sure hope you guys get back together. I think the young people of today need you back.........

  • I...did not know these guys were christian (D-oh!) This song was played for a short while on the radio in my home town, and every time it came on at work I'd drop what I was doing to run and crank my stereo servicing the paint-booth. I loath christian rock in general, but the first time I heard this tune, I was like: "What the fuck's THIS? Oh yes...must...crank....VOLUME!"

  • this isn't POD!

    

  • These VATO'S WILL ROCK UR SOCKZ OFFF!!!!

  • Hey, if you think these guys aren't christian check out the song 'Breathe'

    here some of the lyrics for 'Breathe'

    Breathe on me,

    Just another punk coming straight out of O.C.,

    Yeah you don't know me but I sure aint no croney

    Bringin a style that's fresh and new,

    Giving all the praise to the one that's true.

    If you got ears to hear, you better open them,

    Bringing the faith, and the love, and the hope to them.

    All. All around the world as we cry?Oh wont you breathe on me?Breathe on me,

  • DUDE THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!, I love this song

  • @mushiac my dad hacked meh password and put this on here sorry if this offends people but im aethist so yeah see ya

  • @bonfire4000 dude you need to stop being a pansie!that music vid was awesome and yer dad seems cool that hed hack ya to put something like this on!

    

  • this is one of the best bands giving jesust he glory through personal painAND VICTORY they saved my life dont be AFRAID OF HEAVY JESUS FREAKS,WHO LOVE U AND JC MASS LUV YOU GUYS FROM JESUS AND LOUIS LONGVIEW WASHINGTON

  • @bonfire4000 Just wondering what did they say or play that won you to Christ? I am doing a research project as to what convinces someone to follow Christ especially those who credi Christian Rock...

  • @mushiac the evidence that He was who said He says he was is stronger than the evidence there is no God and that this are wondering on with no greater plan!get a book from josh mcdowell call new evidence..he covers it all

  • WHAT THE HECK?? this is not Christian1!

  • @Dachicknrippedskinys what makes you say that?

  • I've been looking for these guys on the tube and I have finally found them........

  • he kinda looks like the lead singer of fear factory

  • i lvoe this song...was the best song off of Vacant....light in guinivere's garden was such a better and heavier album though

  • I love everything about this song! It's been a long time since I acquired a song that made me play it over and over and over... Well You Guys NAILED IT! Thank you! Truely a fan!

  • We (East West (now formerly)) ARE Christ followers. Just because we didn't beat people on the heads with the bible doesn't make us any less of Christ followers. And for those who are haters.... it's simple DON'T watch this video. Simple as that. : )

  • are you in this band?  I'm honored.

  • I'm all for Christian rock and rockbands if their hearts and minds are in it for the Living Lord. But i think they have to put more thought and effort to production. for instance i can say "Jesus Loves you. " in all sincerity with a small soft voice, but perception changes when you Scream at the top of your Lungs "JESUS LOVES YOU !!!" with an angry screeching tone. I'm a Christian, but i listen to- Some songs- by Pink Floyd, Def Leppard, Kansas, Fleetwood Mac, and others.

  • how about black sabbath or slayer or atheist or deicide?

    or maybe some mayhem or burzum?

  • FOr some reason this reminds me of a cross between Korn and Project 86

  • man, i havent heard of project 86 since like 2003 i totaly forgot about them

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  • @shadowsnowfall with a tocuh of coal chamber :p

  • @shadowsnowfall yeah def korn but they so original get the album..mindblowing!!!!

  • @darrenred ill definitely find the album and give it a listen

  • @shadowsnowfall I'll definitely agree with you there. It's a sweet mix though.

  • What happened to these guys? They just vanished off the face of the earth!

  • Ummm.... don't you mean "smitten" by Allah? :P

  • POD was always christian. If you don't like it dont listen to it.

  • @sepr8te1 Man if they didn't bang heads,I wouldn't think certain things about the music.It's a power move.

  • @sepr8te1 Man if they didn't bang heads,I wouldn't think certain things about the music.It's a power move.

    Music is meant to settle u not seek a doctors help.Lost the wisdom from HIM.

  • Who is the original Creator of ALL music???

    GOD

    End of story and argument. It's time we (Christians) take BACK what originally belonged to us!!!

  • dude, PEOPLE create music, dont insult us...

  • The Bible teaches that the original creator of music was GOD. If you don't believe that, then that is YOUR problem, not mine.

  • I didn't say "Christians invented metal." I said GOD was the creator of ALL music! Big difference!!!

  • Thank you for showing your true colors with that ignorant statement. I hope and pray that one day you will come to know The Truth.

  • Its not the music thats Christian, its the lyrics the musicians write that glorify God that make a band Christian(theres no such thing as a "Christian Em chord" or a "Devils Note").

    Music is universal and is meant to show expression, not to take sides on which religion is right, that once again is lyrics.

  • While I agree on most of what you said, I'd go further to say that there is no such thing at all as "Christian music." Music doesn't have an eternal soul that gets saved, people do.

    Now, that doesn't mean that all music created by Christians is wholesome, or even good for the listener. A good definition of "Christian Music" is: music made by Christians for the glorification of God, and/or edification of believers, and/or to reach the unsaved.

  • Good point, Christians can make music for the glorification of God by giving him the credit, my point with one statement was to say if youre going to verbally glorify God, then you need the lyrics to match that. After all Jon Sebastian Bach(famous composer of music :classical)even initialed ITNOG(In the Name of God)after every song he composed to give God glory.

  • ooh i know.... GOD

    however Satan was that great musical angel.

  • Mikey, where does it say that Lucifer (Satan) CREATED or even was the "great musical angel?" There is nothing in the Bible that says that, as far as I know.

    From the Bible we know that "all good things come from above," and that all music was created BY God to glorify him (Psalms 150).

  • who said that i said that Satan created music. I said God is the creator of all including music. Satan just was a good singer in heaven probably the best besides God..... never said he created the music. And yes lucifer was a great angel thats why he was just under the God head. Thats why i said He WAS great;

  • I'm still disputing, until I am shown otherwise, that Lucifer was a "great musical angel, " or a "good singer" or even the "best besides God."

  • ok....

  • for Gods sake why do people argue so much in the comments of christian metal videos. if you dont like it then stay out. you are no better than the "christians" the push the beliefs insistently on people then turn around and do the opposite of what they just pushed. pointless. . .

  • Hey all you people that don't belive in christ i hope your God Ball can help you'l out of the ponishment when the real God comes even doh i Know he can

  • Dude, I saw these guys like 10 years ago in a tiny store front church in Palmdale, California. They were good. Where's the other, older and larger guitar player/singer dude?

  • House left the group before this album.

  • LMFAO, 'Taken from Satan'

    LMFAO.

    HAHAHAHAHA.

    Ah. Jeeese.

  • alright eveyone here is talking about being seperate from the world if you want to be an extremist talking about music being seperate and the way you dress then why dont you just become amish. you need to live your life according to what you believe. if you believe in being completely seperate from the world join the amish church. but im not going to anytime soon. basically if your going to argue. ARGUE IN CONTEXT

  • hahahahahaha

  • Kiss the dirt mother fucker!

  • So does anyone know if they're actually getting back together? I know the website is up again, but it hasn't been updated in a few months.

  • The type of music has nothing to do with their beliefs. They are a Christian band and this is how they reached the audience that digs their style of music. I'm 51 and these guys rock. So grab a burger and soda and sit and listen to the words.

  • because look at how they play it! its like a heavy metal mixed in with christian, how is it inspired to reach to somebody? How does this teach somebody about how Christ died for us? nada. absolute nada.

  • Quite bluntly, It reaches people who don't like pussy ass christian alternative. Besides, God doesnt care what the stuff sounds like as long as its purpose is to give glory to him. Did you know that back in the 1700's, the pipe organ was only found in pubs and bars and stuff? it was the most brutal instrument around at the time lol. We have to adapt to a changing word if we're every gonna reach anyone. We can't just stay locked up in our churches all the time.

  • ok, aren't we supposes to stay separate from the world? i know that the times and styles are changing, but i cant just tell people what they want to hear..that's not what the bible says. Jesus says: "Think not that I come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword" Mat 10:34 KJV

    and its true that we dont have to stay in our churches: "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matt 18:20

  • This is not telling people what they want to hear; its message is one that revolves around God. Also, this is not Christians conforming to to secular music, it is Christians using a "secular style" of music to give glory to God. Essentially, we've taken something from Satan and turned it into something we can use to praise God with.

    By the way, this isn't really even that heavy; try looking up 'Antestor'... christian black metal.

  • wait a sec, taken something from Satan? *face/palm* two wrongs don't make a right newba. how do we take something that's satanic and turn it into something that isn't? its still satanic! also that is what u said "It reaches people who don't like pussy ass christian alternative.","We have to adapt to a changing word if we're every gonna reach anyone." that's saying we need to tell ppl what they want to hear, not what we're supposed to hear.

  • No music is satanic, nor is it godly. Phil Wickham wanks all the time and that is self glorification.

    That being said you're also forgetting that Christ commanded love and grace upon all. Remember that He died for all sin, especially that of the believers. He did send a sword against the spirit of anti-christ and to declare war upon sin and death. Not the people of this world. Saying that any work of God, or inspired thereof is heretical is a serious claim, and one that should not be said idly.

  • Maybe you don't look at it from the right point of view. It's to bring in those who listen to this kind of stuff to a kind of middle ground. Hymns, praise songs, and the like all have their place. You need to realize, however, that this music isn't for everyone. Why not put on wolf's clothing to trick the wolf? Did God put a label on certain chords? No, you did. Just because you don't like the style doesn't "logically" make it bad. Remember that. Oh, and look up the lyrics next time you're on.

  • dude, check out the style of the music.....not christian

  • They are Christian actually, so stfu. However, the band does not exist anymore.

  • why can't it be Christian?

  • what is the title? O_O

  • Top Notch!

  • OK

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

  • did they break up?>

  • hahahaha wow

  • astrotriforce

    gracias por este video

    yo jamas lo habia visto

    tengo los 3 cds de east west pero este video no lo habia visto jamas

    gracias y bendecido seas

  • We are in the world, not of it; we have no choice but to live amongst 'them'. you are the kind of person that gives so many good people a distaste for christianity; you cant come off your high horse and realize the only thing making you different from them is the fact that you have God's grace. You are by no means better than any other unsaved person out there. Us christians are the very same filth the rest of humanity is composed of; we sin just as much as anyone else, God just foregives us.

  • The only thing you have to do to realize this is God inspired is read the lyrics. If they were in it for the cash, they wouldnt call themselves Christian, would they? that alone shows you this is a ministry. We have to lead by example, how are we supposed to do that unless we gane the respect of nonbelievers on a personal level? This is not us changing for the world; this is God using humans to change the world for him. hes taken metal from satan and turned it into something that praises him.

  • Well, look at Flyleaf for an exsample..

    They are metal band, reaching out to thoughs that desprately need God, they even pray before they do their music videos, that the holy spirit would be in it..

    Dont believe me?

    Their here on youtube, just look up "Flyleaf Interveiw"

  • that exactly what i was getting at lol... good to know not every one is closed minded.

  • apstlcpwr, I'd be careful what you say is from the Holy Spirit and what is not. Are you confident enough in your understanding of God and his word to say with absolute certainty that he isn't using this for His purpose?

  • how about this, apsticpwr?

    1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (ESV)For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being ouside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law..."

  • "To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some."

    Even Paul did what these guys are doing... becoming something that a group of people understand, that some might come to know Christ. Not everyone understands God the way you do, but that doesn't mean that you or i are any more "christian" than each other. Christ himself preferred mingling with the prostitutes and sinners rather than the religious leaders...

  • you people who have a hard time believing this is christian really do not know what your talking about. You ever heard of black metal? its the darkest most 'evil' sounding type of music out there and i can name 6 or 7 christian black metal bands... let alone all the other christian death metal and fill in-the-blank metal bands out there. This stuff sounds like a pre school rhyme compared to some a that stuff. (still an awesome band though.)

  • can you give me a list of those other bands? i'm trying to introduce a friend of mine to some real christian metal bands, cause most of what he listens to is like korn and disturbed and slipknot and stuff... but if he likes the sound, he'll listen to it... he likes east west now!

  • here is a huge list of christian metal and rock bands.

    All That Remains, Alove For Enemies, As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, Becoming The Archetype, BlessTheFall, Bloodlined Calligraphy, A Crimson Faith, Decyfer Down, Demon Hunter, Destroy The Runner, The Devil Wears Prada, Disciple, East West, Emery, Escaping The Ruins, Extol, Fall To Faith, GRYP, Halon, Haste The Day, Impending Doom

  • Inhale Exhale, Life In Your Way, Living Sacrifice, Mortal Treason, My Children My Bride, Norma Jean, Oh Sleeper, Seven System, The Seventh Seal, Sleeping Giant, Soul Embraced, Stars Are Falling, Symphony In Peril, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Underoath, War Of Ages, Wavorly, With Blood Comes Cleansing. there all christian bands! i had to put it in two seperate comments lol

  • thanks so much!! i know a lot of those... cause they're more hardXcore (what i like and my friend doesn't really) than metal, but there are a lot i haven't heard of yet... i'll have to check them out so that i can share them with him!!

  • you should :) if he likes hardcore stuff he'll like half of those bands i'm sure. anytime :)

  • Pillars not metal but theyre awesome

  • brian head welch (KoRn guitarist) became christian and made an album

  • are you serious? dude they actually DID worship the devil, thats why i stopped listening to them but thats good the he got saved.. cause he was my favorite in the band...

  • serously whend they say they worshiped the devil?because my friends christian has every album 5 shirts and a bandanna

  • Check out Embodyments - Pendulum. It's a great song and captures the anger of Christian bands being misunderstood by an unforgiving and judgeMENTAL clan who has no respect for the very beliefs that they hold dear. RIIIIIPED AND TORN AT THE SEAMS!

  • I'm confused. What exactly is the problem with this song? Is the argument that they are not Christian? Or, are they Christians, and play this style of music? If what I'm seeing is correct, they are being attacked for playing this style of music and claim to be Christians. If this is true, then shame on the so called Christians attacking them. This is the reason I denounced Christianity for the simple fact that they do exactly what Christ denounced. SCRIBES! PHARISEES! Read your book.

  • That's the whole point, you don't have to uphold a certain "look" to be a Christian, being Christian simply means you have a one-on-one relationship with God and you follow what He wants for your life, it has nothing to do with how you act or what clothes you wear, or how you part your hair to the side.

  • Ok dress Gothic and show god yourself. lol But these guys look fine.

  • Man this look of theirs makes it hard to convince people that these guys are christian...

  • dMemphiz, do you think a band like casting crowns, or third day would be able to reach out to the same crowd as this band? God uses bands like this to reach the people that contemporary/conservative Christians wouldn't be able to reach. Thank God for Embrace The Eternal by Embodyment, otherwise I'd still assume that Amy Grant was the sum of all Christian music.

  • yes don't get me wrong I'm not hating on them Yet how would you tell,lets say you were a nonbeliever and you see this video.Unknowing that they were christian. That person won't hear or see anything relating to the Lord. Not even a little mention of Him. Are you saying that us NONconservative christians or christians in general have a deep anger and rage thats needs to be released so harshlyWhat about bless those who do us wrong? Offer the other cheek? Either that or theyre playin for the world.

  • this type of music reaches out to a group of people who want nothing to do with, im sorry, but candy ass christian alternative or worship music. If i were a non believer, i would think its awesome that christians can produce a sound like this and i'd probably take a closer look at christianity. On top of it all, what makes you think this inspires anger? It just gets the blood pumping unlike normal christian music; its the lyrics and motive behind the music that decide weather its good or bad.

  • is it you that determines what is christian enough in sound and pleasing to God? God loves whatever glorifies him, it isnt based on how 'good' it sounds. what if you had a song that sounded like worship but had satanic lyrics. would it be good just because it sounded like worship music? Because that is essentially what your implying; it works both ways. Are you saying that the lyrics and intent have nothing to do with determining the good and evil of music? your saying its evil cuz it sounds bad

  • Pezzlet. You are my hero of the week. Seriously. This is what I have been trying to get across to fellow Christians for the past 7 years that I have been a metal head. Just because you dress a dog up to look like a cat doesn't make it a cat. IOW, just because it sounds "evil" compared to your worship music doesn't make it evil. And what is worship music? Is it the music that makes it worship? or are the words more important? Whether you are saying "God is awesome" or screaming it

  • Your last sentence reminds me of disciple's second album, lol... he screams..

    "God is so freaking awesome!"

  • shouldn't matter should it? The message is the same. I can say "Happy Birthday". or I can send it through email, a letter, a billboard. It isn't the medium that the message is coming through that should matter. It is the message itself.

  • Power to the peaceful.

    who cares. we live in a time where we need to learn to coexist.

  • boo...

  • its ur RIGHT not to beleive and its are RIGHT to beleive, arnt u preching now by claiming god is made up?? so does ur comment reply to u as well hmm?? besides this is a christian channel if u dont want to be preached to dont come here makes sense yes!!!

  • I'm saying you dont see atheists walking around trying to get people to not beeilve in god. You are all brainwashed. When people blindly following the word of others is how genocides start. look at hitler no one ever questioned him. christains are just as bad except they called it the crusades. I don't think god wanted that. n yes I do beleive in god, I dont beleive in churches. churches are not houses of god, the earth is. churches are for brainwashing and taking advantage of people

  • I hope for your sake that you are right and we are all worng.. I'd rather live my life in the Service and find out on Judgement Day wrong.. than the other way around! God Bless you, Lost soul!

  • i love this song. this is one of the only songs i listen to by East West.

  • Wow...I am going to go get a record deal..Right now! If these guys can, anyone can!

  • um can someone plz tell me how they even got famous I didnt get a word of what they said at all

  • DUDE I THE DRUMMERS SON FRIEND!!!

  • this song made me cry to hard when i heard it for the first time. It was one of those songs you really need to hear at that exact moment given to you from God

  • me too i sooo agree

  • i saw them several years ago and they're still one of my fav bands

  • lead singer kinda reminds me of JD from koRn. i dont know why. is anyone else in this catagory?