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Christian Rock/Metal: Past, Present, and Future?

Event Music 2010
Format Panel
Organizer Doug Van Pelt – HM Magazine
Description A brief overview of the history (past) of Christian rock/metal, with stories of mishaps, near misses to greatness, highlighting standout artists; a current overview of artists that are presently making waves (Underoath, The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying); and where we see Christian rock/metal going in the future as a niche genre and how it integrates into the mainstream music world.
Questions
Answered
  1. What is Christian rock/metal? How is it defined?
  2. What are the noteworthy artists in this genre?
  3. What sort of nasty, dirty laundry about this scene has never come to light?
  4. Is this niche genre going to stick around? Or completely assimilate into mainstream?
  5. What kind of reaction did Christian rock and (especially) metal get from church ladies?
  6. From an outsider's perspective, Andrew B, how did you find Christian rock to be?
  7. How healthy or sick are sales in the Christian rock/metal field?
  8. How did bands like Underoath, Paramore, AILD, Norma Jean all break?
  9. Why do some artists from this genre refuse or not like to be labelled Christian rock? (Switchfoot, MUTEMATH, King's X)
  10. How seriously are we to take this kind of music (propaganda) as an artform?
Level Beginner
Category A&R, Case Study, History of Music, Human Interest
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