Christian Metal Compilation
Justin Gaines | Northern Virginia | 06/06/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This 1989 release was part of Star Song's Ultimate series of compilations, which also included Ultimate Rock and Ultimate Rap. Ultimate Metal features 12 songs by some of the better Christian hard rock and metal artists of the day. The styles ranged from melodic hard rock to hair metal to power metal to thrash to some kind of really bad rap-rock at the end. Aside from the last track, this is a pretty good selection of bands that includes established acts like Petra and Rez, current (at the time) hits Whitecross and Shout, and at least one early aggressive metal band (Vengeance). I'd call Ultimate Metal a must-have for Christian metal enthusiasts, and a disc worth checking out for metal fans in general.
The track listing is as follows:
1. Mastodon: It's a Jungle Out There
2. Shout: Faith, Hope & Love
3. Messiah Prophet: Blinded
4. Sacred Warrior: Sword of Victory
5. Neon Cross: Heartbreaker
6. Scarlet Red: You Live Fast
7. Whitecross: Living In a Lost World
8. Petra: All Fired Up
9. Vengeance: Burn
10. Rage of Angels: Do You Still Believe In Love
11. Rez: Shadows
12. One Bad Pig: Let's Be Frank
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