Here's some straight ahead metal circa mid to late 80's. The vocal treatment and lyrical content would fit nicely into the same time frame. Check out their skillful playing on the "Piercing The Darkness" instrumental on this issue's Hard Music Sampler CD.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Josh SpencerTime-warp back to the mid and late '80s in Christian hard music, and you've got Third/Crow. Seriously, these guys could almost have opened for Stryper in '86, although they ward off the more distasteful glam and commercial elements in favor of solid, melodic arena metal. Big drums, occasional guitar solos, and memorable Christian anthems like the good old days (for some, anyway) of Rage of…HM Magazine #74Reviewed by Chad OlsonSome straight ahead metal circa mid to late 80's. The vocal treatment and lyrical content would fit nicely into the same time frame.
