An interesting fact was that Hellhammer (drummer of Mayhem) was friends with Antestor and his drumming was featured on the Forsaken album. You can hear his drumming style all over. Great work!
It's sad to see Christian Metal Week go without Motification's "From The Valley Of The Shadows" but at least the last song of the week was fucking awsome, thank you guys.
Other amazing Christian black metal bands are Crimson Moonlight, Vials of Wrath, Shadows of Paragon, and Slechtvalk (though Slechtvalk is more folk metal at this point, I believe).
@@samseison not yet. I just heard about them a week ago. Haven't had a chance to make my way are any of the other stuff yet. Still trying to wrap my head around the Holy Despair album! I'm actually in the hospital right now, I had a heart attack, so well I'm in here for the next few days I'll try to dig into their other albums.
@@grimdevildog11 oh alright. I wish you a speedy recovery, man. Personally I like Holy Despair best among their 4 albums but, from the beginning their albums have been very deep lyrically.
Very happy to see you guys checking out Antestor, pretty solid band and I'd encourage you guys to listen to the album this off, "The Forsaken", as well as "The Return of the Black Death" (which is even better). Honestly, were it not for the Christian lyrics I think this band would be more widely recognized as a fairly good second wave melodic black metal band, but unfortunately their existence has been a bit, uh, controversial to say the least.
I remember when this album, The Forsaken, came out. By far their best album. So, a bit of history about Antestor. First, they actually do not refer to their metal as black or unblack, but rather, "sorrow metal". They came out in the early 90s, released a demo or two, then their debut album, Martyrium, which was more death metal than black metal. Their second album, The Return of the Black Death, was their first "black metal sounding" album. It actually was released on a supposedly "satanic" label, Cacophonous Records. They have said that in the 90s they received death threats for the music they played, that for Christians to play black metal was anathema. Anyway, interesting band.
Antestor share a similar story to Jason Sherlock (drummer of Mortification). The way he formed "Horde" and was signed to Nuclear Blast Records; until they found out he wasn't a one-man-band for Satan. His album "Helig Usvart" sold for $65, in the early 2000's (on a Japanese site). I have both editions and love showing others why that Nuclear Blast label on the cd is so significant; for historical purposes.
yooo...., that 5th track from Hierurgy especially is a profound work of art, i can't believe i have never heard of this band before, thanks for mentioning it!, prob would have never discovered it.
Also regarding the topic about the lyrics, yeah we're not to the point to where we can prevent death or get around it. However, that is what many many people have been trying to do, and the effort has never halted through the generations. A lot of people are looking to a merge with technology as a way to avoid death. Whether that's becoming cyborg, or being a collective of brains plugged into a super-computer, mankind is actively trying to evolve, and technology seems to be the most plausible concept for it. Lending credence to the idea, is our ever-insatiable desire to just make technology better and make our lives easier. It almost seems like human nature, to some people.
You guys need to check out something a little more recent by Living Sacrifice. You also need to take a look at A Hill To Die Upon. For AHTDU I’d suggest “The Darkness That Can Be Felt”, “Titanic Essence”, “Twin Heads of Vengeance”, “The Perfection of Evil”, “Let the Ravens Have My Eyes”, or “Sorcery and Sudden Vengeance”.
I used to be a born againer Christian from the mid-late 90's till 2004; during that period I listened almost exclusively to Christian metal{mostly Christian death, thrash, and black metal/unblack metal}- Antestor was one of my faves. To this day I will that they are a great black metal band{Christian or otherwise}, I had their first album "return of the black death" and it was a extraordinary black metal record, so good that it was released on a non-Christian black metal label{Cacophanous records} and at the time they even did the full BM look- corpsepaint and gauntlets and all{they don't do that anymore unfortunately}. This song you're reviewing is from their 3rd album "the forsaken"- WHICH BTW THE SESSION DRUMMING WAS DONE BY NONE OTHER THAN HELLHAMMER{ Jan Axel Blomberg} from MAYHEM. Obviously I'm no longer Christian, but a deist freethinker, most of the stuff I listen to is{if not all} is regular metal- particularly extreme sub-genres{thrash, death, black- mostly old school 80's/90's stuff} but nonetheless I will say Anestor are an excellent black metal band, one of the best I've heard in my 30 years as a metalhead. Thanks for checking em out and reviewing them. Next do MORTIFICATION= "terminate damnation" from their album "scrolls of the megilloth", oldschool Christian death metal{one of the first Christian death metal bands}- which was released on Nuclear Blast records{and Morts own founder/vocalist/bassist Steve Rowes label "Rowe productions"}
Any chance you could just do one Christian song a week maybe on Sunday's lol? Maybe appease some of your Christian metal fans. Honestly, one of the reasons I started watching you guys was because you are Christian's and I thought there would be more Christian metal reviewed. Will keep watching whether you do or dont.
Next do MORTIFICATION= "terminate damnation" from their album "scrolls of the megilloth", oldschool Christian death metal{one of the first Christian death metal bands}- which was released on Nuclear Blast records{and Morts own founder/vocalist/bassist Steve Rowes label "Rowe productions"}
Next one needs to be Crimson Moonlight, the all-fathers of christian black metal. I suggest Embraced by the Beauty of Cold, Thy Wilderness and The Suffering.
I hate to disagree with Erik, but these guys at least were pretty good. If it weren't for the lyrics, these guys would be straight black metal. I don't know anything about unblack metal aside from this song, so perhaps there are others who are horrible and/or cheesy; but not this band.
Unblack Metal is a garbage term imo. Yeah there are a lot of shitty Christian Black Metal bands but there is also tons of shitty Metal bands in general.
I think the song is more focused on the fact that a lot of people who are on the secular black metal bands are involved into rites, Satanism, wizardry and stuff like that, like the song Necromanicide of Mortification, that's because they were almost the only ones that were doing this in a Christian way, everyone else had other beliefs, even they received death threats from other bands because of it. Also, I really wish you could do more unblack metal reactions, Crimson moonlight, sclechvalk, grave declaration, extol, dominus Virtutem,
i am from italy the pope state. i play also a sort of mix of doom and some black metal in a christian way. i am myself christian. i love black metal music but i'm disturbed about satanic content of many lyrics, i love antestor great inspiration for me. jesus saves
New to this channel, so not sure if it has been done already, but your discussion made me think of Artificial Immortality by Becoming The Archetype. If you haven’t heard that one, definitely check it out.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons 1 Corinthians 10:21 Abstain from every form of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, 2 Corinthians 6:17
@@allenellsworth5799 Its christian black metal....or holy unblack metal. No one cares if you think the name is stupid. It's unblack metal. Deal with it....
I felt it sounded a bit like Dimmu Borgir and maybe a bit of Cradle of filth. And what do you know, they have released records on same Record company (Cacophonous Records).
But yeah, whenever a genre relies solely on it's lyrical content to define itself, the musical content either evolves past itself or it becomes irrelevant substantially. Black metal has many different viewpoints regarding its fans, cos you have one group of people that believe it can only be considered black metal if the lyrics are Satanic or anti-Christian; on the other hand there are those that understand the sound is the only thing necessary to define the genre. I hold the opinion of the latter
If you get a chance, check out a band called the Manic Street Preachers. From Wales. Yeah just like the original natives of America are, largely forgotten, so are we,
![Lone Cairn - Music Of The Spheres [FULL EP]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9Z-m94AG1HA/mqdefault.jpg)
An interesting fact was that Hellhammer (drummer of Mayhem) was friends with Antestor and his drumming was featured on the Forsaken album. You can hear his drumming style all over. Great work!
Fun facts jan axel blomberg want to kill them and in 2004 they ask him to play drums in their album and he accepts
@@joserivera6680 Now THAT is the most metal apology ever!
@brian95240 yes it happens in 1994 when satanic band members start burning churches in oslo norway
I’m a Christian and not embarrassed by them. Love this band and what they stand for.
Horde - invert the inverted cross
Saint Andrew. I say one year later.
Mortification - Terminate Damnation
This is Christian Death Metal
Scrolls Of The Megiloth!
Oh shiiiiit I forgot about mortification
Hell yeah scroll of the megiloth
Mortification is USA band this is from Noruega band my friend, there is no comparative
@@smlbrcno7662 Mortification is from Australia :)
Crimson Moonlight - Thy Wilderness
Yes please.
Or Mist of the Spiritual Dimension
👍
Where Darkness Cannot Reach
S E P U L T U R A -- D E A D E M B R Y O N I C C E L L S
They don't react to sepultura. I gave up months ago. They absolutely refuse to do it. It's all about the money now.
@@excuse.me.sir. ruclips.net/video/2NO8_7wW9cs/видео.html
It's sad to see Christian Metal Week go without Motification's "From The Valley Of The Shadows" but at least the last song of the week was fucking awsome, thank you guys.
Scrolls!
@@King_Conan That would be a great choice too.
Id like Ancient Prophecy! What a monster of a track, so good. Classic album👌👍🤘
I love antestor. Been listening to them since high school. #christianmetal
Other amazing Christian black metal bands are Crimson Moonlight, Vials of Wrath, Shadows of Paragon, and Slechtvalk (though Slechtvalk is more folk metal at this point, I believe).
Slechtvalk is now Blackened Death Metal. They dropped the folk and added Melodeath into the sound.
Abdijah
Admonish
Lengsel
Cruentis
Christaggedon
Grave Declaration
Parakletos
Vaakevandring
Vardoger
Chaos Christ
Ascending King
The list goes on
Demoniciduth
Pantokrator
@@gabrielmesones1123 frost like ashes
EXTOL EXTOL EXTOL EXTOL EXTOL EXTOL EXTOL EXTOL EXTOL EXTOL EXTOL
Yeeeaaahhh!!!! My favorite band, Antestor has brilliant musicians, they started out as death metal in 1990 and became black metal in 1996
It's my favorite too
I'm starting to like black metal more and more.
Me too
The cover art was done by Necrolord who also designed the first two Dissection albums and Emperor's "In the Nightside Eclipse".
Loved it, this song is solid! Please react to Extol (the song Extol)! They would be a great follow up after these Antestor.
More Unblack metal for you.. HORDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hellig Ulsvart
DEATHSPELL OMEGA - ABSCISSION
Finally, been ages since a song I've been asking for got done :D
Was waiting for this one, trying ro work out which track to post for a while :D great album
You guys needa listen to Believer - extraction from mortality album. They're an 80s Christian thrash metal band
Pizzatanic got an original copy on cd from my father
Uff that album is insane.
A Hill to Die Upon is an even better Christian blackened death metal band! Definitely on par with Behemoth!
Vin would have such a good day breaking down the lyrics of the band. whats song would you recommend?
@@samseison Either the C S. Lewis inspired Satan Speaks, or Let the Ravens Have My Eyes. Most of the Holy Despair album, actually!
@@grimdevildog11 That Holy Despair Album was FIRE!!!!! Good stuff. Have you listened to their newer album?
@@samseison not yet. I just heard about them a week ago. Haven't had a chance to make my way are any of the other stuff yet. Still trying to wrap my head around the Holy Despair album! I'm actually in the hospital right now, I had a heart attack, so well I'm in here for the next few days I'll try to dig into their other albums.
@@grimdevildog11 oh alright. I wish you a speedy recovery, man.
Personally I like Holy Despair best among their 4 albums but, from the beginning their albums have been very deep lyrically.
Very happy to see you guys checking out Antestor, pretty solid band and I'd encourage you guys to listen to the album this off, "The Forsaken", as well as "The Return of the Black Death" (which is even better). Honestly, were it not for the Christian lyrics I think this band would be more widely recognized as a fairly good second wave melodic black metal band, but unfortunately their existence has been a bit, uh, controversial to say the least.
Their Omen album is pretty good.
ANTESTOR!!! YEAH!!! These guys need way more love!
more burzum? Det Som Engang Var!!! or maybe some Anaal Nathrakh (dont expect you to like them tho)
Fun fact: Some members of the second wave sent death threats to Antestor
They also had to be escorted away from a concert in some other country by police because of threats of violence.
@Danielin Perintö Ministries Right. Thank you I couldn't remember.
I remember when this album, The Forsaken, came out. By far their best album. So, a bit of history about Antestor. First, they actually do not refer to their metal as black or unblack, but rather, "sorrow metal". They came out in the early 90s, released a demo or two, then their debut album, Martyrium, which was more death metal than black metal. Their second album, The Return of the Black Death, was their first "black metal sounding" album. It actually was released on a supposedly "satanic" label, Cacophonous Records. They have said that in the 90s they received death threats for the music they played, that for Christians to play black metal was anathema. Anyway, interesting band.
I agree. I can't get into their newest album.
Antestor share a similar story to Jason Sherlock (drummer of Mortification). The way he formed "Horde" and was signed to Nuclear Blast Records; until they found out he wasn't a one-man-band for Satan. His album "Helig Usvart" sold for $65, in the early 2000's (on a Japanese site). I have both editions and love showing others why that Nuclear Blast label on the cd is so significant; for historical purposes.
For more Christian Black Metal, check out Reverorum Ib Malacht(Roman Catholic, to be more specific) and Panegyrist
VOIDEATER come ooooonnnn there’s no way they could handle Malacht.
@@maxheilman5314 I'll admit, it would be harder for some to digest, they still have my recommendation though
You ever heard of the band Hesychast?
YESS
yooo...., that 5th track from Hierurgy especially is a profound work of art, i can't believe i have never heard of this band before, thanks for mentioning it!, prob would have never discovered it.
Antestor - sorg is their best song
Old times cruelty
This is one of my favorite songs!
As far as lyrical depth, Checking out their other songs.
Christian or not this song kicked ass. I’m going to go down the rabbit hole with this band. You got to revisit Antestor again!
Me too. I don't care what religious belief a band is. I just like good metal.
Also regarding the topic about the lyrics, yeah we're not to the point to where we can prevent death or get around it. However, that is what many many people have been trying to do, and the effort has never halted through the generations. A lot of people are looking to a merge with technology as a way to avoid death. Whether that's becoming cyborg, or being a collective of brains plugged into a super-computer, mankind is actively trying to evolve, and technology seems to be the most plausible concept for it. Lending credence to the idea, is our ever-insatiable desire to just make technology better and make our lives easier. It almost seems like human nature, to some people.
You guys need to check out something a little more recent by Living Sacrifice. You also need to take a look at A Hill To Die Upon. For AHTDU I’d suggest “The Darkness That Can Be Felt”, “Titanic Essence”, “Twin Heads of Vengeance”, “The Perfection of Evil”, “Let the Ravens Have My Eyes”, or “Sorcery and Sudden Vengeance”.
Antestor=via dolorosa
If nobody has mentioned it in the comments yet, Antestor means "Testify" or "Call To Witness" in Latin.
I used to be a born againer Christian from the mid-late 90's till 2004; during that period I listened almost exclusively to Christian metal{mostly Christian death, thrash, and black metal/unblack metal}- Antestor was one of my faves. To this day I will that they are a great black metal band{Christian or otherwise}, I had their first album "return of the black death" and it was a extraordinary black metal record, so good that it was released on a non-Christian black metal label{Cacophanous records} and at the time they even did the full BM look- corpsepaint and gauntlets and all{they don't do that anymore unfortunately}. This song you're reviewing is from their 3rd album "the forsaken"- WHICH BTW THE SESSION DRUMMING WAS DONE BY NONE OTHER THAN HELLHAMMER{ Jan Axel Blomberg} from MAYHEM.
Obviously I'm no longer Christian, but a deist freethinker, most of the stuff I listen to is{if not all} is regular metal- particularly extreme sub-genres{thrash, death, black- mostly old school 80's/90's stuff} but nonetheless I will say Anestor are an excellent black metal band, one of the best I've heard in my 30 years as a metalhead. Thanks for checking em out and reviewing them.
Next do MORTIFICATION= "terminate damnation" from their album "scrolls of the megilloth", oldschool Christian death metal{one of the first Christian death metal bands}- which was released on Nuclear Blast records{and Morts own founder/vocalist/bassist Steve Rowes label "Rowe productions"}
And now one of the best unblack bands: Grave declaration - Change of ❤️
THIS SONG!!!!!! WICKED!! LOVED THAT WHOLE ALBUM!!
@@samseison Me too, one of the best unblack albums.
Oh that term is annoying as hell.
Sure ,call it what you want but I think we need a clear distinguishing to seperate dark from light. @@allenellsworth5799
Any chance you could just do one Christian song a week maybe on Sunday's lol? Maybe appease some of your Christian metal fans. Honestly, one of the reasons I started watching you guys was because you are Christian's and I thought there would be more Christian metal reviewed. Will keep watching whether you do or dont.
Amen, that is a fantastic idea I second that motion!!
Next do MORTIFICATION= "terminate damnation" from their album "scrolls of the megilloth", oldschool Christian death metal{one of the first Christian death metal bands}- which was released on Nuclear Blast records{and Morts own founder/vocalist/bassist Steve Rowes label "Rowe productions"}
Is Impending Doom ever going to come? I was stoked for Christian Week mainly cause I was hoping for Inpending Doom lol
Early Extol
SILENT PLANET. I used to spam under every vid but just given up after a while.
Antidemon
Do some more Watain, like Watain - Reaping death, or some of their newer songs. Its always interesting to hear your opinions on their lyrics.
Great band regardless of religion
Thank you for playing Antestor! As I understand it Antestor means witness.
Vaakevandring is another good Christian black metal band
They were really good. Wish they had released more than a demo.
Next one needs to be Crimson Moonlight, the all-fathers of christian black metal. I suggest Embraced by the Beauty of Cold, Thy Wilderness and The Suffering.
I hate to disagree with Erik, but these guys at least were pretty good. If it weren't for the lyrics, these guys would be straight black metal. I don't know anything about unblack metal aside from this song, so perhaps there are others who are horrible and/or cheesy; but not this band.
Unblack Metal is a garbage term imo. Yeah there are a lot of shitty Christian Black Metal bands but there is also tons of shitty Metal bands in general.
Hellhammer - drummer from your favorite band Mayhem - actually does the drums on this album as well.
Moonspell - Night Eternal
ANYTHING BY THE BAND EXTOL!!!
first 3
I remember reading yrs ago that a black metal mafia told bands that wanted to do christian black metal, not to.
They were sent death threats.
I've been looking for more black metal and your channel just showed me this gem.
Thank you
Also check out Lemuria- Deceptive Hibernation
I dig that you guys do some of the obscure blackmetal bands...... would lo over to hear your take on Dissection "God of Forbidden Light"
Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth
Bolt Thrower - The Killchain
It's the grooviest shit ever. It's impossible to dislike this.
This song KILLZZZZZ!!!!!
Opeth - Demon of the Fall!!
The drummer for this album is the same drummer for Mayhem, Hellhammer.
pretty wild if ya think about it .
Antestor in Latin means witness
I actually recommend Antestor to you both a couple of weeks back because they are a christian Black Metal band. 😀
Kristian Wahlin cover art.
And Hellhammer on drums. Damn legendary album.
I think the song is more focused on the fact that a lot of people who are on the secular black metal bands are involved into rites, Satanism, wizardry and stuff like that, like the song Necromanicide of Mortification, that's because they were almost the only ones that were doing this in a Christian way, everyone else had other beliefs, even they received death threats from other bands because of it.
Also, I really wish you could do more unblack metal reactions, Crimson moonlight, sclechvalk, grave declaration, extol, dominus Virtutem,
You guys should check out Windir - Journey to the End. Also check out Elder - Sanctuary or The Falling Veil
Dance of the Mortal Lust will forever be one of my favorite songs.
Também a banda magnífica que é o Frost Like Ashes..... Perfeito!
i am from italy the pope state. i play also a sort of mix of doom and some black metal in a christian way. i am myself christian. i love black metal music but i'm disturbed about satanic content of many lyrics, i love antestor great inspiration for me. jesus saves
Thanks for a great youtube channel.
Jernlov releases our first album crucified, October 15.
Still no Deliverance or Tourniquet... would be like having a regular Metal week without Metallica or Megadeth...
New to this channel, so not sure if it has been done already, but your discussion made me think of Artificial Immortality by Becoming The Archetype. If you haven’t heard that one, definitely check it out.
Power Trip - Divine Apprehension
Power Trip - Hornet’s Nest
Power Trip - Crucifixation
Good song.
I think you're slowly being converted Vin. Sign here.
Magnífica banda pôr sinal! Excelentes álbuns e músicos incríveis.....! Toppppppppp!
do their song Unchained! It's so, so awesome!
Eric from Watain can say whatever he wants... I like this song a lot! that was mindblowing! \m/
Essa é outra magnífica e perfeita horda Christian Unblack Metal:. Vannkenvandring..... Obra prima!
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons
1 Corinthians 10:21
Abstain from every form of evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,
2 Corinthians 6:17
Love you both! Rock on!!
do Zao- praise the war machine!!! (or anything by that band)
Sacred warrior reaction
Reverorum ib Malacht - The Chaos was Created Out of Nothing
Crimson Moonlight - The Suffering (Christian Black Metal)
Frost Like Ashes !
Listen to the rest of the album.
Don't call it Unblack Metal.
Guy, it literally says it on Wikipedia "Antestor (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɑntəstuːɽ]) is a Norwegian unblack metal band formed in 1990 in Jessheim"
@@TheBlackWatchRHR So what? Some people use the term I can still find it stupid.
@@allenellsworth5799
Its christian black metal....or holy unblack metal. No one cares if you think the name is stupid. It's unblack metal. Deal with it....
It's Christian Black Metal. You can call it whatever stupid garbage you want.
I felt it sounded a bit like Dimmu Borgir and maybe a bit of Cradle of filth. And what do you know, they have released records on same Record company (Cacophonous Records).
Tourniquet!!!!!! Songs "Test for Leprosy", " Broken Chromosomes" or "Psycho Surgery"!!!!!
Hellhammer{ Jan Axel Blomberg} from MAYHEM did the session drums for this album by the way
Antestor it's so great, teachme to believe in power or Christ and this song its so cool but the best for me is sorg
Christian week? React to the black dahlia murder - the window, nightbringers, conspiring with the damned or matriarch ^^
Antestor means "witness".
But yeah, whenever a genre relies solely on it's lyrical content to define itself, the musical content either evolves past itself or it becomes irrelevant substantially. Black metal has many different viewpoints regarding its fans, cos you have one group of people that believe it can only be considered black metal if the lyrics are Satanic or anti-Christian; on the other hand there are those that understand the sound is the only thing necessary to define the genre. I hold the opinion of the latter
If you get a chance, check out a band called the Manic Street Preachers. From Wales. Yeah just like the original natives of America are, largely forgotten, so are we,
Septicflesh-the vampire from Nazareth please
Antestor means witness
Grace declaration reach for the sky
Demoniciduth - Enemy of Satan (Christian Black Metal)
If you like that check out a Mexican band called Hortor.
I was so confused about the thumbnail as you used a different logo of theirs.
Keep it up guys
Their name is Latin/old Norse for testify
You should review Lo Ruhamah and Lengsel eventually. Both are relatively unknown yet very creative bands.
Extol would be good too................
LOST SOUL- if the dead can speak
Do Hope for the Dying: Imminent War on Christian Metal week.
Try some old stryper songs
yikes that song video quality is horrible, trust me the song sounds MUCH better than that!
For sure