Christian Metal Musicians Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mortification

Steve Rowe is often credited for popularizing the Christian extreme metal movement of the 1990's.

Answer: Tourniquet

An amazing drummer & lover of classical music, Ted Kirkpatrick is the driving force behind this hard hitting band. He also does some rhythm guitar and bass guitar work in the band.

Answer: Philadelphia

This is a very obscure power metal band from the mid 1980's. I personally own one album called "Search and Destroy", which isn't too bad for early Christian metal. Clark is the lead singer.

Answer: Light Force

Guitarist Murray Adams replaced Cameron Hall for a few years in Light Force. He is the guitarist that appears on the "Mystical Thieves" album. Adams wasn't involved with Mortification.

Answer: Die Happy

Bassists Roger Dale Martin was in the band Vengeance Rising, prior to forming Die Happy with three other members of Vengeance Rising.

Answer: Lengsel

Tor Mange S. Glidje plays drums for this sorrow/doom metal band from Norway.

Answer: Torn Flesh

Greg Hudson was the lead singer for this obscure thrash/punk band from the mid to late 1980's. Although they were not that well known, to a certain extent they helped pave the way for the Christian death metal movement.

Answer: The Crucified

Mark Solomon III was the vocalist for this thrash/punk band from the late 1980's. He later went on to form the band Stavesacer.

Answer: Paramaecium

Another amazing drummer, Jayson Sherlock was with Steve Rowe during the transitional phase from Light Force to Mortification. He was with Mortification for the first three albums, then left to join Paramaecium. It's also believed that he was the person behind the band Horde.

Answer: Echo Hollow

This great vocalist was the original lead singer for Tourniquet. After he left the band, he and former Tourniquet guitarist Gary Lenaire formed the band Echo Hollow.

Answer: Cybergrind

Guitarist Michael "Mick" Carlisle started out in the band Light Force and was also with Mortification for their first four albums. After leaving Mortification, he went on to form Cybergrind, also doing the lead vocals for the band.

Answer: Tourniquet

Bass player Victor Macias was in Tourniquet for a few years.

Answer: Sin Dizzy

Bassist/keyboardist Tim Gaines is best known for his work with the band Stryper. After Stryper broke up, he and Stryper guitarist Oz Fox formed Sin Dizzy.

Answer: One Bad Pig

Paul Q. Pek was the guitarist for the zany thrash/punk band One Bad Pig. After Pig broke up, Pek released at least one solo album.

Answer: Recon

Guitar player George Ochoa was one of the founding members of this power metal band. He later joined up with Deliverance for two albums and appeared on the Vengeance Rising album, "Released Upon the Earth" under the name "Simon Dawg".