The Existence of the METAL CHURCH – and not the band!

Metal Church. Mention these two words to a metalhead, and they will think of the  band, their song and the album of the same name.

Headbangers are not normally seen as religious people.

The PMRC created a list of 15 morally detrimental songs called “The Flithy Fifteen”. Bands on the list included Mercyful Fate, W.A.S.P. and Motley Crue.

Norweigan black metal singer Varg Vikernes was accused of burning churches down.

But BBC News Magazine recently did a report on different churches created and run by our metal bretheren.

Here are a few of them:

• The Order of the Black Sheep: a Church of England ministry based in Chesterfield, UK. Minister Mark Broomhead is a member of Seventh Angel, a Christian thrash metal band. SA shared a label with Metallica and Slayer at one time. Sermons only last a few minutes.
• Glorious Undead is a London Christian church, originally founded to appeal to members of the alternative music scene. They are an official church and part of the Elim Pentecostal network.
• Pastor Bob Beeman runs Sanctuary International, a church aimed at metalheads based in Nashville, Tenn.

Do you know of any more metal churches? Feel free to post them in the comments section.

February 15, 2013 | Categories: Christian, Church, Heavy Metal, Music, Religion, Thrash Metal | Tags: Anglican Church, BBC, BBC News Magazine, Bob Beeman, Christian, Church of England, England, Filthy Fifteen, Glorious Undead, Mark Broomhead, Mercyful Fate, Metal Church, Metallica, Motley Crue, Order of the Black Sheep, Pentecostal, PMRC, religion, Sanctuary International, Seventh Angel, Slayer, UK, Varg Vikernes, W.A.S.P. | Leave a comment