Are there any Apocalyptica fans out there in PB land??
This is an amazing group of four Finnish Cello players who do "heavy metal".
Check it out...

Enjoy!
Jim

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Jim
Elder, Harvest Reformed Church (RCUS)
http://www.harvestreformedchurch.org/
http://tbftgoggi.wordpress.com/

Upon a life I did not live; upon a death I did not die, Another's death, Another's life, I'd rest my soul eternally
Omnia dicta fortiora,si dicta Latina
Si vis pacem, para bellum

Here's a slower song as well....

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Jim
Elder, Harvest Reformed Church (RCUS)
http://www.harvestreformedchurch.org/
http://tbftgoggi.wordpress.com/

Upon a life I did not live; upon a death I did not die, Another's death, Another's life, I'd rest my soul eternally
Omnia dicta fortiora,si dicta Latina
Si vis pacem, para bellum

I have three of their albums. I have been a fan for awhile now.

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Josh Taylor
Verde Valley Reformed Chapel, OPC
Cottonwood, AZ

My wife and I are impressed with these guys cello playing. I can say neither of us have ever seen them played quite like that. Are all there songs only cello or is there vocals ?

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John Blevins III
Chalcedon Presbyterian Church
RPCUS
Seminary Student
Gainesville, Georgia

I love these guys, as I love all metal (barring the bad, "mainstream" metal bands). I believe everyone else does too, as a strict affirmation of the genre is seen in all Reformed confessions.



But seriously, I hope I am not shunned for this.

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Ben - C&MA - Ohio

"What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ." - Philippians 3:8

Awesome. But I do have to cackle at the headbanging, etc. while holding cellos. They sound cool, but look ridiculous.

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Josh Hicks, Chloë's Daddy
Member of TRBC. My Blog
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I've always liked the Metallica stuff with the SF Symphony.

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Josh Hicks, Chloë's Daddy
Member of TRBC. My Blog
The Puritan Pub (Team Blog)
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It's a style of music that models an underlying depravity, and thus would be a honest portrayal of our Reformed perspective on human nature; however, I would not advise Christians to listen to that kind of music (even if it has no lyrics), since it is not edifying to the soul and is not intended to glorify God, anyway. Although, some Christian rock bands would be a lot worse since their lyrics carry false teachings, especially with a strong semi-Pelagian bent.

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Jean-David Jutras
URCNA
Alberta

I'm going to try to say this in the least confrontational way possible, so please notice that I am not malicious despite what my tone may be.

With that caveat out of the way, I now ask you: how can certain styles of music not be "edifying to the soul"? What kind of objective aspects of music can classify it as being non-Christian?

Further, regarding the purpose of glorifying God, I'm not sure if seeing what the artist's original intent was is a good idea. I believe that, as long as God is glorified through listening to the music, there's no problem. For example, what if there exists any extremely soothing, peaceful (instrumental) song that makes you think of heaven and God's presence, but it was written by an atheist? Would you consider that wrong for Christians to listen to?

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Ben - C&MA - Ohio

"What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ." - Philippians 3:8