Used to be a christian band

Cause I never listened to them for some reason

Disciple is probably more overt than Nine Lashes though, no?

DH I’ve gotten uncomfortable with since Exile.

Nah. There are a lot of bad Christian rock/metal bands, but there are quite a few good ones too.

To name some I still come back to, even though I no longer identify as a Christian:

• Skillet is an obvious one (not my thing anymore, especially everything after Awake, but can’t call them bad)
• Silent Planet
• August Burns Red
• Underoath (well, they used to be)
• Fit For A King
• Wolves At The Gate (though their lyrics can be too much on the nose)
• Flyleaf (when Lacey Sturm was still on board)
• Love & Death
• Children 18:3