Top 10 Greatest Christian Hard Rock Bands

Hands down, Skillet is the best out there! I first heard their songs, some years ago, on my uncle's CD's and I've just kept listening to them over and over. Once you hear them, you'll never get over the songs. Their albums are amazing and hearing them live is even better! One of my favorite Christian band!

They have music for depression, songs about how much God loves you, and if you've heard Hero you can tell they're Christians. I wasn't a fan as a little kid, but now I absolutely ADORE them.
Go listen to Whispers In The Dark, it shows how much love Christ has flr his bride (the church) and it makes me teary-eyed just thinking abiut it. So thankful for the Savior who has done so much for me! :-)

I love the fact that Skillet is at the top of Best Christian Rock Bands, Best Christian Metal Bands and now Best Christian Hard Rock bands. That just shows how extremely awesome they are.

I find Skillet boring now. They once were my favorite band, but after I listened to their songs a few times over, they just sounded... repetitive and boring.

Red is one of my favorite bands of all time, among Nine Lashes and Decyfer Down.
The vocals, though sometimes harsh (which I don't necessarily mind) are incredible.
The guitar riffs are powerful and inventive.
They've developed their own style: cinematic, building and generally a massive sound. Some rock bands (like Skillet, Firelight, even Disciple sometimes) just sound very flat. Red does not fall into that category.
Go listen to Darkest Part, Already Over and Pieces. You won't be disappointed.

Creative, engaging, unique, full sound - fantastic. Often when I hear "screamo bands" in my search for fresh music, it only takes less than 3 seconds of play time to switch them back off. I do not consider Red a screamo band. They are a talented and lyrically musical band that is able to incorporate some screaming in a way that is musically relevant enough that I can stand it (I am after all, 50+! ). Of course, I still appreciate the Red songs with minimal screaming. All in all, my favorite band. Stay true Red!

I wish people could know how great Red really is. They have wonderfully written, passionate songs. (concept or not) Not only do they knock most bands, including Skillet, out of the park live, but also in studio. They have a very clear and amazing sound. So come on Red fans! Vote for the best Christian hard rock band, if not band, out there! No offense Skillet fans. I used to be a huge Skillet fan until I heard Red.

The greatest christian hard rock band ever is RED. I have no doubt in my mind that they are number 1. If I had to make my own top ten list it would have to be.

1. Red
2. Demon hunter (even though they are more alternative metal)
3. Decyfer down
4. Sent by ravens
5. Project 86
6. Love and death
7. Pillar
8. Fly leaf
9. Kutless
10. TFK

Thousand Foot Krutch is just... Purely amazing! You can have a lot of different sounds to suit you mood, and different songs carry different messages to help you through life. I would recommend Phenomenon (The first song I ever listened to by TFK), War of Change, Last Words, Everyone Like Me, Be Somebody, and The End Is Where We Begin. They are just so amazing! TFK is EASILY my favorite band. RAWK ON!

Thousand foot krutch has been my favorite band for the last ten years now. I've got everyone pig their albums from set it off to oxygen inhale. They have a good mix of hard rock, nu-metal, soft rock and worship. I also have found allot of their musics lyrics very relatable.

One of the Top Hard Rock bands who manage to put out great hits with Every Album. You can't go to a sporting event with out hearing one of the songs! You gotta love how their lyrics are so real and melodic with a rock/punk infuse. It makes their music so addictive!

I discovered TFK through my cousin (also got me to also love Skillet) they show the Christian side in hard rock where bands like Skillet, Red, and Pillar you have to look into the lyrics and meaning of them to see the true Christian side. TFK also has a variety of music to fit your personality and mood.

Even though I'm not into the screaming/growling vocals, the clear vocals are the best I've heard. their music is, can't think of a proper adjective, I just can't' get enough of their sound.

These guys deserve to be at least number 2. They are amazing. Their voices grab you and get your attention. I honestly can't get enough of these guys.

One of the best of both metal and hard rock in the christian world in my opinion.

Demon Hunter overall has been making very good songs. I love their song "On My Side."

They started it all and the new album No More Hell To Pay shows they are still kicking ass!

Stryker was one of the very first hard rock metal Christian bands. They opened a lot of doors as well as hearts

To Hell with the devil. I think I've made my point

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Disciple is my third favorite hard rock band. They are only behind Skillet and Red.
I recommend buying the Attack, Long Live the Rebels, and the Love Letter Kill Shot albums.

Disciple is talented, no doubt about it. They do have a lot of screaming though. But about 50% of there songs don't and those one's are unbeatable. Dear X and Remedy are my favorites. Best Christian band along with skillet and fireflight. Ashes Remain is also really awesome.

Really good band! Amazing lyrics and they sing a good message. They know how are hard enough, but not too hard. They mix just enough yelling into their songs. Have all of their albums

Not only very good instrumental, but even better lyrical.. They are so bold for Jesus! Just AWESOME! Gob bless Disciple!

Flyleaf is my number one,no matter how much I listen to them I'll never get enough of hearing Lacey Sturm's voice.

Cassie is their number one song in my opinion.

Come on, why isn't flyleaf in the top ten!?

Come on, flyleaf rocks!

Ok, their older stuff from their satellite album was good, but their newer stuff is crap. Especially their album called Murdered Love. They dropped the F bomb while they were singing about God. Not cool.

P.O.D. should be way some controversy about christian title but really rad band lots of boss music listen to boom and you would agree

Well POD is the First and still the ONLY CURRENT Christian rock band that has gone 3rd platinum... Plus it's not their only platinum album ether. Come on y'all!?

Uh, Hello! P.O.D. are you kidding? Not even on the list. Wow. "South Town", "Boom", "Youth of the Nation"... Enough said.

I cannot believe Chevelle is forgotten. It is a platinum rock group and they truly rock! I have all their albums and I especially liked their Vena Sera album.

They admit they aren't Christian. They said they were mistaken as one and signed

Great Band but they're not a Christian Band.

Best of the best by far

Hands down the deepest, most complex, true to the music Cristian Hardrock band... I have been listening to them since the early 2000s! Every album is different and will always leave you pleasantly surprised.

This band is great! They have been around for a long time and are one of the sickest Christian rock bands out there

Saw these guys at Joshua Fest and they were so awesome! Great band and lots of energy!

Decyfer Down, despite the loss of a significant band member after their first album, produced one of the best albums (in my opinion) the Christian hard rock community has ever seen. Their first album is incredible, their second, out of this world. Their most recent album, however, was somewhat disappointing for me, although some of the songs match the quality of their previous albums. My favorites of theirs include: 1. Fading 2. Crash 3. Break Free 4. Fight Like This and 5. Vanity among others too difficult to list. If I had to make a list of best Christian hard rock bands (not the most popular or well known, it would likely be:
1. Decyfer Down
2. Nine Lashes (also extraordinary hard rock)
3. Thousand Foot Krutch
4. Skillet
5. We As Human
6. Ashes Remain
7. Disciple (in general, too much screaming for me but I do like some of their songs)
8. Starset
9. Falling Up
10. Pillar
Some RED songs are absolutely amazing as well, but they also have plenty of ...more

Decyfer Down is awesome. They started out the a great album End of Grey that had some great tracks especially No Longer and Here With You. Then, they moved on to make one of the greatest Christian rock music albums ever - Crash. All eleven songs of the album including the bonus track Now I'm Alive are awesome. By this time, they suffered the loss of a big member in their band who was the lead singer and who made Decyfer as it is. Then came in the heart-touching vocalist TJ Harris from the band Fighting Instinct and raised the band to its previous glory. Last year (2016), Decyfer released its most recent album The Other Side of Darkness that was a classic. It was post grunge but all songs were awesome. Nothing More is legend!

They have great music awesome lyrics and so much meaning to them! Just a really awesome band!

This band also has very good songs... you should listen to their song called "Faded".

Switchfoot's words are pulled stright from the life and soul of the singer John Foreman, and almost always has a spiritual air to his songs. Tie that in with music fit for an ocean and you've got a groovy band that sounds too good for its own good.

Their hard rock songs like Dark Horses, Afterlife are equally good to their softer stuff. This is the best band ever.

Incredible band, love the way they get heavy but still leave room for fantastic melodic arrangements!

I have been listen to Christ rare rock for 40years. Swithfoot is one of a hand full of bands that are not good ate what they are trying to do that is to tell the world about our Lord Chrirt Jesus.My name Anthony Hall,I am 65 years young. My phone is 601212 4142 Peace in Christ Anthony

Underoath is not a Christian "hard rock' band they are a Christian hardcore band and how are they not at the top ten they are like one of the bands that made Christian rock and metal popular!

Why weren't they already in this list?

They're not a Christian band.