“Chrindie” Archives
Lifesavers Underground’s Shaded Pain Brought Goth-y Gloom to Christian Music (Review)
The band’s 1987 magnum opus is a dark, haunting album that still captivates after more than three decades.
Brian Healy, 1959-2020
The “father of Christian goth” leaves behind a unique legacy in Christian music.
Concert Video: Pedro the Lion at Cornerstone 2002
Pedro the Lion’s Cornerstone sets were must-see events for me and my friends.
Concert Video: mewithoutYou (7/2/2002, Cornerstone)
This was one of the most intense sets I saw at Cornerstone 2002. I just wish I’d recorded more of it.
Concert Video: Wovenhand (7/6/2002, Cornerstone)
Wovenhand’s electrifying performance represented what Cornerstone was all about for me.
Twin Sister by Twin Sister (Review)
That Star Wars-themed Chrindie funk band that you’d always heard about gets reissued.
Concert Video: Fine China at Cornerstone 2002
Fine China’s breathy, ’80s-inspired pop music was a nice change of pace at Cornerstone.
Concert Video: Starflyer 59 at the Sokol Underground (Omaha, NE)
Featuring Jason Martin, Jeff Cloud, Richard Swift, and Frank Lenz.
Concert Video: Roadside Monument at Cornerstone 2002
The Chrindie emo giants tear it up in Bushnell, Illinois.
Invincible by Jyradelix (Review)
This side-project by Christian industrial act Mortal exchanged their usual sound for upbeat, rave-friendly dance music.
15 of My Favorite Songs by Starflyer 59
For 25 years, Jason Martin has delivered one solid tune after another. These are some of his best.
Celebrating 25 Years of Blue Collar Love: Starflyer 59’s Past, Present, and Future
Starflyer 59’s songs often wax nostalgic and wonder where life has gone. Their latest album is the culmination of that line of thinking.
Watch The Prayer Chain’s Shawl 25th Anniversary Concert
I never got to see The Prayer Chain live back in the day, but they’re in fine form here.
Luxury, Live on Facebook
Not as cool as a Cornerstone generator stage or sauna-like tent, but still pretty great.
Under Midnight’s Self-Titled Debut Was an Evangelical Industrial Concept Album (Review)
Some of it hasn’t aged well, but Under Midnight’s earnestness and ambition are still worth noting, even after nearly three decades.
Old-School Christian Goth & Industrial: The Children of Power, Christian Image, and New Society (Review)
These albums are a fascinating glimpse into a realm of Christian music that most people probably never even knew existed.
10 Defining Albums, #5: Fathom by Mortal (Review)
Mortal was the first band that showed me that Christian bands could hold their own with secular artists.
globalWAVEsystem’s Life Equals Death Took Christian Industrial Music to Dark, Distorted Extremes (Review)
When I was in high school, I once used this album to scare the little kids in my church.
The Choir Announce New Album Bloodshot, Tour Dates With The Prayer Chain
Choir frontman Derri Daugherty will also release a solo album this year.
Dead Artist Syndrome’s Classic Prints of Darkness To Be Reissued
Brian Healy will also perform the album in its entirety at this year’s Audiofeed Music Festival.