Saint (band)

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Name = Saint


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Origin = Salem, Oregon, USA
Genre = Heavy metal
Christian metal
Years_active = 1980–1989
1999–present
Label = Armor
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Current_members = Josh Kramer /> Dee Harrington /> Jerry Johnson
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Larry London
Past_members = Tim Lamberson
John Mahan
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Brian Willis
John Perrine"'

Saint is a Christian metal band, first active in the mid-1980s, releasing their first album "Warriors of the Son" in 1984. Despite their identification as a Christian band they are best known for the negativity reflected in their lyrics. Common themes of their early releases include hell, evil, and apocalyptic themes such as the End times.cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |year=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |location=Peabody, Massachusetts |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=First printing |pages=787]

History

A heavy metal act, they have generally been classified with Christian metal and musically are often compared to Judas Priest, mainly due to the Rob Halford sounding style vocals of lead singer Josh Kramer. The band's most successful album was 1986's "Time's End". The somewhat similar "Too Late for Living" was released in 1988. In the following year the band disbanded.

10 years later in 1999 a revamped lineup, minus Kramer, reformed and released The "Perfect Life", which was not very similar to their early work, being alternately described as garage rock or simply more radio-friendly hard rock.

In early 2004 Richard Lynch teamed up with Kramer once again, and the new lineup released "In The Battle", a return to the traditional heavy metal sound of their classic years.

In Late 2007 Jerry Johnson returned on guitar. "Crime Scene Earth" will be released in 2008 and contains a cover of the Judas Priest song "Invader".

Line up

Current members

*Josh Kramer - vocals
*Dee Harrington - guitars
*Richard Lynch - bass/vocals
*Larry London - drums
*Jerry Johnson - Guitars

Former Members

*Tim Lamberson - vocals/drums
*John Mahan - guitars/backing vocals
*Gene McClendon - drums
*Brian Willis - drums
*John Perrine - drums
*Jerry Johnson - guitars

Discography with Track Listing

"Warriors Of The Son" (1984 Rotton)

#Plan II
#Legions Of The Dead
#Abyss
#Warriors Of The Son
#Vicars Of Fate
#Time's Wasting

"Time's End" (1986 Pure Metal)

#In The Night
#Island Prisoner
#Space Cruiser
#Through You
#Time's End
#Primed And Ready
#Destroyers
#Phantom Of The Galaxy
#Steel Killer

"Too Late for Living" (1988 Pure Metal/2000 Armor)

#Too Late for Living
#Star Pilot
#Accuser
#The Rock
#On The Street
#Returning
#The Path
#Through The Sky
#The War Is Over

"The Perfect Life (EP)" (1999 Armor)

#The Runner
#Raise Your Hands
#Show His Love
#To Live Forever
#The Perfect Life
#DeceivedReview: " [http://web.archive.org/web/20001020025134/www.hmmagazine.com/issue81/reviews_indie81.html HM Magazine] "cite journal |last=Bixler |first=David |year=2000 |month=January/February |title=Indie Album Reviews: SAINT |journal=HM Magazine |id=ISSN|1066-6923 |issue=81 |pages= ]

"In The Battle" (2003 Armor)

#In The Battle
#Star Pilots Return
#Here We Are
#Sacrifice
#Holy Rollin
#Ryders
#The Choice
#When
#Acid Rain/Armor On

"Warriors Of The Son"(Re-Recorded) (2004 Armor)

#Plan 2
#Legions Of The Dead
#Abyss
#Warriors Of The Son
#Vicars of Fate
#Time's Warning
#Killers & The Destroyers
#The Reaper

"Live 05" (2005 Armor)

#Sacrifice
#Vicars Of Fate
#In The Battle
#Holy Rollin'
#The Path
#In The Night
#Warriors Of The Son
#Here We Are
#Too Late for Living
#Primed & Ready
#Ryders
#Full Armor
#Plan 2

"The Mark" (2006 Armor)

#The Spirit
#The Vision
#Ride to Kill
#He Reigns
#On & On
#The 7th Trumpet
#The Mark
#Bowls of Wrath
#Babylon the Great
#Reap the Flesh
#Gog & Magog
#Alpha & Omega.

References

*cite book |last=Hale |first=Mark |title=Headbangers |year=1993 |publisher=Popular Culture, Ink. |location=Ann Arbor, Michigan |edition=First edition, second printing |isbn=1-56075-029-4 |chapter=2497 |pages=301

External links

* [http://www.saintsite.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/saintmetal Saint] at MySpace
* [http://www.saint777.net/ Josh Kramer's site]