If you know me, then you probably know that Christian rock is my favorite genre of music. I prefer the harder stuff, but not really the screaming of Demon Hunter and Underoath. So my favorite bands consist of Pillar, Thousand Foot Krutch, P.O.D., Kutless, Sanctus Real, and such. But of course, bands don't last forever, and I often wonder what I'll listen to when bands like Pillar stop releasing albums. From what I've listened to recently though, it seems the future is bright. I've been listening to Last.fm radio (which by the way, everyone needs to get an account on. www.last.fm) and you can just type in a band and it'll start playing music from other similar bands. So while the music was playing, a band called Decyfer Down came up. I have to admit, they have a REALLY cool and addicting sound. So I decided to look them up a little more, and they've only released one album in 2006, with a new one coming out in September 2008. I also read their band story, and it's a really good one. One of the guys got involved in drugs and drinking and stuff like that, but now he's singing for God....there's nothing greater than that.
The band as a whole focuses on singing about truth. Here's a quote from their website: Decipher means "to interpret," and the moniker Decyfer Down fit perfectly, as the band aimed to interpret truth based on God's Word while stripping it down from religious traditions and terms. States Josh, "We're simply out to give a positive message of hope that has truth streaming all the way down the middle of it."
I personally don't like it when they say that they strip it down of religious traditions and terms, but who am I to judge? I just hope that by doing that, they don't accidentally strip away God too. But I know each member of the band has been through a lot in their lives, and now they get to live the dream. They perform with many secular bands like Breaking Benjamin, Theory of a Dead Man, and Crossfade, and they say that each band knows that Decyfer Down is a Christian band. It's truly awesome that these other bands feel the influence of Decyfer Down, and I hope that this band keeps succeeding in all that they do for God's Kingdom. Here's the new face of Christian hard rock: Decyfer Down. Look them up!
http://www.last.fm/music/Decyfer+Down
