Precious Death
Precious Death | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | metal, Grunge, Crossover thrash, Christian metal[1] |
| Years active | 1989[2]-1999[3] |
| Labels | Metro One |
| Members | Christopher Scott David Bishop Andy Koehler Roger Sampson |
| Website | Preciousdeath.com |
Precious Death was a Southern California heavy metal band from the 1990s.[4] The group was known for intense live shows that won over the local scene in L.A. before broadening their audience the rest of the country. They were a regular favorite at KNAC nights, on the Hollywood strip, and at summer music festivals. The group wrote songs with a Christian message.[5] Singer Christopher Scott and guitarist David Bishop went on to form Blackball as a side project.[6] Precious Death won album of the year and rock song of the year at the LA Music Awards and was nominated for Dove awards.[citation needed] The band's album, Southpaw, was ranked in one of the Top 10 essential Christian metal albums by Loudersound.[1]
Members
[edit]- Christopher Scott - vocals (Blackball) (1990–present)
- David Bishop - guitars (Blackball) (1990–present)
- Roger Sampson - drums (Once Dead) (1990–present)
- Andy Koehler - bass (1990-present)
- Jerry Metalone - guitars (1990)
Discography
[edit]- Studio albums
- Our Stinkin Demo (1992)
- Southpaw (1993)[2]
- If You Must (1994)
- Precious Death (New Music For The Quiet Revolution) (1996)
- The Greatest Hits: Volume One (2021)
- The Greatest Hits: Volume Two (2021)
- Oddballs and Endings: Things left unsaid (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Boyd, William (November 23, 2016). "The 10 essential Christian metal albums". Loudersound. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Allmusic Artist Biography by John Bush "Precious Death had been together for over four years without a vocalist when Chris Scott joined the L.A. funk-metal band. Local popularity bloomed from their live show and good showing at the L.A. Music Awards, and the group joined the Metro One label for a 1993 debut album Southpaw. If You Must followed the next year."
- ^ "Precious Death". Discogs. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ Van Pelt, Doug: "a new rock and blog: HM No. 55". HM Magazine. Retrieved December 18, 2010. "...we were covering more industrial metal (like Circle of Dust, Klank, Under Midnight, Mortal, etc) as well as alt and funk metal (DigHayZoose, Hot Pink Turtle, Precious Death)..."
- ^ Mark Allan Powell: Encyclopedia of contemporary Christian music 1565636791 2002 p727 Precious Death (article) "Precious Death was a Southern California group that 7ball once described as "a retro hard rock band with a modern metal twist." The group alternated between songs with a clear and explicit Christian message and ones that were simply written by Christians about life in general.
- ^ Mark Allan Powell Encyclopedia of contemporary Christian music 1565636791 2002 p86 "Chris Scott, frontman for the metal band Precious Death, founded Blackball and invited fellow PD alum David Bishop to play guitar as a guest member on the first album. With Blackball, Scott has exchanged the cliches of metal for a basic hard rock or even hard punk sound. More heavy than dreamy. Superheavydreamscape focuses on themes of resignation and lament (Scott was a college student, seeking a major in philosophy at the time).