Yes, there IS such a thing as Christian metal music, and it can get pretty brutal, thrashy, (un)black, dark, powerful, grind-noisy, sludgy, Gothic, and pretty much any subgenre you can find! A good primer for you is NOT K-LOVE, NOT Air1, and not really even Effect Radio (but they're trying, sort of). Your best bet in on the web (no towers, boo hoo) at Sanctus Gladius Radio: http://sanctusgladius.com/ And any like-minded people feel free to (I hope this forum lets us) post music/favorite bands! I'll start first, you post the next, and let's see where all this leads :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkzD6QD-qXg

Let's see anyone say with any authority that "God hates metal" after watching THIS!

There was a Christian band called Stryper back in the day..

Something a little...darker, perhaps? But there's some thought-provoking going on here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bAF23SvUKU

There still IS the band Stryper (not a favorite of MINE, but go for it if you want!) https://www.facebook.com/Stryper

Guess I only got into Mortification, or No Innocent Victim and Stryper back in the day.(90's) Funny thing is...To Hell with the Devil was the 1st Hair/Metal album I owned.

Mortification's still going strong after what, 20 some years now?

Christian Goth metal, anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwzmvuX_7gY

metal church

candlemass

trouble

is ERA & Enigma bands music considered as Christian music ?

I'm not religious, but I do enjoy some of Disturbed's material involving faith. Inside the Fire and Overburdened are particularly effective, imo.

demon hunter best christian metal band

August burns red and as I lay dying!!!!!!

Anyone heard of Flyleaf? They're pretty cool for a Christian metal band.

As I Lay Dying got me into CM.there are so many great cm bands yet so many too have been disbanded.Underneath The Gun,With Blood Comes Cleansing,The Chariot etc.
i prefer listen to deathcore such as Unto The Beast,I Built The Cross,As They Sleep,See The Light