Fit for a King, Invent, Animate, Ten56, et Acres

For a long time, the idea of Christian Metal seemed ironic to me, mainly because when I think of metal I think of anger and rage. But then comes along Fit For A King, who has taken something like metal, infused it with Christian thoughts and praise, and has made songs that, while I still may not fully understand, open up a genre to a variety of people who would never have thought to love metal. With the current lineup of Ryan Kirby on lead vocals, Ryan O’Leary manning the bass and providing backing vocals, Bobby Lynge on guitar and also backing vocals and Jared Easterling on drums, the band continues to tour throughout the United States.
I must admit that viewing their live shows are a bit weird. Not in a bad way, just in a very different way. For the most part, when they are performing, I have no question about their talent as a band, but when I think about the Christian metal combination I don’t quite know how to process it. They are high energy, and everything you expect from a metal band with only the key difference being the lyrics. I do really respect that they are clearly doing what they love, based on the faith that is so important to them.