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CRYSTAVOX C.D.

Greg S. White | SAN DIEGO | 07/17/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This trip down memory lane to the better days of rock is inspired by the hard driven message of Crystavox. A band who reached the height of their popularity in the early 90's when bands like Stripper controlled the christian rock scene. More true to their beliefs than some of the other "main-stream" bands of their time Adam Kemp the lead vocalist drives home a powerful and very inspirational message coupled with an incredible sound. i strongly reccomend this and their follOW-up album."

Christian melodic hard rock

Justin Gaines | Northern Virginia | 07/26/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Crystavox debuted in 1990 with this self-titled release. The Christian band had a relatively heavy, very melodic, rock sound that was somewhere between Whitecross and Barren Cross, which I suppose means they sound like Dokken. There are some metallic aspects of the band's sound, but they're more a melodic rock band than anything else.



Lyrically, Crystavox tends towards the more evangelical end of the spectrum. Unlike Stryper or Guardian, whose message was often open to interpretation, Crystavox is unambiguously Christian in nature, which has the potential to alienate any non-Christian rock fans who might otherwise enjoy the band's sound. Sometimes you just don't want a Sunday school lesson in the middle of your rock & roll songs.



Crystavox issued one more album - 1992's Bottom Line - before calling it quits. Their debut is a perfectly decent melodic rock album, but unless you're a serious Christian rock collector, I wouldn't recommend going out of your way to track it down.

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