Precious Death

Precious Death
Precious Death
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Alternative metal, Grunge, Crossover thrash, Christian metal[1]
Years active	1989[2]-1999[3]
Labels	Metro One
Associated acts	Blackball
Past members	Christopher Scott; David Bishop; Tom Barber; Andy Koehler; Steve Casto; Lorenzo Mauro; Dave Shivertown; Roger Sampson

Precious Death was a Southern Californian alt-metal band of the 1990s.[4] The group recorded both songs with a Christian message and ones about life in general.[5] Singer Chris Scott and guitarist David Bishop went on to form Blackball.[6]

The band's album, Southpaw, was ranked in one of the Top 10 essential Christian metal albums by Loudersound.[1]

Members

Last Known Lineup

Christopher Scott - Vocals (Blackball) (1993-1999)
David Bishop - Guitars (Blackball) (1989-1999)
Tom Barber - Bass (Blackball) (1996-1999)
Lorenzo Mauro - Drums (Blackball) (1996-1999)

Former

Andy Koehler - Bass (1989-1995)
Steve Casto - Bass (1995-1996)
Roger Sampson - Drums (Once Dead) (1989-1995)

Discography

Studio albums

Southpaw (1993[2])
If You Must (1994)
Precious Death (1996)

References

Boyd, William (November 23, 2016). "The 10 essential Christian metal albums". Loudersound. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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. "If we write a song about anything that we do in our lives," Scott said, "that cannot be any "
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). It opens with a burst of denial: "I don't even want to know / 1 don't even want to hear / Everything's ..."

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[CM-1] Boyd, William (November 23, 2016). "The 10 essential Christian metal albums". Loudersound. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

[AM-2] 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."

[3] "Precious Death". Discogs. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

[4] 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)..."

[5] 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. "If we write a song about anything that we do in our lives," Scott said, "that cannot be any "

[6] 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). It opens with a burst of denial: "I don't even want to know / 1 don't even want to hear / Everything's ..."