THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(10-TRACKS)
1-CONQUEST
2-HALF A TIME MEASURE
3-TERROR IN THE SKY
4-EVERLASTING GOD
5-CRIME SCENE EARTH
6-THE JUDAS IN ME
7-TOO MANY
8-INVADER
9-BENDED KNEE
10-LOST
CREDITS:Lineup:
Vocals: Josh Kramer
Guitars,Bass, Leads: Dee Harrington
Guitars,Bass,Vocals: Richard Lynch
Guitars,Bass, Leads: Jerry Johnson
Drums: Larry London.
SAINT-THE MASK-2006
THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(11-TRACKS)
1-THE SPIRIT
2-THE VISION
3-RIDE TO KILL
4-HE REIGNS
5-ON AND ON
6-THE 7TH TRUMPETS
7-THE MARK
8-BOWLS OF WARTH
9-BABYLON THE GREAT
10-REAP THE FLESH
11-ALPHA AND OMEGA
CREDITS:line up:
Josh Kramer – Vocals & Guitars
Dee Harrington – Guitars
Richard Lynch – Bass
Larry London – Drums
SAINT-LIVE 05-2005
THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(13-TRACKS)
1-SACRIFICE
2-VICARS OF FATE
3-IN THE BATTLE
4-HOLY ROLLING
5-THE PATH
6-IN THE NIGHT
7-WARRIORS OF THE SON
8-HERE WE ARE
9-TOO LATE FOR LIVING
10-PRIMED AND READY
11-RIDERS
12-FULL ARMOR
13-PLAN II
CREDITS:line up:
Josh Kramer – Lead Vocals
Dee Harrington – Guitars
Jerry Johnson – Guitars
Richard Lynch – Bass
Tim Lamberson – Drums
SAINT-WARRIORS OF THE SON-2004
THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(8-TRACKS)
1-PLAN II
2-LEGIONS OF THE DEAD
3-ABYSS
4-WARRIORS OF THE SON
5-VICARS OF FATE
6-TIME'S WASTING
7-KILLERS AND DESTROYERS
8-THE REAPERS
CREDITS:
SAINT-IN THE BATTLE-2004
THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(10-TRACKS)
1-IN THE BATTLE
2-STAR PILOT'S RETURN
3-HERE WE ARE
4-SACRIFICE
5-HOLY ROLLING
6-RIDERS
7-THE CHOICE
8-WHEN
9-ACID RAIN
10-ARMOR ON
CREDITS:line up:
Josh Kramer – Vocals & Guitars
Jerry Johnson – Guitars
Richard Lynch – Bass
Larry London - Drums
SAINT-THE PERFECT LIFE-1999
THIS DEMO EP CONTAIN(6-TRACKS)
1-THE RUNNER
2-RAISE YOUR HANDS
3-SHOW HIS LOVE
4-TO LIVE FOREVER
5-THE PERFECT LIFE
6-DECEIVED
SAINT-SAINT-1997
THIS COMPILATION CONTAIN(24-TRACKS)
1-TOO LATE FOR LVING
2-STAR PILOT
3-ACUSSER
4-THE ROCK
5-ON THE STREET
6-RETURNING
7-THE PATH
8-THROUGH THE SKY
9-THE WAR IS OVER
10-IN THE NIGHT
11-ISLAND PRISONER
12-SPACE CRUISER
13-THROUGH YOU
14-TIME'S END
15-PRIMED AND READY
16-DESTROYERS
17-PHANTOMS OF THE GALAXY
18-STEEL KILLER
19-PLAN II
20-LEGIONS OF DEAD
21-ABYSS
22-WARRIORS OF THE SON
23-VICARS OF FATE
24-TIME'S WASTING
SAINT-TOO LATE FOR LIVING-1989
THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(9-TRACKS)
1-TOO LATE FOR LIVING
2-STAR PILOT
3-ACUSSER
4-THE ROCK
5-ON THE STREET
6-RETURNING
7-THE PATH
8-THROUGH THE SKY
9-THE WAR IS OVER
CREDITS:Line up:
Josh Kramer - Vocals
John Mahan - Guitar
Dee Harrington - Guitar
Richard Lynch - Bass
John Perrine -Drums
SAINT-TIME'S END-2002
THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(18-TRACKS)
1-IN THE NIGHT
2-ISLAND PRISONER
3-IN THE NIGHT
4-THROUGH YOU
5-SPACE CRUISER
6-TIME'S END
7-PRIMED AND READY
8-DESTROYERS
9-PHANTOMS OF THE GALAXY
10-STEEL KILLER
11-WARRIORS OF THE SON(Live)
12-LEGIONS OF DEAD(Live)
13-PRIMED AND READY(Live)
14-TIME'S END(Live)
15-WICKERS OF FATE(Live)
16THROUGH YOU(Live)
17-ISLAND PRISONER(Live)
18-IN THE NIGHT(Live)
19-ABYSS(Live)
SAINT-TIME'S END-1986
THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(9-TRACKS)
1-IN THE NIGHT
2-ISLAND PRISONER
3-SPACE CRUISER
4-THROUGH YOU
5-TIME'S END
6-PRIMED AND READY
7-DESTROYERS
8-PHANTOMS FO THE GALAXY
9-STEEL KILLER
CREDITS:Line up:
Josh Kramer – Vocals
John Mahan – Guitars
Richard Lynch – Bass
Brian Willis - Drums
SAINT-WARRIORS OF THE SON-1994
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THIS DEMO EP CONTAIN(6-TRACKS)
1-PLAN II
2-LEGIONS OF DEAD
3-ABYSS
4-WARRIORS OF THE SON
5-VICARS OF FATE
6-TIME'S WASTING
CREDITS:Line Up:
Josh Kramer - Vocals
John Mahan - Guitar
Richard Lynch - Bass
Gene McClendon - Drums
SAINT-WARRIORS OF THE SON-1984
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THIS DEM EP CONTAIN(6-TRACKS)
1-PLAN II
2-LEGIONS OF THE DEAD
3-ABYSS
4-WARRIORS OF THE SON
5-VICARS OF FATE
6-TIME'S WASTING
Saint is a Christian heavy metal band who started out by the name"The Gentiles" in 1981. They Recorded thier first EP as "Saint" Entitled "Warriors of the Son" in early 1984 on Rotton Records. In 1986 Saint recorded thier firast full length Lp on Pure Metal records Entitled "Time's End" It was a groundbreaking album for the band and got airplay on many christian radio stations throughout the US.In 1988 the band released the album "Too late for living" which featured Dee Harrinton on guitar.It also was on the pure metal label and had a more produced and metal sound. Not long afterward the band broke up and the record company folded and many Saint fans were left wondering why.But then in 1997 there was a glimmer of hope when Richard and deanna Lynch reissued all three Saind albums on a two CD set. Then in 1999 saint released a Ep entitled "The Perfect Life" which was more of a modern sound with a couple of classic sounding Saint songs.Later that year and into the new millenium Saint would work along with M8 Distribution to re-issue "Warriors of the Son" with The Gentiles demo,Too Late for Living and "Times End" with a live show from Cornerstone 1986. Plans are being talked about to do a multi-disc release of all the material or possibly a cd book set. Though Saint has no plans to rejoin and form again near term, thier minisry of The Gospel of Jesus Christ still remains. Contact the band or the webmaster with any questions, prayer requests,ect. Thank you for being the greatest fans in the world and maybee someday we will see you on the road.This website And The RadioStation Christianrockzone Will Keep Saint'Music Alive And Ths is for the fans of Saint to get involved,keep up with the latest Saint news,and let the guys know how much they've meant to all of us.http://robertigno.webs.com/
IN THE BATTLE REVIEW:
When Saint was in their prime back in the mid to late 1980's, Christian heavy metal was just starting to make it's initial presence felt in the music world. Bands like Saint, along with Stryper, Leviticus, and others set the stage for what would eventually be an even bigger presence with bands like Extol and Antestor leading the charge. Saint's 1988 release Too Late for Living saw the band building a fairly good following and comparisons to bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden were running rampant. However, Saint disappeared after that album and didn't make any noise again until 1999's The Perfect Life. Unfortunately, with a different singer and sound, that "comeback" album did little to excite old Saint fans.Well, if you can't do it right on the first try, the best thing to do is to try again and get it right. The year of 2004 sees this over 20 year old band making a second try at a comeback and this time old Saint fans should be more than pleased.Yes, the band has some rust around the edges, but aside from some imperfections in the recording, this is easily the most enjoyable Saint album so far, in my opinion. The old Saint albums were good, but nothing I could listen to more than once in a day. This new album In the Battle has me listening 3 or 4 times a day in the week I've had it and it doesn't get old and dull after numerous spins. The sound is the same, but they seem to have more energy and life than on earlier albums. And when many "comeback bands" try to sound more modern, this album sounds like it easily could have been the follow up to Too Late for Living. A great headbanging album with 9 songs full of heavy metal, bold, Christ-centered lyrics, and choruses that stick in your head for days.Vocalist, Josh Kramer doesn't seem like he's lost any edge off of his vocals. The rest of the band...founder, Richard Lynch and new recruit, Jerry Johnson also sound like they've got the chops. Unfortunately, the drums done by new member Larry London are kinda hit and miss. For the casual fan though, the strength of the songs themselves will overcome the inconsistencies that sometimes pop up.The strongest songs here in my opinion are "Here We Are", "Sacrifice", and "The Choice". All sung and played with a great amount of passion. The funny thing about "The Choice" is that the first 2 or 3 times I heard it, it sounded like they were saying "Follow the devil". Only after more listens did I realize that they were saying "God or the devil". I guess my hearing is slowing fading in my old age. Another good song is the album closer "Acid Rain/Full Armor". It starts out with a mellow intro similar to what we'd here from Opeth, only to see Saint rip back into their familar '80's metal style.They still show the cheesy '80's metal side at times with songs like "Holy Rollin'" (no need for further comment)Penned by Richard Lynch and former guitarist Dee Harrington, the exciting "Ryders" is by far the albums strongest track. Taking off in a fast paced manner to several seconds of lead guitar, "Ryder" slows to a muscular guitar driven mid-tempo pace for its first and second verse. An extensive chorus with a huge catchy hook delivers a powerful message,Josh nails a flashy pull-out-all-the-stops guitar solo only to return and carry the song over its last minute with more of the same.and the cover of their own song "Star Pilot Return". Sometimes I wonder what people are thinking when they write lyrics that could possibly be heard by hundreds or thousands of people.Overall...there are negatives in addition to what I already mentioned, including one of the most horrible album covers of all time and one of the most typo-filled booklets ever. However, old Saint fans will be rejoicing that they finally have a new album by their old band. And despite the age of the members in this classic band and the years that have passed, they still know how to rock hard and they are not ashamed of the God they sing about. For that alone, I applaud them. http://www.saintsite.com/.
TIME'S END ALBUM REVIEW:
Saint has been one of my favorite bands for years. These guys have such an amazing classic sound, though they've been compared to other bands, I've not heard any that stand up to them. This second album from them is definitely straight out of the 80's; layers of guitars, hammering guitar solos, bold song titles and an eye-catching album cover. On this record they center most of the songs around the book of Revelation, in other words "Time's End." Lyrically the songs are darker, yet very artistic in what they're singing about. You won't find any cheesy stuff on this album. Eight of the tracks are hard rockin' metal tunes and one (Through You) is somewhat slower but has a great long guitar solo. This album was extremely hard to find and out-of-print for years. I remember seeing it listed in catalogs from $49 to $150! Fortunetely, Saint remastered and released their first three albums on a double disc set back in 1997, it too is out-of-print. More recently M8 re-released Time's End with some bonus live tracks. I've listened to this album probably more than any other Christian metal album I own and have never burned myself out on it. The only drawback is that it only has 9 songs and clocks in at 37 minutes and 54 seconds, though when listening to it, it sounds longer. Best Songs: "Island Prisoner," "Space Cruiser" and "Through You. On its 1986 Pure Metal debut Time’s End Saint plays classic heavy metal with an occasional speed metal and thrash influence, the bands energetic sound easily inviting a comparison to the likes of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metal Church and Armageddon. Lead vocalist Josh Kramer exhibits a great deal of power and presence with his versatile Halford-like voice. On the albums heavier numbers like "Time's End" and "Steel Killer" he adds an element of grit and aggression to his delivery, while bringing a smooth sounding touch on the more melodic based "Island Prisoner" and "Through You". John Mahan puts in a standout performance with a mean and nasty in your face style of playing, contributing several lengthy solos carried out well past one minute. Bassist Richard Lynch and Brian Willis comprise a tight and steady rhythm section. Time's End is held back by a low budget production job giving prominence to sonics on the muddy side. The rhythm section sounds muffled with neither the bass nor drums consistently rising above the instrumentation. While the rhythm guitar can come across in a thin sounding manner, the lead guitar receives an adequate mix.Time's End showcases an eye catching album cover with two beasts rising out of the ocean. The track listing on the back of the CD; however, fails to follow the order the songs are played back.Several seconds of open air rhythm guitar introduces "In The Night" before Josh steps forward with a scream, the driving riff that kicks in pushing the song with an abundance of energy to a hard hitting chorus reinforced by "barking dog" like background vocals. Mahan spices things up with an abundance of gritty lead guitar work.After "Island Prisoner" begins to several seconds of slowly moving guitar harmony, it gains momentum and smoothly advances to a chorus with a huge catchy hook. Mahan steps forward with several seconds of fiery lead guitar work. As its title implies, "Island Prisoner" talks about the Apostle John who wrote the book of Revelation while banished to the Island of Patmos in the Mediterranean.The creative "Space Cruiser" gives prominence to one of the albums strongest melody lines. Opening to a brief Drum solo, a choppy Guitar riff propels the song through its first verse at a catchy upbeat tempo as it details how being from outer space will one day reveal themselves,"Space Cruiser" breaks for another lengthy guitar run until it picks back up in space prior to ending by summing up its theme.The emotional semi-ballad "Through You" is reminiscent to "The War Is Over" (from the bands follow up 1989 effort Too Late For Living). Carried from start to finish by a crunchy rhythm guitar backed by a punchy bass line, the song culminates as it attains a melodic flavored chorus with a good commercial feel . Mahan steals the show by adding over a minute of strong lead guitar work to a song dealing with the day to day struggles in the life of a Christian,Forty-five seconds of catchy rhythm guitar harmony initiates the albums dark and haunting title track. Maintaining an energetic edge as it moves through its first verse at a mid-tempo pace, "Time's End" evenly advances on a sweeping chorus with a catchy refuse to go away hook. A powerful guitar solo closes out the last thirty seconds of a song presenting a fictional account of the life of an individual during the tribulation period,Progressing through its verse portions to Josh’s emotionally charged lead vocal performance, “Primed And Ready” peaks for an infectious chorus backed by deep sounding vocal harmonies. Mahan tears it up with just under a minute of melodic flavored lead guitar work reinforced by a punchy bass line. "Primed And Ready" deals with the second coming,The overbearing "Destroyers" is the only song on the album to not quite make the grade. Driven forward by a choppy guitar riff, the song hits a wall upon attaining a chorus carried in a repetitious manner by background vocals that come across way too heavy handed. Mahan adds a nice aggressively played guitar solo but it is not enough to put the song over the top. "Destroyers" takes a tongue and cheek approach to the end of the world:Like many songs on Time's End it also deals with the end times:Beginning to a few seconds of guitar feedback, "Phantom Of The Galaxy" launches into a fast paced riff bordering on speed metal, the frenetic tempo maintained as the song quickly rushes ahead to a chorus delivered with a ton of infectious energy. "Phantom Of The Galaxy" exposes Satan and his hatred for mankind:As "Phantom Of The Galaxy" ends, it segues into the thrash influenced "Steel Killer" as a heavy duty guitar riff impels it to a chorus that also exposes the evil one:After "Steel Killer" stops dead in its tracks for a minute and a half of driving rhythm guitar, it repeats its chorus one last time before closing the album to several more minutes of rhythm guitar.With songwriting contributions from three different members of the band, Time’s End provides some of the finest moments musically of Saint's career. "Island Prisoner", "Primed And Ready" and "Through You" all showcase catchy melodies; however, the classic heavy metal sounds of "Space Cruiser", "Time's End" and "Phantom Of The Galaxy" hold up equally well. And while the albums production prove a bit of a detraction, if given a top notch production job Time's End would hold its own musically with any release of its era. http://christianrockzone.listen2myradio.com/
CRIME SCENE EARTH ALBUM REVIEW:
On Crime Scene Earth Saint stays true to its form by giving us another slab of quality classic metal. All of the usual “suspects”, of course, come into play when inviting a direct comparison: Judas Priest, Armageddon, Metal Church, Accept and older Utlimatum. This is best demonstrated on the albums more noteworthy pieces such as the energetic “Half A Time Measure”, apocalyptic “Terror In The Sky”, weighty “Crime Scene Earth” and catchy “Lost”, a musical tribune to the metal scene of the eighties. Saint “mellows out” – if only just slightly – for the melodic metal of the worshipful “Everlasting God” only to head back in a classic metal direction with the straightforward sounds of “Judas In Me” and “Bent Knee”. Rounding things out is the Judas Priest cover “Invader”.So how does Crime Scene Earth measure up when compared to Saint’s back catalog? Musically, I might rate it a notch below Too Late For Living and The Mark, arguably the groups two finest artistic statements of its three decade career. That said, it compares very favorably to In The Battle and Time’s End in terms of consistency while ranking ahead of Warriors Of The Son and The Perfect Life. My overall feeling is that Saint represents one of the few groups that would be difficult – if not impossible – to record a bad album. With that in mind, if you are a long term Saint fan – or follow the classic metal genre – then my no means will you be disappointed with Crime Scene Earth.The major change to report on Crime Scene Earth is that vocalist Josh Kramer only participates on three songs (“Half A Time Measure”, “Crime Scene Earth” and “Invader”). Bassist Richard Lynch handles vocals on the other six. So what relegated Josh to a “back up role”? Well, according to Richard, the band decided to head in a heavier direction. (Crime Scene Earth is slightly heavier than The Mark, which is slightly heavier than In The Battle. And don’t worry- Josh is still in the band).There is only one relevant question at this point: And that is how good of a vocalist is Richard Lynch? In comparison to Josh, Richard sings in a lower register with a grittier and gruffer vocal delivery. All in all, he proves very complementary to Saint’s sound and is really not that far removed from what we are used to with Josh. On the other hand, it is this reviewers opinion that Josh is the better vocalist- keeping in mind that Richard does not do a bad job. As a result, I might have gone with Josh on most of the albums tracks with Richard singing on 1 or 2 as a change of pace. Irregardless, if one were to insist on Richard handling the majority of the vocals, I would still have Josh do “Everlasting God” and “Lost”, two pieces which would better lend themselves to the smoother touch he brings to the table.The other change to report is the return of guitarist Jerry Johnson (Jerry was part of the group at the time of In The Battle but sat out The Mark). This leaves Saint with a VERY talented guitar team when factoring in the contributions of holdover Dee Harrington. As one might expect, lead guitar represents an area of strength: just give “Terror In The Sky”, “Crime Scene Earth” and “Bent Knee” several listens and you will understand my point.Of the three Saint “comeback” albums, I would rate Crime Scene Earth as having the better production. The main reason being is that the drums – at least in comparison to In The Battle and The Mark – received the fuller and cleaner mix. Otherwise, all the needed classic metal elements are here: crisper sounding rhythm guitar, pumping bass and easy to define lead work.
Crime Scene Earth starts to a short instrumental – untitled and not part of the track listing – that is carried by guitar feedback until a driving rhythm guitar kicks in.“Half A Time Measure” jumps out of the gate at an upbeat tempo only to smooth out upon obtaining its first verse. The song proceeds to grind ahead to a bristling rhythm guitar, gaining initiative during its bridge only to culminate for a spirited chorus sustained by the high end feel to Josh’s vocal delivery. Fast, energetic and exciting, “Half A Time Measure” represents Saint at its very best. The holocaust is the subject matter here.“Terror In The Sky” is also top of the line Saint. A bass guitar solo gets the song underway before a pulsating rhythm guitar takes over, driving things forward at a fixed mid-tempo pace until a brief but stalwart chorus is achieved. A fluidly mixed guitar solo brings out the best in a song dealing with the second coming,Saint heads in a melodic metal direction with the worship anthem “Everlasting God”. The song delivers a symphonic touch as a hint of keyboards decorate the backdrop, amalgamating a melodic based chorus with a run of lead guitar on the searing side of things. As previously stated, this one comes across worshipful in feel:mixed guitar solo brings out the best in a song dealing with the second coming.Muscular would be the best way to describe the albums title track. With a buzz-saw rhythm guitar tearing up the prodigious environs, “Crime Scene Earth” dominates its staunch verse portions and a punch-laden chorus that focuses on the crucifixion,The lead work this time around is delivered in full Saint-style intensity.“The Judas In Me” is another too the point composition. The song moves forward at an upbeat tempo from the start, compelling itself with dogged abandon until gaining a hold of an abrupt chorus delivered in curt sounding fashion.The aggressive lead work stands in perfect complement to the animated scene. “The Judas In Me” also touches upon the crucifixion,The only song on Crime Scene Earth I fail to get into is “Too Many”. Perhaps it is the slight abrasiveness of Richard Lynch’s vocal delivery (the albums only track in which this happens) but the overall feeling conveyed is heavy handed. The songs chorus, for instance, can come across repetitive while at just over five minutes it is a bit long winded for my taste. I tend to pass on this one although I can see how others might get into it.The Judas Priest cover “Invader” finds Josh delivering his most even vocal performance of the album. This one proves a quality example of songwriting, taking a catchy guitar riff and joining it with a chorus that gives rise to a near mesmerizing feel. Lyrically, “Invader” seems to touch upon the aftermath of a nuclear war:“Bent Knee” stands out as quintessential Saint with its driving guitar riff, powerful lead vocal approach and hard hitting chorus. No, this might not be the albums catchiest pieces but the bands weighty performance – featuring a stretch of over the top lead guitar – puts it over the top. Grace is the subject to “Bent Knee”:“Lost” starts fast and furious to several seconds of lightning-like riffing. Evening out for its first verse as the rhythm guitar crashes in and out of the mix, the song regains its lost momentum by kicking and clawing its way to a catchy chorus coming across as a tribune to the metal scene of the eighties(http://www.holymetalrob.com/)
