In the spirit of once again bringing you Christian music stories from around the world (which seems to be the theme this week), let me introduce you to the band Straatligkinders, from North West South Africa.That’s right. North West South Africa. Potchefstroom, to be exact.The band will be opening for Underoath when the screamo hard rockers tour South Africa this fall.I’m not a fan of screamo, but what I found cool about this band is that their video was filmed in an x-ray machine. Very clever. And aside from the screaming, the song is good. Check it out. (If you can’t understand what they’re saying, I think it’s because they’re singing in Afrikaans.)I also like the answer bassist Hein Kruger gave when asked by blunt.co.za about the band’s ties to Christian music:
“First of all, we don’t like to call ourselves a “Christian band”. We’re four Christians in a band. Christianity is a religion not a music style. There’s no such thing as a Christian G or A note, so why call ourselves a “Christian band”? We sing about what’s in our hearts, and music is what we love doing, but we don’t throw Bible verses into the mosh-pit. “
To learn more about Straatligkinders, visit their website.
posted January 5, 2009 at 9:46 am
Please do not call a satanist band a gospel band.
These guys are bad news. I hope they have a close encounter with Jesus Christ, SOON. They are able to make good people (young ones especially) believe they are singing “rebel Gospel” but their true colours are starting to show. Tough to hide EVIL forever. “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ” (1 Cor 11:13)
posted April 30, 2009 at 6:29 am
Fanie: you must be God! because it seems like you have the authority to judge someone (and in this case 4 souls) that seem to have a unique relationship with God. Happy judging !