Precious Death

Precious Death
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Alternative metal, Grunge, Crossover thrash, Christian metal[1]
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.[2] The group recorded both songs with a Christian message and ones about life in general.[3] Singer Chris Scott and guitarist David Bishop went on to form Blackball.[4]

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)
  • David Bishop - Guitars (Blackball)
  • Tom Barber - Bass
  • Lorenzo Mauro - Drums

Former

  • Andy Koehler - Bass
  • Steve Casto - Bass
  • Dave Shivertown - Drums
  • Roger Sampson - Drums (Once Dead)

Discography

Albums:

  • Southpaw 1993[5]
  • If You Must 1994
  • Precious Death 1996

References

  1. 1 2 Boyd, William (November 23, 2016). "The 10 essential Christian metal albums". Loudersound. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ 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)..."
  3. ↑ 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 "
  4. ↑ Mark Allan Powell Encyclopedia of contemporary Christian music 1565636791 2002 p86 "Chris Scott, front man 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 ..."
  5. ↑ 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."
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