Saint (band)

Saint
Origin	Salem, Oregon, USA
Genres	Heavy metal Christian metal
Years active	1980–1989 1999–present
Labels	Armor/Retroactive
Members
Josh Kramer Jerry Johnson Richard Lynch Bill Brost
Past members
Dee Harrington Tim Lamberson John Mahan Mike Lowery Gene McClendon Brian Willis John Perrine Larry London

Saint is a Christian metal band, first active in the mid-1980s, releasing their first album Warriors of the Son in 1984. Common themes of Saint's music include hell, evil, and apocalyptic themes such as the End times. In 2010, HM magazine ranked the band's albums Time' End and Hell Blade among Top 100 Christian metal albums of all time list on #67 and #46 respectively.

History

The Gentiles

1979 Christian Center of Salem. The Band was called “Power Faith”. It’s members were John Mahan, Russ Koch, Jim Maxwell and the Late Bob Page. These guys had a small collection of songs and shortly broke up, just to return a year later as “The Gentiles” minus Bob Page. It was during this time Richard Lynch was managing the band, Playing rhythm guitar and writing songs. By 1981 The Gentile went in to the studio and recorded their first demo with a stand in singer, Max Clark. They sent out to record labels and received a few offers, but each member was slowly moving on to their individual careers, and by 1982 the band folded.

Saint

1982 Richard Lynch and drummer Gene McClindon found themselves bandless and a desire to continue on with the dream of playing Heavy Metal for the Lord. During this time Richard was writing material for a new LP and seized the name SAINT. Gene contacted a friend he new who was to play guitar and could sing as well, his name Josh Kamer. Josh was a great guitarist and had quite the voice. They played an audition in LA for Steve Archer but were told to practice and maybe some other time. Richard told them there would be no other time for them and they left. This is when the idea of there own label was birthed. 1984 Born was the new label Rotton Records and the EP “Warriors of the Son.” John Mahan returns and two years of “musical” drummers start, too many to name. 1986 the band signs a contract with Pure Metal and releases its 2nd LP “Time’s End.” With drummer Mike Lowery out of the band just one week before recording, Brian Willis is then hired (on loan from the band Quarter Flash) 1989 Too Late For Living is released, guitarist Dee Harrington and Drummer John Perine join the effort. The band is now on an all time roll and mysteriously folds???

1998 Richard Lynch and Dee Harrington regroup with singer Tim Lamberson. Saint puts out the EP “The Perfect Life” then…in 2003 Josh Kramer was contacted by Richard Lynch. With new guitarist Jerry Johnson, Saint returned to their traditional metal roots, thus “In The Battle” is recorded in 2004. In the spring of 2004 Dee Harrington returns to the band and latter that summer Tim Lamberson finishes the line up as the thunderous new Saint drummer. By Nov. 2004 Warriors of the Son is re-recorded and the boys are prepping to Play shows.

Line up

Current members

• Josh Kramer - Vocals
• Jerry Johnson - Guitars
• Richard Lynch - Bass
• Jared Knowland - Drums

Former Members

• Dee Harrington - guitars
• Tim Lamberson - vocals/drums
• John Mahan - guitars/backing vocals
• Gene McClendon - drums
• Brian Willis - drums
• John Perrine - drums
• Larry London - drums
• Mike Lowery - drums
• Nick Bean - drums
• Bill Brost - drums

Discography with Track Listing

Warriors Of The Son (1984 Rotten)

1. Plan II
2. Legions Of The Dead
3. Abyss
4. Warriors Of The Son
5. Vicars Of Fate
6. Time's Wasting

Time's End (1986 Pure Metal)

1. In The Night
2. Island Prisoner
3. Space Cruiser
4. Through You
5. Time's End
6. Primed And Ready
7. Destroyers
8. Phantom Of The Galaxy/Steel Killer
9. Steel Killer (Reprise)

Too Late for Living (1988 Pure Metal/2000 Armor)

1. Too Late For Living
2. Star Pilot
3. Accuser
4. The Rock
5. On The Street
6. Returning
7. The Path
8. Through The Sky
9. The War Is Over

The Perfect Life (EP) (1999 Armor)

1. The Runner
2. Raise Your Hands
3. Show His Love
4. To Live Forever
5. The Perfect Life
6. Deceived

Review: HM Magazine

In The Battle (2003 Armor)

1. In The Battle
2. Star Pilots Return
3. Here We Are
4. Sacrifice
5. Holy Rollin'
6. Ryders
7. The Choice
8. When
9. Acid Rain/Full Armor

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Warriors Of The Son (Re-Recorded) (2004 Armor)

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 & The Destroyers
8. The Reaper

Live 05 (2005 Armor)

1. Sacrifice
2. Vicars Of Fate
3. In The Battle
4. Holy Rollin'
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. Ryders
12. Full Armor
13. Plan II

The Mark (2006 Armor)

1. The Spirit
2. The Vision
3. Ride To Kill
4. He Reigns
5. On & On
6. The 7th Trumpet
7. The Mark
8. Bowls Of Wrath
9. Babylon The Great
10. Reaping The Flesh
11. Gog & Magog
12. Alfa & Omega

Crime Scene Earth (2008 Armor)

1. The Conquest
2. Half A Times 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

Hell Blade (2010 Retroactive)

1. The Accent
2. The Blade
3. To The Cross
4. Crying In The Night
5. Hell Train
6. Endless Night
7. You And Me
8. New World Order
9. SinnerPeace
10. Hell Blade

References

• Hale, Mark (1993). "2497". Headbangers (First edition, second printing ed.). Ann Arbor, Michigan: Popular Culture, Ink.. p. 301. ISBN 1-56075-029-4. 

External links

• Official Website
• Saint at MySpace
• Josh Kramer's site