Under Command is doing it for the kids, if the kids happen to be old school melodic Christian metalheads, of course. Their new CD is called Secret Place of Thunder, and it has Stryper stuff, Petra (older) stuff, a little Journey / Foreigner here and there, and a lot of Van Halen stuff – complete with Eddie-ish solos. The lyrics harken the "Christian soldier" days of Christian metal, with lines like, "With my shield I stand ready / And with my sword I'm ready to fight." While the originality factor is a bit lacking, they are certainly proficient with their muse. I'm not a metalhead, but Under Command kinda makes me wish I was. So, you know, if you are a metalhead, you should get this CD, 'cause it's good, in a metalhead way. And their guitarist has great hair. No joke. Really, really good hair. I wouldn't play around with something like that. You don't joke about a man's hair. Serious.
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HM Magazine #81Reviewed by David BixlerThis is a well put together cd with some phenomenally excellent guitar work! Vocals are clear and soothing. I really enjoyed this project. Classical guitar thrown in with it's cousin metal is pleasing to these ears. The words are clearly thought out and focused on praise. This trio has a good thing going. Check them out on this issue's Hard Music Sampler.
