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Hammer & Nail is the second album from the Christian metal

Christian metal

Christian metal, also known as white metal, is a form of heavy metal music usually defined by its message in a song's lyrics as well as the band's dedication to Christianity...

band Whitecross

Whitecross

Whitecross is a Christian metal band that formed in 1985 in Waukegan, IL releasing their first recording in the year 1987. Their early albums, which often invite comparisons to Ratt, are laced with fast, technical guitar work. In 1994, bandleader, primary songwriter and producer Rex Carroll split...

, released on May 23, 1988. It reached No. 15 on Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

's Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart. A review in CCM magazine stated that the album "wages war against mediocrity" so often found in Christian metal.

Track list

"Living on the Edge" (5:13)
"When the Walls Tumble Down" (3:33)
"The Hammer and the Nail" (1:35)
"Take It to the Limit" (4:09)
"Walk with Me" (4:45)
"Because of Jesus" (3:41)
"When the Clock Strikes" (4:34)
"Resist Him" (4:22)
"Living in a Lost World" (3:52)
"Top of the World" (3:43)

Band members

Scott Wenzel - Vocals
Rex Carroll
Rex Carroll
Rex Carroll is a guitarist and known for his work in the Christian metal band Whitecross. Rex Carroll is also the leader and guitarist of other bands like Fierce Heart, King James and The Rex Carroll Band. He also filled in and did all the guitar work on Eden's 1994 album "Fan The Flame". In...

- Guitars
Mark Hedl - Drums
Jon Sproule - Bass

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