Was the American band "Mass" a Christian Band ?

I never see them listed on the "christian metal comparsion" charts I used to see years ago ...

They had some connections to that scene -- they were buddies/occasional tour mates with Stryper (and I believe Michael Sweet produced one of their albums), but if memory serves they never came right out and said "We're a Christian band."

For whatever that's worth.

" So in early 1987 Wes Heins (president of Enigma) flew out to Boston,
caught a live Mass show and a week later we signed our third record contract.
We connected instantly with Michael.
He knew we were not a Christian band from the start
but a group of down to earth Italian American Catholics
that wrote and sang uplifting positive rock music.
We have always believed in God and his son Jesus
but I chose to sprinkle in our beliefs...here and there....lyrically
in a few of our songs subtly over the years. " - quote from interview.

Way back when - in Boston - MASS was the first real heavy metal act making waves.
Steel Assassin was another. Meliah Rage. Wargasm. Shout ( not the Christian band ).
Extreme - were first called The Dream - but some sort of legal thing happened.
They got Nunu as a new guitarist - and that was it. Packed clubs everywhere all the time.
But MASS ( short for Massachusetts ?) were very much respected.
It never really happened for them - for whatever reason.
Just like in the case of BANG or The Tears.
Great Boston party bands that opened for KIX, Rough Cutt, Nazareth etc etc

The only album I've heard was Voices in the Night. Good album, if extremely influenced by Stryper musically and even lyrically (there are at least 3 blatantly Christian songs on the album).

No. Not even close. They had some lyrics that had some overtones, a connection to Michael Sweet, and then people misunderstood the name was (as Glower said) the old abbreviation for the state they hailed from. I too have seen them listed on Christian Metal sights and forums and they shouldn't be. They are a killer band though that seemingly got mishandled by inept record execs.

Interesting infos . I know a band which is DEFINITELY not Christian that was always listed on sites like this which is Balance of Power ...

No they weren’t, why does it even matter?

Who gives a fuck?

Mglaffas81 wrote:

Who gives a fuck?

Because it's an interesting question?

Geez, lighten up.

There are a number of reasons why some people might choose to only listen to Christian music or have a preference for it, so I think it's a valid question to ask. Especially since it's not always easy to tell the difference between a band made up of Christians (or at least with lyrics written by Christian members) and a fully-fledged "Christian band".

"Christian Band" for me , are those who are built as a "ministry" . I no longer care anyways , I was asking just aout of curiosity .