Ordained Fate (1992)

Dusted off this oldie today for the first time in a while. Anyone else remember this mid-paced Christian thrash band? What made them stick out (for me anyway) was the fact that three out of the four band members were women... not that you'd be able to tell from the band photo on the back, all you can see is leather jackets and mops of hair (haha). The only guy in the band was the drummer. Stylistically I'd say they were in the same ballpark as JUSTICE-era Metallica, with a hint of late 80s Megadeth. They had some cool in-yer-face lyrics, especially the tracks "Let's Make A Deal," "The Election" ("I want to go to Washington and I'll do anything to win") and "Gold Cross." Marge Curtner's vocals were similar to Mustaine's angry snarl. Pretty neat stuff, but it didn't get much notice at the time of its release (1992), presumably because the musical landscape was changing and this style of metal was falling out of favor. They did release a follow up to this album (I believe it was called GLIMMER OF HOPE) in the mid 90s but I've never heard that one (it seems to be harder to find than this debut). Is it worth seeking out?

Wow! Now there's a CD I haven't heard in a while. Will have to pull that one out and give it a spin this week.

While I'm at it, gonna spin some SUSPENDED as well. All female thrash band.

I heard of this band back when the old blastbeats.com site was still up and back when I was buying anything that was labeled Christian thrash. I was to scared to order it because I wasnt sure if I was going to like it though...I read some review that was saying it was really groovy sounding, and being one that despises groove metal and groove in thrash, I didnt want to risk it.

I thought it was pretty cool that they were pretty much all women in the band....reminded me of Meanstreak.

Stender wrote:

I thought it was pretty cool that they were pretty much all women in the band....reminded me of Meanstreak.

Yea, Meanstreak were pretty bad-a$$ chicks. They were like Metal Church with PMS.

I bought it and didn't care for it.

ultmetal wrote:

Wow! Now there's a CD I haven't heard in a while. Will have to pull that one out and give it a spin this week.

While I'm at it, gonna spin some SUSPENDED as well. All female thrash band.

Do you still have that disc for me, Ult?


I like the first Ordained Fate much more than the follow-up. I think Glimmer of Hope sounded really "rushed".

There were some very cool Christian metal bands out during that period that never went any where. Jesus Freaks comes right to mind.

I have both of their albums, but they never really clicked all that well with me. If this was an all male band, I don't think they'd be able to cut a record deal.....

UNCLE SAXON wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Wow! Now there's a CD I haven't heard in a while. Will have to pull that one out and give it a spin this week.

While I'm at it, gonna spin some SUSPENDED as well. All female thrash band.

Do you still have that disc for me, Ult?

I do. I have a little box I've started for you with "stuff" in it.

kmorg wrote:

I have both of their albums, but they never really clicked all that well with me. If this was an all male band, I don't think they'd be able to cut a record deal.....

I'll take "Glimmer of Hope" off your hands if you want - I've been looking for that one for a long time!

Yeah, good CD, the debut. I spun "Gethsemane" on my show the other night. Not my favorite thrash, but it rages when I'm in the right mood.

I had both at one time, didn't care much for either, not sure if I still have them.

This was an alright release.Much better than their second.Still nothing spectacular.

Never hear of them, but Freddy's write-up got me intrigued. Sounded pretty interesting. Then as I scrolled down and read some of the other comments I became less interested.

Still might check 'em out though. Amazon has a few cheap copies.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

as I scrolled down and read some of the other comments I became less interested.

Me 'n' Unca Sax liked it... isn't that enough recommendation for you?

Fat Freddy wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

as I scrolled down and read some of the other comments I became less interested.

Me 'n' Unca Sax liked it... isn't that enough recommendation for you?

True, but Temple of Blood is usually spot-on in his assessments. He's a tough critic.

Sorry, MwtalFRO. Nothing in my collection is for sale.....

Average imho...

Temple of Blood wrote:

I bought it and didn't care for it.

Me too...kinda boring.

Have/had the pictured album on tape (don't know where it is now) and remember somewhat liking it. Couldn't say now unless I find the tape again or stumble on the CD used somewhere.

Serious thread necro-bump...



According to the Ordained Fate FB page (yes, that's a thing, because even bands that have been defunct for 20+ years have FB pages) a reissue of the self-titled album from 1992 is in the works. Release date is July 14th.

https://girdermusic.com/collections/pre-orders/products/ordained-fate-ordained-fate-cd-2019-legends-of-rock?fbclid=IwAR1pZMdjDxL5iEZ6vCSaD0o6M6bqRt2A2FSHaiQyZTGURciFe6qRbZJ83DI

Meh. I recently revisited my copy and found it to be sorta boring. It went bye-bye. Guess I'm fortunate to get rid of it before this proposed reissue snuffed-off any demand for the original.

At the time it was decent enough but it hasn't aged well.

I remember loving their demo (I still have that cassette) I liked the debut, but it lacked the raw intensity of their demo, IMO.
Still; I did listen to the debut frequently back in the day.