K-Tel's RIGHTEOUS METAL compilation

Anybody here remember this classic compilation from the fine folks at K-Tel ("20 Hits By The Original Artists!") Records?? I'd bet that quite a few members of the board owned this album at one time or another.

I had this album years ago but was under the impression that I'd lost it or traded it away... till I was looking thru some boxes in my attic over the weekend and found the tape case in a box of random stuff... unfortunately, with no cassette in it. I looked thru the rest of the box and couldn't find the tape, so I have no idea where the heck it could be. Which is a bummer, because I would love to hear this album again.

I picked this tape up at a K-Mart (I think) back around '88 or '89...I had been into Stryper for a couple of years and had just discovered Barren Cross (their only album I owned @ the time was ATOMIC ARENA, so I most likely bought RIGHTEOUS METAL so I could have BC's "Rock For The King," which I'd never heard) but those two bands were the extent of my Christian metal knowledge at the time... therefore, this tape ended up being my introduction to some other Christian bands that I'd been hearing/reading about but hadn't actually heard yet. I remember really liking the tracks by Bloodgood, Saint, and especially Messiah Prophet -- I went out and picked up M.P.'s MASTER OF THE METAL (on vinyl no less!) soon after hearing the title track on this comp -- as well as Stryken (who I thought were pretty goofy... still do, actually!), though I don't remember much about most of the other songs on this album...when I look at the track listing I wonder if I ever bothered to listen to side 2 at all, because I can't remember a thing about any of those songs. I still find it kind of odd that Petra and the Altar Boys (!) were included on a "Metal" compilation.

I believe K-Tel eventually released a RIGHTEOUS METAL II follow up and I vaguely remember another compilation from the same era (which may or may not have been on K-Tel) called "TESTIFY! THE BEST OF CHRISTIAN METAL" but I've never seen/heard either of those.

I'll have to go digging in the attic again soon to pull out the holiday decorations so I'll try to keep an eye peeled for this cassette while I'm at it... if I find it, I will definitely have to give it another spin (it's been years!) and hopefully comment on some of the tunes I've forgotten about.

I used to have it...

Still have my cassette of this.

Kmorg has it on CD.

http://www.metal-metropolis.com/various_artists.htm

I use to own this collection. I always thought there were a few tracks that didn't belong. Rick Cua, Petra and especially The Alter Boys just should not have been on a "Metal" compilation IMO.

Sounds cool, I have some old K-tel compilation 8-tracks of Gary Puckett, Tommy James and the shondelles, etc.


About Petra though, I think it depends on which song was being featured on the comp. I mean, "Judas Kiss", "All Fired Up", "Mine Field", "This means war" and "Dance" all in my opinion would have fit nicley a christian metal compilation.

I think I have both somewhere in my collection - I will have to look when I get home. Ult is correct that some of the songs don't belong (Altar Boys, come on, NOT metal!!!!)

I seem to remember the sounds quality on the KTEL LP's were pretty bad, especially since they slammed so much music on one LP.

I think I have both os those, but only one is on the website as of yet. As with any compialtion album, the tracklist is questionable. But it still a great way to discover new bands.

I used to have it on cassette

I have this and the Testify both on CD.