DISCIPLE: Concert Review
August 12 – First Grace Church – Vandalia, Ohio
Disciple, is there a better band to break the Christian metal concert drought we have been facing over the last year and a half? This reviewer thinks not.
Kevin Young and company stormed the stage like they have never left. The confidence of veteran road-warriors was on full display as the intro to their crossover hit “The Wait is Over” roared out of the speakers like an audio tidal wave. The band came in all crunchy and cranked to deliver a much-needed cure to the lockdown blues. Rushing from “Wait” and “Game On” into “Panic Room,” the band kept the metal-petal to the floor with Kevin jumping and snapping his neck in between his patented, in-your-face lyrics.
Disciple played a few more tunes then slowed up for a patented Kevin Young mini-sermon. He has been doing this for 20+ years and the ease with which he shares the gospel is refreshing. His humility is obvious as he knows the bands longevity could only happen if their message was only about Jesus, and Jesus alone. After the mini-sermon, the band played two more songs and then quietly left the stage as Kevin once again shared the gospel.
Kevin’s preaching is as good as his singing, keeping everyone at rapt attention. Disciple has always been about ministry first, music second. And this concert was no different as at least ten hands went up indicating they heard what Kevin was presenting, and accepted Jesus into their heart.
After the refreshing sermon, the rest of the band came back on and served up another helping of their patented crushing rhythm and stinging guitar. The last song they played seems to be the band’s prayer. “O God Save Us All” was the perfect way to end the evening.
Disciple makes great use of a smaller light show to perfectly complement their music. The mix was spot on with nothing getting lost in the extreme volume.
Despite many lineup changes and the challenge of switching labels, pandemics, recording, and fund raising, this band has stayed true to their initial calling. That is evident in the way they present themselves, but most importantly, in the way they present the gospel.
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