Feature: The Heavy Christian Music Festival Boom
By most measures, heavier Christian music should be a footnote. It gets very little radio…
Andy Czaplicki
Andy Czaplicki began writing for Heaven's Metal Magazine in 2026. Czaplicki began writing in The Cadet Newspaper in 2005-2008. He continued journalism as a U.S. Army Public Affairs Officer from 2015 to 2016 and as the Director of Communications for the Virginia National Guard Association from 2020 to 2025. Czaplicki holds a BA in International Studies from the Virginia Military Institute and an MBA, with a cognate in Project Management, from Liberty University. He is an active member of Common Ground Church and resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with his spouse, Nikki, three boys, Zane, Skye, and Jude, and two dogs Joy and Flynn.
Feature: When ‘Rock’ Isn’t Enough – Why the Dove Awards Need a ‘Metal’ Category
Demon Hunter, a band that has spent two decades combining epic breakdowns fueled by double-kick drums, distortion, and powerful lyrics tied to images of blood atonement, shares its category with artists who seldomly drift farther than an amplified guitar.
Feature: The Shibboleth Test – How Do We Know a Band Is Really Christian?
Scroll through any Christian metal or hardcore forum, you are bound to see a question…
Feature: The Kingdom We Keep Watering Down
On May 19, 2026, Peyton Parrish posted his now-widely-shared clip, “Christian Music In A Nutshell…
Review: Relent – Suffer EP
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,…
Feature: Why the American Church’s Fear of Metal Says More About Us Than the Music
Imagine growing up in a Pentecostal congregation in the rural South, watching a pastor weep…
Feature: When the Psalmist Screams
By Andy Czaplicki, Heaven’s Metal Magazine When the Psalmist Screams Having navigated depression, anxiety, and…
Feature: Weight of Glory – Christian Metal in the Modern Church
By Andy Czaplicki There is a moment — if you have ever stood in the…