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A Look Back at the Genre-Spanning Tours That Defined an Era<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The period from 1995 to 2005 was a transformative era for Christian rock and metal music. It was during this time that I became deeply immersed in the scene. My first concert was Ray Boltz, followed by Carman, which opened the door to bands like Audio Adrenaline, The O.C. Supertones, DC Talk, and many more. I discovered bands such as Living Sacrifice, P.O.D., Project 86, Gospel Gangstaz, and MxPx on VHS tapes (who remembers those?) at my youth group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my all-time favorite memories is the 2001 \u201cYour New Empire Tour\u201d featuring Project 86, Stavesacre, and Living Sacrifice. Three of my favorite bands were in the same place, and the crowd was so into it and energetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fueled by groundbreaking record labels such as Tooth & Nail Records and its heavier imprint Solid State Records, alongside stalwarts like Facedown, Fireproof, Intense, R.E.X., Metro One, Takehold, Strike First, Rescue, Ulterium, Blood and Ink, Bombworks, Soundmass, Endtime Productions, and Nordic Mission, this period witnessed an explosion of diverse subgenres: from thrash and doom to metalcore, hardcore, power metal, and alternative rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chronological Tour Timeline with Record Labels and Supporting Acts (1995\u20132005)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1995<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Cranial Captivity Tour<\/strong>
Living Sacrifice (Solid State Records) \/ Lament (Independent) \/ Sacred Warrior (Intense Records)
Supporting Acts:<\/em> Deliverance, Vengeance Rising, Tourniquet, Believer, Holy Soldier, Crimson Thorn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1996<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regional Tour<\/strong>
Focal Point (Independent) \/ Zao (Solid State Records) \/ Pensive (Independent) \/ Seasons in the Field (Independent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Black Sheep Tour<\/strong>
Saviour Machine (Independent) \/ Sixpence None the Richer (R.E.X. Records) \/ The Prayer Chain (Independent) \/ Mortal (Intense Records) \/ Michael Knott (Independent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1997<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tour with Malevolent Creation<\/strong>
Living Sacrifice (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint Tour<\/strong>
Sacred Warrior (Intense Records) \/ Bride (Independent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIY Tour<\/strong>
Zao (Solid State Records) \/ Underoath (Solid State Records) \/ Unearth (Independent) \/ Dead Poetic (Independent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1998<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Underdog Tour<\/strong>
Audio Adrenaline (ForeFront Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independent Tour<\/strong>
P.O.D. (Rescue Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regional Tour<\/strong>
Living Sacrifice (Solid State Records) \/ Soul Embraced (Independent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Coast Tour<\/strong>
Sacred Warrior (Intense Records) \/ Holy Soldier (Intense Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Satellite Pre-Tour<\/strong>
P.O.D. (Atlantic Records) \/ Korn (Mainstream) \/ Linkin Park (Mainstream) \/ Disturbed (Mainstream)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint Tour<\/strong>
Zao (Solid State Records) \/ Shai Hulud (Mainstream) \/ Evergreen Terrace (Mainstream)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Tour<\/strong>
Crimson Thorn (Independent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solid State Mini-Tour<\/strong>
Norma Jean (Solid State Records) \/ Living Sacrifice (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Church Circuit Tour<\/strong>
Spoken (Metro 1 Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Hammering Process Tour<\/strong>
Living Sacrifice (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing Black Lines Tour<\/strong>
Project 86 (Tooth & Nail Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint Tour<\/strong>
Zao (Solid State Records) \/ Training for Utopia (Tooth & Nail Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Headline Tour<\/strong>
The Blamed (Tooth & Nail Records) \/ Left Out (Independent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

40 Days of Disaster Tour<\/strong>
Underoath (Takehold Records) \/ Few Left Standing (Takehold Records) \/ Narcissus (Takehold Records) \/ Tantrum of the Muse (Takehold Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2001<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Your New Empire Tour<\/strong>
Project 86 (Tooth & Nail Records) \/ Stavesacre (Tooth & Nail Records) \/ Living Sacrifice (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Headline Tour<\/strong>
Project 86 (Tooth & Nail Records) \/ Blindside (Tooth & Nail Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bless the Martyr Tour<\/strong>
Norma Jean (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, For the First Time Tour<\/strong>
Bleach (ForeFront Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint Tour<\/strong>
Underoath (Solid State Records) \/ Tantrum of the Muse (Independent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardcore Tour<\/strong>
No Innocent Victim (Facedown Records) \/ xDISCIPLEx A.D. (Facedown Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2002<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Conceived in Fire Tour<\/strong>
Living Sacrifice (Solid State Records) \/ Extol (Solid State Records) \/ Becoming the Archetype (Solid State Records)
Supporting Acts:<\/em> Hatebreed, Throwdown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warped Tour Dates<\/strong>
Underoath (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Split Tour<\/strong>
Few Left Standing (Facedown Records) \/ xDISCIPLEx A.D. (Facedown Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scandinavian Dates<\/strong>
Crimson Moonlight (Endtime Productions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youth Group Tour<\/strong>
Luti-Kriss (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tour Circuit<\/strong>
Rock & Roll Worship Circus (Vertical Records \/ INO Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2003<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Early National Tour<\/strong>
Demon Hunter (Solid State Records)
Supporting:<\/em> As I Lay Dying (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collide Tour<\/strong>
Skillet (ForeFront Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reunion Tour<\/strong>
Mortal (Metro One Records) \/ Fold Zandura (Metro One Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Tours<\/strong>
Anberlin (Tooth & Nail Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Tour<\/strong>
Extol (Solid State Records) \/ Antestor (Endtime Productions) \/ Mortification (Soundmass Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Tour<\/strong>
Seventh Avenue (Ulterium Records) \/ Narnia (Ulterium Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Tour<\/strong>
Disciple (Slain Records \/ INO Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Extended Tour<\/strong>
Living Sacrifice (Solid State Records)
Supporting:<\/em> Throwdown, Extol, The Showdown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Tour<\/strong>
As I Lay Dying (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re Only Chasing Safety Tour<\/strong>
Underoath (Solid State Records)
Supporting:<\/em> Saosin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Beautiful Letdown Tour<\/strong>
Switchfoot (Sparrow Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Headline Tour<\/strong>
Project 86 (Tooth & Nail Records) \/ Disciple (Epic Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brutality Mini-Tours<\/strong>
Clear Convictions (Strike First Records) \/ War of Ages (Strike First Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint Tour<\/strong>
Soul Embraced (Blood and Ink Records) \/ Bloodlined Calligraphy (Blood and Ink Records) \/ Nodes of Ranvier (Facedown Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tour with Dead Poetic and Haste the Day<\/strong>
Dead Poetic (Tooth & Nail Records) \/ Haste the Day (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tour with The Agony Scene<\/strong>
Extol (Solid State Records) \/ The Agony Scene (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Triptych Tour<\/strong>
Demon Hunter (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scream the Prayer Tour<\/strong>
Various Acts (Solid State Records \/ Facedown Records \/ Blood and Ink Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Tour<\/strong>
The Devil Wears Prada (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First National Tour<\/strong>
Flyleaf (Octone Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Headline Tour<\/strong>
The Showdown (Solid State Records) \/ Demon Hunter (Solid State Records) \/ Living Sacrifice (Solid State Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phenomenon Tour<\/strong>
Thousand Foot Krutch (Tooth & Nail Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Tour<\/strong>
Crimson Moonlight (Endtime Productions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waves Are Dancing Tour<\/strong>
Holy Blood (Bombworks Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Tour Dates<\/strong>
Morgarten (Nordic Mission Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anniversary Tour<\/strong>
Bloodgood (Intense Records) \/ Whitecross (Intense Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joint Tour<\/strong>
Extol (Solid State Records) \/ Becoming the Archetype (Solid State Records) \/ Crimson Moonlight (Endtime Productions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Forsaken Tour<\/strong>
Antestor (Endtime Productions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Tour<\/strong>
Children 18:3 (Tooth & Nail Records)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This unforgettable decade left a permanent mark on Christian music history, spanning underground DIY shows to national record deals. During this time, I had the privilege of running the SC Rock for Life chapter, booking bands like Rock and Roll Worship Circus, Spoken, Disciple, Pillar, The Benjamin Gate, East West, Joy Electric, Luti-Kriss, Mars ILL, LA Symphony, and Eleventyseven. I also attended countless concerts and festivals, where I represented Rock for Life and deepened my love for the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After booking shows, I started collecting physical media. I was thrilled to see so many cassette and CD albums finally released on vinyl. I am getting every one of them that I can. My passion continues through involvement with Christian Metal Group, Heaven\u2019s Metal Magazine, and organizing networking events in entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What tours did I miss?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s continue preserving the memory of this powerful season of Christian music together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can still hear the <\/strong>Echoes of the Spirit Still Dwell<\/em><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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