The latest young Christian metal band swooping down to smite the infidels is San Diego’s Destroy the Runner, whose new video, “Saints,” makes its TV debut on Headbangers Ball this weekend. The group’s first album, Saints, seesaws between atmospheric melody and pummeling dissonance, and has been compared to Underoath, Norma Jean and As I Lay Dying.
Incidentally, Destroy the Runner are managed by As I Lay Dying’s singer, Tim Lambesis, so a copycat lawsuit is probably not forthcoming. Originally, Destroy the Runner were called Die Like Me, but they changed their name before entering the studio. But as some obscure English dude once wrote, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Actually, this stuff isn’t really sweet, it’s kinda sweet and sour — like Chinese soup touched by the hand of God.
Anyway, here’s a live video of Destroy the Runner playing “My Darkness”. And while you’re here, get a sneak peek at “Saints”.
