Sentry - Sick of the Darkness (Rare Christian Metal Demo)

Get rare and hard-to-find Christian Metal CDs and Vinyl at http://boonesoverstock.com ! Bride + Messiah Prophet + Guardian + Deliverance + Vengeance + Mortification + Haven + Sweet Comfort Band + Daniel Band + More!!!! https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/tag/sentry/ Sick of the Darkness 1989 (no label) Quincy, Massachusetts, USA Dave McCreary – Lead vocals, guitars, and backing vocals Jeffrey Stewart – Drums, funny face, and backing vocals Tim Knepper – Keyboards and hair flips Steve Knepper – Bass and thuds Side 1: The Choice Passing Moments Living in a Lie Side 2: Sick of the Darkness Hope for You and I Heaven Bound Slick, syrupy sweet hair metal with a heavy dose of keyboards. This sound was all the rage back in the late 80s. Some of the songs here seem to bring in a slight mid-80s progressive rock slant in places (especially in the keyboards and song lengths), making this an interesting combination. But the layered, soaring background vocals keep it grounded in commercial metal. This is well played, written, and packaged music. The vocals do sound a hair off in places, but nothing too major. You can tell from the pictures and extensive liner notes / thank yous (including a weird swipe at people that used stage names in metal bands) that these guys probably had a size-able following back in the day. This is the second demo, following 1988’s Breakin’ Free. After that – I can’t find much more about the band.

Added 6 Apr 2026