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Christian Geeks Rockcast

by Steve Chalk, Britt Mooney

The 80's to early 90's were a unique and golden era of Christian music. Every genre and style had amazing artists creating high quality music and solid messages. Christian Geeks Classic Rockcast explores this era through reviewing our favorite albums, giving a history, and interviewing the artists to give their perspective. Rock on!

Chart trend

Position in the Music Commentary chart (US), last 90 days.

#74
all-time peak
5
days in the top 100 since Dec 2024

Latest episodes

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Ep 92 - Petra / Beyond Belief

We are back with another classic album, 1990s Beyond Belief by Petra. This album is right at the pinnacle of Petra's popularity, achieving gold status. Is this a perfect

Aug 31
1 h 44 min

Ep 91 - Class of 91

Episode 91 features the "Class of 91," Britt's list of ten of his favorite albums from 1991. He includes the usual metal offerings but throws in a few curveballs to keep

Jul 30
1 h 36 min

Ep 90 - John and Dorla Schlitt Interview

On this episode, we had the honor of speaking with legendary Petra lead singer, John Schlitt, and his wife Dorla. We discussed John's transition from the mainstream rock

Jul 20
51 min

Ep 89 - Class of 89

Welcome to the Class of '89 (double meaning intended)! In this episode, Steve selects 10 albums that defined his graduation year. These are his personal favorites from th

Jun 4
1 h 36 min

Ep 88 - CCM Perfect Rock Songs

This episode we discuss the for "perfect" CCM rock songs. We realize this is a completely subjective measure, but in our minds, these meet our stringent criteria for song

Apr 24
1 h 34 min

Ep 87 - The Choir / Wide-Eyed Wonder

This new episode has us discussing The Choir's 1989 release, Wide-Eyed Wonder. With an overarching theme of new fatherhood, this was considered the Choir's "happy record.

Apr 3
1 h 41 min

Ep 86 - Bloodgood / Rock in a Hard Place

We are back! Episode 86 has us breaking down Bloodgood's third album, Rock in a Hard Place. While it has some really heavy moments, this album brought the band more into

Feb 20
1 h 32 min

Ep 85 - TOP CHRISTIAN ROCK COVER SONGS

In this last episode of 2025, Steve and Britt discuss their top ten cover songs from the 80s and early 90s. Featuring covers of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Led

Dec 25 2025
1 h 33 min

Ep 84 - Luke Easter (Tourniquet, solo material, and more)

Join us for a fantastic chat with Luke Easter, best known for his work as the lead singer of the legendary Christian metal band Tourniquet. We discus his time with the ba

Nov 8 2025
1 h 26 min

Ep 83 - Rick Elias and the Confessions

We are back with more banter on all things 80s and 90s Christian rock, alternative, and metal. In this episode, we do a deep dive on 1990 debut of Ricke Elias of the futu

Oct 24 2025
1 h 38 min

Ep 82 - Interview with Les & Joyce Carlsen (Bloodgood, Les Carlsen)

In this episode, we catch up with Les and Joyce Carlsen. We discuss the new album, "Free Will," his beginnings in rock and in the traveling cast of the musical "Hair," wh

Sep 5 2025
58 min

Ep 81 - Vengeance Rising / Once Dead

On this episode, we discuss the sophomore album by one of the most controversial albums in Christian music history, 1990s Once Dead by Vengeance Rising. The last album by

Aug 21 2025
1 h 34 min

Ep 80 - Paul Roraback (Paragon, Grammatrain, Bloodgood)

In this episode, we chatted with drummer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Roraback of Grammatrain, PJ Bostic, Bloodgood, One Bad Pig, Paragon, and more. Our great conversat

Jul 15 2025
57 min

Ep 79 - Rage of Angels

On this album, we discuss one of the greatest one hit wonders of Christian rock history, Rage of Angels. This Conneticut-based band sounded like they were straight off th

Jun 16 2025
1 h 34 min

Ep 78 - After School Special Episode

On this "very special" episode of Christian Geeks Rockcast, we dive into 10 songs that tackle the tough issues of the day--abortion, drunk driving, suicide and more. We h

May 12 2025
1 h 45 min

Ep 77 - 77's / Seventy Sevens

With episode 77, we had to revisit the 77s, and what better album to review than the self-titled 1987 Seventy Sevens. So many 7s! This album, also known as the Island rec

Apr 6 2025
1 h 38 min

Ep 76 - Newsboys / Read All About It

With the Newsboys in the news lately (no pun intented), we thought we would go back and cover their 1988 debut album with Refuge Records, Read All About It. For this rele

Mar 10 2025
1 h 29 min

Ep 75 - Deliverance / Self-titled

Back to the metal on episode 75 with thrash metal masters Deliverance with their first, self-titled album from Intense Records (1989). Enjoy the news, rants, and the revi

Feb 8 2025
1 h 35 min

Ep 74 - Altar Boys / GLM

We kick off 2025 with a breakdown of the classic 1986 album from the Altar Boys, Gut Level Music. One of the first albums released on Frontline Records, it marked a big s

Jan 13 2025
1 h 21 min

Ep 73 - Adam Again / Homeboys

On our final episode of a great 2024, Steve and Britt discuss the third album from the lengendary band Adam Again, Homeboys. Often overshadowed by their genius next album

Dec 22 2024
1 h 23 min

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