...The band Creed?

Ah, what happened to the "Christian" band that disappeared from the face of the earth, only to appear as three quarters of the original band in Alter Bridge?

Creed burst into the music scene with their most successful single "Higher" a couple of years back. The band had been around before but didnt really make a breakthrough until that single hit the radio waves. Soon everyone was talking about them. They went on to release some pretty good hits like "Arms Wide Open", "Six Feet from the Edge" and "My Sacrifice".

There was a lot of talk on whether this was a Christian band or not. This has been an issue with a countless number of bands, like Evanescence, Jars of Clay, etc. But really, when you're not on the Dove Awards List and you're seen on MTV like 15 times a day, you're definitely a mainstream rock group. All the controversy came from the lyrics that seemed to have subliminal Christian messages in them. Also, who could forget Scott Stapp's (lead singer) impersonation of the crucifixion pose in the "Higher" music video?

Word has it that Stapp also happened to be the son of a preacher. But things fell into perspective when I went to a website that had their guitarist, Mark Tremonti posing with one of his hands giving the devil's hand sign (when you clench your fist and stick out our index finger and pinky). Now that wasnt very Christian of him.


Anyway, the band got disbanded in the middle of this year. I guess that's the end of Scott Stapps irritating rasping voice. I think Mark Tremonti, his beliefs aside, is an awesome guitarist. Man, to have your own line of signature PRS guitars, that's something to shout about.

If you cant get enough of Tremonti's axe-wizardry, you can check out his new band Alter Bridge. It's basically the same Creed band with the exception of the lead singer. The new guy isnt any better than Stapp sadly.

:(