Trenches of Rock

This is an absolutely fantastic film about Bloodgood, one of the earlier hard rock/metal bands who blazed a trail for the bands after them. They combined a hard rock/metal sound, along with a faith based message, which was a combination that was almost unheard of in a band at the time. Highly recommended if you are a music loving person, but even if you are not, you will take something away from it.

As a Bloodgood band fan since their first album, I must encourage everyone to order this DVD that shares this band's journey in faith as Metal Missionaries! There's a great account of all the band members' lives, their fans, and the heavy metal music industry they broke through to Stand in the Light. So much more than a documentary like Behind the Music, you won't be disappointed. Excellent interviews and footage that lets you experience Bloodgood then and now!

Hey You! Awake! Say goodbye to films that bring anguish and pain and make you lose your mind, wanting to run away, out of the darkness of the theater crying help me, and asking yourself, what have I done? America, it's alright. Now, we can all stand together in the presence of a little slice of Heaven on earth, a film forged out of love for the Messiah. In the Trenches of Rock movie, the world is introduced to a real live wire act, Bloodgood, and watch them run the race while they stand in the light of the mad dog world of the Christian Metal scene. I will never be the same, after this top of the mountain experience. I pray for studio album number Seven from #Bloodgoodband. I can hold on, but only for so long. When it comes, I will be shakin' it like a streetlight dancer with a heartbeat burning like holy fire. This is a precious treasure you save on earth, until the Lamb of God returns!

Man, I didn't care for what my church leaders passed off as "Christian Rock". It was soft and wimpy. I wanted to listen to the music my neighbor was listening to: KISS, Crüe, Iron Maiden. My neighbor was a huge impact upon my musical tastes and one day he brought home an album by the band Stryper. It was good Christian Rock! Metal, even! My neighbor eventually became a Christian and found lots of cool(er) Christian Music. One day he reads about and then buys the first Bloodgood album. This was a different kind of Christian music; it's lyrics dealt with issues such as suicide and some hard core takes on Biblical subjects. Bloodgood followed that album with Detonation, an even better album. We saw the band in Bluefield WV and it remains a concert highlight for me to this day. The band continued from strength to strength and their story is truly inspiring. Bloodgood's history is now told in Trenches Of Rock, an unflinching documentary about the band's near-meteoric rise and its myriad struggles recounted by those who tread the road herein taken. This is a project steeped in respect for a genre of music and a genuine love for the band. It isn't a fairytale love story where everyone receives their own happily ever after. There are spartan lows recollected and graceful mountaintop experiences spoken of in humble pride and reverence to God who made the journey possible. Trenches Of Rock is a "VH-1 Behind The Music" worthy production. Director Paul Michael Bloodgood spared no effort to assemble up close and personal interviews and sorted through a lifetime's cache of photographs, videos, concert flyers and ticket stubs to bring a truly visceral experience for the viewer. Trenches Of Rock immerses you in the grit and hardships endured by this pioneering rock band. Bloodgood deserve all credit for stepping out in faith to accomplish a goal sewn into them by their Creator. Their Creator deserves all glory.

As a fan of the band I loved the music and getting to see the footage. I knew a bit of the story but no where near the details this provided.