Barnabas
Monte Cooley, founder of Barnabas, on the origins of the band: "The Lord pu… Read Full Bio ↴Monte Cooley, founder of Barnabas, on the origins of the band: "The Lord put it on my heart to start a hard-rock Christian band in 1977, for evangelizing young people. At the time, I was unaware of *any* Christian groups that were playing anything that could remotely be called hard or metal rock; this was before I heard about Resurrection Band. "

Monte eventually left the band. But Barnabas went on to record some of the greatest Christian Metal acheivements of the early to mid 80's. They were highly controversial and took a lot of heat and criticism from several "Christian leaders". Barnabas broke a lot of ice for the heavy Christian music scene in terms of sound, appearance, and lyrical content. Their best known albums were "Approaching Light Speed", "Feel The Fire", and the lyrically controversial "Little Foxes". Known for their axe grinding guitar work and soaring female vocals, Barnabas were extremely talented. The final four members of the band were:

Kris Klingensmith - drums, percussion, lyrics
Nancy Jo Mann - vocals
Gary Mann - bass, keyboards
Brian Belew - guitar

The band broke up during the recording of "Little Foxes". Since then several of their albums have been rereleased...and a "following" of the band has been rekindled. Be sure to check out these Christian metal icons.
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Barnabas Lyrics


All Alone Secret dreams rising up in the dead of night All alone;…
Auschwitz '87 Waiting in the shadows; striking from behind An evil genius…
Auschwitz 87 Waiting in the shadows; striking from behind An evil genius …
B.C. If you have trouble coming to Jesus, my friend 'Cause…
Breathless Wonderment Hidden from the mystics whose writings had foretold With sh…
China White She's a double-cross Demon powder queen Bitch in the gutte…
Crucifixion My God, my God! Why hast thou forsaken Me? Be not…
Destroy After Use You're up to the neck You may never see the sun…
Directory Assistance There's someone that I know would like to talk to…
Father Of Lies A lot of people think i'm a cute little guy…
Feel the Fire Everyone minds their own business But nobody's watching the…
Follow You Up No reason to feel that way But closed minds won't…
He Loves You Well, take a look around; tell me, what do you…



Hearts Moving through the hills above a twisted paradise The city…
If Love Brings Love Alone in my thoughts, I wonder Will it be you and…
III. Breathless Wonderment Hidden from the mystics whose writings had foretold With sh…
It's Up To You I saw heaven open, and behold! A white horse With…
Little Faith The night was black, the air was still The stars…
Little Foxes I can still hear momma say "Win or lose, its how…
Never Felt Better Some people call us wolves in sheep's clothing They don't li…
No Freedom Dressed to kill, and drinking all alone Waiting for some liz…
Northern Lights Ionospheric splendour ignites the northern skies Unseen by …
Playin' For Him Before I came to the Lord, I played in a…
Saviour A decree went out from Caesar Let the people be…
Sins of the Fathers Timeless, on the edge of any city A field of weathered…
Stormclouds Turned on my radio, to listen for awhile But the junk…
Subterfuge Survival is not guaranteed in strange, tumultuous times When…
Suite for the Souls of Our Enemies Part 1: Hammer and Sickle Late at night I used to sit Alone, for one…
The Dream As the sun is forced to exile, in a blaze…
There's A New World Coming Hey people, did you know a new world's coming? Hey…
Waiting For The Aliens Seen it on my tv for the past couple nights Freaky,…
Warrior Spiritual warriors in life Battles with sword in hand I will…