Ghost In The Machine

Eternal Decision put Oklahoma on the map with their 1996 release of the band's self-titled debut classic thrash album. The world was riding high on all things Metallica and the debut ED mastered the best of Metallica (Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning, etc). Christian metal fans were elated to have a band with bold Christian lyrics and that popular, addictive hard edged, radio-ready crunchy, chuga-chuga thrash metal. Eternal Decision matures from the thrash-by-numbers perfection of the debut to emphasize huge, massive grooves (ala the Black album and Pantera) to go along with their love of thrash metal. Lyrical themes on Ghost In The Machine deal mostly with addiction and the constant struggle between spirit and flesh: "I need you now / To help me with this pain inside" ("Through the Pain").
Originally released in 1999 by Godfather Records, this was the band's second album. The album had 2 songs chart in the top 5 on the Pure Rock Report. They added a second singer and some modern elements to their music to break away from the Metallica comparisons. Because of the changes, the album sold better and gained some underground following. The song "Blindsided" received some CCM airplay.
Remastered by Rob Colwell (Bombworks Sound)

Lineup

Joe Chambless - Vocals/Bass
Cory Boatright - Guitar/Backing Vocals
Tommy Torres - Guitar
Kirk Campbell - Drums