THE DEVIL'S MOUTH Vol. 112: Ten Rounds with Christine Davis (Christian Mistress)
Christian Mistress are back in action, we celebrate with their one-of-a-kind singer.
My absolute love for Christian Mistress is well documented throughout the years they were active, from their live shows to their three amazing albums, they were (are!) one of the best things to happen to heavy metal this century - a century where true, classic metal hasn’t always been the “cool” thing to be, but the Olympia, Washington band have always risen above such silly conjectures and genre barriers with the sheer power of their music. Irresistible vocal hooks, riffs charging ahead, a warm and organic old school sound and vibe to their songs… and yeah, those vocals.
Though everyone in the line-up obviously deserves credit for helping drag classic heavy metal kicking and screaming to the 21st century, their highlight has always been, undisputedly, the soaring, unimstakable voice of their frontwoman, Christine Davis. I mean, this was the first Christian Mistress song I ever heard, and how can you argue with that?
By the way, Substack now supports Bandcamp, as you can see. Hooray, it’s about time! So yeah, from 'Agony & Opium' (2010) to 'Possession' (2012) and 'To Your Death' (2015), the quintet were seemingly on a roll to take over heavy metal as one of its most true defenders, but then… silence. A deafening silence, for years, which, as it turns out, Christine tells us on the show, really happened for the best reasons. What’s more, they really didn’t think at first that it’d be a big deal to anyone. It’s taken a few years for them to sort of realise the importance they were acquiring even in far away places where it seemed unlikely, at least in their unassuming view of the band. Fortunately they’re now back to rehearsals, their Instagram is active again, they have a show announced, on this year’s edition of Hell’s Heroes in Houston, Texas, and then… we’ll see. By the way, that festival is looking awesome - if you’re in the area, don’t miss it.
For now, we’re so happy that Christian Mistress are a thing again that it was irresistible to ask Christine to join us on the podcast. She was super nice, told us all about the current status of the band, explained why they went away in the first place, and brought ten kickass songs that she loves with her for us to nerd out about. That’ll do.
Click the pic or this link and go straight to episode #112 of our podcast to listen to the whole conversation with the amazing Christine Davis. It’s a blast.
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