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Petra is tagged as: christian rock, hard rock, christian, rock, classic rock

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1) Petra is a Christian Rock band formed in 1972 by Bob Hartman, Bill Glover, John DeGroff, and Greg Hough. “Petra” means “rock” in NT Greek, making the band name a triple pun. Rising from the jesus music movement, and initially signed to [recordlabel]Myrrh Records[/recordlabel], they fought to gain acceptance and recognition in a church culture that at the time believed rock music to be off-limits. Over time they eventually won over most of their critics, thanks to a steady approach and some solid adult contemporary airplay hits like “The Coloring Song,” outside of their usual rock fare. By the mid-80’s, when lead singer Greg X. Volz left the band and was replaced by John Schlitt, Petra had solidified their place as the foremost Christian rock band in the industry with a string of hit albums and singles and strong touring. The release of Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out marked a turn towards modern-sounding worship music that would soon explode into the modern worship movement.
Petra was nominated for and won numerous Grammy and Dove Awards. In 1991, after the release of their acclaimed Beyond Belief record, Petra became the first rock band ever to win for Group of the Year at the Dove ...
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Top 10 Petra Songs
Beyond Belief
Creed
Grave Robber
Clean
More Power to Ya
He Came, He Saw, He Conquered
Angel of Light
Dance
Test Of Time
Adonai
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Top 10 Petra Albums
Farewell
Beyond Belief
Rock Block
Not Of This World
Jekyll & Hyde
Beat The System
More Power To Ya
Petrafied! (Very Best Of Petra
Petra Praise 2 - We Need Jesus
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