Lust Control Responds! Doug Van Pelt Interview (#017)

We talk with Doug Van Pelt, frontman of the Christian hardcore punk band Lust Control and founder of Heaven's Metal Magazine. In Episode 6, we did a critical takedown of what we consider to be troublesome content in the Christian Rock of our youth, specifically relating to shame and guilt-inducing themes, and singled out Lust Control as one of the worst offenders. Doug Van Pelt offered to come on as a guest to discuss our criticisms and explain his background and point of view. A great conversation came out of this, and it lands in some unexpected places.

Bands/ Artists discussed:

Lust Control
One Bad Pig
Townes Van Zandt
Minor Threat
Violent Femmes
Cyndi Lauper
Amy Grant
Michael Knott
Henry Rollins
Megadeth
Type O Negative
Korn
Dream Theater
Trans-Siberian Orchestra

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God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.

We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..

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