Man, I didn't care for what my church leaders passed off as "Christian Rock". It was soft and wimpy. I wanted to listen to the music my neighbor was listening to: KISS, Crüe, Iron Maiden. My neighbor was a huge impact upon my musical tastes and one day he brought home an album by the band Stryper. It was good Christian Rock! Metal, even! My neighbor eventually became a Christian and found lots of cool(er) Christian Music.
One day he reads about and then buys the first Bloodgood album. This was a different kind of Christian music; it's lyrics dealt with issues such as suicide and some hard core takes on Biblical subjects. Bloodgood followed that album with Detonation, an even better album. We saw the band in Bluefield WV and it remains a concert highlight for me to this day. The band continued from strength to strength and their story is truly inspiring.
Bloodgood's history is now told in Trenches Of Rock, an unflinching documentary about the band's near-meteoric rise and its myriad struggles recounted by those who tread the road herein taken. This is a project steeped in respect for a genre of music and a genuine love for the band. It isn't a fairytale love story where everyone receives their own happily ever after. There are spartan lows recollected and graceful mountaintop experiences spoken of in humble pride and reverence to God who made the journey possible.
Trenches Of Rock is a "VH-1 Behind The Music" worthy production. Director Paul Michael Bloodgood spared no effort to assemble up close and personal interviews and sorted through a lifetime's cache of photographs, videos, concert flyers and ticket stubs to bring a truly visceral experience for the viewer.
Trenches Of Rock immerses you in the grit and hardships endured by this pioneering rock band. Bloodgood deserve all credit for stepping out in faith to accomplish a goal sewn into them by their Creator.
Their Creator deserves all glory.
