Lordian Guard

Lordian Guard were a Christian heavy metal project founded by onetime Warlord guitarist Bill Tsamis in 1995. Having also taken up keyboards and bass for this semi-solo pursuit, Tsamis recruited vocalist Vidonne Sayre-Riemenschneider and drummer Michael Cerularius the following year and recorded Lordian Guard's eponymous debut using several songs originally written as Warlord demos. The debut and its 1997 successor, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, reflected not only Tsamis' religious views (though not in an overt, preachy fashion) but also his increasing preference for ke...