Rock/Metal Band Rating System

Hello, everyone!

In the past, I have published some ratings on my favorite metal bands, and I would like to now clarify the rating system in which I have been using. This rating system applies to all metal and rock bands, not just Christian ones (although Christian bands are more likely to get higher ratings on message/content than secular bands).


Message/Content:

Qualifications:

Agrees with Scriptural teachings
Promotes Biblical values
Disagrees with secular worldviews

Musical Quality/Talent:

Qualifications:

Good quality guitar distortion
Complicated, aggressive riffs
Talented singers with good voices
Ability to understand what they are saying (even while they're screaming)

Now, to delve into the number system:

Message/Content can receive up to 10 points, while Musical Quality Talent can receive up to 5.

For Message/Content:

1/10 = Promotes secular worldviews, mocks biblical values and teachings
2/10 = Promotes secular worldviews, denies biblical values and teachings
3/10 = Promotes secular worldviews, does not address biblical values and teachings
4/10 = Promotes secular worldviews, addresses biblical values and teachings but doesn't necessarily mock them
5/10 = Does not address secular worldviews or biblical values and teachings
6/10 = Promotes biblical values and teachings, addresses secular worldviews but doesn't necessarily disagree with them
7/10 = Promotes biblical values and teachings, does not address secular worldviews
8/10 = Promotes biblical values and teachings, disagrees with secular worldviews
9/10 = Promotes biblical values and teachings, points out flaws in secular worldviews
10/10 = Promotes biblical values and teachings, points out flaws in secular worldviews and disagrees with them

For Musical Quality/Talent:

1/5 = Very poor quality distortion (or not even distorted at all), simple, non-aggressive riffs, poor quality singers with bad voices, unable to understand what they are saying (even when they're not screaming)
2/5 = Poor quality distortion, simple, slightly aggressive riffs, poor quality singers with average voices, barely able to understand what they are saying (even when they're not screaming)
3/5 = Average distortion, average, moderately aggressive riffs, average quality singers with average voices, somewhat able to understand what they are saying (even when they're screaming)
4/5 = Good quality distortion, talented, aggressive riffs, good quality singers with good voices, mostly able to understand what they are saying (even when they're screaming)
5/5 = Excellent quality distortion, highly talented, very aggressive riffs, high quality singers with excellent voices, completely able to understand what they are saying (even when they're screaming).

I have gone back and edited my ratings of Christian bands accordingly. If you disagree with this system or with any of my ratings of Christian metal/rock bands, let me know what you think I can fix!