A devout message of Jesus Christ and love aren’t the first things that come to mind when listening to Christian progressive death metal band Becoming the Archetype. The Atlanta natives have released four albums under Seattle’s own Solid State Records—the metal and hardcore sublabel of Tooth & Nail Records—which boasts the likes of metal powerhouses Underoath, August Burns Red and Oh, Sleeper. Becoming the Archetype released their fourth studio album, Celestial Completion, on March 29; it debuted at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart. Breaking away from the confines of drop-D guitar and machine gun drumming, the album dabbles in trombones, vocoders, and sitars—elements not typically found from a band that sounds like it is orchestrating a mass sacrifice. With Inhale/Exhale, To Speak Of Wolves, They Charge Like Warriors. JOE WILLIAMS

Wed., June 29, 6:30 p.m., 2011