Editing Christian alternative rock (section)

==History==
Christian alternative music has its roots in the early 1980s, as the earliest efforts at [[Christian punk]] and [[new wave music|new wave]] were recorded by artists like Andy McCarroll and Moral Support, [[Undercover (band)|Undercover]], [[the 77s]], [[Steve Scott (poet)|Steve Scott]], [[Adam Again]], [[Quickflight]], [[Daniel Amos]], Youth Choir (later renamed [[The Choir (alternative rock band)|the Choir]]), [[Lifesavers Underground]], [[Michael Knott]], [[the Prayer Chain]], [[Altar Boys]], [[Breakfast with Amy]], [[Steve Taylor]], [[4-4-1]], David Edwards and [[Vector (band)|Vector]]. Early labels, most now-defunct, included [[Blonde Vinyl]], [[Frontline Records|Frontline]], [[Exit Records|Exit]], and [[Refuge Records|Refuge]].<ref name="Guila_6_50"/>

By the 1990s, many of these bands and artists had disbanded, were no longer performing, or were being carried by independent labels because their music tended to be more lyrically complex (and often more controversial) than mainstream [[contemporary Christian music|Christian pop]]. The modern market is currently supported by labels such as [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]], [[Gotee Records|Gotee]] and [[Floodgate Records|Floodgate]]. These companies are often children of, or partially owned, by general market labels such as [[Warner Music Group|Warner]], [[EMI]], and [[Capitol Records]], giving successful artists an opportunity to "cross over" into mainstream markets.