This Means War

This Means War! Ushered in a new rock era, for Petra. The band knew that a hard rock/arena rock record was want everyone wanted and exactly what producers John and Dino Elefante delivered. When Petra regathered for their second project with new vocalist John Schlitt and producers John and Dino Elefante, they ditched the flying spaceship guitar, pushed the keyboards way back in the mix in deference to highly processed and crunchy guitars, and embraced a militaristic lyrical and visual theme that was perfectly in step with the Reagan era. On This Means War The Elefantes brought the rock in a big way, with monster drums, stacked vocals, and everything sounding like it was born for arenas. Hartman's fist-in-the-air, slogan-ready lyrics continued to define the Christian rock template and Schlitt's vocal found the perfect balance between sneer and smile. It all came together perfectly and a new era was born for the band. Petra meant rock after all.