"You probably don't listen to any of those New Christian Contemporary Christian stations since you've mention your an atheist, but I let you know they don't play those usual Christian funeral marches on those stations."
Oh, I've hear them. How about Christian Metal bands? Nice, huh? Get one of those as your praise team.
As for other church music, I have a great fondness for classical music. Bach's Mass in D minor is a pretty nice little tune. Give it a try. Hardly funeral music.
Never really cared for the Christian Metal bands, most everywhere I've lived that has had the Christian contemporary music didn't have the metal band music. While traveling I've heard some of those Christian stations that have the Christian metal band music, but I think they are pretty rare.
I try to avoid going to churches that have the praise music, too repetitive and the theology of most of these churches are about as deep as their music.
Christian Metal bands, along with Christian hip-hop, Christian rap, and Christian reggae, are not the most popular Christian music, and not the most loved among adults. But the purpose of Christian music is not to be a praise team for the corner church. Christian music gives people an alternative to current music that is not as spiritual or clean. The metal music is able to attract a different type of teen to Christian music, or even Christianity altogether.