Petra is a music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Formed in 1972 by Bob Hartman, Greg Hough, Bill Glover and John DeGroff, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock". With a style initially similar to The Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Petra's sound evolved into a more energetic, driving rock sound in the early 1980s akin to Foreigner, Styx and Journey. Throughout the 1980s and into early 1990s, Petra was undoubtedly the world's most popular Christian rock band, with each of its albums during that period selling hundreds of thousands of copies while the band sold out arenas and regularly placed songs at the top of the Christian radio charts. With its music and style, Petra influenced numerous other artists at a time when Christian rock experienced strong opposition from many conservative pastors and churches. Though formally disbanding in 2005, incarnations of Petra have played reunion shows in the years since and plan an album in fall 2010. Beyond Belief is the thirteenth release of the band. It was released in June 20, 1990. In this album the band continues to polish the hard rock/arena rock sound the band had been working on their previous efforts before their praise album (On Fire! and This Means War!). As of 2006, this is the band's most successful album both critically and commercially, and it is considered by most to be the peak of their discography
01 - Armed And Dangerous 02 - I Am On The Rock 03 - Creed 04 - Beyond Belief 05 - Love 06 - Underground 07 - Seen And Not Heard 08 - Last Daze 09 - What's In A Name 10 - Prayer
