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Petra is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Lou Gramm, Argent, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner and Styx. Those roots explain a lot about how Petra arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stryper, Newsboys, Sanctus Real, Kutless and Pillar, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into King's X, Carman and Oficina G3, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Petra, reaching back through Lou Gramm and forward to King's X. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Petra connections
Petra grew out of Lou Gramm, Argent, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner, shares an orbit with Stryper, Newsboys, Sanctus Real and Kutless, went on to shape King's X, Carman and Oficina G3. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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