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IN THE BEGINNING
Stryper, originally known as Roxx Regime, is a Christian Classic Metal band that was formed in Orange County, California by brothers Michael and Robert Sweet and guitarist Oz Fox.
The band earned their stripes (pun intended) on the Los Angeles metal club circuit and in 1984, after recruiting bass player Tim Gaines, signed with Enigma Records and released their debut mini-album, The Yellow And Black Attack (Y&BA).
ROCKIN’ THE WORLD
Their first full-length release, Soldiers Under Command, sold over half a million units worldwide in the eighties, and stayed on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart for over forty weeks. In addition to the hard-rocking tunes that Stryper’s core audience has come to expect, the ballad “Honestly” from their platinum selling 1986 release To Hell With The Devil hit the Top-40 charts. The video for “Honestly” rapidly became the number one most-requested video on MTV. 1988 saw the near-platinum release of In God We Trust, as well as renewed success on MTV, which was bombarded by thousands of phone requests for “Always There For You”.
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
Coming off the acclaim of the 1989 tour supporting IGWT, the band released Against The Law which shipped gold in the fall of 1990. Despite its sales success, some fans were confused by Stryper’s change in appearance and lyrics. This lead to numerous rumors and questions about the sincerity of Stryper’s faith. “We were making a grab for musical freedom,” says Robert Sweet, Stryper’s drummer. “But we never should have let that been misinterpreted as a change in our beliefs.”
Stryper, originally known as Roxx Regime, is a Christian Classic Metal band that was formed in Orange County, California by brothers Michael and Robert Sweet and guitarist Oz Fox.
The band earned their stripes (pun intended) on the Los Angeles metal club circuit and in 1984, after recruiting bass player Tim Gaines, signed with Enigma Records and released their debut mini-album, The Yellow And Black Attack (Y&BA).
ROCKIN’ THE WORLD
Their first full-length release, Soldiers Under Command, sold over half a million units worldwide in the eighties, and stayed on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart for over forty weeks. In addition to the hard-rocking tunes that Stryper’s core audience has come to expect, the ballad “Honestly” from their platinum selling 1986 release To Hell With The Devil hit the Top-40 charts. The video for “Honestly” rapidly became the number one most-requested video on MTV. 1988 saw the near-platinum release of In God We Trust, as well as renewed success on MTV, which was bombarded by thousands of phone requests for “Always There For You”.
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
Coming off the acclaim of the 1989 tour supporting IGWT, the band released Against The Law which shipped gold in the fall of 1990. Despite its sales success, some fans were confused by Stryper’s change in appearance and lyrics. This lead to numerous rumors and questions about the sincerity of Stryper’s faith. “We were making a grab for musical freedom,” says Robert Sweet, Stryper’s drummer. “But we never should have let that been misinterpreted as a change in our beliefs.”
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To Hell With the Devil
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In God We Trust
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Soldiers Under Command
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Against the Law
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4 Leaf Clover
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Murder By Pride
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Lady
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Eclipse of the Son
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The Plan
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All for One
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Alive
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Shoutbox
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AmilcarS wrote:
One of the best voice in Metal history....sorry satan.....he knows is a gift from God and give Him the Glory..Long Live Stryper!!!!....Happy 25th Aniversary
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Dark_Sabbath wrote:
i'm a soldier under command :D
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dixierooster57 wrote:
good music , good news .
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energyneverdies wrote:
they rock for Jesus.
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Commander_King wrote:
I'm a huge glam metal fan....but this is crap.
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SirLawrenceMcR wrote:
In God We Trust!
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jimmycw74 wrote:
" Jesus is the rock that makes me roll - rock'n'roll " - priceless
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riostryperer wrote:
Rock the people....
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glockebe3 wrote:
ya
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Dustincopter wrote:
To Hell with the devil is like the perfect song title
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imagesk8r6969 wrote:
"Free" is my fav. \m/
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bigsofty wrote:
:):):) referenced in WHIP IT
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sinimportancia wrote:
To heeeeeeelll with the deviiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllll!!!!
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SirLawrenceMcR wrote:
Fathers of Christian Metal!
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the_endcomplete wrote:
@riostryperer: is what she said
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fan2zik wrote:
in live in switzerland - biel bienne 20th january 2010. tickets on www.starticket.ch yeah
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riostryperer wrote:
Stronger & Harder....
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Emerson_Olaf wrote:
great new disc, murder by pride, stryper now shows again why they are an amazing metal band!!!
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claudiobig wrote:
to heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelll with ,the ,devil!
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jararman wrote:
la mejor banda de heavy metal cristiano y su nuevo albun es bastante bueno
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Dec
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Stryper 25th Anniversary Tour
Anfiteatro Tito Puente, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Jan
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Stryper
Sala Apolo, Barcelona, Spain
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Jan
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Stryper
La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
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