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IN THE BEGINNING
Stryper, originally known as Roxx Regime, 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, 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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Honestly
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Calling on You
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Soldiers Under Command
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In God We Trust
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Free
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Always There for You
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The Way
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Makes Me Wanna Sing
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More Than a Man
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Lady
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All for One
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I Believe in You
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Reach Out
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First Love
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Shoutbox
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mendesweb wrote:
The Devil WILL TRY FOR ALL FORMS OF GOD TO get you, USING THE THING YOU LIKE MORE, MORE I was afraid, the more of that DESEJA.NÃO THEFT
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mendesweb wrote:
HA! What's in this crazy world that says it is Christian! BUT IS WRITING, THE END OF EVERYTHING is approaching....
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mendesweb wrote:
Christian metal! what will be a next? Christian porn, sexy dance Christian, Christians are meeting on drugs, we are even at the end of time! the false prophets, pastors, singers etc. .. inludir try and destroy those that remain a fulfill the biblical principles, Christian rock anything against him, now bringing all this mess of the wicked is another story. think of the Angels Choir of God :), now think the angels of darkness :( , which best represents those guys over there "Stryperl :{ ".
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jararman wrote:
I love your music
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Mayh7 wrote:
\o\ /o/ \m/ The best band!
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-Totenstille- wrote:
lol Stryper
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mkorzo wrote:
If listening to Stryper is wrong, I refuse to be right.
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maidenhell wrote:
NOW WORSHIP AT THE ALTAR OF THE METAL GODS!
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SinistrOO wrote:
KEEP THE FIRE BURNING! Stryper is really a wonderful band!
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jayme_mars wrote:
these guys ruke. i love them. maybe cos my mam played them all the time wen i was a kid. christian rock band, what more do u want lol......TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL!!!!
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GabrielPiper wrote:
O Stryper é a melhor banda de hard rock de todos os tempos Stryper is the best hard rock band of all times Stryper rocks
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GabrielPiper wrote:
com'on you that think this is a bad band, think about it... is it worst than simple plan? if you think like this you should listen emocore
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Lillbjorne wrote:
Stryper was never really quite my cup of tea - never into the glam thing myself, but it brings back good memories!
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joseph32 wrote:
Honestly is gat to be one of the greates ballads of all time
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brunobam wrote:
I Agree with Leon... These guys Definily Rock! Why Heavy metal have to look so Evil?
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Aztech74 wrote:
NO man you ruin metal This band ROCKS
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It makes me laugh: I listen to Slayer, Mayhem, Deicide and at the same time I listen to Christian Metal. lol
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Fuck this weird Christian metal bands that only ruin metal.
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Matheus841 wrote:
The voice of Michaels´s is the best!! UUoooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
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Vivi_guitar wrote:
The e best
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