Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stryper (Credit: Alex Solca Photography) Stryper at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 3, 1987 was my first concert.

Battling against the dark is the figurative concept that has defined Christian metal band Stryper, but at a recent show at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, the group literally fought through the ...

Christian metal band Stryper sure love to play the victim in terms of their Christian beliefs, especially lately. Just a few months back, drummer Robert Sweet claimed that the group was “given a hard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The members of Stryper are, from left: Drummer Robert Sweet, vocalist and guitarist Michael Sweet, guitarist Oz Fox and bassist ...

It’s time to talk about religion. That’s certainly not going to piss off anyone. Nobody’s ever had a bitter disagreement about religion. This should be fine. “I think, and a lot of people have told us ...

Stryper is back with “When We Were Kings,” a solid album with big riffs and an even bigger message. The band’s 12th album, which dropped in September, is just another step in the long Stryper journey.

Satan is unequivocally the most metal character in history. During the 1980s, bands embracing his evil imagery spurred the Satanic Panic, when straitlaced parents were terrified that their children ...

An American Christian glam metal band has provided an update on one of its members. This member suffered a serious health scare several years ago, although he appears to be on the road to recovery.

Stryper's Michael Sweet woke up and chose violence when he challenged his followers to "fight" him over his favorite "boy" band, Backstreet Boys. However, it's clear from the Stryper bandleader's tone ...

Saturday night our favorite Christian hair metal act Stryper play B.B. King’s. Say what you will about the Orange County collective, but you have to admire them for sticking to the script for three ...

Stryper at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 3, 1987 was my first concert. After living under the fundamentalist rule of the Islamic Republic in Iran for eight years with maximum resistance ...

What do you get when you have a band that dresses in outfits that resemble a bumble bee, play heavy metal music, but sing lyrics about Jesus? The punchline, at least in the 1980’s, was a band with a ...