I'm no longer a believer, but I'm with Larry 100% regarding Stryper. I'll put Soldiers Under Command and To Hell With The Devil up with my Crue and Maiden jams any time!
@plunderpunk2 I've learned more history in 3 years watching GLENN BECK then i've ever learned going through grades k-12! educate yourself, listen to GLENN BECK and "GIT ER DONE!" GOD BLESS AMERICA!
@ROBB21265 "I've learned more history in 3 years watching GLENN BECK then i've ever learned going through grades k-12!" Maybe if the American public school system clumsily wove half baked conspiracy theories concerning topical events, issues and figures (replete with Nazi Germany/Hitler comparisons to keep the entertainment/fear factor jacked up) into their lessons like the great prophet-patriot Beck shamelessly does, perhaps then you would've "learned more history".
@plunderpunk2 NO, if the schools were not so busy "brainwashing" the kids (the obama songs) maybe we would have kids that can compete with the rest of the world! oh, i forgot, obama said AMERICA IS LAZY! silly me! he knows best, thank god for obama! he knows how to take care of us all! (HA,HA,HAAAAA!)
Have u lied? Have u stolen? Jesus said if you look at a women with lust you have committed adultery with here in your heart?
If God judge’s u by the Ten Commandments will u be innocent or guilty? Does this concern you? The Bible says despise the value of your eye compared to the value of your soul. would u sell your i for a million dollars? And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. needgod.com
My God, no pun intended, pretty much the gayest band on the planet. I mean most posed and did these horrible videos when i was a kid, but this is beyond bad. Yes they can play, but wow they run, do twirls, point guitars at the camera, lick the basses, put stick in their mouths, run from side to side. Everything but play the insturments in the videos. Stryper=God Awful. I think God even laughed at them!!
as good as any metal band ever. let's be real tho...... oz is good but Michael is the writer of all the riffs and the one whom is truly deserved of 1 of the best ever titles!!!
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"Larry" would think Stryper is a great band. I also like how he said how this Christian band is great and if you don't like it you can kiss his ass. Nice.
Most Christian rock bands are all "it's ok to be cool and Christian, children." But not these guys. They're not just putting 3 chords behind some praising stuff. They're not religious. Religion thinks we all have to be the same, aka boring. Stryper isn't scared to get hardcore. that's how all Christians should be.
Kolyma666 - what really is your issue with Christians or Christian music for that matter? What really is your agenda with comments like that? Though you could probably care less, I still say I pity your blindness thoughts!!!
I don't know man . I think STRYPER might be the reason Metal PPL worshiped the devil in the 80s!! I know there are a lot of Christian "Heavy" bands now .Back then the other less famous Christian band "Ken Tamplin and Shout" were late 80 early 90 they are cool.They played Shred GTR Shrapnel type stuff , Grunge rock They have close to 10 albums.As for Stryper...this is a bit too light for my taste.Thumbs up if you agree!!!
@ChaoticRealm7771 Putting their best/hardest against each other, Shout: In Your Face ROCKED but is no match for Against the Law from Stryper. Listen to them back to back and you'll agree easily. There were lots of good Christian Metal bands from that era. Bloodgood, Rez Band, Guardian, Holy Soldier, Rage of Angels, Vengence, Whitecross, X-Sinner and Barnabas are all pretty good. Check out my channel for some different bands from then. Rez and Stryper are the best live by a million miles though.
@Echoboy2002 I respect your opinion . I like a rawer sound . I don't like the fact Styper are considered Thee band of Christian Metal ,they are glam . I didn't like the band Extreme for example , they have that Swing groove in every song . I like the commercial band Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow " Ritchie parted ways with Glen Huges for playing swing R and B influenced songs, like the groove on "Killer Queen" Blackmore would never do that .I thought "Shout" is better than stryper That's my opinion
It shocks me when people say Stryper were not metal, Seriously.... Take a listen to "The Way" "Soldiers Under Command" or "Loud N' Clear" .... They were Christian Metal. This song is more of a commercial song which EVERY band has, It's an amazing song, But the majority of their stuff is METAL
I just saw them last friday 3/18/11. I have seen them several time. even though they are getting old. . . they still sound fantastic. . . as good as they ever did. . Love Stryper
yeah....anymore i can't call this metal even tho media calls it metal (same with other bands of the like *poison/warrant,ect ect*) but its still good!
@manofthemaker that's because He's always there for you even if you fall away. He loves you and knew your name before you even existed. If you know Him but have wavered for awhile it's okay because I've done the same thing but what I've found out is that these songs don't just pull at your heart strings... it's a longing for a relationship with your heavenly Father and what you are feeling inside is possibly the Holy Spirit telling you it's time to come back. Come back to the foot of the cross.
I fell away from Christianity years ago but I will forever love Stryper and Michael Sweet cause they keep the faith for those that believe and I think that it really important to keep faith in what you believe in...no matter what that may be.
@llyj GOD still has his eye on you! and loves you so so so much.You may have left him be he hasn't left you. come back to your first love,JESUS!....Praying for you man! Remember Satan is a liar the father of it!
Oh and Stryper is an OK band, but I'm not a fan of their vocalist. I like screaming banshee vocals, but this sounds like screaming banshee mixed with opera. It just doesn't sound right with me. :/
If you listen to some of Iron Maidens music, it is influenced by the Bible and so is Black Sabbath's War Pigs, so if you dislike Christianity and anything to do with it, then why do you like the bands I just mentioned? Ozzy was once in to priest hood.
Stryper is an amazing band, and I am very proud of being a christian myself.
@mbm13213 I've never heard him called the Dark Lord, I study many different religions and I am Christian, however in all my studies he was never mentioned as the Dark Lord.
TheMetalheadPeng... check out other songs like to hell with the devil, more than a man, soldiers under command, surrender, loud n clear, cmon rock, the way. stryper has a whole bunch of metal sounding songs that rock. maybe they arent metal, but ill tell u 1 thing, there 80s hair metal. STRYPER ROCKS.
being a forever stryper fan,to me this is my all time greatest songs from these god gifted men.thankyou god for bringing the to us and thank you stryper!
Mortification is the better Christian metal band but the best is Living Sacrifice and Extol I don't like one more than the other but they're both great.
@2intenseee You're only sayin that cause you're too ignorant to admit Christian music is way better than that secular garbage! You can argue on forever, but the fact is, If you didn't like the band you could have gone to some other video of a futile secular metal band screaming pointlessly, but you just couldn't stand the fact that Christian music does ROCK and you just HAD to post your stupid comment to defend the bands without a meaning!
@qwecars The only thing that's different between Christian, secular, and "satanic" music is the lyrics. Yes, I like Stryper and Trouble and most of the White Metal bands, and I think God's cool and all, but I also like secular bands like Manowar or "pure evil" bands like Angel Witch and Hell. Saying Christian music is better than secular and evil music is a load of crap.
@KingOfTheDead77 When I said "Way 'better' than", I meant lyricaly! The meaning and purpose of Christian music is much deeper and has a positive message. I listen to ALOT of secular music such as (my favorite) Van Halen, I am a musician myself & I find it hard to find good Christian music such as Stryper, but when such music does exist, the secular music in (lyrical) juxtaposition is just futile and serves no meaning besides entertainment!
@qwecars The meaning of Christian music isn't necessarily any deeper or more meaningful than secular music, or music influenced by other religions for that matter. Bands like Sabbat have some of the most thought-provoking lyrics ever, based heavily around Paganism. The lyrics to songs like Do Dark Horses Dream of Nightmares sound like they were taken out of a medieval book of poetry. I like Stryper and their message, but music is supposed to be entertaining, not always meaningful.
@qwecars And another thing, "futile secular metal band screaming pointlessly"? Not all secular music is pointless or meaningless. Fates Warning's Guardian is a song about hope.
"I had a dream I was you strong as the fire
In your veins then when I called out your
Name I would remain and witness the pain
I am beyond silent black I will be back
As your guardian"
That's poetry. Screaming "God is cool" through a cloud of hairspray isn't.
Larry has great taste! I respect him even more now. I am as big Stryper fan. This song contains one of my very favorite vocal high notes (on last chorus)
I absolutely loved the song Calling On You. But I didn't care much for any of the others. Michael Sweet's vibrato really harps on my nerves after awhile. Pretty annoying.
Stryper does it over & over again. They show that Christian Rock is nothing to be ashamed of. Keep it up guys you rock. Saw them for the first time this year loved them but that is due to the fact it was the first time they ever played in Montreal,Quebec,Canada.
@Starchild0013 I have no religious beliefs at all, I am a man of science, astromomy in particular, but I love these guys. Did when I first heard them on The Yellow and Black Attack, went to see them on In God We Trust tour out here in Australia. Still like them now
They call that a High G my friend!!!:) michael sweet is the best. great guy as well as the best, in my opinion, metal vocalist ever to live.god blesses his voice, because he sings for god.
I went to their concert yesterday and they were just simply amazing! They are very very very talented musicians . I fell in love with the guitar playing. I was in awe when I saw their show.
I actually thought that this album was too poppy. If not for 'The Writing's on the Wall' (great song) and 'The Reign' this album would have been way to light-weight. Probably their weakest album (Barren Cross kicked their butts anyway!!).
I love how "metal" isn't "metal" anymore, yet it can be considered "nu" metal or "thrash metal" or "metal core" but when it all comes down to it... metal is the music that the average pop listener turns down when it's on the radio. Why? "Too loud" or "Too Heavy" is what they typically say. Guess what? TIMES CHANGE. My MOTHER likes Stryper and she's 52, but she hated'em in the 80's. Why? Times change, so do interests and influences. WHO CARES if they like God - they're musicians. Judge THAT. :)
@Dorian17xD I don't measure a Christian band's success by a secular television station's ratings. Stryper are hypocrites who would be nowhere if they weren't using God to sell their music. I don't break my genres down nearly as finely as you do, but no matter how you slice it, Stryper isn't metal. Rock, glam rock, sure. Metal? No.
Back then, Stryper could have been considered Metal. It was the early 80's, the average Heavy Metal band then would be considered Glam now compared to today's standards. Besides, the term Metal is just a broad genre today where just about anything with guitars falls. Heavy, Death, Cores, Nu, Industrial, Symphonic, Black, White, Christian, Pirate, you name it, it exists.
adolson "In God We Trust" is and was a metal song you idiot. So was "Rock The Hell Out Of You" from Against the Law, "To Hell With The Devil" etc etc etc. What do you call it when riffs are played that heavy and with such extensive use of pinch harmonics... I'm pretty sure that's metal. And this is coming from the perspective of someone who also listens to Cradle of Filth and a lot of Nordic metal, so I'm pretty sure I know what I'm talking about.
@adolson it is funny that you are calling someone else a hypocrite when you are just as guilty of it as any. How do you know anything about them? There are so many people out there that are christians so does that mean they ALL use God? How do you know God doesn't use them? Before you judge, you might want to take a long hard look at yourself.
@hmcgill911 I am not perfect, but how do I know anything about them? Easy. Saviour Machine, Narnia, and Mortification put up a site begging them to give back the over $50K they took from the poor Mexican people and canceled their concert. Stryper then went on to sell "Stryper in Mexico" shirts (what a joke), with a portion of profits going to the people they robbed in the first place. Google this. It happened shortly after they reunited. All about the money.
True Love-Rebel For The Lord JESUS CHRIST---We Do Now Like Lenny Kravitz Said :"We Follow More and more The Only Real Rock-Love-Rebel Jesus Christ"
HALLELUJAH FATHER AND KING JESUS-Sorry But JESUS Loves You Really With Eternal LOVE-Jesus Has Proven It Throug His Eternal LOVE-CROSS-So jump on U 2-The Eternal-Love-Grace-Eagle-StormWind-CROSS-SpaceRocket-Ship-JESUS-HALLELUJAH FATHER AND BEST FRIEND AND KING JESUS
One the best band that were ever formed...Robert is a "leonardo" with the drums...oz fox, WOW!!!micheal, amazing and powerful voice...THEY ROCK "FOR ALL ETERNITY (from their song: all of me)....
not for a reason, and they had reasons. they became devoted to god, and god granted them there hearts desire. Maybe you should take a look at nations they use god as a gimmick. Really every nation but israel is a gimmick
Who says Christians are sissies? These dudes went balls out in to the enemies camp. Openeing for bands like ANTHRAX & TWISTED SISTER, they were deep in the trenches, FEARLESSLY spreading the Gospel mesage. That is what I call some serrious OUTREACH! If you dont like STRYPER, keep to yourself. These guys ROCK!
This genre is a joke? According to who? This band sold millions of records and people actually know who they are, like lots of bands from this period. This type of music had widespread appeal, as opposed to today's metal which virtually no one listens to and no one can name anyone in the bands. I don't know if that is a joke, but it sure is funny huh?
He talks about OZ, but I was suprised (never having seen Stryper live until recently) at what a great lead player Micheal was too. He actually plays a majority of the guitar leads. ROCK ON!
Actually the lead in Free is Michael and Oz is the rythm, but listen to The Way or More than a Man and you will listen to Sir Oz Fox doing a great lead guitar ;)
I saw them live many years ago, and as a hair band, they are good. The genre today is basically a joke, but I still pull out the old stuff. POD, Pillar, etc is more todays standard. Being a metal head, I'm glad that the church has opened its mind to the face that there are more genres out there that will speak to more people....ROM 3:23...
Actually it was all the christian book publishers that had shocked looks on their faces.Must of cost millions doing to go back and rename all those books! Plus the idiot preachers who've based their whole ministries on 666 and what it means. In the Satanic Bible there is not one mention of 666 or 616. The only place its used is by christians and kids trying to look rebellious.
i love iron maiden but i am also kinda depressed that they named their albulm flight 666. its terrible... i love them but i also dont want to support them with a name like that...
I'm no longer a believer, but I'm with Larry 100% regarding Stryper. I'll put Soldiers Under Command and To Hell With The Devil up with my Crue and Maiden jams any time!
volumecorps 2 days ago
Larry the Cable Guy ... an underground christian metalhead... that is awesome to know
Tianda1969 3 weeks ago
amazing everybody out there if u know how to play guiatar,bass,or keboards please join my band cause were playing stryper in the band
tylermorin1000 1 month ago
30 people do not know talent. Especially guitar duo talent.
AlhiFalaNashoba 1 month ago
Larry you and Stryper are awesome I also know also Stryper's song and lyrics.
josh71111 1 month ago
I LIKE HIM EVEN MORE NOW.
DJVBasil 1 month ago
Glenn Beck is Mormon. Larry the Cable Guy loves Stryper.
Somethings just make perfect sense.
plunderpunk2 4 months ago
@plunderpunk2 Yeah, there is "hope" for us yet! and i don't mean that 2008 kinda hope!
ROBB21265 2 months ago
@plunderpunk2 I've learned more history in 3 years watching GLENN BECK then i've ever learned going through grades k-12! educate yourself, listen to GLENN BECK and "GIT ER DONE!" GOD BLESS AMERICA!
ROBB21265 2 months ago
@ROBB21265 i meant "GIT R DONE"
ROBB21265 2 months ago
@ROBB21265 "I've learned more history in 3 years watching GLENN BECK then i've ever learned going through grades k-12!" Maybe if the American public school system clumsily wove half baked conspiracy theories concerning topical events, issues and figures (replete with Nazi Germany/Hitler comparisons to keep the entertainment/fear factor jacked up) into their lessons like the great prophet-patriot Beck shamelessly does, perhaps then you would've "learned more history".
plunderpunk2 2 months ago
@plunderpunk2 NO, if the schools were not so busy "brainwashing" the kids (the obama songs) maybe we would have kids that can compete with the rest of the world! oh, i forgot, obama said AMERICA IS LAZY! silly me! he knows best, thank god for obama! he knows how to take care of us all! (HA,HA,HAAAAA!)
ROBB21265 1 month ago
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plunderpunk2 1 month ago
Are you ready?
Have u lied? Have u stolen? Jesus said if you look at a women with lust you have committed adultery with here in your heart?
If God judge’s u by the Ten Commandments will u be innocent or guilty? Does this concern you? The Bible says despise the value of your eye compared to the value of your soul. would u sell your i for a million dollars? And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. needgod.com
standingontruth1 4 months ago
IRON MAIDEN!!!!!
KadeshLeMort 4 months ago 2
Larry the cable guy. LOL! What a funny dude!
japum77 4 months ago
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My God, no pun intended, pretty much the gayest band on the planet. I mean most posed and did these horrible videos when i was a kid, but this is beyond bad. Yes they can play, but wow they run, do twirls, point guitars at the camera, lick the basses, put stick in their mouths, run from side to side. Everything but play the insturments in the videos. Stryper=God Awful. I think God even laughed at them!!
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jerm26554 4 months ago
as good as any metal band ever. let's be real tho...... oz is good but Michael is the writer of all the riffs and the one whom is truly deserved of 1 of the best ever titles!!!
countrysuxx1 4 months ago
wow.... Larry is very cool! I knew he liked the Huskers but add that to Stryper... wow!!! so awesome!!! im beyond words
countrysuxx1 4 months ago
LOL larry :P
VengeanceAfter 5 months ago
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stevenj967 5 months ago
i used to like stryper when i was like 13 then i found about deicide and death metal after that its all about the dark side
morbidgaze 5 months ago
"Larry" would think Stryper is a great band. I also like how he said how this Christian band is great and if you don't like it you can kiss his ass. Nice.
CVargas 5 months ago
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Thumbs up....... if you had long hair in the 80's......
.....and every girl you met..... felt obligated to get on her knees and trace every wrinkle of your nut sack with her tongue.......
God bless those filthy fucking whores....
METAL!!!!!!
.......Even the Jesus girls...needed a mouth full of ball butter....
AmericanSurvival101 5 months ago
Larry i love you man!! ..call me man...come back to bakersfield...leave your # 661 326 1604 . i'll be waiting to get you here..and yes stryper roxx
bakersfieldmusicnow 6 months ago
Most Christian rock bands are all "it's ok to be cool and Christian, children." But not these guys. They're not just putting 3 chords behind some praising stuff. They're not religious. Religion thinks we all have to be the same, aka boring. Stryper isn't scared to get hardcore. that's how all Christians should be.
TheRockNRollHippie 6 months ago
Merle, Maiden and Stryper... Sure, why not?
artemusprine 6 months ago
@artemusprine cover all bases
zac030101 6 months ago
if you listen to metal then you should know this band i dont like their religion thing but i cant say they suck cause they dont
Darktothesoul 6 months ago
Stryper is #1 rock on Larry!
crc673 6 months ago
I like Larry the Cable Guy even more now.
bagelguy520 7 months ago 12
@bagelguy520 lol so tru
GMA4402 4 months ago
Cool video! And since I only know Larry as Mater from "Cars", now I know what he really looks like. :)
psykdiva 7 months ago
HAHA I AGREE WITH YOU LARRY stryper is one of my Faves...
jamieknight7777 7 months ago
@jamieknight7777 i love stryper their lyuocs move me im not christian but their songs move me
MsVipersvenom 5 months ago
@MsVipersvenom let the songs move you to learn more about God and what he says about you
SECMusic 5 months ago
Kolyma666 - what really is your issue with Christians or Christian music for that matter? What really is your agenda with comments like that? Though you could probably care less, I still say I pity your blindness thoughts!!!
dakchad74 8 months ago 2
i never thought id say this, but i now have the utmost respect for larry.... ;-)
thekid47 9 months ago 7
Yeah "STRYKER" Sang really High Octanes, them and my other fave "Iron Mullet"
ChaoticRealm7771 9 months ago
I don't know man . I think STRYPER might be the reason Metal PPL worshiped the devil in the 80s!! I know there are a lot of Christian "Heavy" bands now .Back then the other less famous Christian band "Ken Tamplin and Shout" were late 80 early 90 they are cool.They played Shred GTR Shrapnel type stuff , Grunge rock They have close to 10 albums.As for Stryper...this is a bit too light for my taste.Thumbs up if you agree!!!
ChaoticRealm7771 9 months ago
@ChaoticRealm7771 Putting their best/hardest against each other, Shout: In Your Face ROCKED but is no match for Against the Law from Stryper. Listen to them back to back and you'll agree easily. There were lots of good Christian Metal bands from that era. Bloodgood, Rez Band, Guardian, Holy Soldier, Rage of Angels, Vengence, Whitecross, X-Sinner and Barnabas are all pretty good. Check out my channel for some different bands from then. Rez and Stryper are the best live by a million miles though.
Echoboy2002 9 months ago
@Echoboy2002 I respect your opinion . I like a rawer sound . I don't like the fact Styper are considered Thee band of Christian Metal ,they are glam . I didn't like the band Extreme for example , they have that Swing groove in every song . I like the commercial band Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow " Ritchie parted ways with Glen Huges for playing swing R and B influenced songs, like the groove on "Killer Queen" Blackmore would never do that .I thought "Shout" is better than stryper That's my opinion
ChaoticRealm7771 9 months ago
@ChaoticRealm7771 I hear ya. Rock on! =)
Echoboy2002 9 months ago
It shocks me when people say Stryper were not metal, Seriously.... Take a listen to "The Way" "Soldiers Under Command" or "Loud N' Clear" .... They were Christian Metal. This song is more of a commercial song which EVERY band has, It's an amazing song, But the majority of their stuff is METAL
TigertailzBezerk 9 months ago
Larry the Cable Guy you sir kikass... Stryper pwns
DizzleHell 10 months ago
Another reason to like Larry the Cable Guy
MrOldskoolmetal 10 months ago 3
I just them tonight and they were awesome! and it is amazing how they ended it with a prayer to help some of the people there
Bluehudson1 10 months ago
I just saw them last friday 3/18/11. I have seen them several time. even though they are getting old. . . they still sound fantastic. . . as good as they ever did. . Love Stryper
randyandnina 10 months ago
deliverance is better wayyyyyy better thrash till death
blackrippericedearth 11 months ago
dude! i have a way new respect for Larry the Cable guy!
2themoon2 11 months ago 5
"That guy was four octaves above an octave......" It makes you wonder... =)
gitarrmicke73 11 months ago
yeah....anymore i can't call this metal even tho media calls it metal (same with other bands of the like *poison/warrant,ect ect*) but its still good!
razzlefan4life 1 year ago
hahahahahahaha
AvantGrapes 1 year ago
I saw them at Hershey arena on the to Hell with the Devil tour back in the 80's and Michael can belt it out live.
MRGOSTEELERS58 1 year ago
I LOVE STRYPER AND MAIDEN!! LOL KICK ASS BANDS!!!
USMC2074 1 year ago 2
This isn't metal.
MrChristmas365 1 year ago
@MrChristmas365 This song isnt too metal but MOST ALL of their other stuff is pure metal. Michael Sweet can out scream anyone ive ever heard
TigertailzBezerk 1 year ago
I LOVE striper BASS!!!
TheWebWheeler 1 year ago
897powerfm
utuben55 1 year ago
This is funny as hell!! Larry the Cable Guy and 80's glam excess in all it's cheezy glory.
JRebel206 1 year ago
Octane,Octave. same thing
1966RWB 1 year ago
Hey manofthemaker the lord will always welcome you back and yes stryper rocks
ThorJoker1316 1 year ago
THANK YOU. Someone else who can appreciate the "Sweet" works of Stryper!
I grew up on these guys! And I believe I will die with these tunes in muh ears! :p
423lisamarie 1 year ago
I used to be a Christian but I fell away for a while but listening to this music kinda makes me want to come back man this music ROCKS!!!
manofthemaker 1 year ago 5
@manofthemaker that's because He's always there for you even if you fall away. He loves you and knew your name before you even existed. If you know Him but have wavered for awhile it's okay because I've done the same thing but what I've found out is that these songs don't just pull at your heart strings... it's a longing for a relationship with your heavenly Father and what you are feeling inside is possibly the Holy Spirit telling you it's time to come back. Come back to the foot of the cross.
hammerfistofjustice 1 year ago 2
@hammerfistofjustice Amen brother
ThorJoker1316 1 year ago
@manofthemaker Bless you
ThorJoker1316 1 year ago
@manofthemaker
I fell away from Christianity years ago but I will forever love Stryper and Michael Sweet cause they keep the faith for those that believe and I think that it really important to keep faith in what you believe in...no matter what that may be.
llyj 1 year ago
@llyj GOD still has his eye on you! and loves you so so so much.You may have left him be he hasn't left you. come back to your first love,JESUS!....Praying for you man! Remember Satan is a liar the father of it!
xem727 7 months ago 2
@manofthemaker come back brother.i slipped away from my faith for alot of years but have come back to faith(trust in god). god is waiting for you
MegaPool12 1 year ago
Oh and Stryper is an OK band, but I'm not a fan of their vocalist. I like screaming banshee vocals, but this sounds like screaming banshee mixed with opera. It just doesn't sound right with me. :/
DracoAzule 1 year ago
I used to pronounce it Striper
DracoAzule 1 year ago
Maiden yes. Stryper HELL NO. But I still love ya Larry!
he11kat 1 year ago
I used to hate larry the cable guy, but since he likes Stryper AND Iron Maiden,
he is my favorite comedian
maidenizeyou 1 year ago
@maidenizeyou iu agree up the irons and to hell with the devil my friend
j0nj0n3697 1 year ago
God and Stryper rule!
9pt9 1 year ago
If you listen to some of Iron Maidens music, it is influenced by the Bible and so is Black Sabbath's War Pigs, so if you dislike Christianity and anything to do with it, then why do you like the bands I just mentioned? Ozzy was once in to priest hood.
Stryper is an amazing band, and I am very proud of being a christian myself.
hmcgill911 1 year ago
I worship the dark lord but I love STRYPER
mbm13213 1 year ago
@mbm13213 I've never heard him called the Dark Lord, I study many different religions and I am Christian, however in all my studies he was never mentioned as the Dark Lord.
hmcgill911 1 year ago
i say keep religion ouf of the rocknroll bussiness. religion seperates people rock is for everyone !
HagusYoung 1 year ago
TheMetalheadPeng... check out other songs like to hell with the devil, more than a man, soldiers under command, surrender, loud n clear, cmon rock, the way. stryper has a whole bunch of metal sounding songs that rock. maybe they arent metal, but ill tell u 1 thing, there 80s hair metal. STRYPER ROCKS.
80sHairMetalDude777 1 year ago
hech yeah ! git-er-done !! larry is awesome.
marklar74 1 year ago
I saw Larry the Cable Guy, now Stryper needs to come up to Alaska to play. They are AWESOME!!
loraleecongleton 1 year ago
Larry the Cable Guy knows his heavy metal.
KnightOwl2006 1 year ago 5
who wouldve thought that Larry the Cable Guy was a Maiden fan? haha
xtwwrestling123 1 year ago 2
being a forever stryper fan,to me this is my all time greatest songs from these god gifted men.thankyou god for bringing the to us and thank you stryper!
xombieBeast13 1 year ago
how many guitar changes will they go through, great song tho!
skullz89 1 year ago
I always thought LTCG was a dumbass but I guess not.
mbm13213 1 year ago
This is the ONLY time this guy has ever said something smart.
mofrakker 1 year ago
kick ass STRYPER
JaviArgie 1 year ago
Mortification is the better Christian metal band but the best is Living Sacrifice and Extol I don't like one more than the other but they're both great.
blitzspeer 1 year ago
these guys were and are great showmen
steve89z 1 year ago
@2intenseee You're only sayin that cause you're too ignorant to admit Christian music is way better than that secular garbage! You can argue on forever, but the fact is, If you didn't like the band you could have gone to some other video of a futile secular metal band screaming pointlessly, but you just couldn't stand the fact that Christian music does ROCK and you just HAD to post your stupid comment to defend the bands without a meaning!
qwecars 1 year ago
@qwecars The only thing that's different between Christian, secular, and "satanic" music is the lyrics. Yes, I like Stryper and Trouble and most of the White Metal bands, and I think God's cool and all, but I also like secular bands like Manowar or "pure evil" bands like Angel Witch and Hell. Saying Christian music is better than secular and evil music is a load of crap.
KingOfTheDead77 1 year ago
@KingOfTheDead77 When I said "Way 'better' than", I meant lyricaly! The meaning and purpose of Christian music is much deeper and has a positive message. I listen to ALOT of secular music such as (my favorite) Van Halen, I am a musician myself & I find it hard to find good Christian music such as Stryper, but when such music does exist, the secular music in (lyrical) juxtaposition is just futile and serves no meaning besides entertainment!
qwecars 1 year ago
@qwecars The meaning of Christian music isn't necessarily any deeper or more meaningful than secular music, or music influenced by other religions for that matter. Bands like Sabbat have some of the most thought-provoking lyrics ever, based heavily around Paganism. The lyrics to songs like Do Dark Horses Dream of Nightmares sound like they were taken out of a medieval book of poetry. I like Stryper and their message, but music is supposed to be entertaining, not always meaningful.
KingOfTheDead77 1 year ago
@qwecars And another thing, "futile secular metal band screaming pointlessly"? Not all secular music is pointless or meaningless. Fates Warning's Guardian is a song about hope.
"I had a dream I was you strong as the fire
In your veins then when I called out your
Name I would remain and witness the pain
I am beyond silent black I will be back
As your guardian"
That's poetry. Screaming "God is cool" through a cloud of hairspray isn't.
KingOfTheDead77 1 year ago
They could've turned the keyboards down a bit so i could hear the guitar rhythm sections. After all, it is a metal band.
HeavyMetalNoize 1 year ago
Larry has great taste! I respect him even more now. I am as big Stryper fan. This song contains one of my very favorite vocal high notes (on last chorus)
mrgitarman 1 year ago
This earned a ton more respect for him from me
Existentialist09 1 year ago
great Larry, one Christian band and a satan band. dufus
1bruiserboy 1 year ago
@1bruiserboy Iron Maiden are not satanic.
jb25666 1 year ago
rock on btw didnt know larry like metal lol
wayneandgarth122 1 year ago
I absolutely loved the song Calling On You. But I didn't care much for any of the others. Michael Sweet's vibrato really harps on my nerves after awhile. Pretty annoying.
livingforever1 1 year ago
NICE! iron maiden and stryper, wow what a combiniation! haha
STRYPER41 1 year ago 3
Stryper is very compelling. I seriously think that even the critics are bangin' their heads to this stuff when no one isn't looking :D
Not only are they pretty darn good, they are FUN!
121jigawatts 1 year ago
Lol larry is funny as hell
Metalfreakk19 1 year ago 2
man how can you not feel awesome after hearing this song??
Cpt50Caliber 2 years ago 4
awesome band truly my favorite
jg24fan95 2 years ago
Dude this is freakin awesome!
TheManimalx 2 years ago 21
He's right about Oz Fox. Just married an ex prostitute
KevinFL 2 years ago
Stryper does it over & over again. They show that Christian Rock is nothing to be ashamed of. Keep it up guys you rock. Saw them for the first time this year loved them but that is due to the fact it was the first time they ever played in Montreal,Quebec,Canada.
Starchild0013 2 years ago 30
@Starchild0013 I have no religious beliefs at all, I am a man of science, astromomy in particular, but I love these guys. Did when I first heard them on The Yellow and Black Attack, went to see them on In God We Trust tour out here in Australia. Still like them now
Warthogfan 11 months ago
Dang....how high is he singing @ 4:40 ?
daspudster01 2 years ago 3
very
shelborific 2 years ago
@daspudster01
That would be a really high, nearly inhuman, F#.
That is if you wanted a serious and technical answer... ;D
121jigawatts 1 year ago 2
They call that a High G my friend!!!:) michael sweet is the best. great guy as well as the best, in my opinion, metal vocalist ever to live.god blesses his voice, because he sings for god.
theblackestseth 1 year ago
never throught I'd hear stryper & iron maiden in the same sentence hahahaha
TruthFister8600 2 years ago 4
Yeah. We all tried to block it out........thanks alot YUUTUUBE!(vomit noises)
greshamweed 2 years ago
larry has good tatse in music,don,t think I,ll do the wig thing,
theneil100 2 years ago
I went to their concert yesterday and they were just simply amazing! They are very very very talented musicians . I fell in love with the guitar playing. I was in awe when I saw their show.
xXThexEvilxPoptardXx 2 years ago 5
I actually thought that this album was too poppy. If not for 'The Writing's on the Wall' (great song) and 'The Reign' this album would have been way to light-weight. Probably their weakest album (Barren Cross kicked their butts anyway!!).
metlmick 2 years ago
This guy's got a third lung! Amazing voice! God bless them!
lisagabel 2 years ago 5
I love how "metal" isn't "metal" anymore, yet it can be considered "nu" metal or "thrash metal" or "metal core" but when it all comes down to it... metal is the music that the average pop listener turns down when it's on the radio. Why? "Too loud" or "Too Heavy" is what they typically say. Guess what? TIMES CHANGE. My MOTHER likes Stryper and she's 52, but she hated'em in the 80's. Why? Times change, so do interests and influences. WHO CARES if they like God - they're musicians. Judge THAT. :)
KitWriter 2 years ago 4
No matter what any one says..Stryper is one of the best bands ever..
jksjon 2 years ago 4
@Dorian17xD I don't measure a Christian band's success by a secular television station's ratings. Stryper are hypocrites who would be nowhere if they weren't using God to sell their music. I don't break my genres down nearly as finely as you do, but no matter how you slice it, Stryper isn't metal. Rock, glam rock, sure. Metal? No.
adolson 2 years ago
no matter what type they play, their songs are great to hear....
stryppers701 2 years ago 5
Back then, Stryper could have been considered Metal. It was the early 80's, the average Heavy Metal band then would be considered Glam now compared to today's standards. Besides, the term Metal is just a broad genre today where just about anything with guitars falls. Heavy, Death, Cores, Nu, Industrial, Symphonic, Black, White, Christian, Pirate, you name it, it exists.
TheWeekle 2 years ago
adolson "In God We Trust" is and was a metal song you idiot. So was "Rock The Hell Out Of You" from Against the Law, "To Hell With The Devil" etc etc etc. What do you call it when riffs are played that heavy and with such extensive use of pinch harmonics... I'm pretty sure that's metal. And this is coming from the perspective of someone who also listens to Cradle of Filth and a lot of Nordic metal, so I'm pretty sure I know what I'm talking about.
khaosmike666 2 years ago
Yup, you're right. A couple of their songs can be considered metal. Doesn't mean they aren't a glam rock band.
adolson 2 years ago
@adolson it is funny that you are calling someone else a hypocrite when you are just as guilty of it as any. How do you know anything about them? There are so many people out there that are christians so does that mean they ALL use God? How do you know God doesn't use them? Before you judge, you might want to take a long hard look at yourself.
hmcgill911 1 year ago
@hmcgill911 I am not perfect, but how do I know anything about them? Easy. Saviour Machine, Narnia, and Mortification put up a site begging them to give back the over $50K they took from the poor Mexican people and canceled their concert. Stryper then went on to sell "Stryper in Mexico" shirts (what a joke), with a portion of profits going to the people they robbed in the first place. Google this. It happened shortly after they reunited. All about the money.
adolson 1 year ago
@adolson Yep, God, Satan, Goth, Kiss, Gwar, it's all a gimmick to make money. Everyone has something to sell!
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DannyDenver007 2 years ago
One the best band that were ever formed...Robert is a "leonardo" with the drums...oz fox, WOW!!!micheal, amazing and powerful voice...THEY ROCK "FOR ALL ETERNITY (from their song: all of me)....
stryppers701 2 years ago
Weak, that's not Metal takes more than long hair , guitars and leather. Wouldn't one of the worst sins be using God as a gimmick to sell records?
samhainIII 2 years ago
not for a reason, and they had reasons. they became devoted to god, and god granted them there hearts desire. Maybe you should take a look at nations they use god as a gimmick. Really every nation but israel is a gimmick
Cyphilus 2 years ago
Who says Christians are sissies? These dudes went balls out in to the enemies camp. Openeing for bands like ANTHRAX & TWISTED SISTER, they were deep in the trenches, FEARLESSLY spreading the Gospel mesage. That is what I call some serrious OUTREACH! If you dont like STRYPER, keep to yourself. These guys ROCK!
accountabl21 2 years ago
I was a big Stryper fan too lol
torremalku 2 years ago
great band, great song. one of the best metal bands to emphasize on melody and harmonic structure.
paul44miles 2 years ago
Satan hates you.
coffinbuilder 2 years ago
@coffinbuilder Why would anyone be afraid of Satan? He is NOTHING!
hmcgill911 1 year ago
False
stryperguy777 2 years ago
Gotta be careful with gossip.
berettaNZ 2 years ago
larry the cable guy rocks
benarutos 2 years ago
Wow, I have a new found respect for Larry the Cable Guy. I think he is 100% right.
Kodos1 2 years ago 2
False.
MarvinMar 2 years ago
@MarvinMar what is false?
j0nj0n3697 1 year ago
@j0nj0n3697 Probably a response that I deleted.
MarvinMar 1 year ago
This genre is a joke? According to who? This band sold millions of records and people actually know who they are, like lots of bands from this period. This type of music had widespread appeal, as opposed to today's metal which virtually no one listens to and no one can name anyone in the bands. I don't know if that is a joke, but it sure is funny huh?
stopglobalwhining2 2 years ago 5
JESUS IS LORD
fraginat0r 2 years ago 4
Amen
eyes4ears 2 years ago 4
Just seen these guys live in TO.. They still got it after all these years.. Michael still had the best voice in the buisness..
tystick1984 2 years ago
He talks about OZ, but I was suprised (never having seen Stryper live until recently) at what a great lead player Micheal was too. He actually plays a majority of the guitar leads. ROCK ON!
Vbluguitar 2 years ago 2
So true. He's every bit as good as Oz Fox. His lead in Free is amazingly good.
giantrobot9000 2 years ago
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Surrender is his best solo.
razorslice17 2 years ago
Actually the lead in Free is Michael and Oz is the rythm, but listen to The Way or More than a Man and you will listen to Sir Oz Fox doing a great lead guitar ;)
Dorian17xD 2 years ago
I know, that's what I said.
giantrobot9000 2 years ago
I saw them live many years ago, and as a hair band, they are good. The genre today is basically a joke, but I still pull out the old stuff. POD, Pillar, etc is more todays standard. Being a metal head, I'm glad that the church has opened its mind to the face that there are more genres out there that will speak to more people....ROM 3:23...
dino328 2 years ago
Gotta say this, stryper had the best duel guitar soloing then anyone else, that i've heard anyway.
armortron 2 years ago 5
I would be going to a stryper concert, but I gotta have heart surgery when they are coming near me.
mattsmusicstudio 2 years ago
Hail Nebraskans!
HardKore5250 2 years ago
jesus loves..SLAYER
mightywibble 2 years ago 3
I hear he loves everyone.
brianwurst1234 2 years ago
im seein them 9/11/09!!!!!
solidsnakec11 2 years ago 3
Actually it was all the christian book publishers that had shocked looks on their faces.Must of cost millions doing to go back and rename all those books! Plus the idiot preachers who've based their whole ministries on 666 and what it means. In the Satanic Bible there is not one mention of 666 or 616. The only place its used is by christians and kids trying to look rebellious.
robbatkinson666 2 years ago
stryper and iron maiden!! the guy has AWESOME taste in music!!
CaptainAmerica4Ever 2 years ago 5
haha larrys got good taste in music!!
ironmaidn23 2 years ago 3
Love sweet with Boston!
jrbostonrocks 2 years ago 3
the number 666 is in reference to Emperor Nero not the devil. aslo iron maiden drummer Nicko Mcbrain is a christian.
albert7790 2 years ago
Stryper is the BEST HEAVY METAL BAND in the world . !
aires300077339 2 years ago 5
i love iron maiden but i am also kinda depressed that they named their albulm flight 666. its terrible... i love them but i also dont want to support them with a name like that...
shockwave2468 2 years ago
wow that's awesome! he likes stryper and iron maiden!
mihirmaiden18 2 years ago
Lol.
Kinda...
Ironic?
herteddybear9110 2 years ago
TobyMac is a rapper/hip hop music kinda guy. There is NOTHING heavy about him xD The heaviest song he has is probably Ignition, or Catchafire :P
Cramm92 2 years ago