STRYPER - To Hell With The Devil - Rocking The World

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Stryper, originally known as Roxx Regime, was formed in Orange County, California by brothers Michael and Robert Sweet and guitarist Oz Fox.

Stryper stands for Salvation Through Redemption Yielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness. The Isaiah 53:5 under their logo is the bible verse that states "by His stripes we are healed". The band earned their stripes 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).

Their first full-length release, Soldiers Under Command (SUC), 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 (THWTD) hit the Top-40 charts. The video for "Honestly" rapidly became the number one most-requested video on M-TV. 1988 saw the near-platinum release of In God We Trust (IGWT), as well as renewed success on M-TV, which was bombarded by thousands of phone requests for "Always There For You".

In January of 1992, Michael Sweet left the Stryper to pursue a solo career. Although officially Robert Sweet, Oz Fox and Tim Gaines continued as a three piece for another year, there were no further studio recordings as Stryper once Mike left.

On May 21st of 2000, history was made when Stryper hit the stage again for an informal jam at the first annual Stryper expo in New Jersey. December 16th of 2000 marked the first full blown set preformed by Stryper in 9 years, held in Costa Rica. The second annual Stryper expo was held in Azusa, California on May 18th and 19th of 2001. The two day expo featured multiple bands and vendors, with Stryper closing the expo with a concert. Shortly after, Stryper played to one of their largest crowds at Cornerstone in Bushnell, Illinois on July 7th, 2001.

On August 19, 2007, Michael Sweet performed with the Legendary rock band Boston at a concert honoring the voice of Boston, the late Brad Delp. Stryper then performed with Boston members at the Station Family Fund Concert on February 25, 2008. Later that year, Boston tapped Michael Sweet to sing for them during their summer tour.

Exactly 25 years after their ground breaking release of the Y&BA, Murder By Pride (MBP) was released on July 21, 2009. At the time of this writing, Stryper is set to embark on their 25th Anniversary Tour in September of 2009. Reuniting for the tour, Tim Gaines will once again play bass. Stryper will also reunite with yellow & black clothing designed by Ray Brown, whom created their classic outfits for THWTD and IGWT.

Stryper.com was officially launched in November of 1999 by Craig Erskine and Brett Christensen. In 2003 Craig handed the web design duties over to Greg Hayes. In 2009, Jeff Wollschlager took over as webmaster, working closely with Brett to develop the site you're currently on. Stryper is managed by Deep South Entertainment, and works with Stryper.com to help keep the fire burning!

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[mexicatz]

thats called a triangle

[ChristianClassicRock]

@mexicatz - Classic! Great response. The only thing you left out was "Dude" :D

[deuceswild76]

Keep the faith Christians.

[AnarchistSinceDay1]

Jesus suckssssssssssssssssssssssssss­ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss­ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss­ssssssssss ma baws

[chrisgood2go]

@tylermorin1000 SMH come on brother. No one deserves to be given a chance to receive the truth after we as a creation gave it away but God in his Grace gave us His Son. Im sure a confessor of the faith want all kind of people to listen.

[tylermorin1000]

great song always will this has to be my 5th favorite song on the album

[WildManChrisVEVO]

gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyy

[tylermorin1000]

if ur some one who got drunk at a Stryper concert then u dont deserve to be at Stryper concert because Stryper dosent want drunk people at a show

[SexLeppardMaster]

@Alan7997 I don't think it would hurt too much to get hit with a bible. Unless you're a drunk fuck. then your ass is hitting the floor FULL FORCE!!!!!

[SexLeppardMaster]

should have been titled "weight lifting in hell with satan"

[KISSArmy001373]

@CtrlRm Agreed there.

[95holydiver]

@111vnderbnder111

Stryper was the reason, why Slayer cancelled a show some years ago...

[Pbirv]

@Alan7997 A friend of mine did get hit in the eye with a Bible at a Stryper concert once. Luckily he wasn't hurt.