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Stryper

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Christian Rock
Glam Metal
Heavy Metal
Hard 'n' Heavy

http://www.stryper.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/stryper
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Stryper

27 ноя 2025 :	MICHAEL SWEET: 'If People Only Knew How Hard I Work' On Guitar Parts For STRYPER Albums
6 ноя 2025 :	MICHAEL SWEET Says Some People Come To STRYPER Shows 'To Just Speak Out Against Christianity': 'It's Bizarre'
1 ноя 2025 :	STRYPER's New Single 'On This Holy Night' 'Describes How The World Has Taken 'Jesus' Out Of Christmas'
28 окт 2025 :	STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET On Songwriting Process: 'I Pray When I'm Writing, But I Could Always Pray More'
23 сен 2025 :
30 июл 2025 :
14 июл 2025 :	Watch: STRYPER Kicks Off Latin American Tour In Monterrey With Fill-In Guitarist HOWIE SIMON
8 июл 2025 :	STRYPER's OZ FOX To Miss Band's Latin American Tour: He Has Been 'Advised To Avoid Extended Or Intense Touring'
23 июн 2025 :	MICHAEL SWEET: 'Every Band Has It Tough To A Degree. But I Do Think STRYPER Had It A Little Tougher'
8 июн 2025 :	STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'I've Come To The Conclusion That The Hate For This Band Stems From Hatred For God'
5 июн 2025 :	STRYPER's Performance At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL Canceled Due To Plane's 'Malfunctioning Smoke Detector System And Power Failure'
27 май 2025 :	MICHAEL SWEET Is 'So Excited' About STRYPER's Upcoming Christmas Album: 'It's Gonna Be Awesome'
18 май 2025 :
15 май 2025 :	STRYPER's Christmas Album Should Be Completed By Early July
30 апр 2025 :	STRYPER Is Preparing To Record Christmas Album
17 янв 2025 :	STRYPER's ROBERT SWEET: 'The Holy Spirit Gave Us The Courage To Go And Do This'
12 янв 2025 :	STRYPER Recap 2024, Share Plans For The New Year Including "The Release Of Some New Exclusive Music"
11 янв 2025 :	STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Explains When Use Of Backing Tracks Becomes 'Too Much'
23 дек 2024 :	MICHAEL SWEET On Perception That He Runs STRYPER Like A Dictatorship: 'It's Just Not True'
17 дек 2024 :	How Close Did C.C. DEVILLE Come To Joining STRYPER? MICHAEL SWEET Responds
30 окт 2024 :	MICHAEL SWEET Would Like OZZY OSBOURNE To Give Induction Speech For STRYPER At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
19 окт 2024 :	STRYPER Debut Music Video For New Track "Betrayed By Love"
26 сен 2024 :	STRYPER Is Working On A 'Really Different And Special' Official Band Documentary
15 сен 2024 :	STRYPER Share Visualizer For New Single "Rhyme Of Time"; When We Were Kings Album Out Now
3 сен 2024 :	OZ FOX Believes He Will Be Well Enough To Join STRYPER On 40th-Anniversary Tour: 'The Prayers Are Working'
17 авг 2024 :	STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We've Been Mocked From The Very Beginning'

25 авг 2023

STRYPER Frontman Says It's 'Odd That Many Metalheads Have A Problem With Jesus Yet Have Absolutely No Problem With The Devil'

Michael Sweet of openly Christian rockers STRYPER says that he finds it "odd that many metalheads have a problem with Jesus yet have absolutely no problem with the devil".

The 60-year-old musician, whose band threw Bibles into the audience and placed a Bible verse on STRYPER's posters (Isaiah 53:5),made the comment in a social media post earlier today (Tuesday, August 22). He wrote: "I find it interesting that most (and I mean most) people who write us off say that it's because we sing about Jesus and that they could never get into that. Yet at the very same time they'll sit (or stand) and listen to a band sing about Satan and not bat an eye. Even though they're not into Satan. It's always struck me as odd that many metal heads have a problem with Jesus yet have absolutely no problem with the devil".

A little over two years ago, Sweet weighed in on the debate about cancel culture, saying that he was worried that it wouldn't be long before the Christian Bible became "canceled." At the time, Sweet took to Twitter to write about his concerns, noting how he and his STRYPER bandmates threw out Bibles to the crowd at their live shows.

"We've been handing out bibles for almost 40 years," he wrote. "For the first time in my life I'm asking myself this question – I wonder how long it will be before this book is cancelled? I know it may seem like a silly thought, but it's really not. It's just a matter of time. Frightening!"

In a 2015 interview with The Great Southern Brainfart, Sweet claimed that STRYPER was more honest in its continuous efforts to emphasize Christian values and messages than many metal musicians who sing about Satan and warfare but go to church on Sunday. He said: "Tom Araya from SLAYER gets up there with the pentagrams and upside down crosses and the screaming and the evil but then he gets off stage and goes to church. Don't get me wrong, I think that's great, but it also brings into question the depth of what they're doing and who they're doing it for."

Asked if it's an underlying goal of STRYPER to get all of its fans to convert to Christianity, Sweet said: "Absolutely not. We never try to convert people. I mean, if there's someone who's there that wants to talk to us about God or say they're just broken and are looking to learn more about God, of course. We're going to do that. We'll have dinner with them and talk to them all about it, but we don't get out there and say, 'Turn or burn in hell!' A lot of Christians take that approach but we don't. We're not about that and we've never been about that. That turns me off just like any other person. We're just all about loving people and hanging out with people. We go and perform in bars."

Formed 40 years ago, STRYPER's name comes from Isaiah 53:5, which states: "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."

STRYPER's albums include "To Hell With The Devil", "Second Coming", "No More Hell To Pay", "Fallen", "God Damn Evil", "Even The Devil Believes" and the band's latest effort, "The Final Battle".

In a 2018 interview with the Detroit Free Press, Michael said that STRYPER was never fully embraced by the heavy metal and hard rock communities, largely because of the band's Christian lyrics.

"We've never been accepted by either side," he said. "The secular side, the mainstream, they've never accepted us to this day. We're probably that band that everyone's going to go to whenever there's a time to mock. We'll be the band used for that in most cases. Now on the Christian side, we've never really had the full support of the Christian side because we don't fit into their little club. We're not wearing suits and ties and going to every church and preaching."

I find it interesting that most (and I mean most) people who write us off say that it’s because we sing about Jesus and...

Posted by Michael Sweet on Tuesday, August 22, 2023

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Save me from myself

С удовольствием слушаю группу Трубный зов, например. И АХС :ХолиПека:

26 авг 2023

ElectricRetard

Он реально не выкупает?

26 авг 2023

Svyashennik

Блаженный, что с них взять, раньше таким деньги подавали

26 авг 2023

Old Nothing

Дык ведь весь митол про бунт и протест, про веру в сибя и прочую ху*ту.

27 авг 2023

WahrandPhain

а какие претензии к дьяволу?) Он всегда пиздит, бог всегда пиздит. Князь мира сего - дьявол, змеиный бог, яхве, библейская мразь. Есть ли настоящий бог и какой он - никто не знает.

27 авг 2023

LU---

Майкла я поддерживаю,НО....только за упорство и продолжительную карьеру :-)
А вся эта мистика-бог...дьявол...иисус какойто
только для тех,кто зарабатывает на религии
А на Самом дел-Бога нет-Инопланетяне Есть!!!!
без вопросов :-)