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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

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'
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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'
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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
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19 окт 2024 :	STRYPER Debut Music Video For New Track "Betrayed By Love"
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16 авг 2024 :	STRYPER Shares Music Video For 'When We Were Kings' Title Track

26 мар 2015

STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We Are Not A Christian Rock Band'

In a brand new interview with CrypticRock.com, STRYPER guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet was asked what he thinks about the current Christian metal and rock scene "I do not really keep up with it," he replied.

"I come from a different school of thought and I do not like all the labels. I do not like being referred to as a Christian rock band.

"We are not a Christian rock band; we are a rock band comprised of Christians.

"Just like any other rock band out there, you have rock bands that are comprised of drug addicts, you have rock bands that are comprised of Satanists, and you have rock bands that are comprised of Catholics, like SLAYER.

"BLACK SABBATH [bassist] Geezer Butler [wrote] the song 'After Forever', which is about Christ, but they were not labeled a Christian band. Actually the opposite; they were labeled a dark, almost at times a Satanic band, and they are not.

"My point is that I just do not like all the labels.

"If you are going to label a band a Christian band, then you got to label all the other bands.

"If U2 is made up of members that are Catholic, then are they going to be called a Catholic rock band?"

He continued: "I do not know where the label 'Christian rock band' came from. It is hard for me to wrap my mind around it… It instantly puts you in a box. When they put you in a box, it limits what you are put on this earth to do.

"I just feel like it does limit the band. Some people misinterpret that as saying that I am ashamed of my faith or I am running from my faith. I think the exact opposite. We never ran from our faith, we have always been the most full Christian rock band that is comprised of Christians the whole time. We have never held back a punch."

Sweet added: "People certainly cannot say that we deny Christ or our faith, but I just do not like being called a Christian rock band. We are a rock band.

"I have been trying to break down that theory for a long time now, although I do not think I ever will. There is a genre of Christian rock and I guess that will always be."

STRYPER entered SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts last month to begin recording its new album, "Fallen", for a late 2015 release via Frontiers. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Let There Be Light", 'Big Screen Lies", the title track and a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "After Forever".

"Fallen" will include a song that was co-written by SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery.

STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We Are Not A Christian Rock Band'

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26 мар 2015

Devildoctor

Ваши первые альбомы были, конечно, классные, но...конкретно церковные, про Чизеса и прочие "ин Год ви траст" и "коллин он ю." Так что не отмазывайтесь!

26 мар 2015

Svarg_1349

Нет, ну Свит говорит реальные вещи. Во многом он прав, особенно про аналогии с другими командами. К тому же у Страйпера с музлом все в порядке.
"Я понятия не имею, откуда взялся термин "христианская рок группа". Мне как-то сложно это даже представить..."

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