6/1: Q&A- Michael Sweet of Stryper on the Christian-metal
6/1: Q&A- Michael Sweet of Stryper on the Christian-metalAZ Central.comBut Stryper managed, going platinum with "To Hell With the Devil," the biggest-selling Christian-metal album ever, in the face of what lead singer Michael Sweet recalls as opposition from the Christian right and Ozzy Osbourne fans alike.
Friday Night: Stryper At House Of Blues
Friday Night: Stryper At House Of BluesHouston Press (blog)By Christina Lynn By Jef With One F By Nathan Smith By Cory Garcia By Craig Hlavaty By Christina Lynn Mon., May 21 2012 at 8:00 AM A dedicated legion of Stryper fans cheered on Friday night to bang their heads to the band's greatest hits along with a ...
Stryper: Christian-Metal Kings
Stryper: Christian-Metal KingsHouston PressNo other band within modern-day Contemporary Christian music has been more legendary in the metal scene than Stryper. For a secular metal band, though, they are markedly different from others, using both their lyrics and their style to promote their ...Michael Sweet of Stryper: "We Have Always Thrown Bibles And We Always Will."Dallas Observer (blog)all 3 news articles »
An interview with Stryper's Michael Sweet
An interview with Stryper's Michael Sweet - Stryper playing Chicago-area tonightExaminer.comStryper has been on the scene since the hair band era but were atypical because of what they sang about. In the days of Motley Crue's "Shout at the Devil" and Slayer's "Hell Awaits," Stryper was singing "To Hell with the Devil." And although there were ...
Goings On About Town: Night Life
Goings On About Town: Night LifeNew YorkerMay 24: In their high-haired, eighties heyday, the pop-metal ensemble Stryper went against the grain by quoting Bible verses, but, despite those good intentions, they broke up, in the early nineties. Today, the band is preaching to the choir on the ...and more »