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Stryper

Formed in 1983

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Stryper is an American heavy metal band, recognized as the first with overtly Christian lyrics to gain mainstream acceptance. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet (lead vocals, guitar), Oz Fox (guitar, backing vocals), Perry Richardson (bass, backing vocals), and Robert Sweet (drums).

Formed in 1981 as Roxx Regime, the band changed their musical message to reflect their Christian beliefs and became Stryper in 1983. Signing with independent label Enigma Records, they released their debut extended play, The Yellow and Black Attack, in 1984. In the mid-1980s, Stryper enjoyed their most successful period beginning with the release of To Hell with the Devil, which was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Stryper went on to release two more Gold-certified albums before disbanding in 1993.

In 2003, Stryper came out of retirement for a reunion tour and subsequently signed a multi-album contract with Big3 Records in 2005. In 2013, they signed a multi-album deal with Frontiers Records and have since released Second Coming in 2013, which includes 14 re-recorded songs from their first three albums, No More Hell to Pay in 2013, Fallen in 2015, God Damn Evil in 2018, Even the Devil Believes in 2020, The Final Battle in 2022, When We Were Kings and To Hell with the Amps, their first acoustic album, in 2024, The Greatest Gift of All, their first christmas album, in 2025, and Throne of Thorns in 2026.

Over the course of their career, Stryper has placed thirteen albums in the Top 10 of Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart, with five releases peaking at number 2 and one release—Even the Devil Believes—reaching number 1. The band was described by the Los Angeles Times as the best-selling rock band in Orange County from 1984 to 1990, with five albums during that period selling near or above 500,000 copies.

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Stryper est un groupe de heavy metal chrétien américain, originaire du Comté d'Orange, en Californie. La formation du groupe comprend Michael Sweet (chant, guitare), Oz Fox (guitare), Tim Gaines (guitare basse), et Robert Sweet (batterie). En 2004, Gaines quitte le groupe et est remplacé par Tracy Ferrie (basse) mais revient en 2009.

Formé en 1983 sous le nom de Roxx Regime, le groupe change de nom pour refléter sa foi chrétienne. Il devient le premier groupe ouvertement heavy metal chrétien qui se fait accepter par le grand public. En 1983, ils signent au label Enigma Records et publient leur premier album The Yellow and Black Attack. Au milieu des années 1980, Stryper jouit d'une période de succès avec l'album To Hell with the Devil, qui est certifié disque de platine. Stryper publie deux autres albums certifiés disques d'or en 1992. En 2003, Stryper se réunit puis signe avec Big3 Records en 2005. En 2013, ils signent avec Frontiers Records, et publient l'album Second Coming. Fallen est publié le 16 octobre 2015.

Le nom de Stryper s'inspire de la Bible du roi Jacques.

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