Stryper Made Christians Nervous…For All the Wrong Reasons

Stryper was too girlie sounding. I didn't like their gimmick. If they were sincere then I was wrong about the gimmick remark. Back then I was into a more aggressive type of music. From Slayer to DRI. If it thrash I was into it. Glam rock bands and fans were what we called posers and they were smart to avoid us. I was 18 in 85. I'm a relic.

Their music was good, I was a fan but not for the religious angle. Their look was cool for an eleven year old kid whose brother was a huge metal head. Of course he made fun of it but I didn't care. The Yellow and Black costumes and guitars were awesome. Between them and White Lion I liked White Lion more but Stryper was cool for that time in my life. I'm an atheist now so their message missed me, lol.

Gotta love the irony when Christians become the victim of Christian hypocrisy

I remember hearing them in the 80s and didn’t take them seriously. Now in the 2020’s, out of curiosity went back to listen to them starting with “In God we Trust” It’s a banger. After listening to their entire catalog now, there is some good tunes throughout. Does it help if you enjoy it more if you believe in God/Jesus, probably so, but even without that, their is some excellent musicianship going on here.

Stryper changed my life, and Bloodgood was an even bigger influence.
BTW, a Larry Norman video might be in order. He was an amazing artist with a roller coaster personal life of ups and downs, and yes even scandals.

I was just telling some college aged kids today about ‘To Hell With The Devil’.
About how old school moms would tell you if you used that cuss word ‘hell’ again you’re going to get your mouth washed out with soap..’
Even though the Bible does say the devil is going to hell, you just don’t say that word and sing it ‘loud and clear’ enough that your parents could hear it.

Like with other metal, I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics. I liked stryper because of their writing, impeccable tone and musicianship. One of the best out of LA

BUt when michael sweet said their influnces were some secular bands, im like i dont know about that

i want to hear stories about certain Metal Bands that Feature people of Christian beliefs but don't want to be called a "christian Band"

When Stryper started, I did not understand the Christian Vibe. Years later, I started writing and many songs are about religious tales. 😂😂😂

I recall a Christian bookstore close to a comic bookstore I'd frequent as a child. They had some Stryper album on display in the window next to other Christian bands and books. I always thought it was weird.
Getting into rock/metal years later, I'd heard some of their songs. It's solid, good sounding music regardless of any personal beliefs one might have.

Stryper brought Christian metal/hard rock into the spotlight, but they were far from the first overtly Christian hard rock band. Resurrection Band, Barnabas, and Daniel Band can all be classified as hard rock/metal/punk adjacent and they all released albums in the 70s with very Christian lyrics.

I live in Indonesia and I know many muslims were fans of Stryper😊

around 1990 a east end long island riverhead rock station played stryper rock the hell out of you on wrcn 103.9fm great song.

the rock stations from 99.1-108 fm near central long island,new york from 1980-1989 never played any of stryper songs and a daytime talk show only played a stryper ballad, it was not until around february 1989 when i got accurate word of knowledge from a full gospel pastor and was told to listen to christian lyric music did i take a chance and bought yellow and black attack and soldiers under command and loved both of those cassettes.makes me wanna sing is a excellent song.

When the lame “Christian 80s glam metal heads” turned out to be more talented and have more longevity than all the 80s bands put together.

They got back together and made a bunch of great albums still touring today

They are still making music now and it's better than what they made in the 80's!