Stryper at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 3, 1987 was my first concert. After living under the fundamentalist rule of the Islamic Republic in Iran for eight years with maximum resistance ...

A popular metal singer is promising fans that he won’t let a little thing like cancer stop him from rocking out. Styper ...

Christian metal band Stryper sure love to play the victim in terms of their Christian beliefs, especially lately. Just a few months back, drummer Robert Sweet claimed that the group was “given a hard ...

Where: Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave. Cost:$20 in advance and $25 day of show. Info: (509) 244-3279, www.sp.knittingfactory.com “The Final Battle” sounds like the swan song of an album for ...

Stryper's Michael Sweet woke up and chose violence when he challenged his followers to "fight" him over his favorite "boy" band, Backstreet Boys. However, it's clear from the Stryper bandleader's tone ...

Stryper frontman Michael Sweet announced he’s been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, but says he remains hopeful and ...

Satan is unequivocally the most metal character in history. During the 1980s, bands embracing his evil imagery spurred the Satanic Panic, when straitlaced parents were terrified that their children ...

It’s time to talk about religion. That’s certainly not going to piss off anyone. Nobody’s ever had a bitter disagreement about religion. This should be fine. “I think, and a lot of people have told us ...

What do you get when you have a band that dresses in outfits that resemble a bumble bee, play heavy metal music, but sing lyrics about Jesus? The punchline, at least in the 1980’s, was a band with a ...

Stryper is back with “When We Were Kings,” a solid album with big riffs and an even bigger message. The band’s 12th album, which dropped in September, is just another step in the long Stryper journey.

Stryper frontman Michael Sweet announced he’s been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, but says he remains hopeful and plans to finish the band’s album before undergoing surgery.