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God Damn Evil is pretty good. I picked it up earlier this year and definitely enjoy it. One of the better albums that they've put out in a long time.
 

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God Damn Evil is pretty good. I picked it up earlier this year and definitely enjoy it. One of the better albums that they've put out in a long time.

I am still working through that one and the other two (Fallen and No More Hell To Pay). I am leaning towards Fallen over God Damn Evil, but the real problem is I generally prefer the older stuff from the 1980s.

Oh and I think Against The Law stands alone as an awesome rock album that is not in either their typical 80s style or the new style.
 

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Yeah I came across Stryper by chance back around 1999/2000 when I by chance picked up the albums Soldiers Under Command (1985) and To Hell With The Devil (1986) and thought they sounded pretty good with a bag full of good heavy metal songs anyway shortly after that I picked up In God We Trust (1988) and finally Against The Grain (1990) which featured a change of image to a more rougher looking bunch of dudes as opposed to there previous clean looking big hair 80s look.

I believe I also bought The Yellow And Black Attack now I think about it there first album I believe it was??.

Also I believe I read once that at there live gigs they would throw 'bibles' into the crowds of fans.

I haven't got any Stryper cds these days and haven't heard any of therefore mentioned albums for maybe 17 or 18 years??.

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Yeah I came across Stryper by chance back around 1999/2000 when I by chance picked up the albums Soldiers Under Command (1985) and To Hell With The Devil (1986) and thought they sounded pretty good with a bag full of good heavy metal songs anyway shortly after that I picked up In God We Trust (1988) and finally Against The Grain (1990) which featured a change of image to a more rougher looking bunch of dudes as opposed to there previous clean looking big hair 80s look.

I believe I also bought The Yellow And Black Attack now I think about it there first album I believe it was??.

Also I believe I read once that at there live gigs they would throw 'bibles' into the crowds of fans.

I haven't got any Stryper cds these days and haven't heard any of therefore mentioned albums for maybe 17 or 18 years??.

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You got all five of their albums put out before they broke up. There are five after they came back together plus the one album of covers. Really, i like the first five better than the newer stuff but it is all good.

Of those first five you have, Yellow and Black Attack, Soldiers Under Command, and Hell with the Devil seem to be the best and more similar in style. I thought In God We Trust was not as good as the first three. Against the Law is a very good hard rocking album but different style than the earlier albums.

Of the newer stuff I would say No More Hell to Pay, Fallen, and God Damn Evil are the best.
 
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You got all five of their albums put out before they broke up. There are five after they came back together plus the one album of covers. Really, i like the first five better than the newer stuff but it is all good.

Of those first five you have, Yellow and Black Attack, Soldiers Under Command, and Hell with the Devil seem to be the best and more similar in style. I thought In God We Trust was not as good as the first three. Against the Law is a very good hard rocking album but different style than the earlier albums.

Of the newer stuff I would say No More Hell to Pay, Fallen, and God Damn Evil are the best.
Sorry I accidently wrote AGAINST THE GRAIN instead of AGAINST THE LAW I can only presume that I was subconsciously thinking of RORY GALLAGHER'S 1975 album of the same name. As for Stryper's album AGAINST THE LAW even though it was different musically and image band wise from the previous albums that the band had put out it was still a good heavy rock/metal album from memory although I haven't actually heard it for about 17 or 18 years.

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From new album, When We Were Kings.

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Betrayed By Love
 

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They toured New Zealand on the THWTD tour. I was really into them at the time. They delivered a killer live show no doubt.

Michael Sweet’s voice kind of gets on my nerves a bit now, but they were musically a lot more proficient than some of their peers!
 

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Stryper is one of the great music teases for me. Always have been since they came out. They have tons of great songs. I do listen to each new album when they come out, but despite a song here and there, they never quite "get there" for me. It's a shame because I really like the framework of what they do. Michael Sweet has an amazing voice, and I love my melodic metal. I just wish they were a bit more consistently heavier.

That all said, I think the new album is EXCELLENT! It has it's limpy moments, but it stays fairly heavy, and I like that.

One band that might appeal to Stryper fans that like their heavy side is Theocracy. Melodic metal including some thrash elements as well. Amazing soaring vocals, and also has a Christian vibe to their lyrics.

Here's two tracks from their latest album..

The title track..

The epic..
 

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