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Stryper
Hailing from Los Angeles, California, Christian metal band Stryper was founded
in 1983 by brothers Michael Sweet (vocals, guitar) and Robert Sweet (drums),
accompanied by Tim Gaines (bass) and Oz Fox (guitar). A pioneer of the genre,
they dominated the 1980s with their glam influences. After their debut album
Soldiers Under Command(1985), their follow-up To Hell with the Devil (1986) went
platinum, and In God We Trust (1988) went gold. After another successful album,
Against the Law (1990), tensions within the band led to its split. However,
history was not written, and in 2005 S...
