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Stryper
Sign in to saveStryper is an American Christian metal band. 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).
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Stryper
- Musical artist.alias
- Roxx Regime
- Musical artist.image
- Stryper 2016.jpg
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- Stryper performing in 2016
- Musical artist.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist.origin
- La Mirada, California, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1983–1993, 2003–present (reunions 1999–2001)
- Musical artist.current_members
- Michael Sweet Robert Sweet Oz Fox Perry Richardson
- Musical artist.past_members
- Tim Gaines Eric Johnson John Voorhees Matt Hurich Kenny Metcalf Tracy Ferrie
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Genre
- hard rock
- Country of origin
- United States
- Record label
- Hollywood Records
- Official website
- www.stryper.com
- Image
- Stryper 2016.jpg
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- Commons category
- Stryper
- inception
- 1983-00-00
- location of formation
- La Mirada
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
- social media followers
- 101000
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Foundation and mainstream success (1975–1990)
- Decline, break-up and solo projects (1990–1999)
- Reunions & recent works (1999–present)
- Music and image
- Legacy
- Members
- Timeline
- Discography
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Stryper is an American Christian metal band. 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 1983 as Roxx Regime, the band soon changed their musical message to reflect their Christian beliefs, and the band's name was also changed to Stryper. They went on to become the first overtly Christian heavy metal band to gain acceptance in the mainstream. In 1983, they signed with major label Enigma Records and released their debut album The Yellow and Black Attack. In the mid-1980s, Stryper enjoyed their most successful period beginning with the release of To Hell with the Devil, which achieved platinum sales status. Stryper went on to release two more gold albums before disbanding in 1993.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stryper” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.