Stryper Live At The Stone Pony

I am still basking in the afterglow of the Stryper concert at The  Stony Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Wednesday May the ninth.  It was an incredible show! A few days prior to attending the show I posted on a Stryper Facebook fan group. I stated that I would love to see a …

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Album Spotlight: God Damn Evil By Stryper

Stryper recently released their newest album, God Damn Evil.  First things first, this album ROCKS!!!  Is it Stryper's best album? At this time I am inclined to say that it is not.  That distinction belongs to Fallen (2015). However, I am reserving my judgement.  Only time will tell, so ask me in a year and …

Album Spotlight: Where Moth And Rust Destroy By Tourniquet

Tourniquet is a heavy metal band much like Megadeth.  Both bands began as thrash metal bands.  Over the course of each band's career they rode the roller-coaster ride of the musical landscape.  Both have navigated numerous band lineup changes and essentially retained their signature sound.  At the heart of both bands is one constant member …

Ranking The Stryper Albums

Stryper is currently in the early stages of promoting their soon to be released album, God Damn Evil. This seems like a prime opportunity to reflect on and rank the band’s prior studio albums. My introduction to the band came in 1987 through MTV.  Stryper's insanely popular music videos for Free, Calling On You and …

Stryper’s Take It To The Cross

https://youtu.be/OWvdLnP8m3I The brand new Stryper song, Take It To The Cross, was recently released online.  The band's new album, God Damn Evil, will be released on April 20th.  Stryper has been getting quite a bit of attention since releasing the name of the album and the album cover art.  Many are questioning the meaning of …

Album Spotlight: Erasing The Goblin By Mortification

Much like Stryper, Mortification is a bold, in your face Christian metal band. Whereas Stryper opted for melodic metal, Mortification has predominately produced extreme metal. Primarily known as a death metal band, Mortification has also released thrash metal albums, as well as more traditional heavy metal albums. Regardless of the metal subgenre the one constant …

My A To Z Music Challenge: Letter H – Hating Evil

Hating Evil is a thrash metal band out of Brazil with one album to date, Rotten Inside (2014). The sound of Hating Evil is extremely easy to describe. Imagine that it is 1986 and Slayer is preparing to go into the recording studio. While writing songs the band members have a religious epiphany and they …