'End of Days' is the classic Rocker we always get from the Yellow and Black Attack. When We Were Kings is my Wife's favorite. That Apache never speaks much. But she remembered she was a high school cheerleader when Michael announced it, Tuesday night in Columbus. Betrayed by Love, Sympathy, Trinity, none of it ever feels like Record Company-forced 'album fill', but rather Christian ideals we all share. They are still the Kings of Power Metal. Accept, Winger, Stryper, etc...thanks for staying you, fellas. We are spoiled rotten.
Stryper has been my favorite band since 1984. They just keep churning out great albums. Their sound is unique, their look is unique, I just love everything about them. Keep up the great work Michael. 🔥
Growing up in a religious family, I always had to hide my heavy metal tapes and records from my mom. Then stryper came around and I could finally blast heavy metal without worrying!! Still have the soldiers under command record. Classic!!
Awww, Metal Pilgrim. I watched so many of your videos and and really enjoyed them and respected you. But Stryper? STRYPER??!! Probably the cheesiest, most dishonest, ridiculous band ever. Respect level plummeting. Ugh.
@@stevelamonica2297 let me guess you probably have never seen them live right? I’ve been listening to them since I was 17 and I’m in my 50s so I’ve totally enjoyed everything that they put out. Musically they blow away just about any band out there. Sorry dude there was absolutely nothing cheesy about this man. They are highly respected among many metal bands that grew up in the 80s and 90s.
Stryper and Bride are my two favorite Christian bands. When Michael said that you should never lose your passion to create music, that really does hold true. I’ve strived for years to be a part of a band that actually broke into the scene, and with patience and some great timing on God’s part, my passion came to fruition this year. I’m now in a Christian band called “Transcendent” and we are signed to Roxx records and dropped our first album “Awaken” back in July. At 54, I didn’t think it was ever going to happen, but it did!! I’m still blown away by God’s grace every day!! Never lose that passion to create!! 👊😎
The singer of bride Dale Thompson believes in universalism. He doesn't believe that Christians are going to heaven. He believes all people in the whole world are going to heaven regardless if you believe in Jesus or not. Dale Thompson is corrupt. He's teaching a false gospel. You might like bride's music, but Dale Thompson is falling away from the Lord and is teaching a different gospel
@@Ironmikescamp Thanks for saying this. Honestly, back when Bride first came out - was it 1987 - I didn't like them and didn't trust them. When Michael left Stryper, I saw Stryper play Knotts Berry Farm and they had Dale Thompson sing for them and I felt something was very wrong with Dale. I've felt things like this about others and it always comes out that they are not true believers.
@@Ironmikescamp are you certain his beliefs are that now bro? They just played at immortal fest 2 weeks ago so maybe you should check and see if that is still is his beliefs before making a public statement that may not be true. That was years ago
Thank you for putting this together! Thanks to MS for doing this interview‼️ Great interview. As far as the album goes I have listened to it 2x all the way through. Digging most of it. It takes me a while to warm up to new music but they do so well!
Such a wonderful thing that this band has not just had a Resurgence in popularity as the fickle tides of metal have come and gone and the various Ebbs and flows of this that and the other taste-wise. That they always were a great power metal band. Saw the many times back in the day and every show they delivered both musically and especially vocally
It's been fantastic to see these guys grow from the 80's up til Today. STRYPER is one of the few 80's bands that has gone the Distance and have had marvelous Albums after albums. The New album is fantastic. Michael is an excellent speaker and what he says is the Truth. Still my favorite band since I was a young teenager.
One of the biggest thing I appreciate about Mike and stryper in general is how hard they work. Mike is always doing something Writing, composing, recording, touring, side projects, stryper etc...
@@jesusmylordsaviorking3726 foul language? I clearly didn't mean it in a vulgar way. It was more of a adjective, or an expression. So how ahead and keep casting stones, I'm sure your without sin. Have a great day....and God FUCKING bless you.
I never really paid much attention to Stryper when I was young and while learning the shred guitar, but not too long ago (decades later) I’ve decided to check out their latest material and I ended up getting their entire catalog! And I’m very glad that I did, and I wish more bands in the Heavy Metal world back in the day have had the chance to spread that great inspiring Christian message… God Bless…
Really happy to see you finally interview Michael! And with the discussion of singing and tuning down, don't forget that Michael is also playing guitar at same time. He also has several recent collaboration albums with Tracii Guns and George Lynch 🤘
Ok I have been a Stryper Fan since 1984! I love the new modern music tone Michael is talking about! In fact the last 5 or so albums, including this new one, is there best music ever! I love the 80’s era but this new era is the best! Michael Sweet is also one of the greatest guitar going today bar none!
Oh My Goodness.....Stryper. has done it!!! Their best Album production ever; hands down! This Albums songs can melt your soul. The content of songs take you back 40 years to Strypers first step on the scene and subsequent years of great songs and constant presence in the rock/metal world. Thank you Stryper for the uplift of this Album⁰.
What is a “hypocrat”? I’m assuming you mean “hypocrite”. The bass player in my band spent a day hanging out with Michael back in the early 90s and he told us how chill he was. Thanks for interviewing him.
Wow dude, you're a great interviewer. It sounds more like a fireside conversation than the standard awkward interview. You have a very comfortable, non-pretentious way about you and I can tell that it makes the interviewee comfortable and more willing to open up. Eddie Trunk should be taking notes from you lol!
Wrong! You must have listened to it on your phone,..... I have the owl man the CD and is definitely one of the slower hard rocking harder albums. You may have to listen to it again
@@HeavyMetal-HardRock Agree to disagree.....I didn't like the album much either. It's a lot like The Final Battle which I hated. And this coming from a life long Stryper fan since 1984. They nailed NMHTP up to before the TFB....then they changed IMO and are playing different style songs that aren't as good.
@@81artmonkAgree, and I’m also a lifelong Stryper fan. Last two albums there is no elocution in MS’s vocals - can’t hear a word he is singing. The guitar work is really good though, as is the production and the band is tight. But it’s just lacking magic somehow.
I saw Stryper at the Concord Pavilion in 1984 or 1985 I think. Undercover opened for them. It was a pretty good concert. I remember there were a bunch of people in the audience who seemed to be there just to heckle and yell smack. Weird.
I hope the boys from Stryper stay on a scene like Willie Nelson has. That'd be hard to do, but Michael is that guy if there is a guy. Best vocal harmonies in the genre.
One of the great power metal bands imo. I’m no longer a Christian, but I will always dig Stryper! Awesome metal! “Yahweh” is a masterpiece! I dig all sorts of metal bands, and don’t dwell on whatever mythology they may believe in. Just don’t preach excessively! And Stryper don’t come across arrogant imo.
I lived "live in concert" 14 years in -garage band punk rock, Dead Boys dictators, MC-5 Iggy Pop Black Flag , fusing into metal Motorhead Etc. I got saved in 1979 and I seriously begin to change. I know God's true music is beyond Sonic Sacred . But I completely understand that people want to sing the Blues or go to a show on Saturday night . As for me I would take another step forward Beyond Industrial Atomic Punk Metal. Yet we must reverence God in his formula of holy music and worship separated first to God.
I don’t think there is a band out there that has produced the amount of relevant good consistent songs that Stryper has. There are bands that have awesome catalogues but Strypers seems to have had such a consistent career unlike no one.
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"But I do think you can cross the line when you start having lead vocals, lead guitar solos... that's just too much man. And you need to reevaluate yourself as a musician at that point in time. And I feel like you really are kinda deceiving the fans..." Ken Tamplin's fans are being deceived, sadly.
Man... i just saw the last video of the show of his band, SHOUT (honestly, i saw 3 songs)... and HE are using playback in some parts (are so clear the different between when he are singing and when the bt enter)... it's so desapoiting, because he sing so well :/
There should be 💯 % forgiveness with Sweet and Gaines. The last two Stryper masterpieces were "No more Hell to Pay" and "Fallen" Since Perry joined the band. Each album has generally four good tracks, you could leave the rest. Sweet's obsession recording solo albums, has hindered the progressive, creativity of Stryper. The ideas and time spent on solo albums, could be on Stryper albums.
That's a good question that I've been asking myself as well. Part of the reason I never got into Stryper as I told Michael was that... I never knew about them before visiting the US :) I'm sure they've gotten some coverage in Europe, but I think they mostly concentrated on the US in the 80s
@MetalPilgrim I never had access to MTV, but there was Kerrang Magazine, Hard n Heavy VHS Video Magazine (monthly) Tommy Vance Friday Rock Show (Radio) etc etc. The Hard n Heavy video zine was very Los Angeles centric. Well worth trying to find on Ebay. Must have been a nightmare, to get all those Music clearances approved.
I saw them I think on To Hell With The Devil (might have been on In God We Trust) headlining at Hammersmith Odeon. It was the same era that I saw Maiden and Priest at the same venue so it wasn't a small gig.
MS writes all the songs, plays all the lead guitar parts, does all the interviews? This is why all the albums with the exception of the first 4-5 albums, they all sound the same. There’s no collaboration and it’s really not Stryper, it’s MS band
How dare Michael sweet say that Rob Halford would agree with him that the Bible is the only true place for true answers. Rob Halford is a homosexual. He is not a Christian. He is not a follower of Christ, which is what the word Christian means. Not all those that call me Lord Lord will enter into the kingdom! But only those who do the will of my father. The will of my father is to believe in Jesus Christ and really mean it and know that your salvation is true. Because you trust Christ. You cannot live a deliberately purposeful homosexual lifestyle and say that you're a follower of Christ because that's living against Christ. He would have to repent and reject that kind of lifestyle. Sure God forgives your sins, but you have to acknowledge it as sin and repent of it. Woe to those who call evil good and good evil. The Bible talks about that. It is a abomination for a man to lie with a man or a woman to lie with a woman. Rob Halford says that homosexuality isn't a sin and it is. He's saying God condones it. He is not saved. Michael has no idea what he's talking about and why he would ever say that he Rob Halford is a Christian. He is seriously mistaken!
I am not sure that Michael Sweet is truly a saved man either, though I would say the same for 90% of the so-called contemporary Christian music world. For him to say of the Bible "those teachings are there to make our lives better" tells me he has no idea what it really teaches. Whats more, over and over and over again, the Bible warns Christians to watch who they hang out with and what they celebrate and promote, yet the guys in Stryper are constantly hanging out with and promoting people who not only live 100% opposite to the teachings of the Bible but who celebrate, promote and profit from that fact. Lastly, all it takes is to read the comments from many self professed Stryper fans across social media platforms...I seem to remember something in the Bible that says something about by their fruit, you will know them??
But you shouldn't be judging. Let Rob answer for himself to God & Christ. If you're a true Christian yourself, then you're in no place to judge anyone. And, if you are judging Rob because he's gay, then you're not a true Christian either.
You're delusional! Then you might as well say that about every other religion in the whole world. Why just pick on Christianity!?... The Bible can be traced back to real human beings that actually lived and walked this Earth and that has already been proven. So you need to grow up. You need to do a lot of living besides just life.... All other religions in the world talked about how their God is one way to perfection in jesus's another way all religions say that Jesus was a prophet or was a good man or was a good teacher. All the religions of the world talk about Jesus being a good man or person or prophet so they knew he existed too. Jesus declared himself as a son of God and said he is the only way. In the Bible is real. Interesting how you chose to put down someone's beliefs in this video and that's all you got out of it. Go away little troll!
You know, you don't have to listen to their music. You don't have to watch this video. But for some reason you do have to come here and troll. I swear, about the only thing in this world more annoying than fundamentalist Christian zealots proselytizing all the time are the atheist ones.
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I wrote to the band in the early days asking if I could join the fan club… And got a return letter that said we don’t even have a fan club yet… On yellow paper and everything!
Solid interview, first. Thanks for getting it. One thing I can absolutely agree with, after being a fan since 1984/85, this band has gotten better. They have hit plateaus, and even taken steps backward but they NOW are better than they’ve ever been. The musicianship, led by Michael is superb. Production quality, same. Lyrically bolder than ever, thoughtful, challenging, timely. All that. So if you aren’t a fan because they’re Christians, give the music a chance. Listen through this album and others a couple times. It grows on you and adds a positive aspect to your life that you may not otherwise experience. All this keeps me coming back and makes me excited whenever Stryper releases a new album. Again, great interview and insights to one of the best metal bands out there, ever.
I remember Demon Hunter released a documentary film in 2009 and it focused more on fans and friends of the band, more so than the band themselves. It was a moving doc and it sounds maybe the Stryper one will be like that.
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What do you think about the new Stryper album When We Were Kings?
Love the new stryper album . They are a great band . Met Robert sweet and recorded a 3 song demo with him and it was a blast ! Good dudes for sure 👌
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@@christianhaynes1954 Thanks man, glad to see you here!
'End of Days' is the classic Rocker we always get from the Yellow and Black Attack.
When We Were Kings is my Wife's favorite. That Apache never speaks much. But she remembered she was a high school cheerleader when Michael announced it, Tuesday night in Columbus.
Betrayed by Love, Sympathy, Trinity, none of it ever feels like Record Company-forced 'album fill', but rather Christian ideals we all share.
They are still the Kings of Power Metal.
Accept, Winger, Stryper, etc...thanks for staying you, fellas.
We are spoiled rotten.
@@MetalPilgrim Very impressive!!!
This band sounds better today than they did in the eighties . Amazing musicians!
Hello!...of course. Now the are more mature right 😄
I appreciate Michael's honesty and transparency. I respect him for being real and truthful.
Stryper rules, and the new album is awesome!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I feel almost bad or wrong to say this the new album is a major disappointment except end of days and trinity
Stryper new album is the best album....they rocked...
Stryper has been my favorite band since 1984. They just keep churning out great albums. Their sound is unique, their look is unique, I just love everything about them. Keep up the great work Michael. 🔥
@@JosephHaring there something lackluster just be honest
Growing up in a religious family, I always had to hide my heavy metal tapes and records from my mom. Then stryper came around and I could finally blast heavy metal without worrying!! Still have the soldiers under command record. Classic!!
Awww, Metal Pilgrim. I watched so many of your videos and and really enjoyed them and respected you. But Stryper? STRYPER??!! Probably the cheesiest, most dishonest, ridiculous band ever. Respect level plummeting. Ugh.
@@stevelamonica2297
You're missing out, dude...
Open your closed little mind.
Stryper Rocks... ⚔️
@@stevelamonica2297 I agree, horrible band.
@@stevelamonica2297 let me guess you probably have never seen them live right? I’ve been listening to them since I was 17 and I’m in my 50s so I’ve totally enjoyed everything that they put out. Musically they blow away just about any band out there. Sorry dude there was absolutely nothing cheesy about this man. They are highly respected among many metal bands that grew up in the 80s and 90s.
Great interview. Love STRYPER and the new album is fantastic. The band is better now than in the 80’s
Stryper and Bride are my two favorite Christian bands. When Michael said that you should never lose your passion to create music, that really does hold true. I’ve strived for years to be a part of a band that actually broke into the scene, and with patience and some great timing on God’s part, my passion came to fruition this year. I’m now in a Christian band called “Transcendent” and we are signed to Roxx records and dropped our first album “Awaken” back in July. At 54, I didn’t think it was ever going to happen, but it did!! I’m still blown away by God’s grace every day!! Never lose that passion to create!! 👊😎
The singer of bride Dale Thompson believes in universalism. He doesn't believe that Christians are going to heaven. He believes all people in the whole world are going to heaven regardless if you believe in Jesus or not. Dale Thompson is corrupt. He's teaching a false gospel. You might like bride's music, but Dale Thompson is falling away from the Lord and is teaching a different gospel
@@Ironmikescamp Thanks for saying this. Honestly, back when Bride first came out - was it 1987 - I didn't like them and didn't trust them. When Michael left Stryper, I saw Stryper play Knotts Berry Farm and they had Dale Thompson sing for them and I felt something was very wrong with Dale. I've felt things like this about others and it always comes out that they are not true believers.
@@dspencer1201 I appreciate your comment.,.. We have to start being like John the Baptist in these last days
@@Ironmikescamp are you certain his beliefs are that now bro? They just played at immortal fest 2 weeks ago so maybe you should check and see if that is still is his beliefs before making a public statement that may not be true. That was years ago
@@rodzillarox4882 yeah my brother talks to him on Facebook and my brother confronted him on it and he blocked my brother
no other band releases as much fantastic material .love the new album ,great interview
It's great to see you covering Stryper, can't wait to get When We Were Kings.
I can’t believe it is the first time I’ve had Michael on the show! Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing interview 😎 thank you for this great video with Michael Sweet 🫶🏻
Thank you for putting this together! Thanks to MS for doing this interview‼️
Great interview. As far as the album goes I have listened to it 2x all the way through. Digging most of it. It takes me a while to warm up to new music but they do so well!
A first as a Christian teen I wasn't a fan of Stryper but now that I'm older I've grown into a big fan of theirs.
These guys might be the most underrated guitarist of the 80’s.
Such a wonderful thing that this band has not just had a Resurgence in popularity as the fickle tides of metal have come and gone and the various Ebbs and flows of this that and the other taste-wise. That they always were a great power metal band. Saw the many times back in the day and every show they delivered both musically and especially vocally
Only been getting in to Michael's singing and music recently through Sweet & Lynch. What a voice and what a nice guy
You’re missing out. But sweet and lynch is another killer project! Check out strypers last 6 albums
It's been fantastic to see these guys grow from the 80's up til Today. STRYPER is one of the few 80's bands that has gone the Distance and have had marvelous Albums after albums. The New album is fantastic. Michael is an excellent speaker and what he says is the Truth. Still my favorite band since I was a young teenager.
One of the biggest thing I appreciate about Mike and stryper in general is how hard they work. Mike is always doing something Writing, composing, recording, touring, side projects, stryper etc...
Real talk....Stryper fucking Rocks! And they're music always gets me thru and helps me over come whatever I may be going through..
you need to find a song dude that will help you with your foul language.
@@jesusmylordsaviorking3726 foul language? I clearly didn't mean it in a vulgar way. It was more of a adjective, or an expression. So how ahead and keep casting stones, I'm sure your without sin. Have a great day....and God FUCKING bless you.
Haven't heard it yet, but definitely look forward to getting it.
Thanks for this! Stryper has been a huge influence.
I never really paid much attention to Stryper when I was young and while learning the shred guitar, but not too long ago (decades later) I’ve decided to check out their latest material and I ended up getting their entire catalog!
And I’m very glad that I did, and I wish more bands in the Heavy Metal world back in the day have had the chance to spread that great inspiring Christian message… God Bless…
I love the honesty about backing tracks
I saw Stryper this past Sunday, and it rocked! It was also the LOUDEST concert I've ever been to!
Just saw Stryper Tuesday night in Ohio. MS came across as a very nice guy who cares about their fans. He seems pretty humble for a rock star.
Nice interview! Thanks! Especially for engaging with a Christian band.
Really happy to see you finally interview Michael! And with the discussion of singing and tuning down, don't forget that Michael is also playing guitar at same time. He also has several recent collaboration albums with Tracii Guns and George Lynch 🤘
Singing and playing guitar at the same time is nothing unusual. It's been going on for decades.
Glad to hear you say you are a Christian Vlad. I thought there was something special about you. May God bless you.
cool man
Saw them in Illinois. They wooped azz. Great concert
I saw Stryper the first time when I was 18 that was 40 yrs ago. I met them for the first time last weekend in Shippensburg PA. ❤❤
Great Interview!!🎸🎶🤘😇
I never had the chance to see Stryper but I am a fan metal is about the fans and the music
Great Amazing Interview
Great Interview. Thank you to all involved.
I remember seeing Stryper back during the “To Hell With The Devil” tour. They were great then. They’re still great.
I was at the show at the Arcada Theater. 40 years and still strong. 💪 Stryper still Kings 🤴
Great interview and didn’t know the whole new twist and passion that STRYPER has with killer songwriting!
Thank you for doing this! I’ve liked Stryper since 1985.
Ok I have been a Stryper Fan since 1984! I love the new modern music tone Michael is talking about! In fact the last 5 or so albums, including this new one, is there best music ever! I love the 80’s era but this new era is the best! Michael Sweet is also one of the greatest guitar going today bar none!
Oh My Goodness.....Stryper. has done it!!! Their best Album production ever; hands down! This Albums songs can melt your soul. The content of songs take you back 40 years to Strypers first step on the scene and subsequent years of great songs and constant presence in the rock/metal world. Thank you Stryper for the uplift of this Album⁰.
I remember seeing Stryper in 86 or 87 in my High School quad area during lunch break in Downey, CA. They're a great band.
Good interview. I watch a good amount of Strypers interviews and you did a good job. 😊
Great show in Akron, Ohio
Love Sweet and Lynch
Thanks for the interviews.
What is a “hypocrat”? I’m assuming you mean “hypocrite”. The bass player in my band spent a day hanging out with Michael back in the early 90s and he told us how chill he was. Thanks for interviewing him.
Hot the new album on CD and signed LP. This album rocks! Stryper just keeps getting better and better.
Great album. Looking forward to live show next month. Trinity and Divided By Design are my favs.
Wow dude, you're a great interviewer. It sounds more like a fireside conversation than the standard awkward interview.
You have a very comfortable, non-pretentious way about you and I can tell that it makes the interviewee comfortable and more willing to open up.
Eddie Trunk should be taking notes from you lol!
I thought this was their least heavy album since NMHTP and on. They had some heavy riffs but the totality of the songs were mellower.
Wrong! You must have listened to it on your phone,..... I have the owl man the CD and is definitely one of the slower hard rocking harder albums. You may have to listen to it again
@@HeavyMetal-HardRock Agree to disagree.....I didn't like the album much either. It's a lot like The Final Battle which I hated. And this coming from a life long Stryper fan since 1984. They nailed NMHTP up to before the TFB....then they changed IMO and are playing different style songs that aren't as good.
I agree, this new album is a huge disappointment.
@@Skycladatdusk78 Your opinion. I think it is Great! And Epic!
@@81artmonkAgree, and I’m also a lifelong Stryper fan. Last two albums there is no elocution in MS’s vocals - can’t hear a word he is singing. The guitar work is really good though, as is the production and the band is tight. But it’s just lacking magic somehow.
When We Were KIngs is 100% certify 80s metal sound. Great LP from Stryper. I love the heavier sound and cool G solos.
I added a few of the ones to my playlist!
Glam Stryper is fun for sure, but Heavy Stryper is amazing! I still listen to Take It To The Cross repeatedly lol 🤘❤️
I saw Stryper at the Concord Pavilion in 1984 or 1985 I think. Undercover opened for them. It was a pretty good concert. I remember there were a bunch of people in the audience who seemed to be there just to heckle and yell smack. Weird.
1000% you need to se them LIVE!!!!
I hope the boys from Stryper stay on a scene like Willie Nelson has. That'd be hard to do, but Michael is that guy if there is a guy. Best vocal harmonies in the genre.
One of the great power metal bands imo. I’m no longer a Christian, but I will always dig Stryper! Awesome metal! “Yahweh” is a masterpiece! I dig all sorts of metal bands, and don’t dwell on whatever mythology they may believe in. Just don’t preach excessively! And Stryper don’t come across arrogant imo.
I got a map of middle earth too. Two maps, actually, as best as I can use them.
I lived "live in concert" 14 years in -garage band punk rock, Dead Boys dictators, MC-5 Iggy Pop Black Flag , fusing into metal Motorhead Etc. I got saved in 1979 and I seriously begin to change. I know God's true music is beyond Sonic Sacred . But I completely understand that people want to sing the Blues or go to a show on Saturday night . As for me I would take another step forward Beyond Industrial Atomic Punk Metal. Yet we must reverence God in his formula of holy music and worship separated first to God.
SUre sounded like he was talking about KISS with the setlist remark, hehe
I don’t think there is a band out there that has produced the amount of relevant good consistent songs that Stryper has. There are bands that have awesome catalogues but Strypers seems to have had such a consistent career unlike no one.
aaahh oo wee fun and and also now
'''MAKE AMERICANS GREAT AGAIN'' and ''MAKE AMERICANS HEALTHY AGAIN''.. and ALL THE PEOPLE ON
EARTH PASS IT ON
''us help us all always and expose evil always ''
GREAT JOB ALL...THANX 4 MAKING Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO and TRAXTER the music worldwide.
LOVE YOU ALL...!!!....MUCH LOVE.!!
So he's the guy walking up and down the halls of the hotel talking
"But I do think you can cross the line when you start having lead vocals, lead guitar solos... that's just too much man. And you need to reevaluate yourself as a musician at that point in time. And I feel like you really are kinda deceiving the fans..." Ken Tamplin's fans are being deceived, sadly.
Man... i just saw the last video of the show of his band, SHOUT (honestly, i saw 3 songs)... and HE are using playback in some parts (are so clear the different between when he are singing and when the bt enter)... it's so desapoiting, because he sing so well :/
Stryper has been tuning down since Soilders under Command. Iron Maiden has never tuned down. I know on Invisible Shield Judas Priest was tuned down.
Hey VLAD I seen Priest backstage in my city .where can I DM you
We have a hyper cat.
There should be 💯 % forgiveness with Sweet and Gaines. The last two Stryper masterpieces were "No more Hell to Pay" and "Fallen" Since Perry joined the band. Each album has generally four good tracks, you could leave the rest. Sweet's obsession recording solo albums, has hindered the progressive, creativity of Stryper. The ideas and time spent on solo albums, could be on Stryper albums.
so isnt it hard to look tough with the name sweet O.o
Is a "Hypocrat" anything like a Hypocrite? 🤣🤣
I love Sweet but I'm disappointed that he claims to be a Christian but is using curse words. Not good. Praying for him and his family. God bless.
I am not altogether certain that Stryper have ever had any major engagements in Europe.
Were they ever Guests for Bon Jovi, way back when?
That's a good question that I've been asking myself as well. Part of the reason I never got into Stryper as I told Michael was that... I never knew about them before visiting the US :) I'm sure they've gotten some coverage in Europe, but I think they mostly concentrated on the US in the 80s
@MetalPilgrim
They were certainly MTV darlings, in the 80's.
@@dblyth5098 Unfortunately MTV was forbidden here in the 80s haha. All we got was bootlegs people smuggled in from the other side of the iron curtain
@MetalPilgrim
I never had access to MTV, but there was Kerrang Magazine, Hard n Heavy VHS Video Magazine (monthly) Tommy Vance Friday Rock Show (Radio) etc etc.
The Hard n Heavy video zine was very Los Angeles centric. Well worth trying to find on Ebay.
Must have been a nightmare, to get all those Music clearances approved.
I saw them I think on To Hell With The Devil (might have been on In God We Trust) headlining at Hammersmith Odeon. It was the same era that I saw Maiden and Priest at the same venue so it wasn't a small gig.
Are you upset that Tim wanted to get paid as an employee other than a member of the band?
MS writes all the songs, plays all the lead guitar parts, does all the interviews? This is why all the albums with the exception of the first 4-5 albums, they all sound the same. There’s no collaboration and it’s really not Stryper, it’s MS band
Cmon. 😂 Seriously? 😂 Cmon.
Michael sweet can believe whatever he wants and preach all you want but that grey soul patch has to go
Drink or pharmaceutical, which is it? Far too much slur in the talk from Mr. sweet.
Bawwwhhahahah...craptastic FR!
His message is false and he knows it but continues in order to make money
How dare Michael sweet say that Rob Halford would agree with him that the Bible is the only true place for true answers. Rob Halford is a homosexual. He is not a Christian. He is not a follower of Christ, which is what the word Christian means. Not all those that call me Lord Lord will enter into the kingdom! But only those who do the will of my father. The will of my father is to believe in Jesus Christ and really mean it and know that your salvation is true. Because you trust Christ. You cannot live a deliberately purposeful homosexual lifestyle and say that you're a follower of Christ because that's living against Christ. He would have to repent and reject that kind of lifestyle. Sure God forgives your sins, but you have to acknowledge it as sin and repent of it. Woe to those who call evil good and good evil. The Bible talks about that. It is a abomination for a man to lie with a man or a woman to lie with a woman. Rob Halford says that homosexuality isn't a sin and it is. He's saying God condones it. He is not saved. Michael has no idea what he's talking about and why he would ever say that he Rob Halford is a Christian. He is seriously mistaken!
Your right bro.
I am not sure that Michael Sweet is truly a saved man either, though I would say the same for 90% of the so-called contemporary Christian music world. For him to say of the Bible "those teachings are there to make our lives better" tells me he has no idea what it really teaches. Whats more, over and over and over again, the Bible warns Christians to watch who they hang out with and what they celebrate and promote, yet the guys in Stryper are constantly hanging out with and promoting people who not only live 100% opposite to the teachings of the Bible but who celebrate, promote and profit from that fact. Lastly, all it takes is to read the comments from many self professed Stryper fans across social media platforms...I seem to remember something in the Bible that says something about by their fruit, you will know them??
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But you shouldn't be judging. Let Rob answer for himself to God & Christ. If you're a true Christian yourself, then you're in no place to judge anyone. And, if you are judging Rob because he's gay, then you're not a true Christian either.
@@kingdude1999 i see your point.
You don't know how to spell "hypocrites"?
What's a Hypocrat? JFC learn how to spell
Is Halford a Christian? Just asking, not trying to Cap!!!
Yes, he is
Give me a great fan and you guys fuckedup,
I believed what your selling. Keep
I'm Jesus
Strypers music is good but drop the religious crap
They believe it though. Why shouldn't they talk about what they believe?
Why?
Ha! Isn't being a "christian band" what they were known for back in the 80's? A big part of their identity?
Hypocrisy.....The watchword of anyone who believes that "God" is real/exists...it`s just a delusion,nothing else.
You're delusional! Then you might as well say that about every other religion in the whole world. Why just pick on Christianity!?... The Bible can be traced back to real human beings that actually lived and walked this Earth and that has already been proven. So you need to grow up. You need to do a lot of living besides just life.... All other religions in the world talked about how their God is one way to perfection in jesus's another way all religions say that Jesus was a prophet or was a good man or was a good teacher. All the religions of the world talk about Jesus being a good man or person or prophet so they knew he existed too. Jesus declared himself as a son of God and said he is the only way. In the Bible is real. Interesting how you chose to put down someone's beliefs in this video and that's all you got out of it. Go away little troll!
Atheism is utterly hypocritical
You know, you don't have to listen to their music. You don't have to watch this video. But for some reason you do have to come here and troll.
I swear, about the only thing in this world more annoying than fundamentalist Christian zealots proselytizing all the time are the atheist ones.
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@@k2bny If you could reason with religious people,there would be no religious people.
Pleas , don't call ... Hymn A ; Prophet of the Priesthood ...
Why ❔
Cause , it's Still a Secret !
Not Fully Revealed ... to be Continued !
Ref. Lilburn W. Boggs and Why ...
We know ... Why !
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So they were advocating and voting for hypocondria? Very interesting.....
I think you meant HYPOCRITE.
hyp·o·crite
/ˈhipəˌkrit/
I've seen Stryper several times now and I was a little late to them, but they bring it! A great LIVE band!!
I’ve actually never seen Stryper live yet… hope to catch them soon!
@@MetalPilgrim definitely check them out when you get the chance. Excellent live band.
Great album but the last one became one of my favorites since Against The Law.
I wrote to the band in the early days asking if I could join the fan club… And got a return letter that said we don’t even have a fan club yet… On yellow paper and everything!
Wow this is a fire interview
I’m 52yo. Been listening to Stryper since 1985 when they first hit the scene. I just finally seen them live this past weekend in Indiana what a blast
Solid interview, first. Thanks for getting it. One thing I can absolutely agree with, after being a fan since 1984/85, this band has gotten better. They have hit plateaus, and even taken steps backward but they NOW are better than they’ve ever been. The musicianship, led by Michael is superb. Production quality, same. Lyrically bolder than ever, thoughtful, challenging, timely. All that. So if you aren’t a fan because they’re Christians, give the music a chance. Listen through this album and others a couple times. It grows on you and adds a positive aspect to your life that you may not otherwise experience. All this keeps me coming back and makes me excited whenever Stryper releases a new album. Again, great interview and insights to one of the best metal bands out there, ever.
I agree
...of all the 80's bands....they are done of the only that are creating new material.....
As much as I like their classic songs, I honestly believe they are a better band with better songs now
Excellent interview!
I remember Demon Hunter released a documentary film in 2009 and it focused more on fans and friends of the band, more so than the band themselves. It was a moving doc and it sounds maybe the Stryper one will be like that.
Love their song more than a man!