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Michael Sweet
Michael Sweet
American musician
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Oz Fox
Oz Fox
musician
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King James
King James
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Bloodgood
Bloodgood
band
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Mortification
Mortification
band
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SinDizzy
SinDizzy
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Bride
Bride
American Christian rock band
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Hurricane
Hurricane
1980s heavy metal band
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Guardian
Guardian
American Christian hard rock/metal band
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Tracy Ferrie
Tracy Ferrie
American musician
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Barren Cross
Barren Cross
band
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Heaven
Heaven
Australian heavy metal band
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Motionless in White
Motionless in White
American metalcore band
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Kreator
Kreator
German thrash metal band
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Demon Hunter
Demon Hunter
American Christian metal band
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Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
American heavy metal singer
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Tim "Ripper" Owens
Tim "Ripper" Owens
American heavy metal singer
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Annihilator
Annihilator
Canadian thrash metal band
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Warrant
Warrant
rock band from the United States
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Impellitteri
Impellitteri
heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, USA
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King Diamond
King Diamond
Danish heavy metal musician
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Resurrection Band
Resurrection Band
American Christian rock band
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Vinny Appice
Vinny Appice
American rock drummer
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Coal Chamber
Coal Chamber
American Nu-Metal Band
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The Showdown
The Showdown
American metalcore band
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Newsboys
Newsboys
Christian pop rock band
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Extol
Extol
band
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Graham Bonnet
Graham Bonnet
English vocalist and songwriter
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Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe
American rock band
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Slayer
Slayer
American thrash metal band
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Carcass
Carcass
British extreme metal band
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
British heavy metal band
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Edguy
Edguy
German power metal band
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Pantera
Pantera
American heavy metal band
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The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
American metalcore band
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The Misfits
The Misfits
American horror punk band
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Lamb of God
Lamb of God
metal band from United States
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Roy Z
Roy Z
American guitarist
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Arsis
Arsis
band
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Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth
Norwegian black metal band
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Dope
Dope
American heavy metal band
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George Lynch
George Lynch
American musician
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Swans
Swans
American band
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Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo
Australian band
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Chthonic
Chthonic
Taiwanese heavy metal band
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Spiritus Mortis
Spiritus Mortis
doom metal band from Finland
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Volbeat
Volbeat
Danish metal band
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Katatonia
Katatonia
swedish metal band
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Melvins
Melvins
American rock band
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Stone Sour
Stone Sour
American heavy metal band
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Diamond Head
Diamond Head
British heavy metal band
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Tracii Guns
Tracii Guns
American musician
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Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
American hard rock band
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Gamma Ray
Gamma Ray
German power metal band
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Cinderella
Cinderella
American rock band
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HellsBelles
HellsBelles
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Audrey Horne
Audrey Horne
Norwegian hard rock band
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Boston
Boston
American rock band
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Dirge Within
Dirge Within
American heavy metal band
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Sweet Savage
Sweet Savage
Northern Ireland musical group; heavy metal band from Belfast
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Battle Beast
Battle Beast
Finnish band
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Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
American grunge band

Stryper is an American Christian metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet (lead vocals, guitar), Oz Fox (guitar), Perry Richardson (bass guitar), 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. In 2003, Stryper came out of retirement for a reunion tour and subsequently signed a multi-album contract with Big3 Records in 2005. In 2013, they signed a multi-album deal with Frontiers Records, and have released Second Coming, which includes 14 re-recorded songs from their first three albums and an album, No More Hell to Pay, released on November 5, 2013, Fallen on October 16, 2015 and God Damn Evil on April 25, 2018, and Even the Devil Believes on September 4, 2020.