Awesome Reaction To Stryper - Soldiers under command

[@Rockintheparadise997]

Not the first christian metal band but the one that put christian metal on the map for sure.

[@neondeathpunch3333]

In rock exist in the 70s the band Nazareth of Heavy rock christian band too.

[@craighenry2351]

Yeah, they came on my radar through this album. I knew of them, but they hadn’t gotten much mainstream airplay. Then they put this album out and we happened to get a Z-Rock affiliate in Cleveland, at the same time. Z-Rock had this song as well as several others from Stryper in regular rotation, so I heard what I needed to hear and started buying their albums before I even heard them. I got this first and it was on white vinyl. Then i got their debut and it was on blue vinyl. So cool!!!

[@mikep60]

​@Craig Henry wait a second. Z rock? The SHARKMAN?

[@intelligence0321]

SUPER FACTS!! First heard PETRA - LOVE THE LORD and I was hooked on the genre for life.

[@terryconnelly484]

Dude finally someone has REACTED TO STRYPER thank you so very much. You are a rare gem!

[@joaopaulohenriques1404]

Stryper got hate from the secular and christian side. They were getting stones in the middle. They have good recent material and are very well seen by their metal peers nowadays. Michael kept his pipes “Sweet”... Ah... Ah... Ah... ;)

[@allenshurley1045]

They are way way underrated!! Michael sweet has 1 of the best voices EVER!! And his brother Robert!! Is 1 of the most underrated drummers!! That is only 1 song of atlest 20 I can name..

[@PaulyV56]

not underated.

[@tomdolman8158]

This band is still going strong today. They just released a new CD last year and it's great!!

[@arkangel7j]

they were one of my favorites growing up , part because they were one of the few Christian bands that broke into mainstream music , saw them in concert and they were AWESOME, one of the best concerts ive ever seen , plus they sing about our Creator positively , BIG plus for me ;)

[@blind_channel_fp]

Stryper is a really underrated band! One of the best bands in the Glam scene

[@MH-zg5yw]

They were not glam. They were a hardcore Christian band. They used to play at Calvary Chapel produced shows in OC. They slowly branched out and started playing clubs in Hollywood and North Hollywood.

[@viktordickinson7844]

>glam. Silence please

[@slamdancer1720]

at one point their image was very glam...Their music style though...definitely not.

[@danthemann5230]

they were a glam band and My youth pastor who was a Calvary chapel youth pastor and he took our youth group to go see Stryper for "TO Hell with the devil" tour , and later I bought my Soldiers under Command at the store when I was at youth Camp at the Calvary chapel Twin Peaks conference center and the album was a Limited edition white album . Christian Hardcore bands were More like the Crucified which was one of my fav Christian bands in the Late 80s.

[@hugopazmino6342]

@@MH-zg5yw they were and still are a melodic heavy metal band. Hardcore has punk hints while Stryper has been focused on melody and the prominency of the wide vocal range of the vocalist Michael Sweet. They were included as glam metal band but they don't belong to the glam metal genre because glam metal has 70s glam rock influencies, specially Alice Cooper, first KISS albums, Sweet, Slade, T-Rex, etc and has a punky touch that you can not find in Stryper because Stryper has melodies and glam metal has theatrically and shocky sounds.

[@austinboucher5286]

Michael sweet and oz fox have got to be among the most underrated in their respective fields

[@lilpoohbear653]

enjoyed your review...Styrper are insanely talented and hard working musicians...they have always been the real deal! Michael has one of the cleanest vocals in all of rock music.

[@danadickerson91]

God, Yahweh, Blood From Above, The Way are all great Stryper choices.

[@mikegoin6023]

Yahweh is an absolute killer tune

[@shaunfoskey9958]

Yahweh is my absolute favorite Stryper song.

[@lisalmenard3828]

I agree about Yahweh!

[@mtaffer]

I have seen Stryper so many times and met them at a record store signing as well. They are truly a light in the dark. Currently guitarist Oz Fox is dealing with brain tumors and is about to undergo surgery. They are no joke live, the vocals are solid and Oz has amazing vocals himself. Believe it or not, Stryper was an MTV staple when they came out, especially when they had the ballad "Honestly" hit, and the songs "Calling On You" and "Free". Stryper are still going today and recently released an album called "Even the Devil Believes" that hit the top of the Christian rock charts. The first time they have ever done that, so that's pretty impressive this far into their career. Also, they are not afraid to wear their influences on their sleeve and credit the bands that gave them the inspiration to start rocking. Seriously, if you want to hear a really catchy song, do "Reach Out" from this album. Let your wife hear it too, it gives me goosebumps just thinking about it!

[@Deetroiter]

Stryper brings it! Not many other bands that have the chops to back it up and sing so much about positivity. And they’re unapologetic about who they are and what they stand for, not many bands can say that!

[@TheTechnoshaun]

You had it right Stryper is a Christian Heavy Metal Band and the song thet really lauched them was "To Hell With The Devil"

[@megarocks911]

This is my sisters favorite band. RIP my sissy miss you, I know you'll like this TNT so I'll go ahead and say great reaction my friend ❤️.

[@1Vettefan]

Actually most metal fans are pretty open-minded. Stryper took more heat from christian organizations that judged them superficially based on their appearance, thinking they couldn't possibly be playing music for God. Stryper's lyrics are very positive and uplifting. The band is really talented as well as you heard. I recommend you also check out a band called Petra, who were another christian rock band that started around the same time as Stryper. My favorite album from them is "Jekyll and Hyde". It's a pretty heavy record. Check out the title track, Jekyll and Hyde", I think you would really like it.

[@twistedviewlabs]

Petra actually started around 1973 I believe. I compare them to Styx a lot. Kinda proggy too. They didn't start enjoy any remote success until about 1983-1984 with Not Of This World & Beat The System (both VERY solid releases). Got to see them at Magic Mountain and if I'm being honest, the album they were supporting wasn't as interesting (probably because Greg X Volz wasn't singing. I dunno, his vocals definitely were the perfect fit for them. It's kinda like Led Zeppelin without Robert Plant wouldn't be AS good).

[@slamdancer1720]

They took a lot more heat from the metal scene than you think. they definitely took the hits from both sides.

[@slamdancer1720]

While it is true that Pharisees in the church DID cause issues, It is NOT true that metal fans were open minded about them. They were taking hits from both sides.

[@brian0057]

Given that they were getting their own bibles thrown at them while opening for Anthrax (or closing, I don't know), I wouldn't say the Metal community was that kind to Stryper either.

[@dennismcandrew4587]

I never got judged wearing my To Hell With The Devil signed jumper. Except for when I wore it to church with my best mate to watch him play. Everyone was smiling at me like in Black Hole Sun. Still got it. Yer

[@craighenry2351]

T, I love you. Unlike a lot of folks who make reactions to metal bands, you really like that style of music, so it makes your reactions carry much more weight, as we know you come from a place of understanding and liking this kind of music. As far as the vocalist, Michael Sweet goes, when Boston’s lead vocalist died, he took over for him. He is one of the few singers out there who could have, as he has the range and power to match anything that singer ( Brad Delp). ever did. The guitarist, Oz Fox is also revered by many, although he is also extremely underrated. He is my age, so I love hearing him play.

[@dpwellman]

Legend has it Stryper got their signature sound by essentially Jackson guitars into redlined Mesa Boogie head units-- only later finding out the the read light wasn't supposed to be a good thing. I believe Jimmy P Brown of Deliverance did similar.

[@valkyrie757]

Great reaction T as always. When I was a teenager in the 80's, Stryper were the "Christian band" so it wasn't considered cool to like them. I'm glad you reacted to this because now I can truly appreciate what a good band they were! Also, please react to more Triumph! "Magic Power is an excellent choice kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqrUf2t9oL91jqs

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

I FUCKN KNEW IT!!!!!! Damn! Thats so crazy! I can tell kids seriously missed out on this band cause they didn't play up Satanism or being evil, lol

[@johnnyrokkit]

As a guitarist cutting his teeth in the 80s, this riff was next level! Just a very talented band. Stryper could venture into being corny much of the time, but when they got it right, they were epic!

[@tdg911]

Bro, every time you listen to Stryper you're always smiling :)

[@chainsaw5vent]

As an old guy from the 1980’s. “Mom! Check it out! Christian heavy metal!!” I let her listen to a couple Songs from the first album. And she said. ‘…..I don’t think so…’. Her style of Christian music included Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin (when she did gospel). The Jordanaires , the Gaither Band. Etc. But Stryper was the one that went big into the MTV rotation. (back when it was about the music). I still crank these guys almost 40 years later!

[@1rexrex]

We all had Stryper patches on our jackets right next to Slayer and Anthrax back in the day. They weren't that underrated by 80s metalheads. I new plenty of people that liked them. Very niche area that they carved out for themselves. There were a lot lesser known Christen Rock bands out there. None of them made it to MTV like Stryper did.

[@Frostrazor]

my best friends mom did oil paint art and painted their logo on my jeans jacket back in the 80s highschool days for me. I was very proud of that jacket. The whole back was was their logo, and all over the rest of it was my buttons and patches of other metal artists I was a fan of.

[@1rexrex]

@@Frostrazor Jean Jackets were so much fun back then. I miss the simple pleasures of getting a few new buttons. Now its completely lost on me.

[@slamdancer1720]

Some did...Barren Cross and the Galactic Cowboys for example, but none to the level that Stryper did. Although Stryper's next album went platinum..(double platinum?) they did get mad heat from a lot of the metal scene in the day. and many missed out. Oh, one band (def not metal) that made it big was Six Pence None the Richer.

[@FLMNYTH77]

This is their best album in my opinion I've been a fan since 84 the songs you really need to listen to on this album and feature is the rock that makes makes me roll and surrender their epic Stryper songs!!!!🤘💛🖤🤘💯🎤

[@StudeSteve62]

My brother (who is a musician, or at least was till COVID) and I were big into CCM back in the 80s and early 90s. There were some huge talents there...Phil Keaggy, Dann Huff, Michael Omartian, Greg Volz, Matthew Ward...

[@jamesschultz8260]

You should check out their songs “Surrender” & “The Rock That Makes Me Roll”

[@jamesschultz8260]

@@AgentBeans for sure. One of Oz’s finest solos!

[@josephstevenson552]

Both awesome songs from the Soliders Under Command album.

[@SuperAdrianamarie]

I’m so happy you like them they are awesome guys I use to go to same church with them my father through a Stryper concert in 1984 they have new cd coming out it’s awesome 😀

[@robertbosley982]

Stryper is one of the most under rated hair bands of the 80's, I guess it wasn't cool to be a Christian Rock group but they can really rock

[@MH-zg5yw]

Well, they did end up getting rotation on MTV in 86/87. The "Soldiers Under Command" album went Gold and their "To Hell with the Devil" went Platinum. They were on Enigma records, which was a label known for metal and punk bands. They had their moment in the spotlight. But, with the rise of grunge, metal bands were no longer the thing.

[@rogerjones6033]

Yes he does! Some of the best pipes on the planet!

[@jonstreng7850]

This is off of their first release The Soldiers Under Command. What an epic sophomore release. Their debut is called The Yellow and Black Attack.

[@terryconnelly484]

This song will make you wanna go to church Imagine if that was what church is like I have a progressive band in the church I go to

[@mmayer4409]

Their last 4 albums or so have actually been their best to date…. No more hell to pay, Fallen, God damn evil, and Even the devil believes…. And man do they still have it…. Sweets vocals are in pretty good shape, not to mention his songwriting and guitar skills. And the rest of the band as well, definitely worth a listen, their early stuff is great too. A lot of material to listen to….

[@bawitback]

Stryper great choice!! they have a solid catalog "in God we Trust" or "To Hell With the Devil" another Christian metal band is Theocracy.

[@jeremiahrose4681]

I grew up listening to alot of metal in the 80's including Stryper.......didn't care what fellow metal heads thought if it sounded good I liked it. A underrated Stryper song is "Makes Me Wanna Sing"

[@kaansoler1431]

Great reaction! About time you got to some Stryper. Other great tracks to check out from them is "To Hell With The Devil", "The Reign", "Writings on the Wall", and a lot of there newer stuff is awesome too like "Yah Weh", "Blood From Above", Dividerand "Divider".

[@SA-xn7jq]

I’ve met & hung out with Stryper! Amazing Christian Band! They’re for Real!!

[@MetalAsylumNJ]

yeesss Stryper! Metaalll! React more to this band, excellent catalogue.

[@MetalAsylumNJ]

those then, and now, judging them because they are a "hair" band, or because they wore matching yellow and black costumes, or because they write songs about God, or stop listening to them in the 90s because you jumped on the grunge/alternative/ nu "metal" bandwagons... then you are either ignorant, a follower, or just not musically educated enough to have an "opinion".

[@MetalAsylumNJ]

Dude, check out Free, Calling on You, In god We Trust, Yahweh, To hell with the Devil, Two Time woman, Writings on the Wall, so much great heavy melodic metal.

[@lisalmenard3828]

I hadn’t listened to this song in a very long time but thanks for reminding me how awesome it is!

[@andy60234]

God I remember my priest turning us on to this . Rev. Dave played this to us at youth group back in the 80s

[@craighenry2351]

T, if you like this, I would suggest you check out the best Christian band, in my opinion, Tourniquet. The bass player for Stryper actually sat in with them on recordings a few times. And, they were good enough, that Marty Friedman from Megadeth, actually played with them on the cd Where Moth and Rust Destroy, and he played most of the solos. They are a hugely underrated band.

[@mattpfarr5992]

Oz Fox great guitarist, Robert Sweet totally underrated drummer

[@PopRocks74]

Great reaction to a great band! “Yahweh” is another great song (so many) by Stryper. Thoughts to Oz Fox (guitar player) in his recovery from recent brain surgery to remove tumors.

[@backwoodz4566]

Yellow and Black Attack!!!!! Thanks for doing one of my fave bands from back then.

[@pookiemartinez3909]

don't know if they would be considered a christian band, But they we're blokes that we're christians, just as MXPX.. They did After Forever by Sabbath few yrs ago.. Their first 3 albums I've heard are great. Peace

[@digimortalone2759]

Stryper - The Valley. Great song, good video.

[@TawmisGreybeard]

Stryper's "Soldier's Under Command" is easily Stryper's best song - but Stryper has a metric ton of incredible songs. Still my favorite song from Stryper all of these years. So fortunate I've got to see them so many times. Stryper deserved more recognition - because, they were caught between two worlds - the pastors and Churches didn't like Stryper, because they were "heavy metal" and people who listened to heavy metal didn't listen to Stryper, because of their lyrics. I've loved Stryper and so glad to see you dropping some love on Stryper! Keep rocking! (And if you've not done it yet - need to surf your channel - came here from the right side!) - but SAVATAGE's "Hall of the Mountain King" (the song... or heck, the entire album) is BEYOND amazing.

[@jamesnorthup7717]

YES!!! FINALLY WITH THE STRYPER!! MORE PLEASE!!!

[@kylietasker50]

One of my favourite bands in the 80s

[@dirkriley3004]

Great album ! Seen em in concert back in 80's with TnT and loudness in Wisconsin. Awesome show 🤘😜🤘

[@craighenry2351]

The next song you might want to listen to is, I believe, the best modern Christmas carol, Reason for the Season. Other songs to check out by them are Loud and Clear, Reach Out, Makes Me Wanna Sing, To Hell With the Devil, Calling on You, The Reign, The Way, Free, Shining Star (Yes, the Earth, Wind and Fire song. They covered it.) and Lady. Check them out and see what you think.

[@terryconnelly484]

This is the loudest concert I've ever been to but it was in a hall that only sat 500 people And I was on the front row. I couldn't hear for 2 days.. Ears were ringing... By the way I've been to many metal concerts. Iron maiden ,motley crue This killed my ears

[@fzoulcmbyl2134]

This has only happened to me once, and like you, I have been to many many metal shows ( over 30 I believe ). You'd probably never guess who killed my ears, cause I never would.....but it was Night Ranger at a fair concert ( inside ) 1987, so loud it literally hurt to listen to, and I didn't have a good time, even though they were fantastic.

[@terryconnelly484]

@@fzoulcmbyl2134 Saw that concert with Def Leppard

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

What a great great song. This song kills. Micheal Sweet the singer has a set of pipes and can play guitar with the best of them. He can play lead and sing at the same time which is like running and doing equations at the same time. Trust me, it's hard. I've been playing rock and blues and metal for 40 plus years, and these guys are solid! Great reaction sir.

[@danthemann5230]

they were actually getting alot of love and played with band like Merciful fate and slayer on Metal shop I have a recording from the 80s on a show called Metal shop . they were like one of the first Christian metal bands to make it secularly and make it big! they played with bands I saw them with like Leatherwolf and Rough Cutt. I think was the concert I saw at Universal ampitheatre , cuz I remember asking a Cylons from Battlestar Gallactica for direction and from the original show back in the 80s lol I grew up in the Valley in LA Van Nuys and Reseda area.

[@troytennard2592]

Yes! Stryper!!! Other songs for possible future videos: To Hell With The Devil, In God We Trust, Yahwah, Big Screen Lies, Two Bodies (One Mind One Soul), Lady

[@wadefryer7899]

Too Hell with the Devil

[@foamrob6577]

Stryper is a great band. Flat-out just a great band

[@megarocks911]

To Hell With the Devil' good song, christian metal

[@MH-zg5yw]

This album, "Soldiers Under Command" achieved Gold status. So, they did have a huge fan base

[@terryconnelly484]

In the later days the actually did a cover album of songs lrom iron maiden and Judas priest

[@mickrichards2410]

They still are putting out consistent and good music.

[@StudeSteve62]

These guys, iirc, toured with one of the mainstream metal bands years ago as the "Heaven 'n Hell Tour"...

[@jediprettyboy]

Their name is a reference to Isaiah 53:5 “...by His stripes we are healed”, but it’s spelled with a “y” as a tribute to the band styx. That’s probably why their singer, Michael Sweet, sounds so much like Dennis DeYoung from styx.

[@rogerjones6033]

They spelled it that way because it rhymes with hYper!

[@fernandobreneszamora222]

Saludos desde San Ramón de Alajuela costa Rica.🎸🇨🇷

[@jennalogan3138]

One of my faves. Check out the live version, and the new stuff! If you can catch them live, do it! (Oz Fox on guitar, just had brain surgery. He is recovering nicely)

[@GiveMeLibertyNow]

If you want to hear the best songs Stryper has to offer, musically speaking, listen to these 5 songs: 1. Rock The Hell Out Of You 2. The Reign 3. Yahweh 4. To Hell With The Devil 5. Blood From Above (previous) These songs are their best musically. They deliver!

[@jonstreng7850]

Wow. Where's Tasha? Anyway. This is off their second LP, The Soldiers Under Command. The most amazing song on this LP is the final track - the incredible rendering of Battle Hymn of The Republic. Insane drumming by mr. Robert Sweet.

[@denisflores1509]

This was an awesome kick ass metal song!!!

[@jamesharper3933]

Another great song of theirs is To Hell with the Devil.

[@TheSuperSnake313]

Have never heard these guys, let's goooooo 🤘🤘🤘

[@jsiisa2j247]

Hey brother. I believe that if you liked this song from Stryper you will LOVE their version of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" God bless you really good now and forevermore.

[@CubaLibre69]

My first rock concert in 1985

[@williammanns9927]

Soldiers Under Command is a great album... we could listen to Mercyful Fate and Stryper and appreciate all of it, even if we didn't agree with everything they wrote about.

[@stephensanchez9590]

Stryper is a great band love what they stand for great vocalist,Michael sweet has the pipes his brother Robert great drummer and Oz fox great guitarist and Tim Gaines great on bass ,great songs do unto others,sorry,take it to the cross great new styper while in God we trust,the way,believe, all for one ,the writings on the wall all great songs that's just a handful they have many more

[@tambor76]

You should react to one of their newer songs next, check out the song Yahweh. Its a Stryper classic. They're one of the few 80s bands that can still bring it just as good now as they did back in the day, and maybe even better.

[@terryconnelly484]

Hell yeah and to hell with the devil. I'm finally glad you got the very 1st epic styiper song playing!

[@Metal_Archaeologist]

I'm an atheist who loves Stryper. These guys kick ass. Check out the guitars on Writings On The Wall from In God We Trust LP. Peace!

[@MrScottdrummer]

Fan since a child 84

[@Maidiac88]

I've been a Stryper fan since the mid 80s and they're still going strong. Michael's voice is still amazing. He has some great solo stuff as well as collaborations with George Lynch from Dokken and Lynch Mob and he just released an album with Traci Guns (group name is Sunbomb). I suggest checking out Do Unto Others and Divider by Stryper for some new stuff, Bizarre by Michael Sweet, The Wish by Sweet & Lynch, and Life by Sunbomb.

[@jeffmurphy1886]

There were a lot of Christian rock bands in the 80s. Rez, Petra, Whitecross, Messiah Prophet, Vengeance Rising to name a few.

[@billybee3423]

There original album cover for “To Hell With Devil” was pulled cause of the Satanic Panic and is actually worth some serious money today.

[@MrDabulls23]

Still have mine on cassette tape. Not in tip top condition though, got a lot of play.

[@cathloom8322]

They are this good live. I have seen them! See their recent 'Blood from Above'.

[@Sonee777]

Nice guys you’ll ever get to meet in person ✝️❤️‍🔥✝️

[@intelligence0321]

Sick. Just SICK! 🎤🤣😳😳👀🤯🤯

[@markpelham8703]

Stryper was told when they fist came out) that what they wanted to do (which was to put out heavy metle songs about Jesus that it wouldn't work because nobody would by it) they proved everybody wrong because their experiment worked. They had a few hits. NOTE: All the membes of Stryper were Christians and they attended church every Sunday evenon the road. If they couldn'tmake it to a church then they held their on private services either on their bus, in their hotel room, or backstage, and they always prayed before every show.

[@dennismcandrew4587]

Glory glory hallelujah 🤘👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@FrethKindheart]

Stryper - Against the Law, Stryper - Not That Kind Of Guy

[@brianstevens100]

I'll be impressed if he can pick out the harmonies and leads between sweet and oz.

[@jeffduchaine6918]

Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!

[@ВіктарЯрмалюк]

Спасибо. Это крутая группа.

[@dionshare7103]

They were certainly one of the first Christian metal bands around. And yes they got heat for their stuff. But they are truly Christian and they are extremely talented.

[@waynehickey5527]

As they have said, "We are a metal band that sings about Jesus".

[@johnvalderrama8638]

Have you done the single hit for new album , a must hope you and your play it !!! Like the reaction...❤

[@metalmanchild1454]

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT!!

[@SDesWriter]

You just missed your chance to review their Christmas EP for the holidays. Next year you should put that on your list....

[@craighenry2351]

Stryper is considered a Christian band (The first to gain mainstream popularity) although they didn’t label themselves that way. They were quoted as saying, we don’t consider ourselves a Christian band. We just write about what we love, and we love God. And yes they did get flack back then, and were even marginalized because of it. Still they survived.

[@nyanahart8844]

Metal rules!!

[@Jimmy_Phantom]

Check out their cover of Earth Wind & Fire's "Shining Star"

[@terryconnelly484]

I would say Michael sweet is 1 of the top 10 best vocalist along with Geoff Tate From Queensryche and rob Halford

[@billybee3423]

Like Meatloaf said, 2 outta 3 ain’t bad. Sweet isn’t even top 50 (being generous). I’ve seen em twice, once in a stadium in the 80’s, and once for free at a casino in CT a couple years ago. They’re nowhere near as impressive nowadays.

[@terryconnelly484]

@@billybee3423 Yo u crazy .definitely top 50! Give your list of 50

[@Someonelser1]

Stryper was super Christian , but they rocked!! Check out 'Makes me wanna Sing' ...Jeeeeeeeeeee-Zusssss.

[@SecretAgent-p8x]

Great reaction. How about 'The Valley' ?

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

I’ve done the valley. It’s my favorite Stryker song. Check the channel.

[@arkangel7j]

look up HOLY SOLDIER , they were similar but in my opinion rocked harder , also look up BARREN CROSS , lil heavier but one of the best Christian bands out there

[@williammiles2221]

Isaiah 53:5! Forever!

[@blind_channel_fp]

Fuck yeah, Stryper!