Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. ENTERPRISE, AL - JUNE 15: Robert Sweet, Tim Gaines, Robert Sweet ...

"We’re disappointed,” said Stryper frontman Michael Sweet of the ban. “Stryper has always been about making people think outside the box. Our new album title God Damn Evil is a statement that's needed ...

Plus, Yolanda Adams returns to the Top Gospel Albums top 10. By Jim Asker Veteran Christian hard rock group Stryper adds its 13th top 10 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart as When We Were Kings ...

Back in the '80s, Stryper were decked out in spandex as the "Yellow and Black Attack" and throwing bibles into the crowd at their live shows. Like many bands of the era, the '90s were a tough decade ...

Decades before he looked over primary poll results and sighed "to hell with Donald Trump," Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz may have performed "To Hell With the Devil" as the frontman for ...

Christian metal band Stryper sure love to play the victim in terms of their Christian beliefs, especially lately. Just a few months back, drummer Robert Sweet claimed that the group was “given a hard ...

Where: Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave. Cost:$20 in advance and $25 day of show. Info: (509) 244-3279, www.sp.knittingfactory.com “The Final Battle” sounds like the swan song of an album for ...

With 1986's To Hell With the Devil, Los Angeles' Stryper crossed over into the mainstream to become one of the first widely recognized and openly Christian heavy metal bands. Formed by siblings ...