Stryper, Pioneers Of Christian Metal, Celebrate 30 Years Q&A: Stryper Plays Mohegan Sun Wolf Den In 1984, heavy metal was the realm of hairspray-abusing, Smirnoff-guzzling degenerates, its imagery favoring the roasty "Southern" end of the religious spectrum. Out of Orange County, Calif., a black-and-yellow-striped quartet, calling itself Stryper, arrived and announced, loudly with two albums: "To Hell With The Devil!" and "In God We Trust!" Christian ...
Dec. 27, 2013 - Hartford Courant