Stryper (English Wikipedia)

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"7: The best of Stryper review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
Thomas, Fred (March 25, 2013). "The Covering - Stryper". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
James Christopher Monger. "Fallen". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
Heavy Metal Box at AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2011.

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"The Covering: Stryper". Amazon. Retrieved January 21, 2011.

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"Anne Carlini - Exclusive Magazine". Retrieved May 3, 2016.

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Leu, Tommy (November 8, 2016). "Interview: Michael Sweet of STRYPER". Antihero Magazine. Retrieved November 16, 2016.

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George-Warren, Holly; Pareles, Jon; Bashe, Patricia Romanowski, eds. (1995). "Stryper". The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (2nd ed.). New York City: Fireside. pp. 962–63. ISBN 978-0-684-81044-7.
Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (1st ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson. pp. 891–95. ISBN 978-1-56563-679-8.
Christe 2003, "10: Glambangers of Hollywood", p. 169 Christe, Ian (2003). Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal (1st ed.). HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-380-81127-4.
Christe 2003, p. 154. Christe, Ian (2003). Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal (1st ed.). HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-380-81127-4.
Jericho, Chris; Fornatale, Peter Thomas (2007). A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9780446580069.

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Watkins, Terry (1995). "Stryper". Christian Rock: Blessing or Blasphemy?. Dial-the-Truth Ministries.

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"Christian Hard Rockers Stryper To Open For Slayer at Mexico's Monterrey Metal Fest". Blabber mouth. August 5, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
"Stryper Singer Wanted To 'Reach Out' To Slayer Fans at Mexico Festival". Blabbermouth. August 24, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
"Slayer Pulls Out of Mexico's Monterrey Metal Fest Due To 'Personal Reasons'". Blabber mouth. August 22, 2006. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
"Stryper to Release 'Live at The Whisky' Concert CD/DVD in September". Blabbermouth. July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
"STRYPER To Go On 'Hiatus' Following 'To Hell With The Devil' 30th-Anniversary Tour". Blabbermouth.net. September 24, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
"Ex-STRYPER Bassist TIM GAINES Slams MICHAEL SWEET, Tells His Former Bandmates To 'Grow Some Balls'". Blabbermouth.net. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
"STRYPER To Release 'God Damn Evil' Album In April; Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
"Listen To Stryper's Heavy New Song 'Take It To The Cross'". Blabbermouth. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
"Stryper To Release 'Even The Devil Believes' Album In September; 'Blood From Above' Single Now Available". Blabbermouth.net. June 26, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
"STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET On Songwriting Process: 'I Pray When I'm Writing, But I Could Always Pray More'". Blabbermouth.net. October 24, 2025. Retrieved October 24, 2025.

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"CT Classic: A Christian 'Heavy-Metal' Band Makes Its Mark on the Secular Music Industry". Christianity Today. July 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

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"Interview with Dale Thompson". Classic Christian Rock. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

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"Dove Award Recipients for 1989". Gospel Music Association. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2007.

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"Michael Sweet of Stryper Talks About Their Classic Music Videos". Golden Age of Music Video. January 7, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2015. it wasn't so cool to be in a hard rock/glam band from the 80s

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"Stryper". GRAMMY.com. February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.

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"Stryper". HM magazine. August 2005. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.

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"Faith's Edge: An Exclusive Interview With Ex-STRYPER Bassist TIM GAINES And Guitarist GIANCARLO FLORIDIA Of FAITHSEDGE". KNAC.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

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Stryper's Michael Sweet Confirms Release Date Estimate, Komodorock, archived from the original on April 21, 2022.

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"Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives - Stryper - Against the Law - Reviews". The Metal Archives. Retrieved July 8, 2011.

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"Stryper Announces New Bass Player Perry Richardson". Christian music. PRWeb. October 30, 2017.

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"The Stryper Story". Stryper. Archived from the original on August 27, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
"Stryper: Official Website". Stryper. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
"Second coming" (press release). Stryper. January 14, 2013. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.

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"::Welcome to Stryper.info : A tribute to Stryper". Stryper.info. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

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"Monday Rock City: Interview with Michael Sweet of Stryper". Retrieved February 25, 2015.

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"Timothy Gaines tour dates with Stryper". Timothy Gaines. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

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"Stryper, Cooper among overlooked albums". Today.com. January 4, 2006. Retrieved July 8, 2011.

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Willman, Chris. "Stryper". Today's Christian Music. Retrieved May 6, 2011.

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Jacksson, Zik (2001). "A Voice in the Wilderness: An Interview with Robert Sweet". The Phantom Tollbooth. Open Publishing. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2008.

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"Stryper End 'Toxic Relationship' with Longtime Bassist Tim Gaines". Ultimate Classic Rock. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

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"The Stryper Story". Stryper. Archived from the original on August 27, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
"Dove Award Recipients for 1989". Gospel Music Association. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
"Timothy Gaines tour dates with Stryper". Timothy Gaines. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
"Stryper". HM magazine. August 2005. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
Stryper's Michael Sweet Confirms Release Date Estimate, Komodorock, archived from the original on April 21, 2022.
"Second coming" (press release). Stryper. January 14, 2013. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
Jacksson, Zik (2001). "A Voice in the Wilderness: An Interview with Robert Sweet". The Phantom Tollbooth. Open Publishing. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2008.
"Best Christian Hard Rock Band – 2011 Readers' Choice Awards Winner for Christian Hard Rock Band". Christian music. About. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.

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Mezydlo, Jeff (September 3, 2019). "The 20 greatest hair metal bands of all time". Yardbarker. Retrieved December 21, 2025.

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