Stryper

On the cover

July 1985 Heaven's Metal

May 1986 Heaven's Metal

June 2009 Heaven's Metal

July 2011 Heaven's Metal

April 2013 Heaven's Metal

Media coverage:

• Sum 1984 in YouthWorker "Stuff You Can Use: Stryper", by Paul Thigpen
• Jul 1984 in Campus Life "Expressions: From Our Sooner or Later Department", by Jim Long
• Jan 1985 in Campus Life "In Their Own Words: Robert Sweet (Stryper)"
• 15 Feb 1985 in Christianity Today "News: A Christian 'Heavy Metal' Band Makes It's Mark on the Secular Music Industry", by Steve Rabey
• May 1985 in CCM "News Beat: Stryper"
• Jul 1985 in Heaven's Metal "Stryper", by Doug Van Pelt
• Sep 1985 in Heaven's Metal "Stryper", by Doug Van Pelt
• Nov 1985 in Heaven's Metal "Stryper", by Doug Van Pelt
• Nov 1985 in Heaven's Metal "Prayer Project: Stryper", by Doug Van Pelt
• Nov 1985 in CCM "News Beat: Real Videos", by Scott Pinzon
• Jan 1986 in Heaven's Metal "Strype Hype: Stryper", by Doug Van Pelt
• Jan 1986 in Heaven's Metal "Strype Hype: Indianapolis, IN", by Steve Craig
• Jan 1986 in Heaven's Metal "Strype Hype: Worcester, Mass", by David Bahr
• Jan 1986 in Heaven's Metal "Strype Hype: Detroit, MI", by Chris Stone
• Mar 1986 in Heaven's Metal "Strype Here", by Doug Van Pelt
• Apr 1986 in HIS "Scene & Heard: Invasion of the Bible Flingers", by Diana Lynne Pavlac
• May 1986 in Heaven's Metal "Strype Hype: Stryper, Jimmy Swaggart", by Doug Van Pelt
• Jul 1986 in CCM "Concert Review: Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, TX", by Clint Locks
• Jul 1986 in Heaven's Metal "Strype Hype: Stryper (early history)"
• Dec 1986 in CCM "Stryper Gives The Devil Hell", by Craig Johnson
• 1987 in Heaven's Metal "Metal Tracks: Stryper"
• Feb 1987 in Campus Life "Values In Media: Stryper, Timbuk3", by Harold Smith
• Jun 1987 in CCM "Notebook: Stryper Shirt Gets Student Suspended"
• Jun 1987 in CCM "In Concert: Park Center, Charlotte, NC", by Gene Skidmore
• Jul 1987 in CCM "In Concert: When Cultures Converge: Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO", by Brian Quincy Newcomb
• Sum 1987 in Harvest Rock Syndicate "In Concert: Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO", by Brian Rice
• Nov 1987 in Campus Life "Quickspins: Stryper", by Chris Lutes
• Dec 1987 in CCM "In Concert: Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN", by Bryan Bouton
• Jan 1988 in CCM "Toys in the Band: Stryper"
• Jan 1988 in CCM "Heavy Metal Thunder", by David S. Hart
• Aug 1988 in CCM "Taking Stryper Seriously", by Thom Granger
• Aug 1988 in Heaven's Metal "Strype Hype: The Yellow And Black Road To Success"
• Win 1988 in Harvest Rock Syndicate "Breaking All The Rules", by Chris Well
• Jan 1989 in CCM "In Concert: Hammons Student Center, Springfield, MO", by Ralph Russo
• Jul 1989 in Heaven's Metal "Concert Review: Stryper", by Doug Van Pelt
• Oct 1989 in Heaven's Metal "Will Stryper Play Heavy Metal?", by Doug Van Pelt
• Aug 1990 in CCM "In The News: Stryper Denies Rolling Stone Reports; Defends New Album", by David S. Hart
• Sep 1990 in Heaven's Metal "Have They Lost Their Stripes?", by Doug Van Pelt
• Nov 1991 in Heaven's Metal "No Hype, Stripes, or Stereotypes", by Doug Van Pelt
• Nov 1991 in Harvest Rock Syndicate "Metal Shop: Can't Stop The Talk", by Kevin Allison
• Jan 1992 in Heaven's Metal "Concert Review: Brockton, Mass", by Marc Carpenter
• Mar 1992 in Heaven's Metal "Concert Review: Stryper, Bride", by Doug Van Pelt
• May 1992 in Heaven's Metal "Concert Review: European Tour", by David Bach
• Jun 1992 in CCM "In The News: Michael Sweet Leaves Stryper", by Brian Quincy Newcomb
• Sep 1992 in Heaven's Metal "Concert Review: Stryper", by Charles Gates
• Dec 1994 in Religious Broadcasting "Music Matters: Music's Lyrical Philosophy", by Ken Pennell
• May 1995 in Heaven's Metal "Stryper Salute"
• Mar 1997 in HM "Can't Stop The Rock?", by Brett Christensen
• Jul 1998 in CCM "Don't You Forget About Me: Stryper"
• Jul 2001 in HM "Poster: Stryper"
• Jun 2002 in CCM "Last Glance: Stryper"
• May 2003 in HM "Stryper", by Doug Van Pelt
• Oct 2003 in CCM "Still Earning Their Strypes", by David McCreary
• Jan 2004 in HM "Live Report: Austin & Ft. Worth TX December 1st & 2nd (2003)", by Doug Van Pelt
• Jan 2004 in CCM "Get Real: Stryper's Return Home", by Dino Elefante
• Mar 2004 in New Man "Guy Gear: The Return of Arena Rock", by Larry Jay Leach
• Nov 2004 in HM "Hard Music History: Stryper", by Doug Van Pelt
• Apr 2005 in CCM "Hall of Fame: Stryper", by Michael Ciani
• Aug 2005 in CCM "Insider: The Sweetest Thing", by Andy Argyrakis
• Aug 2005 in Heaven's Metal "Stryper | Reborn Again", by Ed Hellig
• Sep 2005 in HM "Existentialism By #'s", by Doug Van Pelt
• Feb 2007 in Heaven's Metal "H-I-M", by Chris Beck
• Feb 2008 in Charisma "Christian Band Stryper Experiences Rebirth", by Troy Anderson
• Feb 2008 in Heaven's Metal "Diary of a Matt-Man", by Matt Hunt
• Jun 2009 in Heaven's Metal "Putting God on the Throne of a Tour...", by Doug Van Pelt
• Jul 2009 in HM "Stryper", by Doug Van Pelt
• Oct 2009 in Heaven's Metal "Metal Tracks: Stryper Live", by Chris Gatto, Chris Beck
• Jul 2010 in HM "Hardnews: Quick & Concise: Stryper's 'Holy Land' Tour"
• Jul 2010 in HM "Stryper", by Doug Van Pelt
• Apr 2011 in HM "Metal Can Be Fun", by Doug Van Pelt
• May 2011 in CCM Digital "The Fringe: Stryper", by Andy Argyrakis
• Jul 2011 in Heaven's Metal "Covering the Future (And the Past)", by Jeff McCormack
• Apr 2013 in Heaven's Metal "Covering Themselves This Time", by Jeff McCormack
• May 2013 in CCM Digital "The Fringe: Stryper", by Andy Argyrakis
• Oct 2013 in CCM Digital "Tour Spotlight: BB King's, New York City", by Brent Saraco
• Nov 2013 in HM "Heaven's Metal: S T R Y P E R", by Doug Van Pelt
• Jun 2014 in HM "The Jump: Books: Honestly: Sweet pulls back the curtain on Stryper and his demons", by Jeff McCormack
• 1 Nov 2015 in CCM Digital "Round Two Knockout", by Andy Argyrakis

Albums & reviews:

Award Summary ^{(Nominations / Wins)}

• 1989 Dove Awards
  • Metal Album: In God We Trust 
  • Metal Recorded Song: "In God We Trust" 

Books about Stryper

• "Stryper" in The Heart of Rock and Roll (Steve Rabey, 1986)
• "2869 Stryper" in Headbangers: The Worldwide Mega-Book of Heavy Metal (Mark Hale, 1993)
• "Stryper" in The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (Mark Allan Powell, 2002)
• "Stryper" in The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music (Barry Alfonso, 2002)
• "Stryper" in Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music (Brian A. Cogan, 2009)