Satan is unequivocally the most metal character in history. During the 1980s, bands embracing his evil imagery spurred the Satanic Panic, when straitlaced parents were terrified that their children ...

The embattled frontman of a Christian metal band sentenced to prison for plotting to have his wife killed recently confessed that he and other band members had become atheists, but continued to pose ...

Stryper is back with “When We Were Kings,” a solid album with big riffs and an even bigger message. The band’s 12th album, which dropped in September, is just another step in the long Stryper journey.

Growing up in an evangelical Christian household, I was not allowed to listen to secular music—or to any music that did not explicitly point to Jesus Christ and reflect “biblical values.” Heavy metal, ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Vans Warped Tour makes its annual stop in Atlanta next week, and for the first time ...

Seattle-based metal group Demon Hunter are releasing a concert album entitled Live in Nashville on Jan. 27. Recorded last year during the band's Storm the Gates of Hell tour, the band musters their ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Christian metal band STRYPER is coming to perform at the Devon this summer. The group has been performing for four decades. The marked their 40th anniversary tour in fall of ...

In the early 1980s, Michael Sweet formed a band called Roxx Regime with older brother Robert, eventually changing the name to Stryper. Their full-length debut, 1985’s Soldiers Under Command, became ...