Comments on: Stryper – Murder By Pride (2009)

By: Stryper – The Covering (2011) « Heavy Metal Addiction

Stryper – The Covering (2011) « Heavy Metal Addiction — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:39:27 +0000

[...] fits into the typical Stryper fare and could have easily been a part of the last Styper record, MURDER BY PRIDE (2009). What impresses me most is Michael Sweet’s voice…..this guy hasn’t lost a step [...]

By: The Top 40 Albums of 2009 (#11-#25) « Heavy Metal Addiction

The Top 40 Albums of 2009 (#11-#25) « Heavy Metal Addiction — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:49:40 +0000

[...] Stryper – Murder By Pride (2009): I only bought MURDER BY PRIDE because I have been a Stryper fan since the early ’80s and I still support the bands I grew up with. I had a lot of doubts about this album because the band’s last album, REBORN (2005), was awful. Then there is the Boston connection, lead vocalist/guitarist Michael Sweet now fronting the Classic Rock band…..I wasn’t sure about a cover of the Boston classic ‘Peace Of Mind’ being added to a new Stryper record. Talk about a comeback, Stryper does a complete about-face and shelves the grungy sound they used on REBORN for a return to their classic melodic ’80s sound. The difference between 2009 and 1983-1990 is that the overall religious message isn’t constantly crammed into the listener, the message is still there but it’s more subtle. Stryper had me singing along almost right away and that’s always a good sign…..and the Boston cover? It’s pretty good! [...]

By: Mauro

Mauro — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:21:54 +0000

I admit that I’m not anymore a great listener of Heavy Metal music so my comment does not come from someone who’s ‘aware’ of what is the nowaday’s metal scene..
With the passing of years I’ve lost interest in the heavy sounds and my tastes in music are closer to quiter and more inspired tunes (so I’m closer to the actual Christian music than to the old-school Hard Rock I was used to love as a teen).

Stryper has always been one of my favourite band since I was a kid.. They are the sole Christian Hard Rock-Metal band I could listen in those days.. not because of the Message.. but because I simply disliked any other Christian metal bands.. Stryper were different.

Listening to ‘Murder by pride’ this year honestly led me to reconsider my actual tastes (lol) and spurred me to give a chance to some heavier stuff again.. ^^

This album is freaking amazing!

I am so sincerely impressed by most of these songs and probably the reason is that, despite of all these years, Stryper are still extremely talented (and inspired).

Choruses are gorgeous and all the heavier tracks are anyway catchy and easy to sing along with.. It’s a marvellous come back and I’m really grateful to the band for such a beautiful record.. it’s the plain demonstration that a successful 80s band can be outstanding also today and at the same time can be respectful of their original sound and nature (without sounding outdated at all)..

Love ‘Murder by Pride’.. and I listen to it almost everyday since I picked it.. My only delusion is about the simple European packaging od the disc.. it is a minor issue but I have seen the American digipack and it was awesome.. Euro version comes with a bonus track but a normal crystal case.. (ok it’s realle a trifle) ^^;

ps. I have found this blog by pure chance and I have read with lots of interest most of the reviews here in.. It’s a great site.. really well made, keep up the wonderful job!
Mauro.

By: metalodyssey

metalodyssey — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:01:20 +0000

This is one incredible Stryper album, one of my favorite albums of 2009 overall. “Run In You” is as perfect as it gets for Stryper, this song could not be structured any better. The cover of “Piece Of Mind” had me rolling the car window down, cranking up Stryper and feeling darn good. A Metal bravo! for Stryper.

By: Rene

Rene — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:12:59 +0000

Yes, the comment of Snap is realy stupid, i agree. I dont care if STRYPER is christian or not, i never carred, i like their music, thats the most important thing. I also listen to satanic black metal and dont care about the lirics either, its all about what the music give to me.
I like the new STRYPER album. Much better then their comeback album, that i realy hated. First 6 songs on this new album are great, and then some less good ones, and then again, the last two songs are great.
I am totaly into metal and listen to stuff from WHITECROSS/BLOODGOOD/STRYPER till old DARKTHRONE, SATYRICON, BEHERIT, VENOM etc…and if that does make me a NERD, I AM A NERD but SNAP is a SNAP (=NOBODY)

By: rhodeislandrock

rhodeislandrock — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:24:36 +0000

Are you 12 yrs old or something? I haven’t heard a comment like that since I was a kid when Stryper was in their prime.

The point of the review is that the band has made a solid record and they are not overly aggressive with the Christian preaching as they were in the ’80s…..the album doesn’t seem like a Christian Metal album. I will agree with you that there are better bands, albums, songs out there but there is no denying that MURDER BY PRIDE is a solid record.

That’s the problem with one-sided, tunnel visioned Metal fans, they always have an all or nothing attitude about other genres.

By: snap

snap — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:14:19 +0000

It’s against my religion to listen to CHRISTIAN METAL!!!!! Actually good girls go to heaven but bad girls go everywhere. Everywhere they want to that is! Christian metal? Nah, I don’t think so!!!! There’s so much better stuff out there; nerds like you will NEVER KNOW!!! HA! HA!

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