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The Christian rock group, "Stryper," originally known as "Roxx Regime," was formed in Orange County, CA, in the 1980s, by brothers Michael and Robert Sweet and guitarist Oz Fox. "Stryper" stands for "Salvation Through Redemption Yielding Peace, Encouragement and Righteousness." The bible verse under their logo is from Isaiah 53:5, which states "by His stripes we are healed". The group became famous for tossing Bibles into crowds and for dressing like bumblebees. They made several albums, and their music videos were among the most requested on MTV in the late 1980s. In 1992, Michael Sweet left the group to pursue a solo career; Robert Sweet, Oz Fox and Tim Gaines continued performing for another year, but there were no further studio recordings as "Stryper."
On May 21st, 2000, "Stryper" hit the stage again for an informal jam at the first "Stryper" expo in New Jersey. In December of that year, "Stryper" performed its first full concert in 9 years, in Costa Rica. After playing a few small concerts in 2001, "Stryper" took another hiatus until the summer of 2003, when they cut an album of their hits, including two new songs, and began a series of performances.
Last updated: June 21, 2004.
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