

“I have been trying to break down that theory for a long time now, although I do not think I ever will. Sweet added: “People certainly cannot say that we deny Christ or our faith, but I just do not like being called a Christian rock band.
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We never ran from our faith, we have always been the most full Christian rock band that is comprised of Christians the whole time. Some people misinterpret that as saying that I am ashamed of my faith or I am running from my faith. “I just feel like it does limit the band. When they put you in a box, it limits what you are put on this earth to do. It is hard for me to wrap my mind around it… It instantly puts you in a box.

He continued: “I do not know where the label ‘Christian rock band’ came from. “If U2 is made up of members that are Catholic, then are they going to be called a Catholic rock band?” “If you are going to label a band a Christian band, then you got to label all the other bands. “My point is that I just do not like all the labels. Actually the opposite they were labeled a dark, almost at times a Satanic band, and they are not. “ Black Sabbath Geezer Butler the song ‘After Forever’, which is about Christ, but they were not labeled a Christian band. “Just like any other rock band out there, you have rock bands that are comprised of drug addicts, you have rock bands that are comprised of Satanists, and you have rock bands that are comprised of Catholics, like Slayer. “We are not a Christian rock band we are a rock band comprised of Christians.

I do not like being referred to as a Christian rock band. “I come from a different school of thought and I do not like all the labels. “I do not really keep up with it,” he replied. The CD was tracked at SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts.ĭuring an interview with Cryptic Rock, Stryper lead vocalist and guitarist Michael Sweet was asked for his opinion on the current Christian metal and rock scene. The song is featured on Stryper ‘s new album, “Fallen”, which will be released worldwide on Friday, October 16 via Frontiers.

Stryper‘s cover version of the Black Sabbath classic “After Forever” can be streamed below. Rick Splicer for A Tribute To BLACK SABBATH (2021).
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It was mistakenly released early as a free download for people pre-ordering the album.
