Michael Sweet has addressed the comparisons between Stryper and other bands.
The rocker shared a video clip from YouTuber Razorfist on Instagram. In the video, the YouTuber discusses how Stryper could be a bigger band than Judas Priest. “Between the Pristian Rob Halfordy and multi-octavian shreds, Roger Tayloresque rhythmic assault, and twin-turbo guitar attacks; if they poured over their lyrics and swapped out all the Gods and Jesuses with saints, Lucifers or babies, they’d be bigger than Priest,” Razorfist says in his video.
Sharing the video on his own profile, the rocker said in the caption, “I guess we’ll never know. Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Sweet has also responded with his own comments about the comparisons in an interview. The rocker revealed the one thing they would get big for. “We did very well and we were successful, but not as successful — in [financial] terms — as bands like Bon Jovi and Motley Crue,” he told Loudwire Nights.
“We could have been if we sang about sex and drugs, we would have been because we were every bit as good as Bon Jovi and Motley Crue,” the frontman added.
In other news, Stryper will perform at various festivals this year. They will perform at the Sweden Rock Festival on June 5, Rock Imperium Festival on June 27, Rock Fest Barcelona on June 29, and Riverside Festival on August 24.
