{"id":9537,"date":"2022-07-26T16:36:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T20:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/315music.com\/?p=9537"},"modified":"2022-07-26T16:36:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T20:36:40","slug":"live-stryper-at-the-l-in-horseheads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/26\/live-stryper-at-the-l-in-horseheads\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE: Stryper at The “L” in Horseheads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Michael Sweet <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, July 24, the iconic Christian rock band Stryper<\/a> made a stop at The “L” in Horseheads, as part of their 2022 Calling On You tour. Stryper, formed in the early 1980s includes lead vocalist and guitarist Michael Sweet, Guitarist Oz Fox, Drummer Robert Sweet, and bassist Perry Richardson, formerly of the band Firehouse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Perry Richardson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hitting the stage right at 9 pm, Stryper<\/a> entered to a pre-recorded thundering intro track. Robert Sweet was the first to walk out and take his seat on the drum throne as he pounded away along with the track with booming ferocity. Each band member walked on stage one by one and greeted the fans with waves and huge appreciative smiles as they broke into their first number, 1988’s “In God We Trust” followed by 2013’s “Revelation” and 1985’s “The Rock That Makes Me Roll”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Sweet graciously thanked the fans and the venue for hosting the show. He commented on The “L’s” amazing hospitality exclaiming it was the best he has had on tour in a long time. He also threw a nice plug out for Horseheads native, drummer Jeff Plate<\/a> (TSO, Savatage, Alta Reign) who was in the audience enjoying the show. Never deviating from tradition, Sweet threw out small bibles throughout the night and at one point shared how this staple at Stryper’s <\/a>shows began and encouraged the audience to look inside the pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oz Fox and Michael Sweet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Stryper<\/a> has been performing for nearly 40 years since its inception in 1983. Hailing from Orange County, California, Stryper has 13 studio albums with a massive catalog of hits. Sweet’s vocals remain nearly as timeless as the band itself. He flawlessly belts out the unfailing notes year after year. Tonight was no exception. His euphonious vocals seem to soar almost angelically above the hard rock sound of Stryper.<\/a> Sweet is also a masterful guitarist and combined with Oz Fox’s guitar, the duo was absolutely in sync exchanging riffs and leads. Richardson, who replaced original bassist Tim Gaines, has been in the band since 2017. He, along with drummer Robert Sweet brings a massive yet melodic driving thunder that is the quintessential backbone and sound of Stryper<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oz Fox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although the band made a last-minute cut to their set, the ballad “Honestly,” they played a nearly 90-minute set that included two encores. Stryper <\/a>ended the night with two of their biggest hits, “Soldiers Under Command,” the title track from their 1985 album Soldiers Under Command, and “To Hell With The Devil” from their follow-up 1986 album To Hell With The Devil<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite The “L” being a smaller venue in upstate New York, Stryper brought it like it was an arena show with no holds barred. Opening for Stryper was Buffalo rock powerhouse Hair Nation<\/a> which covers ’80’s hair metal in all its spandex glory. Also opening was local act, the Brady Bond<\/a> band<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setlist: In God We Trust, Revelation, The Rock That Makes Me Roll, Loving You, More Than a Man, Surrender, Calling on You, Free, Sorry, All For One, Always There for You, Divider, The Way, The Valley, Yahweh. ENCORES: Soldiers Under Command, To Hell With the Devil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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