Stryper is back with “When We Were Kings,” a solid album with big riffs and an even bigger message. The band’s 12th album, which dropped in September, is just another step in the long Stryper journey.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. ENTERPRISE, AL - JUNE 15: Robert Sweet, Tim Gaines, Robert Sweet ...

Stryper at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on January 3, 1987 was my first concert. After living under the fundamentalist rule of the Islamic Republic in Iran for eight years with maximum resistance ...

Where: Knitting Factory, 919 W. Sprague Ave. Cost:$20 in advance and $25 day of show. Info: (509) 244-3279, www.sp.knittingfactory.com “The Final Battle” sounds like the swan song of an album for ...