The release date and the title of the new Stryper album are...

21 Oct 2022

The Final Battle

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Source:

https://myglobalmind.com/2022/08/11/michael-sweet-of-stryper-on-new-cd-the-final-battle-the-performances-on-this-cd-have-an-energy-that-excites-me/

Looking forward to it!

Lex Metalis wrote:

Nice and in line with the last four. I‘ll cop a tee if the sound shreds, which I assume.

That is, without any doubt, the most cheesy album cover of their entire career. Wow. I mean, it’s awesomely bad.

I like it! 

STRYPOWAR! 

The Final Battle? Almost sounds like the last album.

Follower of Jesus wrote:That is, without any doubt, the most cheesy album cover of their entire career. Wow. I mean, it’s awesomely bad.

It's terrible and I keep looking at it.

The idea behind the cover is fine, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired.

I'm torn...initially I thought, ugh, not good. But then it sits with me and I think back to the last 4 album covers and this kind of makes sense. I really dislike the font of "The last battle". that just doesn't fit the overall look.  Still looking forward to it!

Follower of Jesus wrote:That is, without any doubt, the most cheesy album cover of their entire career. Wow. I mean, it’s awesomely bad.

Stryper and cheese go hand in hand, I would take it with a grain of salt.

Does anyone know the track listing?

WildWorld wrote:The Final Battle? Almost sounds like the last album.

I was thinking the same thing.

WildWorld wrote:The Final Battle? Almost sounds like the last album.

But thanks God, isn't the last album haha

My Awesome Timothy wrote:Does anyone know the track listing?

Transgressor
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Same Old Story
Heart & Soul
Near
Out-Up-In
Ashes to Ashes
The Way, The Truth, The Life
No Rest for the Wicked
Till Death Do Us Part
Rise to the Call

I only don't know if this is the current order...

How you guys dislike angels with lightsabers in their hands? LOL

I'm really disappointed with the execution on this one. The last three have been bangers. It looks like they tried to go with a nod to the original cover of To Hell with the Devil, with the four guys behind looking like the band members.

Lex Metalis wrote:How you guys dislike angels with lightsabers in their hands? LOL

Because they're not green or blue.

eatbugs wrote:

Lex Metalis wrote:How you guys dislike angels with lightsabers in their hands? LOL

Because they're not green or blue.

They use the same type that Ahsoka, hahaha

Raegoul wrote:

Lex Metalis wrote:

Nice and in line with the last four. I‘ll cop a tee if the sound shreds, which I assume.

Oh my, love the angelic army of four with their heavenly light Sabers! Jesus (or God?) looks like a fierce warlord and pretty angry upon those thundering hooves of vengeance! Hope he wipes out all the baddies! And that yellow and black tiger flag is to die for- Very Stryper.

A slight modern day Rodney Matthews feeling to it, mixed with To Hell with the Devil vibes.

Whoops, sorry Raegoul, didn't realize it was your post I picked with the pic. Glad you like it and this comment was not aimed at you, just to be clear.

It’s the four band members and Jesus. It’s worthy of Manowar, not Stryper. I can’t believe this is really what they’re going with. I’ll still listen to it, but that art is just supremely stupid.

Follower of Jesus wrote:It’s the four band members and Jesus. It’s worthy of Manowar, not Stryper. I can’t believe this is really what they’re going with. I’ll still listen to it, but that art is just supremely stupid.

It really, really is!

That cover is objectively great, I can't see how anyone could think otherwise

Then I saw ^jheaven opened, and behold, ^kawhite horse! The one sitting on it is called^lFaithful and True, and ^min righteousness hejudges and makes war. 12 ⁿHis eyes are like aflame of fire, and on his head are ^omany diadems,and he has ^pa name written that no one knowsbut himself. 13 He is clothed in ^qa robe dipped in²blood, and the name by which he is called is ^rTheWord of God. 14 And the armies of heaven,^sarrayed in fine linen, white and pure, ^twerefollowing him on white horses, holding high and waving proudly the flag of the Yellow and Black Attack.


Rev 19:11–14 (ESV: Essential Stryper Version)

I'm more in the middle. Manowar would indeed be jealous (even KISS) but I get it. Definitely a homage to THWTD. The colors and rendering are great. Recognizing those things, I wish it weren't such a cluster. Everything is on top of everything else.  

Ultimately, for me it's fine. I think the cover for God Damn Evil was much worse.