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Stryper – The Covering (2011)

  • February 28, 2011
  • by Rob Rockitt
  • · CD Reviews Q-Z · Entertainment · Hard Rock Music · Hard Rock News · Music

Stryper’s new album, The Covering is finally here! This album has been heavily hyped for close to a year now, and finally has received a proper release.  Typically, cover albums are not really my cup of tea. In the case of Stryper, I have been a huge fan of the band since the ’80’s. I was definitely willing to give this CD a shot.

The Covering shows Stryper paying homage to all of the bands who influenced their career.  Stryper didn’t try to reinvent the wheel when doing these songs.  They did the songs in their traditional forms.  The major difference on the Stryper version of these songs, are the awesome guitar tones of Oz Fox, and the excellent vocal harmonies of Michael Sweet.  They did a terrific job with the songs, and The Covering shines as a result.  Did Stryper pick the best songs to cover from the artists who inspired them?  Probably not. There are better songs from Van Halen, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden that Stryper could have covered.  With that being said, the versions of the songs on The Covering, are handled with such grace, that I can find much fault with this CD at all.

I found it ironic that one of the choices on the CD was Black Sabbath’s “Heaven & Hell”.  I was pleasantly surprised how good the Stryper version is.  Michael Sweet has always been an incredible singer, and his vocals just blow me away on this song.  It is awesome! One of my other favorites is the cover of UFO’s “Lights Out”.  This version is so good, even Eddie Trunk will love it! Van Halen’s “On Fire” requires a lot of screaming, and Michael Sweet nails it perfectly on this one too!

To close out the album, there is a great new studio track “God” that has me clamoring to hear more new Stryper material.  Hopefully 2012 will bring us another new Stryper disc. Until then, I will definitely be rocking out to The Covering. If you are a fan of Stryper, you gotta get this CD!! You won’t be disappointed!

For more information on Stryper, check them on the web at Stryper.com, or on Facebook at this link.  If you have been having trouble finding a copy of  The Covering in your local stores (as did I), you can purchase it  here! You can check out previews of the songs below!

Rating:  Out of 10

Track listing:

1. Set Me Free (Sweet)
2. Blackout (Scorpions)
3. Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath)
4. Lights Out (UFO)
5. Carry on Wayward Son (Kansas)
6. Highway Star (Deep Purple)
7. Shout it Out Loud (Kiss)
8. Over the Mountain (Ozzy Osbourne)
9. The Trooper (Iron Maiden)
10. Breaking the Law (Judas Priest)
11. On Fire (Van Halen)
12. Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
13. God (new studio track)

Stryper is:

Michael Sweet – Vocals
Robert Sweet – Guitars
Oz Fox – Drums
Timothy Gaines – Bass

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  1. trekman April 29, 2011 · Reply

    Rob Said “Typically, cover albums are not really my cup of tea. In the case of Stryper, I have been a huge fan of the band since the ’80′s. }

    Now here Im the opposite of you. I LOVE Cover & Tribute CDs. And Ive never been a big Stryper fan. Not that i dont like them, I just never got into them like other bands. I did like “Reborn” and I really like this one.

    I think they do a helluva job on all the tracks. I love all the songs they chose to play and the original bands that played them I think for me that made it more enjoyable too. Id give this one a 9 out of 10. \m/

  2. metalodyssey February 28, 2011 · Reply

    That “God” song is ostrich bump material all over my arms. Way good stuff. I had a feeling you would like this Stryper album! 😉

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