Thundering back-beats and shredding guitars. Emotion as high as the volume. Bodies colliding on stage or in a mosh pit. All for the glory of God. It adds up to Christian metalcore, the intersection of ...

Satan is unequivocally the most metal character in history. During the 1980s, bands embracing his evil imagery spurred the Satanic Panic, when straitlaced parents were terrified that their children ...

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.

Growing up in an evangelical Christian household, I was not allowed to listen to secular music—or to any music that did not explicitly point to Jesus Christ and reflect “biblical values.” Heavy metal, ...