STRYPER: Quality Footage Of Last Night's Helsinki Concert

Quality fan-filmed video footage ofSTRYPER's June 13, 2011 performance at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland can […]

By Steinmetal

• June 14, 2011

Quality fan-filmed video footage ofSTRYPER's June 13, 2011 performance at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland can be viewed below.

The band's setlist was as follows:

01.Sing-Along Song
02.Murder By Pride
03.Loud 'n' Clear
04.The Rock That Makes Me Roll
05.Reach Out
06.Calling On You
07.Free
08.More Than A Man
09.Breaking The Law(JUDAS PRIEST cover)
10.Heaven & Hell(BLACK SABBATH cover)
11.Surrender
12.All For One
13.The Way

Encore:

14.To Hell With The Devil
15.Soldiers Under Command

In a recent interview with theHouston Press, guitarist/vocalistMichael Sweetstated aboutSTRYPER's Christ-filled message and hard-rocking attitude, "We grew up going toKISSandVAN HALENshows. We didn't grow up in the church or get molded in the church like most other Christian bands. We came up in the rock scene and that is why we were a bit different in terms of delivery and approach and how we sound. We were called to go out in the world and into the bars, where other Christian bands aren't comfortable going."

He added, "We were in the right place at the right time and it was all about timing with us.

"When we rededicated our lives to Christ, we were one of the first bands to come out like us. Prior to us you hadPETRAand others, but none were as edgy or packaged quite like us.

"God formed this band and called us to do what we do. Because of that, so many doors were open and so much history was made."

"The Covering", the new covers album fromSTRYPER, sold around 4,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 175 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, 2009's"Murder By Pride", opened with 5,900 units to land at No. 73.

Produced by frontmanMichael Sweet,"The Covering"is unlike any previousSTRYPERrecording in that it's a collection of cover songs from bands that inspired them and helped to shape their sound and musical identity, including hits fromJUDAS PRIEST,IRON MAIDEN,LED ZEPPELIN,KANSASand many others."The Covering"will also include"God", a new original recording fromSTRYPER.