Stryper to play Glasgow show.

People will be able to get their fill of hard rock and Christian messages when Stryper, a band that pioneered Christian metal in the 1980s, plays a show at Glasgow’s Plaza Theater on Tuesday night.

The concert starts at 8 p.m. All tickets are $22.

Arising from a metal scene known for glorifying and exemplifying excess, Stryper has instead focused on spreading the gospel since the early 1980s.

Michael Sweet, Stryper’s lead singer, initially lived a life of excess while playing the club scene in Los Angeles.

“I did so much in that time period in terms of drinking and drugging … I kind of got it out of my system,” he said. “I wanted to turn my life around and, thank God, so did the others.”

While the band’s lyrics changed, the turnaround in lifestyle did not include a change in sound, which has drawn from influences such as Judas Priest, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath.

“We just continued doing what we had done,” he said. “We were a rock band playing rock music.”

Since 1983, Stryper has made a name for itself with overtly Christian lyrics and a habit of throwing Bibles adorned with the band’s name from the stage at their shows, antics that have been met with controversy from secular listeners and various clergies early on, Sweet said. “It doesn’t keep us from doing what we feel called to do,” he said.

“There’s enough darkness and anger,” he said, adding that Stryper works instead to spread hope and positivity.

The “Stryper Bible” has become a collectible and a staple at the group’s live shows, Sweet said.

“We’re serious about presenting the gospel and getting the word out and what better way to do that than to throw it out?” he said.

Carolyn Glodfelter, executive director of the Plaza Theater, said she decided to try bringing Stryper to Glasgow because someone suggested it online.

“I thought, ‘Let’s try something a little different, see if we can grab a new market for people who like different kinds of music,’ ” she said.

The theater is trying to branch out in terms of the sorts of shows it offers, having mostly stuck with genres like country and southern rock in the past, Glodfelter said.

Glasgow-based rock band Boomstik will open for Stryper, she said, adding that the group will bring a “local flair” to the show, she said.

“It also introduces Stryper fans to a local group, which is just as important,” she said.

According to lead singer Ken Massey, Boomstik has been together since 2014. “If you mixed ’90s rock with straight good-time rock ‘n’ roll, that’s kind of us,” he said.

Massey said he’s seen Stryper four times since 2010.

“I enjoy the message, but I also enjoy the music,” he said. “As far as I’m concerned, they never let their fans down. You never hear of Michael Sweet getting arrested.”

Though Boomstik isn’t a Christian band, its members are thrilled to be sharing a stage with Stryper.

“There are really only a few bands that are more exciting to me,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to it.”

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