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Stryper and The Hard Way

The Whisky, West Hollywood, CA., November 4, 2022

Stryper The Hard Way

Review by Ken Morton - Photos by Jack Lue

Stryper played the first of two sold out nights at the world-famous Whisky A Go Go on the Sunset Strip. Fans arrived hours before the club opened and filed in to see Stryper perform all of the legacy hits as well as songs from their just released The Final Battle magnum opus on Frontiers Music Srl. Michael Sweet and the Stryper brigade were at the very height of their craft, placing the pedal to the metal in the holiest of ways. A very inspiring act even after all these years. presenting a mighty wall of sound. And what a commanding rhythm section, featuring the standout performances of bassist Jake Courlang and drummer Jonas Streffer.

All and The Hard Way dancers too! Stephanie Metcalf was on one side of the stage and April Showers was on the other, shaking their groove things throughout the set. On a side note, Stephanie has her own cover band called Steph’s Rockin’ Road Show! I hope to see them out at their Channel Islands Home Base soon. She has a gorgeous singing voice!

Providing direct support was L.A.’s own The Hard Way, whose ferocious brand of raging rock provided a brilliant contrast to the Stryper experience. Songs such as Diabolical Bitch and That Ain’t Love kicked some serious ass! Leading The Hard Way is front man Eric Jeffreys, performing with a dynamic amount of rocking passion and fiendish glee. Howie Simon and Andres Yepez ripped and shredded their guitars And now back to The Hard Way, and especially to the grand finale of I Can’t Go Home, dedicated to the Whisky and performed with a fiery intensity by Eric Jeffreys and the band. What an amazing dynamic duo Stryper and The Hard Way make! Btw, on the second night, the power went out at The Whisky and Stryper performed acoustic! Man, wish I was at that show!