To Hell with the Devil

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To Hell with the Devil is the third release, and second full-length album, from the Christian metal band Stryper, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). It was both the first Contemporary Christian and Christian metal album to achieve Platinum status, selling over one million copies. It remains the best-selling Christian metal album of all time.

The album was listed at #88 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Stryper 2.2 Additional Musicians 3 Production 4 Trivia

Track listing

All songs written by Michael Sweet except as noted

1. "Abyss (To Hell With the Devil)" - 1:21
2. "To Hell With The Devil" (M. Sweet, Robert Sweet) - 4:08
3. "Calling On You" - 3:59
4. "Free" (M. Sweet, R. Sweet) - 3:44
5. "Honestly" - 4:10
6. "The Way" (Oz Fox) - 3:37
7. "Sing-Along Song" - 4:21
8. "Holding On" - 4:16
9. "Rockin' The World" - 3:30
10. "All Of Me" - 3:11
11. "More Than A Man" - 4:35

Personnel

Stryper

• Michael Sweet - Vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
• Oz Fox - Guitar, background vocals
• Tim Gaines - Bass guitar
• Robert Sweet - Drums

Additional Musicians

• Bradford Cobb - Bass guitar
• John Van Tongeren - Keyboards

Production

• Stephan Galfas and Stryper - Producers
• Stephan Galfas and Dan Nebanzal - Engineers
• Stephan and Michael Sweet - Arrangers
• Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
• Robert Sweet - Cover design
• Brian Ayuso - Art direction
• Ray Brown - Costume design

Trivia

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• The original cover of To Hell with the Devil caused a torrent of controversy, and was soon changed to an all-black design that was sold in the Christian market. The original artwork (see left) consists of four angels--who resembled the band members--ripping a pentagram necklace off of Satan's neck.
• Throughout 1987, both music videos for Calling on You and Honestly ranked #1 on Dial MTV, the nightly MTV list of most requested videos.