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* FalseCredit: Tim Gaines was fired during the production of ''To Hell with the Devil'' and bass on the album was handled by Bill Cobb. Gaines was rehired for the tour and is credited on the album as a bassist.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before he joined fellow Enigma Records band Music/{{Poison}}, C.C. Deville auditioned for Stryper and got an offer to join, but said no, in part because [[ItMakesSenseInContext he didn't like their signature yellow-and-black striped Spandex outfits]].

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before he joined fellow Enigma Records band Music/{{Poison}}, C.C. Deville auditioned for Stryper and got an offer to join, but said no, in part because [[ItMakesSenseInContext he didn't like their signature want to wear a yellow-and-black striped Spandex outfits]].outfit]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before he joined fellow Enigma Records band Music/{{Poison}}, C.C. Deville auditioned for Stryper and got an offer to join, but said no, in part because he didn't like their signature yellow-and-black striped Spandex outfits.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before he joined fellow Enigma Records band Music/{{Poison}}, C.C. Deville auditioned for Stryper and got an offer to join, but said no, in part because [[ItMakesSenseInContext he didn't like their signature yellow-and-black striped Spandex outfits.outfits]].
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* BlackSheepHit: As with many HairMetal bands of TheEighties, their biggest hit was a PowerBallad ("Honestly").



* OldShame: Michael Sweet has said that he wasn't completely happy with how ''Against the Law'' turned out, saying that it was recorded during a tough time with the band. He has lightened up on it recently though and songs from it have been performed live again recently.

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* OldShame: Michael Sweet has said that he wasn't completely happy with how ''Against the Law'' turned out, saying that it was recorded during a tough time with the band. He has lightened up on it recently though and songs from it have been performed live again recently.recently.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before he joined fellow Enigma Records band Music/{{Poison}}, C.C. Deville auditioned for Stryper and got an offer to join, but said no, in part because he didn't like their signature yellow-and-black striped Spandex outfits.
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* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: They were still a secular metal band when they signed with Enigma Records, but became explicitly Christian before they recorded their debut. It sold so well that the label wasn't really in a position to object to the change.
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* OldShame: Michael Sweet has said that he wasn't completely happy with how ''Against the Law'' turned out, saying that it was recorded during a tough time with the band. He has lightened up on it recently though and songs from it have been performed live again recently.

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