Christian metallers Stryper have checked in with the following update:
"We've just introduced a new T to the Stryper online store to coincide with the upcoming release of the film: Electric Jesus.
Electric Jesus - a coming of age, rock-and-roll comedy, follows the ill-fated exploits of a Stryper-loving, Christian metal band during the summer of 1986. The film is set to be released November 2 in the U.S. and Canada — soon, through the entire world!
The film stars The Office’s Brian Baumgartner as the band’s woebegone road manager, '80s teen icon Judd Nelson as a firebrand preacher, and newcomers Andrew Eakle, Shannon Hutchinson, and Wyatt Lenhart as devout teens determined to 'make Jesus famous.'
Electric Jesus has been making waves in the U.S. film festival circuit, winning numerous awards and converting hundreds of devotees. It is a stunning breakout from writer / director Chris White, who co-produced the film with his wife Emily Reach White and co-wrote the film’s original songs with alt-rock musician, Daniel Smith.
Chris, Emily, and Daniel screened the film for Stryper several months ago, and we loved it! Together, we came up with the idea for this new T-shirt. In Electric Jesus, the movie band gets a shot to open for Stryper and Mötley Crüe on the mythic Heaven & Hell concert tour. So as a tribute to this, and in celebration of the release of our friends’ super-cool movie, we offer this limited edition, tribute T!
Click here to listen to the Electric Jesus soundtrack — which includes movie band 316 performing the Stryper classic: 'Makes Me Wanna Sing'. Pre-order Electric Jesus, available on digital and on-demand November 2nd here."
Order the Electric Jesus shirt at this location.
Check out the Electric Jesus soundtrack on YouTube here.