| Second Coming | ||||
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| Released | March 26, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Christian metal, heavy metal | |||
| Label | Frontiers | |||
| Producer | Michael Sweet | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Second Coming is the fourteenth release and ninth studio album by American Christian heavy metal/hard rock band Stryper. The album features re-recorded versions of earlier material as well as two new songs. [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Loud 'n' Clear" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Loving You" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Soldiers Under Command" | 5:08 |
| 4. | "Makes Me Wanna Sing" | 2:50 |
| 5. | "First Love" | 5:22 |
| 6. | "The Rock That Makes Me Roll" | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Reach Out" | 5:24 |
| 8. | "Surrender" | 4:18 |
| 9. | "To Hell with the Devil" | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Calling on You" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Free" | 3:41 |
| 12. | "The Way" | 3:37 |
| 13. | "Sing Along Song" | 4:23 |
| 14. | "More Than a Man" | 4:33 |
| 15. | "Bleeding from Inside Out" | 3:44 |
| 16. | "Blackened" | 3:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Together as One" | 4:45 |
Stryper
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| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [2] | 117 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard) [3] | 11 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [4] | 25 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [5] | 9 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [6] | 35 |
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