We know one thing about this weekend: It’s going to be loud.  With a blitz of hard rockers storming the area—you can head north, east, west or to Shockoe Bottom to catch them—it seemed a no-brainer to observe this unusually timed assemblage of guitar shredding and eyeliner.

While Motley Crue and Twisted Sister were giving Tipper Gore fits because of their so-called “devil music,“ Stryper was scoring points with the angels.  Long regarded as pioneers of Christian metal, the band achieved the kind of success in the mid-‘80s that planted it on MTV alongside Def Leppard and Van Halen.

If you go Who: Stryper When: 7 p.m. tomorrow at The Canal Club. Switched On and Flight Patterns opening.  Tickets: $20 Info: http://www.thecanalclub.com