Soldiers Under Command

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{{Infobox album

| name = Soldiers Under Command

| type = studio

| artist = Stryper

| cover = Soldiers Under Command - Stryper.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 23, 1985 {{Cite web |last=Christensen |first=Brett |title=Stryper: 'Soldiers Under Command' |url=https://stryper.com/officialalbumdates/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Official Stryper Website |language=en-CA}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = {{flatlist|

• Amigo Studios (Los Angeles, California)
• Smoketree Ranch (Chatsworth, California)

}}

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Christian metal
• heavy metal

}}

| length = 45:02

| label = Enigma

| producer = Michael Wagener

| prev_title = The Yellow & Black Attack!

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = To Hell with the Devil

| next_year = 1986

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r76970|tab=review|pure_url=yes}} | title = Soldiers Under Command - Stryper | accessdate = August 27, 2011 | last = Henderson | first = Alex | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}

|rev2 = Kerrang!

|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book | last1 = Johnson | first1 = Howard | title = Kerrang! | chapter = Heaven's on Fire | volume = 105 | publisher = Morgan Grampian | date = October 17, 1985 | location = London, UK | pages = 22 | title-link = Kerrang! }}

|rev3 = "Jesus Freak Hideout"

|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|title=Stryper, "Soldiers Under Command" Review|url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/SoldiersUnderCommand.asp|access-date=2021-07-02|website=www.jesusfreakhideout.com}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Soldiers Under Command is the second release, and first full-length studio album from Christian metal band Stryper, released on August 23, 1985.{{Cite web |last=Christensen |first=Brett |date=August 1, 2023 |title=August 23, 1985, Stryper releases the album "Soldiers under Command" |url=https://stryper.com/officialalbumdates |accessdate=August 1, 2023 |website=Official Stryper Website}} It was the first Christian metal album to achieve Gold record status, selling more than half a million copies. The album was originally issued on white vinyl. The Live in Japan in-concert video, released in 1986, was filmed on July 8, 1985 during Stryper's tour in support of this album.

A music video of the title track was released.

The inspirational verse for this album is 2 Timothy 2:3-4.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}