STRYPER new album

STRYPER - Tracklist Of Forthcoming Re-Recordings Album Revealed




God rockers STRYPER are gearing up for the release of an album's worth
of re-recorded versions of songs from their catalogue. The album -
slated to be issued via Frontiers Records in March/April 2013 - will
feature two new songs 'Bleeding From Inside Out' and 'Blackened' and
tracks from the The Yellow And Black Attack, Soldiers Under Command and
To Hell With The Devil.


Frontman Michael Sweet: "The re-recorded songs are sounding awesome!
Better than the originals in many ways!! One word to describe the
record? Heavier."





The tracklist is as follows:


'Soldiers Under Command'

'Makes Me Wanna Sing'

'Reach Out'

'Loving You'

'Loud 'N' Clear'

'The Rock That Makes Me Roll'

'Calling On You'

'First Love'

'Surrender'

'To Hell With The Devil'

'Free'

'Sing Along Song'

'More Than A Man'

'The Way'

'Bleeding From Inside Out'

'Blackened'

STRYPER Confirm Ex-TNT Frontman Tony Harnell As Third Special Guest At Upcoming Anaheim Show




STRYPER recently announced they will be headlining a winter NAMM House
Of Blues show Anaheim, CA on January 26th, and that vocalists Todd La
Torre (QUEENSRŸCHE, CRIMSON GLORY) and Jeff Scott Soto (TRANS-SIBERIAN
ORCHESTRA, ex-TALISMAN) will be joining the band on stage during the
show. Vocalist Tony Harnell (ex-TNT) has been added to the roster and is
due to perform Stryper's 'The Rock That makes me Roll' and the UFO
classic 'Lights Out'.


As previously reported, La Torre will be performing the IRON MAIDEN
classic 'The Trooper' and Stryper's 'Surrender' with the band. Soto will
be performing QUEEN's 'Tie Your Mother Down' and Stryper's 'All For
One'.


Tickets are now available here.





Stryper are gearing up for the release of an album's worth of
re-recorded versions of songs from their catalogue. The album - slated
to be issued via Frontiers Records in March/April 2013 - will feature
two new songs 'Bleeding From Inside Out' and 'Blackened' and tracks from
the The Yellow And Black Attack, Soldiers Under Command and To Hell
With The Devil.


Frontman Michael Sweet: "The re-recorded songs are sounding awesome!
Better than the originals in many ways!! One word to describe the
record? Heavier."


The tracklist is as follows:


'Soldiers Under Command'

'Makes Me Wanna Sing'

'Reach Out'

'Loving You'

'Loud 'N' Clear'

'The Rock That Makes Me Roll'

'Calling On You'

'First Love'

'Surrender'

'To Hell With The Devil'

'Free'

'Sing Along Song'

'More Than A Man'

'The Way'

'Bleeding From Inside Out'

'Blackened'

STRYPER - "If You Liked The Covering, You'll Love Second Coming"




STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has checked in with the following update with regards to the band's new album, Second Coming:





"Why did we re-record old songs? That's a multiple answer question.


First, because we wanted to cut out the middle men and have a little more control over our own songs.


Second, we wanted to 'fix' some things that have annoyed the 'hell'
out of us for the past 30 years such as: no bass in the mix of The
Yellow And Black Attack or Soldiers Under Command, and no Tim on the mix
of To Hell With The Devil. The fact that I sound a little more like a
man instead of a helium induced kid at Disneyland :-) The sheer joy of
still loving these songs and still being able to perform these songs
(well, we'll let the experts be the judge of that). And last but not
certainly least? We did it just because we wanted to :-)


So there you go, the mystery is over and the reasons have been revealed.


Seriously, we're really excited about this record. It's one of the
few re-records that I believe will stand against any of the originals if
not surpass them. If you liked The Covering, you'll love Second
Coming!"


The new album will be released on March 22nd via Frontiers Records.


The tracklist is as follows:


'Soldiers Under Command'

'Makes Me Wanna Sing'

'Reach Out'

'Loving You'

'Loud 'N' Clear'

'The Rock That Makes Me Roll'

'Calling On You'

'First Love'

'Surrender'

'To Hell With The Devil'

'Free'

'Sing Along Song'

'More Than A Man'

'The Way'

'Bleeding From Inside Out'

'Blackened'


Stryper recently announced they will be headlining a winter NAMM
House Of Blues show Anaheim, CA on January 26th, and that vocalists Todd
La Torre (QUEENSRŸCHE, CRIMSON GLORY) and Jeff Scott Soto
(TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, ex-TALISMAN) will be joining the band on
stage during the show. Vocalist Tony Harnell (ex-TNT) has been added to
the roster and is due to perform Stryper's 'The Rock That makes me Roll'
and the UFO classic 'Lights Out'.


As previously reported, La Torre will be performing the IRON MAIDEN
classic 'The Trooper' and Stryper's 'Surrender' with the band. Soto will
be performing QUEEN's 'Tie Your Mother Down' and Stryper's 'All For
One'.


Tickets are now available here.

STRYPER - "It's Not Cocky Saying You're Trying To Smoke Your Own Original Version Of A Song, Is It?"




STRYPER have checked in with the following update with regards to the
band's new album of re-recorded songs from their catalogue, Second
Coming:


"We set out to smoke the original Stryper versions. Did we
accomplish that? You'll have to be the judge on March 26th. It's not
cocky saying you're trying to smoke your own original version of a song
is it? Hm, maybe it is just a little. If the wrongs we do are similar to
an Etch-A-Scetch... shake it up and start turnin' those big white
knobs. Make those wrongs right :-) "





The tracklist for Second Coming is as follows:


'Soldiers Under Command'

'Makes Me Wanna Sing'

'Reach Out'

'Loving You'

'Loud 'N' Clear'

'The Rock That Makes Me Roll'

'Calling On You'

'First Love'

'Surrender'

'To Hell With The Devil'

'Free'

'Sing Along Song'

'More Than A Man'

'The Way'

'Bleeding From Inside Out'

'Blackened'


Stryper recently announced they will be headlining a winter NAMM
House Of Blues show Anaheim, CA on January 26th, and that vocalists Todd
La Torre (QUEENSRŸCHE, CRIMSON GLORY) and Jeff Scott Soto
(TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, ex-TALISMAN) will be joining the band on
stage during the show. Vocalist Tony Harnell (ex-TNT) has been added to
the roster and is due to perform Stryper's 'The Rock That makes me Roll'
and the UFO classic 'Lights Out'.


As previously reported, La Torre will be performing the IRON MAIDEN
classic 'The Trooper' and Stryper's 'Surrender' with the band. Soto will
be performing QUEEN's 'Tie Your Mother Down' and Stryper's 'All For
One'.

STRYPER - Michael Sweet's Autobiography Enters Editing Stage



STRYPER vocalist/guitarist Michael Sweet's new autobiography, Honestly, goes to editing next week.


There's a 12 song solo record to go hand in hand with the the book; release dates have yet to be confirmed.






Frontiers Records recently signed Stryper to a multi-album deal. The
first release due out will be a new re-recorded collection; Second
Coming will hit streets on March 22nd in Europe and March 26th in North
America. It's now available for pre-order via Amazon using the widget at
the bottom of the page.





The album features 16 tracks, including new recordings of 14 songs
from the band’s early years as well as two brand new songs recorded
especially for Second Coming, and is produced by Stryper frontman
Michael Sweet.


Second Coming tracklisting:


'Loud N’ Clear'

'Loving You'

'Soldiers Under Command'

'Makes Me Wanna Sing'

'First Love'

'The Rock That Makes Me Roll'

'Reach Out'

'Surrender'

'To Hell With The Devil'

'Calling On You'

'Free'

'The Way'

'Sing Along Song'

'More Than A Man'

Bleeding From Inside Out' (new song)

'Blackened' (new song)


Listen to an audio sample of 'Soldiers Under Command' here, and a sample of 'The Rock That Makes Me Roll' at this location.


Sweet recently commented, “We're really excited about this record.
The re-recorded songs are sounding awesome… better than the originals in
many ways! One word to describe the record? Heavier. We've hooked up
with some great people - we've got new management, a great album, a
great label. We just feel like everything is coming together, and
hopefully some big things are to follow."

The album features sixteen tracks, including new recordings of
fourteen songs from the band’s early years as well as two brand new
songs recorded especially for Second Coming, and is produced by Stryper
frontman Michael Sweet.


Second Coming tracklisting:


'Loud N’ Clear'

'Loving You'

'Soldiers Under Command'

'Makes Me Wanna Sing'

'First Love'

'The Rock That Makes Me Roll'

'Reach Out'

'Surrender'

'To Hell With The Devil'

'Calling On You'

'Free'

'The Way'

'Sing Along Song'

'More Than A Man'

Bleeding From Inside Out' (new song)

'Blackened' (new song)





Listen to an audio sample of 'Soldiers Under Command' here, and a sample of 'The Rock That Makes Me Roll' at this location.


Sweet recently commented, “We're really excited about this record.
The re-recorded songs are sounding awesome… better than the originals in
many ways! One word to describe the record? Heavier. We've hooked up
with some great people - we've got new management, a great album, a
great label. We just feel like everything is coming together, and
hopefully some big things are to follow."


Stryper is one of the top Christian rock bands of all time.
Comprised of the original line-up of Michael Sweet (vocals/guitar), Oz
Fox (guitar), Tim Gaines (bass), and Robert Sweet (drums), Stryper has
been rocking since 1984, and is responsible for such '80s metal classic
albums as Soldiers Under Command, To Hell With The Devil, In God We
Trust and such MTV hit singles/videos as 'Calling On You', 'Free', and
'Honestly'.





After a sabbatical for much of the 1990's, Stryper returned strong
in the early 21st century. To date, the band has sold upwards of 8
million records worldwide and is a Dove Award-winner and Grammy nominee.
Stryper is the first band to have two songs in MTV’s Top 10
simultaneously.

STRYPER Frontman Michael Sweet - "I've Been Trying To 'Re-Establish' Myself As A Guitar Player"


STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet recently spoke with Guitar World about
the band's new album, Second Coming, as well as his forthcoming book and
solo album. An excerpt from the interview is available below:





Guitar World: What was the genesis of Second Coming?


Sweet: "Initially, we intended to make this record for our
publishing company. Usually, people tend to roll their eyes at the
thought of doing re-records because you’re already used to the original
and sometimes think, 'What's the point?' Typically, it’s hard to
recapture the same magic you had on the originals. But what's cool about
these songs and this record is that not only were we able to capture
all the magic from the original songs, but in some ways surpass and add
some new magic to them as well. When people hear this album as a whole,
they're going to be blown out of the water."


Guitar World: You also handle some of the solo guitar duties on this album.


Sweet: "I do. I've been trying to 're-establish' myself as a guitar
player. For some reason, people don't know I play to the level I play
at. In Stryper, I'm one of the lead guitar players. It's split right
down the middle. Oz (Fox) is an amazing player and deserves a lot of
credit, but for the two new tracks on Second Coming and on my solo
record, I'm playing the solos. It was my opportunity to shine as a
guitar player and remind people that I play. I actually started playing
guitar long before I started singing and write everything on guitar.
It's one of my favorite parts of the process in the studio."


Go to this location for the complete interview


Stryper's new re-recorded collection, Second Coming, will hit
streets on March 22nd in Europe and March 26th in North America. An
official EPK has been posted online and can be viewed below:

Stryper - Second Coming EPK (Official)

The album features sixteen
tracks, including new recordings of fourteen songs from the band’s early
years as well as two brand new songs recorded especially for Second
Coming, and is produced by Stryper frontman Michael Sweet.


Second Coming tracklisting:


'Loud N’ Clear'

'Loving You'

'Soldiers Under Command'

'Makes Me Wanna Sing'

'First Love'

'The Rock That Makes Me Roll'

'Reach Out'

'Surrender'

'To Hell With The Devil'

'Calling On You'

'Free'

'The Way'

'Sing Along Song'

'More Than A Man'

Bleeding From Inside Out' (new song)

'Blackened' (new song)


Listen to an audio sample of 'Soldiers Under Command' here, and a sample of 'The Rock That Makes Me Roll' at this location.


The first single - a new studio cut 'Bleeding From Inside Out' - was released on February 25th.


Sweet recently commented, “We're really excited about this record.
The re-recorded songs are sounding awesome… better than the originals in
many ways! One word to describe the record? Heavier. We've hooked up
with some great people - we've got new management, a great album, a
great label. We just feel like everything is coming together, and
hopefully some big things are to follow."


Stryper is one of the top Christian rock bands of all time.
Comprised of the original line-up of Michael Sweet (vocals/guitar), Oz
Fox (guitar), Tim Gaines (bass), and Robert Sweet (drums), Stryper has
been rocking since 1984, and is responsible for such '80s metal classic
albums as Soldiers Under Command, To Hell With The Devil, In God We
Trust and such MTV hit singles/videos as 'Calling On You', 'Free', and
'Honestly'.


After a sabbatical for much of the 1990's, Stryper returned strong
in the early 21st century. To date, the band has sold upwards of 8
million records worldwide and is a Dove Award-winner and Grammy nominee.
Stryper is the first band to have two songs in MTV’s Top 10
simultaneously.

STRYPER - Two Albums To Be Released In 2013, New Record In Planning For 2014




STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has checked in with the following update:


"We are releasing two Stryper records this year, I'm releasing a
solo record and book, and we're recording a third Stryper record which
will be released next year, 2014."





Sweet previously issued the following update on the band's new full length studio album, which is due to be recorded in April:


"The new record is sounding killer! Very different, very Stryper and
very powerful! The concensus is that it may very well be our best
record yet and maybe, just maybe, we'll be as big as JUSTIN BIEBER with
this one :-)."


Stryper's new re-recorded collection, Second Coming, will hit
streets on March 22nd in Europe and March 26th in North America. An
official EPK has been posted online and can be viewed below:

Stryper - Second Coming EPK (Official)






the album features sixteen tracks, including new recordings of fourteen
songs from the band’s early years as well as two brand new songs
recorded especially for Second Coming, and is produced by Stryper
frontman Michael Sweet.


Second Coming tracklisting:


'Loud N’ Clear'

'Loving You'

'Soldiers Under Command'

'Makes Me Wanna Sing'

'First Love'

'The Rock That Makes Me Roll'

'Reach Out'

'Surrender'

'To Hell With The Devil'

'Calling On You'

'Free'

'The Way'

'Sing Along Song'

'More Than A Man'

Bleeding From Inside Out' (new song)

'Blackened' (new song)


Listen to an audio sample of 'Soldiers Under Command' here, and a sample of 'The Rock That Makes Me Roll' at this location.


The first single - a new studio cut 'Bleeding From Inside Out' - was released on February 25th.


Sweet recently commented, “We're really excited about this record.
The re-recorded songs are sounding awesome… better than the originals in
many ways! One word to describe the record? Heavier. We've hooked up
with some great people - we've got new management, a great album, a
great label. We just feel like everything is coming together, and
hopefully some big things are to follow."


Stryper is one of the top Christian rock bands of all time.
Comprised of the original line-up of Michael Sweet (vocals/guitar), Oz
Fox (guitar), Tim Gaines (bass), and Robert Sweet (drums), Stryper has
been rocking since 1984, and is responsible for such '80s metal classic
albums as Soldiers Under Command, To Hell With The Devil, In God We
Trust and such MTV hit singles/videos as 'Calling On You', 'Free', and
'Honestly'.


After a sabbatical for much of the 1990's, Stryper returned strong
in the early 21st century. To date, the band has sold upwards of 8
million records worldwide and is a Dove Award-winner and Grammy nominee.
Stryper is the first band to have two songs in MTV’s Top 10
simultaneously.

STRYPER - "Sorry Piano, You're Not Needed On This Record"




STRYPER began recording their eighth full length album on April 2nd, and they have checked in with another brief studio update:


"Sorry piano, your not needed on this record. The guitars voted and you were voted out:-) Yes, there's still a ballad..."





Frontman Michael Sweet recently posted the following message to the fans:


"I'd like to ask all of you to continue to pray for the band and the
process of recording what we hope and pray will be our best and most
powerful record to date. God is in control and He could take a band like
us, a record like this, and do things that have never been done before.
I've seen God work first hand and many things have happened over the
years with Stryper that are nothing short of miraculous! I pray that
this record will have the power, message and energy that all the others
have had combined, so much so that it's undeniable to anyone that hears
it.


People ask all the time if our faith is still intact, if we still
believe, if we're still a Christian band and the answer is a loud n'
clear - YES! More so than ever before.


We're a little tired, beat up and exhausted from the past 30 years
but our heart's desire is to continue spreading God's love through the
gifts, talents and abilities that He has blessed us with. God is leading
the way, not any one of us.


God bless you for your undying support, belief and encouragement for all that we have done and all that we do.


This record can be our best record yet and we appreciate your
prayers. We love you guys and could not have made it this far without
you. Love and respect to all of you, always!!!


Stryper's new re-recorded collection, Second Coming, hit the streets
on March 22nd in Europe and on March 26th in North America. The
complete album can now be previewed via iTunes here.


The album features sixteen tracks, including new recordings of
fourteen songs from the band’s early years as well as two brand new
songs recorded especially for Second Coming, and is produced by Stryper
frontman Michael Sweet.





Second Coming tracklisting:


'Loud N’ Clear'

'Loving You'

'Soldiers Under Command'

'Makes Me Wanna Sing'

'First Love'

'The Rock That Makes Me Roll'

'Reach Out'

'Surrender'

'To Hell With The Devil'

'Calling On You'

'Free'

'The Way'

'Sing Along Song'

'More Than A Man'

Bleeding From Inside Out' (new song)

'Blackened' (new song)


The first single - a new studio cut 'Bleeding From Inside Out' - was released on February 25th.


Sweet recently commented, “We're really excited about this record.
The re-recorded songs are sounding awesome… better than the originals in
many ways! One word to describe the record? Heavier. We've hooked up
with some great people - we've got new management, a great album, a
great label. We just feel like everything is coming together, and
hopefully some big things are to follow."


Stryper is one of the top Christian rock bands of all time.
Comprised of the original line-up of Michael Sweet (vocals/guitar), Oz
Fox (guitar), Tim Gaines (bass), and Robert Sweet (drums), Stryper has
been rocking since 1984, and is responsible for such '80s metal classic
albums as Soldiers Under Command, To Hell With The Devil, In God We
Trust and such MTV hit singles/videos as 'Calling On You', 'Free', and
'Honestly'.


After a sabbatical for much of the 1990's, Stryper returned strong
in the early 21st century. To date, the band has sold upwards of 8
million records worldwide and is a Dove Award-winner and Grammy nominee.
Stryper is the first band to have two songs in MTV’s Top 10
simultaneously.