Michael Sweet has been a busy-bee (yellow and black pun intended) in the past three years, releasing essentially three solo projects. This may not sound like much of a task until you remember that he also released three new Stryper albums in that time frame also. Well, he is back with probably his heaviest release to date. One Sided War It is a solid release of kicking, blistering hard rock and metal, and it starts off full force when you are hit in the face with the high-ene

Wow, what a page turner - for me at least. I have been a Stryper fan since finding their first album in the record bin about 3 months after it hit the shelves. I have seen them multiple times in their heyday of the 80's, evening meeting them before and after shows a few times (the photos are on Facebook to prove it), as well as the very first reunion show in 2003 (meeting them before the show again). I have been a fan all through the years of everything the band and individua

Stryper front man and lead guitarist Michael Sweet has his biography Honestly releasing soon, and to accompany it, he has released this new solo album. When first hearing of the plans for it I was thinking perhaps the songs may be somewhat biographical, but it turns out they are not. What we have here is just a great new album that includes guest appearances by Tony Harnell (TNT), Kevin Max (DC Talk), Robert Sweet and Tim Gaines (Stryper), Chris Jericho (Fozzy), Doug Aldrich

Stryper - one of the most influential Christian bands in music history, still going strong after 30 years, and musically just as relevant as ever. After their 2011 release The Covering, which featured blistering cover tracks to pay homage to the many bands that have influenced them growing up, they are back in 2013 with an album covering themselves this time. Going back into the studio to re-record some of there own biggest hits and greatest songs using all modern technology