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CREED's SCOTT STAPP To STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'Without You, I Would Not Have Followed The Path God Had For Me'

CREED's Scott Stapp has credited STRYPER's Michael Sweet with "inspiring" and "influencing" him "on so many levels". Stapp made his comments in response to an Instagram post from Sweet in which the STRYPER guitarist/vocalist praised CREED for "bringing back heavy guitars mixed with inspiring lyrics"...

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STRYPER, Ex-QUIET RIOT And RIOT Members Join Forces In CLEANBREAK

Former QUIET RIOT singer and "American Idol" finalist James Durbin has joined forces with STRYPER members Robert Sweet and Perry Richardson (bass; also ex-FIREHOUSE) and RIOT guitarist Mike Flyntz in a new project called CLEANBREAK. The band's debut single and video will be released next month via F...

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JACK RUSSELL Says It Was 'Difficult' For Him To Hear People Calling Him A 'Murderer' In Documentary About GREAT WHITE Concert Fire

Former GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell spoke to "The SDR Show" about "America's Deadliest Concert: The Guest List", a documentary about the infamous concert fire nearly two decades ago that killed a hundred people and injured hundreds more. The film received its premiere on Reelz on February 20. T...

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DEE SNIDER Releases Music Video For 'Stand', Featuring Footage From Documentary About Deadly GREAT WHITE Concert Fire

TWISTED SISTER vocalist Dee Snider was recently interviewed for "America's Deadliest Concert: The Guest List", a Reelz documentary about the infamous GREAT WHITE concert fire nearly two decades ago that killed a hundred people and injured hundreds more. Featured on the documentary soundtrack is one...

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Heavy Metal Community Reacts To Russia-Ukraine Crisis

David Coverdale (WHITESNAKE),David Draiman (DISTURBED),Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman (THE OFFSPRING),Michael Sweet (STRYPER) and Adam "Nergal" Darski (BEHEMOTH) are among the hard rock and heavy metal musicians around the world who have reacted to the escalating crisis in eastern Europe, after Russia...

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TESLA Announces Spring/Summer 2022 Tour Dates

Californian rockers TESLA have announced nearly two dozen live shows for this spring and summer. The trek will kick off on March 10 in Plant City, Florida and will include stops at the Florida Strawberry Festival and M3 Rock Festival before concluding on August 6 in Monroe, Michigan. The dates are a...

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DEE SNIDER Defends GREAT WHITE Over Deadly Concert Fire: 'They Would Never, Ever Intentionally Hurt Any Of Their Fans'

TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider spoke to the New Orleans radio station Bayou 95.7 about his involvement in "America's Deadliest Concert: The Guest List", a documentary about the infamous GREAT WHITE concert fire nearly two decades ago that killed a hundred people and injured hundreds more. The film...

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Documentary About Deadly GREAT WHITE Concert Fire To Premiere On REELZ Later This Month

"America's Deadliest Concert: The Guest List", a documentary about the infamous GREAT WHITE concert fire nearly two decades ago that killed a hundred people and injured hundreds more, will receive its premiere on Reelz on February 20. A trailer for the film is available below. This past December, fo...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Calls SPOTIFY CEO 'A D**k', Says Streaming Giant Doesn't Pay Artists Well

ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte is the latest musician to take issue with Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's suggestion that artists need to be more prolific in the streaming age. For years, Spotify has been criticized for offering paltry payouts to musicians and songwriters, with some claiming that the...

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TESLA's FRANK HANNON Pulls Out Of 'Monsters Of Rock' Cruise Due To 'Ongoing And Changing COVID Issues'

TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon has canceled his previously announced solo shows in February, including his appearance on the Monsters Of Rock cruise, due to "the ongoing and changing COVID issues." The 55-year-old musician, who battled the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus last year, shared...

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STRYPER's Upcoming Album Will Feature Lyrics That Address 'The State Of This World': 'We're In A Much Darker Place These Days'

Michael Sweet of openly Christian rockers STRYPER says that he is "more concerned with the state of our world" as he continues to work on lyrics for the band's upcoming 14th studio album. STRYPER's follow-up to 2020's "Even The Devil Believes" LP will once again be recorded at SpiritHouse Recording...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Undergoes Another Retinal Detachment Surgery

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has undergone surgery for a re-detached retina. A retinal detachment happens when the retina separates from the back of the eye, causing peripheral vision loss. Without immediate treatment, a retinal detachment can lead to total vision loss, according to Healthline. Th...

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DEE SNIDER Endorses Former 'American Idol' Contestant CLAY AIKEN In Second Bid For Congress

Dee Snider has endorsed singer-songwriter Clay Aiken's latest congressional bid, saying the former "American Idol" contestant is "smart" and "fearless." Aiken announced Monday that he would run for Congress as a Democrat for a second time after being beaten in a 2014 House race. The 43-year-old Dem...

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MICHAEL SWEET Explains His 'STRYPER Is Not A Christian Band' Comment

Michael Sweet has once again claimed that STRYPER was never a "Christian" band despite the fact that the lyrics in a number of STRYPER songs explicitly point to Christ. During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast hosted by FOZZY frontman and wrestling superstar Chris...

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MICHAEL SWEET Completes Work On Music For New STRYPER Album: 'It May Very Well Be Our Best Yet'

Michael Sweet of openly Christian hard rockers STRYPER has completed the songwriting process for the band's upcoming album. The follow-up to last year's "Even The Devil Believes" will once again be recorded at SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts. Earlier today, the 58-year-ol...