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AUDIOVISION Signs With ULTERIUM RECORDS

Ulterium Records has announced the signing of the Swedish melodic metal band AUDIOVISION. The group's new album, "Focus", will be released in the spring. AUDIOVISION is: Christian Liljegren (DIVINEFIRE, ex-NARNIA) - Vocals Simeon Liljegren (ex-MODEST ATTRACTION) – Bass, Vocals Torbjörn Weinesjö (VEN...

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STRYPER Frontman MICHAEL SWEET Marries Again

STRYPER singer Michael Sweet — whose wife Kyle Rae Sweet passed away on March 5, 2009 after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer — has tied the knot again. Michael and his new wife Lisa were married on January 8, 2010 at a private ceremony with their families and closest friends by their side. A .....

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STRYPER: Australian Tour Dates Announced

Just Say Rock, specialists in touring and promoting bands in Australia and New Zealand in the genre of hard rock and metal, have announced an Australian tour by reactivated Christian hard rockers STRYPER. The dates are as follows: April 07 - Melbourne, AUS - Billboard April 08 - Sydney, AUS - Metro...

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STRYPER Performs At NYSE's Christmas Tree Lighting Event; Video Available

STRYPER, TWISTED SISTER (minus vocalist Dee Snider) and COLLECTIVE SOUL performed yesterday (Thursday, December 10) at New York Stock Exchange's 86th Christmas tree lighting beneath the NYSE façade (Broad Street between Wall Street and Exchange Place) in New York City. The event was open to the publ...

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STRYPER's ROBERT SWEET Interviewed By DrummerConnection.com

DrummerConnection.com conducted an interview with drummer Robert Sweet of Christian hard rockers STRYPER when the band played in Orlando, Florida at the end of October. Watch the chat and a tour of Sweet's ddrum drum kit below. STRYPER was recently forced to cancel several shows in Texas due to sing...

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STRYPER Guitarist On Marrying Former Prostitute: 'Life Is Good'

Guitarist Oz Fox of Christian hard rockers STRYPER spoke to Classic Rock magazine about where it all went wrong for the band, circa 1990's "Against The Law", an album which saw them change their image and tone down the lyrical positivity that had been such a big part of the group's essence. "We ...

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STRYPER Frontman's Son Discusses FLIGHT PATTERNS Band

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet Jr. — son of STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet — and bassist Shane Perry of the Boston-based quintet FLIGHT PATTERNS. Watch the chat below. Emerging into the music scene by way of...

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TWISTED SISTER, STRYPER To Perform At NYSE's Christmas Tree Lighting Event

TWISTED SISTER (minus vocalist Dee Snider),STRYPER and COLLECTIVE SOUL will perform at New York Stock Exchange's 86th Christmas tree lighting beneath the NYSE façade (Broad Street between Wall Street and Exchange Place) in New York City on Thursday, December 10, 2009 between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. The e...

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STRYPER Frontman Interviewed On 'The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show'

On November 16, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet was interviewed by Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show". Watch the chat in two parts below. STRYPER was recently forced to cancel several shows in Texas due to Michael Sweet's bout with the flu. The band's concerts in Dallas and Houston...

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STRYPER: New Audio Interview With OZ FOX Available

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Full Metal Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist Oz Fox of Christian hard rockers STRYPER. The chat is now available for streaming at this location. STRYPER was recently forced to cancel several shows in Texas due to singer/rhythm guitarist Michael Sweet's b...

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MACHINES OF GRACE, Y&T Members Interviewed On 'Talking Metal'

In the latest episode of "Talking Metal", hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy broadcast from Times Square in New York City. This episode features an interview Mark conducted with Zak Stevens and Jeff Plate from MACHINES OF GRACE. Also included is an interview Victor Ruiz conducted with Dave Meniket...

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STRYPER: Two More Shows Cancelled

Christian hard rockers STRYPER have cancelled two more shows — November 6 at San Antonio, Texas' Scout Bar and November 7 at Odessa, Texas' Dos Amigos — on their current tour due to singer/rhythm guitarist Michael Sweet's lingering bout with the flu. Refunds may be made at the point of purchase. Fan...

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STRYPER Singer's Flu Forces Concert Postponements

Christian hard rockers STRYPER have postponed their concerts scheduled for tonight (Wednesday, November 4) in Dallas at the House of Blues and tomorrow night (Thursday, November 5) in Houston at the House of Blues due to artist illness. The rescheduled dates are Dec. 21 - Houston, TX @ House of Blue...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Has No Interest In 'Jesus Metal'

Nymag.com's Vulture blog recently conducted an interview with SLAYER's Tom Araya and Kerry King. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Nymag.com: There are rumors that "World Painted Blood" is one of the last SLAYER albums. King: That's nothing that any of us have talked about collectively. These...

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GUNS N' ROSES, TRIXTER Members To Guest On LIBERTY N' JUSTICE Album

TRIXTER members Pete Loran and Steve Brown, along with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, have been added to the list of guest musicians appearing on Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE's ninth studio album and fifth "all-star" project, "Light It Up" (formerly "The Cigar Chronicles"). T...