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Album cover for Stryper's 'Throne of Thorns' (2026). The band name is in the dead center and the album title is on the bottom middle. There is a thorn vine with yellow flowers and the vine is heading towards the sunlight in what looks to be heaven.

STRYPER – Throne of Thorns

September 29, 2026 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

As mentioned in a review of their Christmas album, The Greatest Gift of All (2025), Stryper certainly have balls for sticking to their Christian roots after all these years because, not going to lie, Christian …READ MORE

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STRYPER – The Greatest Gift of All

December 14, 2025 Lana Teramae Leave a comment

After fans begged them for years to release a Christmas album, Christian metal band Stryper got to work and finally released their long-awaited Christmas album titled, The Greatest Gift of All (2025). The album features …READ MORE

SUNBOMB – Light Up The Sky

July 3, 2024 Bryce Van Patten Leave a comment

Folks that loved the first album by Tracii Guns and Michael Sweet on Sunbomb’s first LP Evil and Divine will love the new album Light Up The Sky on Frontiers Music s.r.l. The lineup is …READ MORE

STRYPER – Even The Devil Believes

September 8, 2020 George Dionne 2 Comments

Stryper debuted their distinctive brand of “Heavenly Metal” on their 1984 debut EP The Yellow and Black Attack! From there Stryper was off and running with Billboard Top 40 hits throughout the 1980’s, including “Calling …READ MORE

MICHAEL SWEET (STRYPER): “It Feels Like There’s Been Limitations Put On Us Due To The Fact We Sing About Christ”

August 30, 2020 George Dionne Leave a comment

Stryper are set to release their 13th album, Even the Devil Believes, on September 4, 2020 (read our review HERE). While Stryper is known for their Christian faith, the band goes way beyond any one …READ MORE

MICHAEL SWEET – Ten

October 17, 2019 Stevie Shred Leave a comment

Ten is, appropriately enough, the tenth studio solo album from Stryper frontman Michael Sweet. Ten also includes a host of impressive guest contributors, on almost every track. The guest/tracklist is as follows: Better Part of …READ MORE

SWEET & LYNCH – Unified

November 15, 2017 Stevie Shred Leave a comment

Back in the day, Marvel Comics had a title called What If…? where they would take an iconic story, set it in an alternate universe, with a drastically different outcome. Unified by Sweet & Lynch, …READ MORE

SWEET & LYNCH – Only To Rise

January 23, 2015 Dan Skiba Leave a comment

Frontiers Records latest “blue light special” is the pair-up of vocalist Michael Sweet of Stryper and axeman George Lynch of Dokken and Lynch Mob fame. The album is entitled Only To Rise, and James Lomenzo …READ MORE