‘Michael Sweet’ Autobiography ‘Almost Finished Being Edited’, New Solo Tour Dates With ‘Mike Tramp’ Of ‘White Lion’

 Posted by on May 12, 2013 at 18:06  No Responses »
May 122013
 

M_Sweet_2013Michael Sweet‘s autobiography, “Honestly”, is “almost finished being edited” and he is due to fly to Florida in June to schedule a release date. There is also a 12-song solo record to go hand in hand with the release of the book.

According to Sweet, his “friend and brother,” Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine was “kind enough” to write the following blurb/quote for the book:

“Sometimes you see someone or something and you think you got it all figured out, just to find you were pretty far off base. That’s a sucky feeling. I learned a long time ago not to judge a book by its cover, and as much as I used to think that I am nothing like Michael Sweet, I have come to realize that we both have had a lot of hardships in common; the same trials and tribulations, the same band problems, and some of the same relationship issues. Continue reading »

‘Michael Sweet’ To Record Album With ‘George Lynch’, ‘James Lomenzo’, ‘Brian Tichy’

 Posted by on May 4, 2013 at 22:16  No Responses »
May 042013
 

Michael+Sweet+michaelsweet2Guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of legendary hard rockers Stryper has signed a deal to make a record early next year with legendary guitarist George Lynch [T&N, Dokken, Lynch Mob], bassist James Lomenzo [Megadeth, White Lion, Black Label Society] and Brian Tichy [S.U.N., Whitesnake]. He writes on Stryper‘s Facebook page: “I’m excited! And you?”

Sweet in December confirmed that he will hit the road later this year with T&N [formerly Tooth and Nail], the new project featuring current and former members of Dokken [George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown], Continue reading »

‘Michael Sweet’ On Re-Recording Classic Songs: ‘We Have, In Many Ways, Outdone The Originals’

 Posted by on April 15, 2013 at 19:59  No Responses »
Apr 152013
 

Michael+Sweet+michaelsweet2TheFrontRowReport.com ‘s Reggie Edwards recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of legendary hard rockers Stryper. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

On re-recording the band’s classic songs for Second Coming:

Sweet: “It’s always a little on the apprehensive side when you do a re-record or even a cover album, which we did prior to this, ‘The Covering’. The reason why I say that is you’re gonna open the door for the potential haters and the naysayers — the people who aren’t into re-records or cover albums; they want to hear new material, and I get that, but the reason we wanted to do this record, it started out that we just wanted to re-record these songs and obtain the rights to them. A lot of bands have done that over the years and are doing that now because it’s very hard to obtain the rights to those original masters; the label owns them, especially a large label and a large label does own the Stryper catalogue; that’s Disney. Continue reading »

New Interview With ‘Stryper’s’ ‘Michael Sweet’, New ‘Stryper’ Dates

 Posted by on March 14, 2013 at 16:25  No Responses »
Mar 142013
 

Michael+Sweet+michaelsweet2Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalistMichael Sweet of legendaary hard rockers Stryper. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Sleaze Roxx: A few weeks back, the news leaked on the Internet prematurely that you’d be touring with Jeff Pilson and George Lynch‘s new project T&N this year. Can you tell us a little bit about how you got involved with that?

Michael Sweet: Yeah, it’s George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown — it’s the original Dokken guys minus Don Dokken. They asked me to do it. They were going to go out last year that didn’t work out so they are planning to go out this year. Right now the plan is to begin rehearsals in September and go out in October. Things can change but that’s what we’re looking at right now. I did have a conversation with George, and then another with Jeff, about it and it’s a “go.” I think this is a good fit, they are a melodic hard rock band and those are my roots too, it’s what I cut my teeth on. Continue reading »

‘Stryper’s’ ‘Michael Sweet’ Says Next Studio Album Will Be ‘Really, Really Great’

 Posted by on February 28, 2013 at 16:04  No Responses »
Feb 282013
 

StryperSecondLegendary hardrockers Stryper will enter the studio on April 2 to begin recording their next all-new original album for a late 2013 release. The band’s frontman, Michael Sweet, states:

“I’ve been writing and arranging the past week for the new, all-original full-length Stryper record, to commence next week [pre-production] and officially begin recording on April 2nd.The songs are going to be the best of our career and there is no pop or fluff musically or lyrically. I’m counting the days for its arrival and when it does arrive, it will be like a train speeding down the tracks — fast, heavy, unstoppable and loud! I get excited for every record, but I’ve never quite been this excited before. This record will be one for the books, and in my humble opinion, our best yet bar none. No pride here, just confidence that it’s going to be great — really, really great.”

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‘Dave Mustaine’ Says ‘Michael Sweet’ And I ‘Believe In The Same Jesus’

 Posted by on February 25, 2013 at 15:14  No Responses »
Feb 252013
 

sweetmustaineStryper frontman Michael Sweet is putting the finishing touches on his autobiography, Honestly, to be made available later in the year. There is also a 12-song solo record to go hand in hand with the release of the book.

According to Sweet, his “friend and brother,” Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine was “kind enough” to write the following blurb/quote for the book:

“Sometimes you see someone or something and you think you got it all figured out, just to find you were pretty far off base. That’s a sucky feeling. I learned a long time ago not to judge a book by its cover, and as much as I used to think that I am nothing like Michael Sweet, I have come to realize that we both have had a lot of hardships in common; the same trials and tribulations, the same band problems, and some of the same relationship issues. Continue reading »

‘Michael Sweet’ Says “I’m Almost 50 Yet I Feel Like I’ve Lived The Life Of A Man Who Is Almost 90″

 Posted by on February 22, 2013 at 11:19  No Responses »
Feb 222013
 

Michael+Sweet+michaelsweet2Stryper frontman Michael Sweet‘s autobiography, Honestly, went to editing last week. There is a 12-song solo record to go hand in hand with the release of the book.

Writing on the band’s Facebook page, Sweet states: “Writing and finishing my autobiography has gone WAY beyond my expectations, good and bad. It’s been much more difficult than I could ever imagine yet it’s been somewhat therapeutic being able to talk about my life and the past 30+ years of all things Stryper. I get into everything and share things that may surprise you. Continue reading »

‘Michael Sweet’ Autobiography Enters Editing Stage

 Posted by on February 9, 2013 at 00:12  No Responses »
Feb 092013
 

MichaelSweet_thumbStryper frontman Michael Sweet‘s autobiography, Honestly, goes to editing next week. There is a 12-song solo record to go hand in hand with the release of the book.

In a September 2012 interview with Chris Axe, Sweet stated about his autobiography: “It’s coming along nicely, but slowly. It’s therapeutic but it’s also eye-opening to realize how fast time flies by. It seems like just yesterday that we were kids on the Sunset Strip.

“Life is short. I know a lot of people say that, but it’s true — you really do have to live each day to the fullest because the next thing you know you’ll wake up and 30 years have gone by.  Continue reading »

‘Stryper’ To Begin Recording All-New Album Of Original Material In April

 Posted by on January 31, 2013 at 19:39  No Responses »
Jan 312013
 

StryperSecondStryper will enter the studio on April 2 to begin recording their next all-new original album for a late 2013 release. The band’s frontman, Michael Sweet, states: “[I] started arranging songs for the next Stryper record today. I’ve got a phone filled with 50-plus riffs and I’m diving in! Stryper starts recording on April 2 and wrap the record on June 1. It will be released later in the year, 2013! We’re busier now than in 1986.”

Stryper will release a collection of re-recorded versions of the band’s classic songs on March 22 via Frontiers Records. Entitled Second Coming, the CD will contain a total of 16 cuts — two from The Yellow And Black Attack, six from “Soldiers Under Command”, six from To Hell With The Devil, as well as two new tracks, Bleeding From Inside Out and Blackened. A 33 sec. promo can also be seen below. Continue reading »

Video Interview With ‘Stryper’s’ ‘Michael Sweet’ & ‘Tim Gaines’ At ‘NAMM’ 2013

 Posted by on January 27, 2013 at 16:34  No Responses »
Jan 272013
 

StryperSecondTheToneKing.com conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet and bassist Tim Gaines of legendary hard rockers Stryper earlier this week at this year’s NAMM [National Association Of Music Merchants] show in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below.

Stryper will release a collection of re-recorded versions of the band’s classic songs on March 22 via Frontiers Records. Entitled Second Coming, the CD will contain a total of 16 cuts — two from The Yellow And Black Attack, six from “Soldiers Under Command”, six from To Hell With The Devil, as well as two new tracks, Bleeding From Inside Out and Blackened. A 33 sec. promo can also be seen below. Continue reading »

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