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In conjunction with the STRYPER‘s current shows in Japan, Marquee / Avalon in arrangement with Victor Entertainment has released few days ago this “God Damn Evil [SHM-CD Japan Tour Edition +3]“, a limited collectors version including three bonus tracks and exclusively pressed on high quality SHM-CD. The last decade of STRYPER’s career has been quite prolific, and this year they...
One of you asked for the Japanese version of SWEET & LYNCH new album “Unified“, including an exclusive bonus track. SWEET & LYNCH — the super-band featuring guitarist / vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER, legendary guitarist George Lynch (ex DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB), bassist James LoMenzo (WHITE LION, MEGADETH) and drummer Brian Tichy (WHITESNAKE, DEAD DAISIES) — surpassed themselves with this...
One of you asked for a revamp on SWEET & LYNCH‘s really good debut record “Only To Rise“, this time in its Japanese Edition including a bonus track.
’80s Hard Rock is far from dead. A new collaboration from George Lynch and Michael Sweet is coming to show the rumors of its demise are premature.
“Only To Rise” is the debut album title, and SWEET & LYNCH is the name of the newest super-group to come together to make some old fashion, ass kickin’ classic US Hard Rock.
It’d be tacky to grab an easy pun and say here’s a match made in you-know-where, yet an alliance between Stryper’s Michael Sweet and guitar hero George Lynch is most definitely a match. This pairing only seems awkward upon first glance, but there’s a perfect logic to these guys hooking up.
Michael Sweet himself has stated on record he’d considered Lynch a ‘bucket list’ musician to work with and, straight outta the Eighties, SWEET & LYNCH was born.
SWEET & LYNCH — the super-band featuring guitarist / vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER, legendary guitarist George Lynch (ex DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB), bassist James LoMenzo (White Lion, Megadeth) and drummer Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Dead Daisies) — will release its sophomore album, “Unified“, on November 10 via Frontiers Music.
A few years back we got Only To Rise, the first album from a collaboration between Sweet and Lynch. While more melodic rock and commercial than both artists’ other recent endeavors, the release still impressed, and proved that they twosome had surprisingly strong musical chemistry.
Both men keep busy in multiple acts, but have come back to give us another Sweet & Lynch record.
The duo’s debut album was an unexpected surprise, and definitely has had fans excited for the second release and their equally-notable rhythm section of LoMenzo and Tichy.
So, how does “Unified” stack up? Is the second Sweet & Lynch album another success?
This end of the year promises to deliver some stupendous albums, let’s check the newest advanced singles from CD’s to come. Swedish hard rock institution EUROPE are ready to release their new album Walk The Earth’, here’s the second single ‘Election Day’, a rocking tune with great groove. Via Frontiers Music we have excellent news: In December they will release...
A new month is soon arriving, so let’s check some upcoming releases advanced singles. Via Frontiers Records, Melodic Rock stalwart JEFF SCOTT SOTO will release a new album, November 10. Co-written and produced together with Jeff Scott Soto alumni Howie Simon, “Retribution” is Jeff’s sixth proper solo studio album in a style that fans have come to know and love...
A new month is soon arriving, so let’s check some upcoming releases advanced singles. One of the most welcomed news is the comeback of one of the UK’s pioneering AOR bands, AIRRACE, with a new album via Frontiers Music to be released in 2018. An opening salvo from the record arrives with the single ‘Eyes Like Ice’, a wonderful slice...
LYNCH MOB‘s new album, “The Brotherhood“, it’s being released today September 8 via Rat Pak Records. Produced by Chris The Wizard Collier (KXM), the disc features eleven brand new hard rock tracks.“The Brotherhood” highlights the unique pairing of Oni Logan & George Lynch, and, along with Sean McNabb (bass) and Jimmy D’Anda (drums), the band has created another solid hard...
“Scatterbrain” the title of the sophomore album from the super-group KMX featuring guitarist George Lynch (Lynch Mob), drummer Ray Luzier (KoRn), and King’s X front-man dUg Pinnick. This is the follow up album to their highly successful 2014 self-titled debut release which landed at #31 on the Billboard Top 200, and two days before its release, “Scatterbrain” is Amazon’s best...
Stryper’s MICHAEL SWEET returns with a new solo album titled “One Sided War” to be released tomorrow august 26. Sweet has been on a tear over the course of the last few years, releasing new music with Stryper, George Lynch (Sweet/Lynch) and his own solo music. While his previous solo effort was an extremely diverse Rock ‘n’ Roll record, this...
The new studio album from STRYPER, “Fallen“, is being released worldwide today, but apperared in Japan two weeks a go with a bonus track, the excellent acoustic version of the album’s ballad ‘All Over Again’. The previous album appeared a couple years ago was Stryper’s original line-up in a strong return to form, delivering muscular studio performances of mostly-new material....
“Fallen“, the ninth studio album from STRYPER, will be released worldwide tomorrow, Friday, October 16 via Frontiers Music.
The previous album appeared a couple years ago was Stryper’s original line-up in a strong return to form, delivering muscular studio performances of mostly-new material. “Fallen” continues the trend, with Michael Sweet (vocals, guitar), Oz Fox (guitars), Tim Gaines (bass), and Robert Sweet (drums) sounding bolder and more aggressive than ever, both musically and lyrically.
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The properly thunderous opening track, ‘Yahweh’, starts with a darkly sounding choral riff with the repetition of ‘Yahweh’ leading into a galloping metal guitar, drums and bass attack with Michael Sweet’s signature scream – and you know immediately that this is Stryper. All of the expected elements follow, including a surprise or two along the way.
Sweet’s vocals are as distinctive as ever but occasionally offer a raspier edge, especially on track 2, the title track ‘Fallen’ where he screams “the end is callin‘”.
‘Big Screen Lies’ also has Michael half singing / half speaking in the middle section of the song.
* In the middle of last year, the core of LYNCH MOB George Lynch and Oni Logan convened in the studio to create the newest album by the band entitled “Rebel” – their second for Frontiers Music Srl.On the album, veteran skilled musicians Jeff Pilson on bass (ex- Dokken and Dio, currently with Foreigner) on bass and Brian Tichy (Whitesnake,...
* Legendary Dokken guitarist GEORGE LYNCH‘s long awaited “Shadow Train” project finally comes to light in this all new 18 track Deluxe Edition 2 CD set to be released tomorrow, July 17. George’s stellar guitar work, along with vocalist Gregg Analla (a descendant of the Isleta Pueblo Indian tribe), bassist Gabe Rosales (Lynch Mob), keyboardist Donnie Dickman and drummer Jimmy...
