Stryper Just Signed A Multi-Album Deal With Frontiers

For all the Stryper fans out there - I know there are a lot of you, so good news!

Frontiers Records is proud to announce the signing of iconic Christian rockers Stryper to a multi-album deal.  The first release due out will be a new re-recorded collection; SECOND COMING will hit streets on March 22nd in Europe and March 26th in North America.  

The album features sixteen tracks, including new recordings of fourteen songs from the band’s early years as well as two brand new songs recorded especially for SECOND COMING, and is produced by Stryper frontman Michael Sweet.  

Sweet commented, “We're really excited about this record. The re-recorded songs are sounding awesome…better than the originals in many ways!  One word to describe the record? Heavier. We've hooked up with some great people - we've got new management, a great album, a great label. We just feel like everything is coming together, and hopefully some big things are to follow."  Please see below for the complete track listing.

Stryper is one of the top Christian rock bands of all time.  Comprised of the original line-up of Michael Sweet (vocals/guitar), Oz Fox (guitar), Tim Gaines (bass), and Robert Sweet (drums), Stryper has been rocking since 1984, and is responsible for such '80s metal classic albums as SOLDIERS UNDER COMMAND, TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL, IN GOD WE TRUST and such MTV hit singles/videos as "Calling on You," "Free," and "Honestly."

After a sabbatical for much of the 1990's, Stryper returned strong in the early 21st century.  To date, the band has sold upwards of 8 million records worldwide and is a Dove Award-winner and Grammy nominee.  Stryper is the first band to have two songs in MTV’s Top 10 simultaneously.

Dee Snider and Puppets

Yes, this happened. The Puppet Shakespeare Players joined forces with Dee Snider to teach kids about the letter D. Just watch.

Black Sabbath Announce New Album and Tour

Black Sabbath just confirmed a reunion tour and album. The new album will be called 13 and will be out in June.

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler recorded the album in Los Angeles, Calif. with Rage Against the Machine's drummer Brad Wilk. (Excuse me while I freak out a minute. I love RATM!)

The tour will kick off in Auckland, New Zealand on April 20. The band will also play Australia and Japan before the album release. I guess we'll all have to sit tight and wait and see when (if) Black Sabbath makes it to America.

Kix Alert For West Coast Glammers

West coast Glam fans, listen up: Kix will play the Key Club in Hollywood, Calif. on March 8. If you live in the Golden State, you really have no excuse not to be at this show. Here's the ad mat:

Bullet For My Valentine, 'Riot' -- New Video

Bullet For My Valentine just released a new video for the song "Riot." I love this band and I'm excited they are back with new music. The song is from the forthcoming album Temper Temper due Feb. 12. Check it out.

Now I Love Amazon Even More

There's a reason 90% of all my non-food purchases come from Amazon.com. The company is just flat-out amazing.

Amazon just launched an auto-rip service that puts MP3 copies of songs into your Amazon cloud storage when you buy CDs. The auto-rip service goes back 15 years. That means I didn't have to manually rip all those CDs I own into my cloud after all! I have a premium cloud account and I have Amazon Prime, too. My premium cloud account is $25 a year and I get storage for something like 250,000 songs. Even major collectors can agree that's a ton of space.

In case you're wondering if this is legal, it is: Amazon has a special licensing deal with major labels to allow this auto rip process.

50,000 auto-rip titles are currently available and more will be added. So it's a process, and if you have something obscure it might take a little time to show up in your cloud. When the music is in the cloud, you never have to worry about losing it. Everything is neatly organized, the way you choose.

Right now, auto-rip is only open to folks living in America. Auto-rip is also available only for albums sold by Amazon.com. It does not apply to the same products sold by other sellers.

For audiopphiles: the bit quality is 256kbps.

Were These Two Poison Videos Shot The Same Day?

These videos have the same stage backdrop. Were these clips shot in the same day?