Stryper

Tue
15
Mar

One On One With Mitch Lafon - MICHAEL SWEET

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Monday, February 23, 2015
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Podcasts & Radio

STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET joins Mitch on episode 203 of One On One With Mitch Lafon.

Link to episode: http://www.spreaker.com/user/talkingmetal/1on1-mitch-lafon-203-micheal-sweet-stryp

In the episode's only interview, Stryper's Michael Sweet discusses the band's plans for a To Hell With The Devil 30th anniversary album tour this fall, his upcoming solo album One Sided War, the upcoming acoustic Stryper album, the second Sweet & Lynch album, his desire to make an album with Whitesnake's Joel Hoekstra, physical ailments that affect his band mates and him, the guilt he feels towards the other members of Stryper, Tom Werman & the Against The Law album, and a lot more.

Quotes from the MICHAEL SWEET interview:

"I'm never going to say, 'I quit'. I can't quit music. I might quit Stryper someday. That day may come sooner than we all think, but I'm never going to quit music."

"Thirty years To Hell With The Devil came out. That was the groundbreaking album for Stryper. That was the one that all others are compared too."

To Hell With The Devil: "That album was the classic Stryper sound. The classic Stryper look and everything that we were, should be, are and want to be was in that album. It was real. It came from the heart. There was nothing forced."

To Hell With The Devil: "That album is a real timeless album. If you put it on this this day, it still sounds good."

"When I put on Yellow And Black Attack it doesn't sound good to me. It just annoys me to listen to it."

Solo album One Sided War: "This is a heavy album and it's going to surprise everybody. This is as heavy as Stryper."

"I got (Whitesnake's) Joel Hoekstra on a few songs. I started doing all the solos and after a few days it all started sounding like Stryper, so I reached out to Joel."

Sweet & Lynch: "George and I have discussed another album. I would personally like to be in and recording it by the end of this year."

For more about STRYPER visit:
Online: http://www.stryper.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Stryper
TWITTER: @Stryper @michaelhsweet
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Wed
09
Mar

Multi-Platinum Rock Band STRYPER Announces 2016 FALLEN Tour

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2015
Friday, November 13, 2015
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Tour News
 
(New York, NY) -- After spending most of 2015 off the road, multi-platinum rock band STRYPER will hit the road this spring in support of their new album, FALLEN. Released in October via Frontiers Music SRL and produced by frontman Michael Sweet, FALLEN is the bands ninth studio album and their most critically acclaimed release to date, impressively landing near the top of the charts in three separate genres: Rock, Hard Music and Christian/Gospel.
 
Select dates have been announced, with more dates being added in the coming weeks:
 
April 15 Osaka Club Quattro Osaka, Japan
April 16 Kawasaki Club Citta Tokyo, Japan
April 17 Kawasaki Club Citta Tokyo, Japan
April 23 Cannery Casino Las Vegas, NV
April 24 Whisky a Go Go West Hollywood, CA
May 21 Coushatta Casino Kinder, LA
June 8 EXIT/IN Nashville, TN
June 10 MIXX 360 Nightlife Malden, MA
June 11 The Chance Poughkeepsie, NY
June 12 Stage 48 New York, NY
June 14 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
June 16 Altar Bar Pittsburgh, PA
June 17 The Forum, Hal Rogers Center Hazard, KY
June 18 BMI Speedway Versailles, OH
June 20 Skullys Music Diner Columbus, OH
June 21 Plaza Theatre Glasgow, KY
June 23 The Rockpile West Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 24 The Token Lounge Westland, MI
June 25 The Music Factory Battle Creek, MI
June 30 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK
July 2 The Rock Box San Antonio, TX
July 30 Hard Rock Live Biloxi, MS
August 12 Marquee Theatre Mesa, AZ
August 13 Avi Resort & Casino Laughlin, NV
September 9 Grand Rocktember IV Music Festival Hinckley, MN
September 23 Arcada Theatre St. Charles, IL
October 30 The Tree of Joliet Joliet, IL
 
For additional dates and exclusive VIP Meet & Greet packages, visit www.stryper.com.
 
2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the bands historic album release, To Hell With The Devil. Plans are in the works to celebrate with a special tour in late 2016. Details will be announced at a later date.
Rocking since 1984, Stryper is responsible for such classic '80s metal albums as Soldiers Under Command, To Hell With The Devil and In God We Trust. In fact, Stryper is the first band to ever have two songs in MTVs Top 10 simultaneously with their hits Free and Honestly. After a sabbatical for much of the 1990's, Stryper returned strong in the early 21st century. To date, the Dove Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated band has sold over 10 million records worldwide.
Unlike many of their counterparts, Stryper is comprised of all four original members with Michael Sweet on vocals and guitar, Robert Sweet on drums, Tim Gaines on bass and Oz Fox on guitar.
 
 
Thu
19
Nov

One On One With Mitch Lafon - TOM WERMAN Part 2

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2015
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Podcasts & Radio
 
Producer Tom Werman joins Mitch in episode 169 of One On One With Mitch Lafon for an 'encore performance'.
 
Producer Tom Werman returns! In our second interview with Tom, we covered many things including L.A.Guns, Dokken, Poison, Ted Nugent, Theatre Of Pain (Motley Crue), the Motley song that was inspired by the James Bond theme, Jeff Scott Soto, Foo Fighters, Cheap Trick, his Stonover Farm Bed & Breakfast and more.
 
Quotes from the interview:
 
On Dokken: "George and Don were not the best of friends. In fact, it just appeared that it was Don against everyone else, but he was the writer. He went for the more romantic song and the other guys wanted to rock."
 
"I did not get along with George Lynch. We had a very divisive engineer. He set us against against one another in very very devious ways. He was a real bad guy." Motley Crue: "We had to do Theatre Of Pain quickly."
 
Poison: "Rikki Rockett is the only musician that has ever turned to me and said, 'I understand that I'm not a very good drummer or I'm not the greatest drummer in the world, but I try.' And he did. He just stayed at it, at it and at it. He had the greatest work attitude."
 
Working with Poison: "We recorded digitally - I knew there'd be a huge amount of punching in and fixing this and fixing that."
 
For more TOM WERMAN visit his Bed & Breakfast: Online: http://www.stonoverfarm.com
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Tue
17
Nov

Noize In The Attic Podcast - MICHAEL SWEET

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Release Year: 
2015
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
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Podcasts & Radio

"You can't make an album that sounds like it's out of the 80's because you're gonna get laughed at.."
 
Michael Sweet guests on this week's Noize In The Attic - Where Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You (www.noizeintheattic.com) on 88.7FM New Haven CT.  Michael talks in depth about the new Stryper album Fallen, zealotry in their fan base, social media and so much more!
 
Hear the full episode (the interview starts at 28 minute mark)
 
 
Mon
09
Nov

One On One With Mitch Lafon - TOM WERMAN

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2015
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Podcasts & Radio
 
Producer Tom Werman joins Mitch in episode 166 of One On One With Mitch Lafon. Tom discusses how he became a producer, offers his thoughts about ghost musicians, Nikki Sixx, Dee Snider and Rick Nielsen. He also looks back on classic albums by Stryper, Mötley Crüe, Glass Tiger, Cheap Trick, Love/Hate, Twisted Sister and more.
 
Quotes from the interview:

Stryper: "They were not equipped to compete in that hard rock arena because they had a mission. I loved the guys. We had a great time. They're wonderful people; really good people all of them. I don't want to take anything away from them, but I do think that they had to work a little harder because it wasn't just 'let's rock'."

Dee Snider: "I have never come across anyone who approaches the hypocrisy of Dee Snider. He was Mr. X until we finished the album than he was Mr Y."

Mötley Crüe: "Vince and Nikki (in the beginning) were not that accomplished at their craft. Tommy and Mick - I thought were amazing."

Dokken: "George Lynch was pure genius. He's probably the best lead guitarist I've ever worked with."

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Thu
29
Oct

One On One With Mitch Lafon - STRYPER & ELECTRIC BOYS

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2015
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
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Podcasts & Radio
 
STRYPER vocalist MICHAEL SWEET and ELECTRIC BOYS singer CONNY BLOOM join Mitch on episode 160 of One On One with Mitch Lafon.

In our first interview, Stryper's Michael Sweet discusses the band's new album Fallen, his love for Van Halen, whether or not he regrets the band's Against The Law record, the choice of yellow and black, Slayer, a second Sweet & Lynch CD, progress on his new solo album and more.

Quotes from the interview:

On Van Halen: "I'm one of the biggest Van Halen fans going. I would love to get behind the board (of course co-producing with Eddie) and help them get back to their roots. I know they've got it in them."

More Van Halen: "I'm a fan of the first four albums. To me, those had the fire and had the passion and I just don't hear that on A Different Kind Of Truth. I just don't."

Capturing the classic Stryper sound: "When I started writing and thinking more along the lines of Stryper of old. I started getting this passion and this excitement level that I haven't had in years."

Stryper's Against The Law album: "It doesn't sound like classic Stryper to me."

For more about about MICHAEL SWEET visit:
Online: http://www.michaelsweet.com & http://www.stryper.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Stryper & http://www.facebook.com/TheMichaelSweet
Twitter: @Stryper & @michaelhsweet

Our second interview is with ELECTRIC BOYS frontman CONNY BLOOM - he talks about the band's Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride 25th Anniversary Tour, working with a new drummer, the recently released deluxe edition of the band's Starflight United album, his current solo album campaign on Pledge Music and more.

Quotes from the interview:

On a new Electric Boys album: "We've recorded some ideas, but there's no plan as to when we're going to record it."

On a new Conny Bloom solo album: "I'm in the process of mixing one and the fun thing - it's in Swedish. The songs are pretty cool. It's closer to Jimi Hendrix than modern Aerosmith."

For more about Conny Bloom visit:
Online: http://www.electricboys.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/electricboys
Twitter: @ConnyBloom2015 & @TheElectricBoys

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Wed
28
Oct

Multi-Platinum Rock Band STRYPER Tops US Charts with 'Fallen'

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2015
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News Feed
 
The most critically acclaimed album of the band's 32-year career sells over 10,000 copies in the first week in the US and lands at:
 
#2 on Top Hard Music Albums
#2 on Top Contemporary Christian Albums
#2 on Billboard's Top Christian/Gospel Albums
#5 on Top Current Rock Albums
#20 on Top Current Physical Albums
#26 on Top Current Albums
#29 on Top Current Digital Albums
#44 on the Billboard Top 200
 
With the October 16th release of their ninth studio album, Fallen, Stryper continues to dominate the hard rock/heavy metal scene. The Frontiers Music SRL release sold over 10,000 copies in the US during the first week of release landing at #2 on the Top Hard Music Albums chart, #2 on the Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart, #2 on Billboard's Top Christian/Gospel Albums, #5 on the Top Current Rock Albums chart, #20 on the Top Current Physical Albums chart, #26 on the Top Current Albums chart, #29 on the Top Current Digital Albums chart and #44 on the Billboard Top 200.

In addition, Fallen soared to #1 on the iTunes Top Metal Albums chart and #3 on the iTunes Top Rock Albums chart immediately upon release. Stryper's latest studio effort consists of 12 songs showcasing the musicianship that has garnered them a huge fan base in the mainstream world and Christian market for three full decades.

"We are truly blessed to still be making music 32 years into our careers, music that relates and speaks to our fans worldwide,' says frontman and album producer, Michael Sweet. 'We strive to outdo ourselves with each release and hopefully we've done that with Fallen. Here's to 32 more years!"

32 years after exploding onto the rock scene ' and MTV ' Stryper has delivered their most critically acclaimed release to date. The Associated Press recently decreed, "If this were 1986, this album would easily sell 2 million copies. But it's not, and that's a shame, because 2 million people need to hear how good this album is." Metal Onslaught Magazine recently raved in their first ever 10 out of 10 review, 'Like a fine wine Stryper have improved over time and have become legends in the metal genre,' and CCM Magazine declared, 'Arguably the most game-changing Christian rock band in history, Stryper continues to excel with a steady stream of new music that fits right alongside a ten million-album selling catalogue.'

The music video for the single, 'Pride,' premiered exclusively at Billboard.com and can be seen here: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6730798/stryper-pride-video-premiere-fallen-album-exclusive

Stryper is one of the top Christian rock bands of all time. Rocking since 1984, the band is responsible for such '80s metal classic albums as Soldiers Under Command, To Hell With The Devil and In God We Trust. In fact, Stryper is the first band to ever have two songs in MTV's Top 10 simultaneously with their hits 'Free' and 'Honestly.' After a sabbatical for much of the 1990's, Stryper returned strong in the early 21st century. To date, the Dove Award-winning and Grammy nominated band has sold over 10 million records worldwide.

Unlike many of their counterparts, Stryper is comprised of all four original members with Michael Sweet on vocals and guitar, Oz Fox on guitar, Tim Gaines on bass and Robert Sweet on drums.

For more information, visit www.stryper.com.
 
Fri
16
Oct

STRYPER - Fallen (Review)

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content: 
94%
Produced By: 
Michael Sweet
Running Time: 
52
Release Date: 
2015
Released: 
Worldwide
Musical Style: 
Melodic Hard Rock
Label: 
Frontiers
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Score: 
94
Release Year: 
2015
Categories: 
Reviews
 
What I want to know is who lit a fuse under Michael Sweet to inspire such a creative flourish? In the last few years we’ve had a Stryper covers album, a re-recordings set, a live album, Sweet’s own solo album, the Sweet & Lynch epic and now we are on to the latest studio album, which comes after the band’s acclaimed No More Hell To Pay.
Fallen takes up where that album left off and continues the evolution of Stryper, surely now one of the most credible hard rock outfits in the world, not just of the Christian rock scene.
It’s hard, it’s fast, it’s energetic and it’s also enthusiastic in spirit.
From the opening chords, the album (produced by Sweet himself) defines the Stryper sound as melodic, yet in your face and fueled by a guitar driven energy.
The positive lyrics and Christian themes don’t overshadow a strong musical performance and a rawer, heavier production style.
 
Yahweh is an absolute belter to open the account. Big riffs, bigger vocals and a stomping heavy beat driving this soaring semi-progressive hard rocker. Without being overly commercial, it’s a catchy tune. One of Stryper’s heaviest ever songs.
Fallen seems to take the foot off the pedal after a ferocious intro. But the mid-tempo groove gives way to another big catchy chorus with Michael Sweet singing like man possessed (in the good sense!)
Pride is another thumping rock track with a solid groove and a screaming chorus.
Big Screen Lies is the catchiest chorus of the album thus far. It rolls along nicely, a little less intense than the opening metal salvo.
Heaven has a slow to mid-tempo beat, but a very melodic guitar hook and chorus. A good mid-album circuit breaker.
Love You Like I Do is a cool melodic mid-tempo commercial rocker with a great hook and a tasty guitar solo that takes me back to the golden era of melodic hard rock.
All Over Again is the first ballad of the album and sees the acoustic guitars dusted off to help create a stirring commercial rock ballad.
The Black Sabbath cover After Forever rocks hard and fast and thumps along at a great rate before slotting into a bluesy groove and back again. This is heavy, aggressive, raw rock n roll with a really cool vocal.
Till I Get What I Need follows a similar path – fast, free flowing and rocking hard, and again with that heavy groove! Great little chorus with some harmony vocals making even better.
Let There Be Light is a slow, moody hard rocker that launches into a faster, harmony filled chorus that makes the track another album highlight.
The Calling is simply put – a short, sharp, commercial hard rocker with definite appeal.
King Of Kings closes the album with another hard edged thumping rock track. The chorus is one of the best of the album, ending this 50 minute sonic blast with a bang.

This is really a very well balanced album. Power to melody; rockers to moodier numbers and lead vocals to harmonies; all in balance.
Another very accomplished piece of work from main man Michael Sweet and band. As primary songwriter and producer, Sweet’s vision has come together perfectly and Stryper fans will simply love this latest addition to the band’s now considerable catalogue.

 

 
Fri
02
Oct

STRYPER - Fallen (Track By Track)

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2015
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News Feed
 
 
The effervescent STRYPER continue the wild ride their recent career has given fans with a new studio album Fallen.
And what an album it is.
 
Here is a Track By Track run down of what to expect:
 
 
Yahweh is an absolute belter to open the account. Big riffs, bigger vocals and a stomping heavy beat driving this soaring semi-progressive hard rocker.
 
Fallen seems to take the foot off the pedal after a ferocious intro. But the mid-tempo groove gives way to another big catchy chorus with Michael Sweet singing like man possessed (in the good sense!)
 
Pride is another thumping rock track with a solid groove and a screaming chorus.
 
Big Screen Lies is the catchiest chorus of the album thus far. It rolls along nicely, a little less intense than the opening metal salvo.
 
Heaven has a slow to mid-tempo beat, but a very melodic guitar hook and chorus. A good mid-album circuit breaker.
 
Love You Like I Do is a cool melodic mid-tempo commercial rocker with a great hook and a tasty guitar solo that takes me back to the golden era of melodic hard rock.
 
All Over Again is the first ballad of the album and sees the acoustic guitars dusted off to help create a stirring commercial rock ballad.
 
After Forever rocks hard and fast and thumps along at a great rate before slotting into a bluesy groove and back again. This is heavy, aggressive, raw rock n roll with a really cool vocal.
 
Till I Get What I Need follows a similar path – fast, free flowing and rocking hard, and again with that groove! Great little chorus with some harmony vocals making even better.
 
Let There Be Light is a slow, moody hard rocker that launches into a faster, harmony filled chorus that makes the track another highlight.
 
The Calling is simply put – a short, sharp, commercial hard rocker with definite appeal.
 
King Of Kings closes the album with another hard edged thumping rock track. The chorus is one of the best of the album, ending this 50 minute sonic blast with a bang.
 
Great stuff Styper!
Full review to follow…
 

 

 
Thu
03
Sep

STRYPER 'Fallen' Limited Vinyl Edition Announced

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2015
Friday, November 13, 2015
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News Feed

Ulterium Records are proud to announce the release of a limited 2LP gatefold vinyl edition of the upcoming STRYPER album "Fallen". A deal was inked with Frontiers Records and the release dates are set to November 13th for Europe and December 4th for North America. The edition is strictly limited to 1554 copies worldwide. 389 copies comes with white discs and 1165 copies with standard black discs.

"Fallen" is available for pre-order at the Ulterium Records Store and from the band at the links below:
Ulterium Records Store: http://ulteriumstore.bigcartel.com
Stryper Store: http://stryper.portmerch.com/stores/home.php?cat=288

Track listing

Side A
01. Yahweh
02. Fallen
03. Pride

Side B
01. Big Screen Lies
02. Heaven
03. Love You Like I Do

Side C
01. All Over Again
02. After Forever
03. Til I Get What I Need

Side D
01. Let There Be Light
02. The Calling
03. King Of Kings

Ulterium Records online
Website: http://www.ulterium-records.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ulteriumrecords
 
Tue
04
Aug

STRYPER Return With New Track 'Fallen'

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2015
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News Feed
 
STRYPER RETURN WITH 'FALLEN'
THE TITLE TRACK FROM THEIR UPCOMING 9th STUDIO ALBUM SLATED FOR RELEASE ON OCTOBER 16th
 
Physical And Digital Pre-Orders Currently Available

Stryper are back to reclaim their throne in the hard rock/heavy metal world with the latest song from their upcoming 9th studio album, Fallen. The title track 'Fallen' can be heard via YouTube at the following link: https://youtu.be/IBdoO1FUdng.

The original lineup comprised of Michael Sweet (vocals/guitars), Oz Fox (guitars), Tim Gaines (bass) and Robert Sweet (drums) return with an album of all new material showcasing the musicianship that garnered them a huge fan base in the mainstream world and the Christian market. From the opening choral refrains of  'Yahweh' to the signature vocal scream at the end of 'King Of Kings,' it is apparent that Stryper is back with their heaviest and most inspired work to date that is scheduled for release on October 16th via Frontiers Music SRL. Fallen is available for pre-order via digital retailers and can be ordered via iTunes at http://radi.al/StryperFalleniTunes and via AmazonMP3 at http://radi.al/StryperFallenAmazon.  It is also available in various physical configurations at www.stryper.com/fallen. Fallen was produced by Michael Sweet.
 
'Fallen is about Lucifer before he became Satan. It's the story of how he got kicked out of Heaven. He tried to overthrow God and take over,' describes Michael Sweet. 'The song talks about how beautiful he was. When he walked, there was music. He was the angel of worship and this incredibly powerful and beautiful being.'
 
The latest song comes on the heels of the album teaser track, 'Yahweh,' that was released last month and has been listened to over 135K times since it went live. 'Yahweh' was a musical writing collaboration between Michael Sweet and Sevendust's Clint Lowery. Tracks like 'Pride,' 'Big Screen Lies' and 'Til I Get What I Need' show that Stryper is back and better than ever. Stryper offer their unique interpretation of the Black Sabbath classic 'After Forever.' The band flexes their softer side on the instantly memorable 'All Over Again' which continues the journey Stryper fans began almost 30 years ago when 'Honestly' was released to mainstream success.
 
The track listing for Fallen is:                                                    
 
1)      Yahweh
2)      Fallen
3)      Pride
4)      Big Screen Lies
5)      Heaven
6)      Love You Like I Do
7)      All Over Again
8)      After Forever
9)      Till I Get What I Need
10)   Let There Be Light
11)   The Calling
12)   King Of Kings
 
Stryper is one of the top Christian rock bands of all time. Comprised of the original line-up, Stryper has been rocking since 1984, and is responsible for such '80s metal classic albums as Soldiers Under Command, To Hell With The Devil and In God We Trust. In fact, Stryper is the first band to ever have two songs in MTV's Top 10 simultaneously with their hits 'Free' and 'Honestly.' After a sabbatical for much of the 1990's, Stryper returned strong in the early 21st century. To date, the Dove Award-winning and Grammy nominated band has sold upwards of 10 million records worldwide. Their last studio album No More Hell To Pay debuted in the Top 40 of the Billboard Top 200 landing at #35.
 
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