STRYPER are forced to cancel a couple of their upcoming scheduled live dates. A message from the band follows:

"Sadly, the shows scheduled for November 23rd and November 24th in Peoria, IL and Richmond, IN respectively, have been cancelled. We were prepared and excited to play both shows, but unfortunately the Peoria promoter was forced to cancel for venue-related reasons. All attempts were made to salvage this show, but ultimately postponing the show became the only option. The cancellation of Peoria has unfortunately caused a snowball effect of travel issues resulting in the postponement of the acoustic duo show in Richmond, IN as well. We apologize to our friends and fans in Richmond, IN and particularly the great people at The Firehouse.

The cancellation in Richmond is of no fault of The Firehouse but instead the result of scheduling conflicts that arose due to the previous night's show being cancelled by the promoter. We're already working with The Firehouse for a rescheduled show and will keep you posted at Stryper.com. Ticket refunds can be obtained at the place of purchase. VIP refunds will be issued automatically.

Sincerest apologies from all of us but we do look forward to getting back to both Peoria, IL and Richmond, IN as soon as possible. We'll keep you posted."

Stryper stormed the charts with their new album, No More Hell To Pay, landing at #3 on the Current Hard Music Albums and Top Hard Music Albums charts, #6 on the Top Current Rock Album charts, #33 on the Billboard Top 200 Current Albums and #35 on the Billboard Top 200 selling over 9,500 copies the first week.

Stryper also regained their dominance on the Christian charts landing at #2 on the Contemporary Christian Albums and #3 on the Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums. No More Hell To Pay also reached #1 on the iTunes Top Rock Album Charts and #8 on the iTunes Top Album Charts when it was released on November 5th.

"We're humbled to be charting alongside some of the biggest and best in music today! We've worked hard to deliver the best Stryper record to date and we couldn't be more proud of No More Hell To Pay! The Yellow & Black Attack is back (well, we never really left). Here's to 30 more years and we'll see you on the road in 2014," exclaims frontman, guitarist and producer Michael Sweet.

Out via Frontiers Records, No More Hell To Pay is available in two formats - standard CD and deluxe digipak featuring exclusive video content.

No More Hell To Pay tracklisting:

'Revelation'

'No More Hell To Pay'

'Saved By Love'

'Jesus Is Alright'

'The One'

'Legacy'

'Marching Into Battle'

'Te Amo'

'Sticks & Stones'

'Water Into Wine'

'Sympathy'

'Renewed'

'Sympathy' video:

'Jesus Is Just Alright':

'Revelation' lyric video:

Audio samples for all tracks are streaming at this location.