BW&BK; has received the following update from STRYPER's official podcast, Strictly Stryper:

"The June edition of Strictly Stryper is set to debut this weekend on your favorite radio station. This month we welcome on board another brand new affiliate by way of Classic Christian Rock Radio and adding them to our stellar line up of class act radio stations, now includedes Untombed Radio, Pure Rock Radio, Boost Radio, The Refinery Rock Radio, Uncontrolled Noize and Rock X Radio, Be sure to jump over to strictlystryper.com and see all of their air dates and times as well as their cool websites and radio stations.

We have another very cool episode for you this month with our very special guest Wayne Johnson of UNDER COMMAND We are going to hear a brand new tune from their forthcoming Intense Millennium Records release as well as talk all about Under Command. Ever wonder where their name came from? Hmmm? Tune in to find out.

We have tons of Stryper news and tunes and we are even going to let you hear Robert Sweet go punk rock on us You will have to tune in to hear this one. Also a brand new tune from THE SACRIFICED and tons of cool Stryper and Stryper-related music You won’t want to miss it!"

RockMusicStar.com recently caught up with Stryper frontman Michael Sweet to discuss the band's latest album, The Covering. An excerpt is available below:

RMS: Did you have any difficulties as a musician trying to perform any of the songs?

Sweet: "Vocally, I had a bit of difficultly with 'The Trooper' (IRON MAIDEN). That one was a butt kicker. It’s so intense vocally. Bruce has such a unique voice. And for some reason, in my head, I thought that I had to sound just like Bruce. But when I realized that I didn’t, that’s when I was able to relax and sing it like Michael Sweet. Some of the solos were also a bit difficult. I like to work out solos, and try to come up with different ideas, and different licks and different structures. So it’s not just the same old thing rehashed. I spent quite a bit of time on that, working those out. For example, the solo on 'The Trooper'. I did the first half of the solo, the second half was Oz. It took a lot of thought because I wanted it to stand out and be different."

'The Trooper'

RMS: Have there been any repercussions from the Christian community in response to this CD? When you did a non-secular CD before, with Against The Law it marked the beginning of the end for the band.

Sweet: "No, that CD had nothing to do with the band coming to an end. It had more to do with that point in history when music was changing. NIRVANA hit the scene and changed music. It was the decline of, not just Stryper, but every '80s rock band that you could think of. That was the key player in it, and why we lost a lot of popularity. Also, Against The Law was a little more edgy, and had a little more rebellion to it, and angst. A lot of our fans were not ready for that. It was also a period of time when we were going through our own struggles, and that came through in the music, and photos and interviews. That period is what it is. We were going through some struggles then, and we pulled out of that, and we learned a lot since then. And by the grace of God, we are still here together again, and doing it.

But I think that Against The Law was a really cool album. It’s not my favorite Stryper album by any means. But it’s a cool album, and a lot of fans really like that album. I’m very proud of our last album, Murder By Pride. We also plan on doing another all original album, and maybe a few more. We don’t have any plans to disband, or go our separate ways in the near future, that’s for sure."

Go to this location for the complete interview. Click here to check out BW&BK;'s recent interview with Sweet.