Michael Sweet, guitarist/vocalist of iconic Christian hard rockers STRYPER, will guest on WJCU's Metal On Metal radio program live tonight (Friday, March 29) at 8:00 p.m. EST.

Metal On Metal, hosted by Bill Peters, can be heard live every Friday night from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. EST in the Cleveland, Ohio area or streamed worldwide at

Wjcu.org.

"I couldn't think of a better guest to have on my radio show for Good Friday than Michael Sweet," says Peters. "I've always loved the heavier Stryper songs. Their inspirational and spiritual-based lyrics are refreshing too. They send a positive message without being too preachy. Songs like 'Soldiers Under Command', 'The Rock That Makes Me Roll', 'To Hell With The Devil' and 'More Than A Man' are a few of my favorites. Regardless of your religious beliefs, Stryper are excellent musicians and write very good hard rock and heavy metal songs. I saw the band live on their last tour a couple of years ago at House of Blues in Cleveland. They sound better and heavier than ever!"

Stryper's new re-recorded collection, Second Coming, hit the streets on March 22nd in Europe and on March 26th in North America. The complete album can now be previewed via iTunes here.

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.

Second Coming tracklisting:

'Loud N’ Clear'

'Loving You'

'Soldiers Under Command'

'Makes Me Wanna Sing'

'First Love'

'The Rock That Makes Me Roll'

'Reach Out'

'Surrender'

'To Hell With The Devil'

'Calling On You'

'Free'

'The Way'

'Sing Along Song'

'More Than A Man'

Bleeding From Inside Out' (new song)

'Blackened' (new song)

The first single - a new studio cut 'Bleeding From Inside Out' - was released on February 25th.

Sweet recently 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."

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.