STRYPER: 'Fallen' Album Cover Artwork Unveiled

“Fallen”, the new album from STRYPER, will be released worldwide on Friday, October 16 via Frontiers. The CD was tracked at SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts and will include a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic “After Forever”.

The first song from “Fallen”, “Yahweh”, will be made available the week of July 6.

The cover artwork for “Fallen”, which can be seen below, was designed by Stanis Decker, who worked with STRYPER on 2013’s “No More Hell To Pay”. STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet says: “We sent Stanis the concept about Lucifer being cast out of heaven and he sent us this amazing illustration, capturing the original idea perfectly. We’re excited to be able to finally show all of you!”

Sweet recently stated about the musical direction of “Fallen”: “It’s gonna be… I don’t wanna scare any fans away or anything, but it’s gonna be the heaviest album we’ve done. Not in the sense that it’s gonna be thrash metal or anything like that. It’s definitely got a little bit of a darker vibe to it lyrically and musically. Some of the songs are tuned down — not like the modern Drop B stuff; I’m talking like the E dropped to D, ‘Unchained’ VAN HALEN kind of stuff. And it’s just got a heavy sound to it. And I think when people hear it, in a good way, they’re gonna go, ‘That’s STRYPER? What?’ I think they’re gonna be shocked.”

Other songtitles set to appear on “Fallen” include “Let There Be Light”, “Big Screen Lies” and the title track. The CD will also include a song that was co-written by SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery.

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net