STRYPER Joined By Ex-DEATH/ICED EARTH Drummer RICHARD CHRISTY On Stage In New York Ci

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Actor, comedian and acclaimed heavy metal drummer Richard Christy (CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED, ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED, BURNING INSIDE) — who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show" — joined Christian hard rockers STRYPER on stage this past Saturday, April 12 at Stage 48 in New York City to perform the track "Sing Along Song". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below.STRYPER's new album, "No More Hell To Pay", sold around 9,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart."Second Coming", a collection of re-recorded versions of STRYPER's classic songs, opened with around 4,400 units back in April to land at No. 117. STRYPER's covers album, 2011's "The Covering", registered a first-week tally of around 4,600 copies to enter the chart at No. 175. The band's previous collection of new material, 2009's "Murder By Pride", premiered with 5,900 copies to debut at No. 73."No More Hell To Pay" was released on November 5, 2013 in North America via Frontiers Records. The effort was made available in two formats — standard CD and deluxe digipak featuring exclusive video content. Produced by STRYPER guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet himself, the set features some of STRYPER's strongest and heaviest material ever. "No More Hell To Pay" includes STRYPER's cover version of "Jesus Is Just Alright", a gospel song written by Arthur Reid Reynolds.




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