Stryper jäämässä tauolle tulevan kiertueensa jälkeen
Yhdysvaltalainen kristillistä metallia soittava Stryper on paljastanut jäävänsä tauolle ”To Hell With The Devil” -albuminsa tulevan 30-vuotisjuhlakiertueen jälkeen. Yhtye on antanut tauon syyksi tarpeen mietiskellä bändin tulevaisuutta, ja virallisen tiedotteen voit lukea tästä:
”As many of you know, we are preparing a tour to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of ’To Hell With The Devil’. Although we’re extremely excited about this tour, our band and ministry is facing a crossroads for a variety of reasons, including some personal matters affecting our bassist, Tim Gaines, that have affected the unity of our band.
”As a result, upon the conclusion of this tour, we have decided to take a hiatus to allow each band member to think and pray about the direction of the band going forward.
”We believe the right thing to do is to be open with all of you so we can continue on with integrity and put to rest any false rumors and accusations. We also believe we must honor our commitments in moving forward with the tour.
”The name STRYPER is very important to us. What (and who) it represents is even more important. We take what we do very seriously as a band and ministry and we believe it’s our duty to take this hiatus based on our faith, so we can move forward in the right way.
”We do appreciate your thoughts and prayers.
”God Bless you all.”
