Michael Sweet, best known as the lead singer and co-founder of
Stryper, returns with a set of the powerful and deeply personal melodic hard rock that's long been his musical trademark.
Sweet's first full album of original material since 2000,
I'm Not Your Suicide features the title track, a song dedicated to survivors of child abuse written to benefit the advocacy group Childhelp. Elsewhere,
I'm Not Your Suicide includes collaborations with
Kevin Max of
dc Talk and
Audio Adrenaline,
Doug Aldrich of
Whitesnake, wrestler turned rocker
Chris Jericho,
Tony Harnell of
T.N.T., and
Sweet's
Stryper bandmates Timothy Gaines and
Robert Sweet. Released to coincide with the publication of
Sweet's autobiography,
I'm Not Your Suicide offers a look inside the heart and soul of
Michael Sweet, as well as delivering the kind of conscious but physically powerful music that has earned him fans around the world. ~ Mark Deming