Sunbomb, the musical alliance between two steadfast warriors of the U.S. hard rock/metal scene, Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns) and Michael Sweet (Stryper), will release its sophomore album, “Light Up The Sky”, on June 24 via Frontiers Records Srl. The lyric video for the album’s second single, “Steel Hearts”, cane be watched below.
Developed as a tribute to the classic heavy metal of the 1980s, Sunbomb melds influences of classic metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, and Judas Priest.
About the track, Michael Sweet had this to share: “‘Steel Hearts’ is a song that has power and energy that showcases the past in the best of ways. It’s always an honor to work with Tracii and it’s always a privilege to be able to make music together. We’re excited about this project in this album and we hope you enjoy ‘Steel Hearts’!”
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Tracii played all guitars and bass on “Light Up The Sky”, with drums handled by Tracii‘s old L.A. Guns bandmate Adam Hamilton.
Like its 2021 predecessor, “Evil And Divine”, the music here is once again very heavy and firmly planted in the “metal” category, with a wink to a traditional approach to the genre. While Tracii wrote the music for the album, the fact that Michael has been writing in an increasingly heavier style on latter-era Stryper albums made him a perfect vocalist for the album.
About “Light Up the Sky”, Michael added: “I’m always humbled to be a part of a project like this. This album takes the Sunbomb vision to another level with killer songs and amazing energy. Tracii really delivered on the riffs and it made it very easy for me to come up with melodies that were fitting for each song. It’s different yet familiar at the same time in the best of ways. We’re very fortunate to be working with a label that still believes in the best music in the world — rock!”
