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Isseaki Okay. Hey everybody. Today's guest is Michael Sweet. Lead vocalist and

guitars for the Orange County California Heavy Metal Band, Striper.

Together we break down Striper's 1986 hit, To Hell With the Devil,

taken from their third full length album of the same name.

Michael spoke of how he wrote the chords and melody on an acoustic

guitar in the corner of his garage. When he presented the song to the band, they

instantly liked it and his brother and drummer and stripper Robert Sweet

came up with the lyrics to the song.

Michael cites influences from everything between Judas Priest, Boston, Elvis, and Pavarotti.

The latter being no surprise when it comes to Michael's incredible range and operatic vocal delivery.

He touched on the fact that he carefully looks at each song as its own entity,

trying not to use the same tricks twice,

while at the same time staying true to the band's sound,

which is definitely a fine line balancing act.

I mention how his voice is so unique and one of a kind that it has truly overshadowed his gift as a league guitar player.

He can rip with the best of them.

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