Michael Sweet, frontman of Christian hard rock veterans STRYPER, is set to release his long-anticipated inspirational solo album, “The Master Plan” in early 2026 through Frontiers Music Srl.
On Sunday (December 21),Sweet took to his social media to write: “I’m so happy to say that my new solo inspirational album, ‘The Master Plan’ is coming after the new year! The first single will most likely be released by the end of January!”.
Michael continued: “I can say that it’s unlike anything that I’ve ever done before. It’s a worship album but I’m calling it an ‘inspirational’ album, based on the fact that it really doesn’t sound like any other worship album. Every song is unique and stands on its own, yet it all blends together and sounds complete.
“It’s been basically sitting on a shelf for a few years due to not really knowing exactly how I wanted to release it. I thought about doing so on my own and then I decided to pass it around to labels. Frontiers heard it and loved it! Even though it’s not their typical format, I’m so happy to see their excitement and commitment to the album and to everything that I do musically. It’s a breath of fresh air and it will inspire you and encourage you, I promise!”.
Sweet added: “On another note, the new STRYPER album is complete (writing). I wanted to get it done sooner than later due to everything going on. I’ll post some audio/videos of that once we start and get into it.
“And last but not least, I really do hope that you all are enjoying [STRYPER’s recently released Christmas album] ‘The Greatest Gift Of All’. If you haven’t heard it, check it out.
“Merry Christmas and God bless you all”.
