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Posted:Thursday June 26th 2008

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Picts Through The Ages

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For well over 30 years, the trio of musicians that make up SWEET CRYSTAL - Marq Speck (lead vocals, keyboards), Bill Blatter (guitars, vocals) and Steve Wieser (drums) – have been at the front lines of the Michigan Christian rock scene, even before there was a definable label for this genre of modern music.

Forming the band right after high school, the band spent the 80’s touring clubs and arenas throughout Eastern and Midwest United States and Canada, opening for such diverse acts as Bob Seger, Nazareth, Steppenwolf, Foghat, Rare Earth and Stryper. They released the debut 6 song EP/cassette “Power-N-Glory” on the Nightcrier Music label in 1985, produced by Henry “H-Bomb” Weck, himself best known as the drummer of Brownsville Station (“Smokin’ In The Boys Room”) and gold-record producer of Blackfoot. Active touring came to a halt in the 90’s with most their studio time spent in penning and recording songs for independent films, corporate client events and personal music projects. In 2003, taking advantage of the internet’s worldwide reach, SWEET CRYSTAL released the CD “Still Standing…”. So far, the songs have been gathering accolades and airplay from such diverse locales as the Netherlands, Germany and New Zealand. 2006 saw the re-mastered release of “Power-N-Glory: Resurrected Masters” to the same excitement as the original.

Currently in the studio working on the next release (tentatively titled “Warriors” and slated for release later this year), SWEET CRYSTAL has added a fourth member to the line up just in time for the Metro Recording Studio project. Jack Kemski (bass, vocals) brings an excitement and a solid foundation to the new tracks that will be equally important to the revamped live show being produced at the same time.

In the words of SWEET CRYSTAL themselves:
“We’ve always wanted to reach the world with the message in our music. Our songs are meant to inspire and leave the listener feeling better about themselves.” explains Marq “And the fact that Kevin (Sharpe) has asked us to be on what appears to be a very monumental project adds another great chapter to the continuing saga we call SWEET CRYSTAL”.

“We’re pleased that there is an audience who still desire strong melodic content in the music as well as the more positive direction in the lyrics. “ explains Bill Blatter in a recent interview for the Dutch rock magazine/website “Strutter’Zine” (http://www.angelfire.com/ma/strutteraor). “Marq, Steve and I have put a lot of ourselves into this and are very pleased with what we have accomplished. There’s a lot to say about sticking together for almost 30 years!”

“And we love to jam” adds Steve.
Amen to all that.

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