A popular metal singer is promising fans that he won’t let a little thing like cancer stop him from rocking out.

Styper frontman Michael Sweet announced Tuesday that he’s been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. He’s scheduled for a CT and ultrasound next week, then will meet his doctor and surgeon to “figure out a plan” of treatment.

“First, thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers. It always means the world and I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to think of me,” Sweet wrote in a health update on Facebook. “I spoke to my endocrinologist and unfortunately the biopsy that was performed on 11/17 (a nodule in my right thyroid) came back positive. Malignant.”

Sweet said Stryper will begin recording its next album on Dec. 28. Once they “finish tracking,” he’ll und

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