For some folks, 2009 will be remembered as the year of pop legend Michael Jackson passed away, Quentin Tarantino released “Inglourious Basterds” or the year “Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” was released. For everyone else, 2009 will be the year that California metal masters STEEL PANTHER burst on to the music scene with their debut album “Feel The Steel”. The spandex-clad quartet took the world by storm with the release of their debut single “Death To All But Metal” — an anthem that called out the evils of the pop music world while shouting the anthemic line “heavy metal’s back.” Songs like “Asian Hooker”, “Community Property” and “Girl From Oklahoma” won over fans and critics alike. The debut album also featured guest appearances by Corey Taylor of SLIPKNOT, M. Shadows of AVENGED SEVENFOLD, Justin Hawkins of THE DARKNESSand Scott Ian of ANTHRAX. The BBC reviewed the album upon original release stating: “Quite simply, ‘Feel The Steel’ “is an utterly feelgood masterpiece.”
The 15th-anniversary edition features two tracks that were only released on the original Japanese import: “You Don’t Make Me Feel Dumb” and “I Want Your Tits”. The album was produced by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, COREY TAYLOR) and sounds as timeless today as it did when it was originally released on June 8, 2009.
“Feel The Steel – 15th Anniversary Edition” will be released worldwide on November 15. Fans can order “Feel The Steel 15th Anniversary Edition” in various configurations at www.SteelPanther.comincluding CD, vinyl, a cassette version (available via STEEL PANTHER web site only) and exclusive merch designs. All pre-orders via the band’s web site will receive exclusive digital content not available anywhere else.
“Feel The Steel – 15th Anniversary Edition” track listing:
01. Death To All But Metal
02. Asian Hooker
03. Community Property
04. Eyes Of A Panther
05. Fat Girl (Thar She Blows)
06. Eatin’ Ain’t Cheatin’
07. Party All Day (F@#k All Night)
08. Turn Out The Lights
09. Stripper Girl
10. The Shocker
eleven. Girl From Oklahoma
12. You Don’t Make Me Feel Dumb (bonus track: originally available in Japan only)
13. I Want Your Tits (bonus track: originally available in Japan only)
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the album, STEEL PANTHER will head out on the — you guessed it — “Feel The Steel 15th Anniversary Tour”. The trek will kick off in Huntington, New York on November 20 and will run through December 13 where it will wrap up in Orlando, Florida. The tour will make stops in Boston, Massachusetts (November 23), Detroit, Michigan (November 29) and Atlanta, Georgia (December 10), among others. Additional information on all tickets and VIP packages including meet-and-greets, exclusive 15th-anniversary merch items, early entry and more for all tour dates can be found here.
“Feel The Steel 15th Anniversary Tour” dates:
November 20 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
November 21 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
November 23 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues
November 24 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
November 26 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
November 27 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
November 29 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
November 30 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
December 01 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
December 03 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
December 05 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
December 06 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
December 07 – Columbus, OH – The Bluestone
December 10 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
December 12 – St Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
December 13 – Orlando, FL – Plaza Live
The California glam metal jokers recently announced the final batch of headline dates in the US as part of their “On The Prowl” world tour 2024. The band will return to the road in the United States on August 23 in Buffalo, New York and continue through September 14, where it will wrap up in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The 15-date trek will make stops in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire (August 24-25); Portland, Maine (August 30); Baton Rouge, Louisiana (September 8) and Augusta, Georgia (September 14), to name a few.
Formed in 2000, STEEL PANTHER specializes in imitating and exaggerating the less flattering aspects of 1980s hair metal, with unrepentantly crude, non-PC sexual content as a favorite lyrical theme.
The group’s music has been described as “VAN HALEN meets MÖTLEY CRÜE meets RATT meets ‘Wayne’s World’complete with operatic shrieks, misogyny, shredding guitar solos and libidinal overdrive.”
Sixteen years ago, STEEL PANTHER changed its name from METAL SKOOL to its current moniker and shifted the focus of its act from ’80s metal covers to originals.
STEEL PANTHER‘s sixth studio album, “On The Prowl”was released in February 2023.
In September 2022, STEEL PANTHER announced the addition of Spyder as the band’s new bassist.
Photo credit: David Jackson
