Steel Panther

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There was the age before Steel Panther—but let’s be honest, no one gives a sh*t about any of that. And then, there was the age after Steel Panther, which is all that matters.

Since Steel Panther clawed their way out of the Sunset Strip and onto the global stage, rock ‘n’ roll has kicked ass once again. Steel Panther have continuously flown the flag for heavy metal higher than anybody this century. 2009’s Feel The Steel announced their arrival as saviours of rock, showing guests such as Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Justin Hawkins of The Darkness, and Scott Ian of Anthrax how it’s done! On its heels, Balls Out boasted collaborations with everyone from Chad Kroeger of Nickelback and Nuno Bettencourt to Dane Cook. The group unleashed a string of banging LPs, namely All You Can Eat [2014], Lower The Bar [2017], and Heavy Metal Rules [2019]. Meanwhile, they earned ink from Billboard, Classic Rock, Consequence, Metal Hammer, and more, tallying hundreds of millions of streams views in the process. They’ve logged countless miles on the road (and stolen groupies from) Aerosmith and Stone Sour in addition to leaving festivals such as Download begging for more.

Now, the quartet—Michael Starr [lead vocals], Satchel [lead guitar], Spyder [bass], and Stix Zadinia [drums]—reach another level altogether on their sixth full-length offering, On The Prowl. “Our main goal is to be the biggest heavy metal band we can be,” notes Michael. “We’re ready to attack with our music. That’s what we’re doing with On The Prowl.”

“I’ll give you a million dollars if you could name a band who has more fun than we do. Of course, I will be the judge of your answer, but still, go on, I dare you,” exclaims Spyder. “I get to live the dream of playing music and doing it with my best friends of 25 years.”

This time around, they wrote and recorded in their respective home studios before long-time collaborator Jay Ruston [Anthrax, UFO, Avatar, Stone Sour] mixed the album.
“With our first few records, we had a label and all of these people with opinions,” Stix goes on. “There’s a lot more freedom now. We recorded it in our own houses. There was a feeling of pride and accomplishment. We realized, ‘Oh shit, we don’t need to go into debt to record an album!’”

For as much as the world has changed, Steel Panther haven’t—and we should all be thankful. “The best feeling in the world is to bring a smile to someone’s face,” Michael leaves off. “The whole idea of Steel Panther is to have fun and escape reality. You can come to one of our shows with your friends, drink some beers, have a laugh, and f*cking rock out.”

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