Steeler (American band album)

Steeler
Studio album by Steeler
Released	1983
Studio	Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	36:51
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Mike Varney
Steeler chronology
Steeler (1983) Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology (2005)Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[2]
Metal Forces	7/10[3]

Steeler is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band of the same name, released in 1983. It was largely recorded at Prairie Sun Studios in Cotati, California, about fifty miles north of San Francisco.^[4] It was the only album released by the band until a 2005 compilation album released by singer Ron Keel. After the album was released the band broke up. In 1983 guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen joined the band Alcatrazz. Ron Keel formed the band Keel.

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original recording.^[5]

Side one

1. "Cold Day in Hell" (Ron Keel) - 4:17
2. "Backseat Driver" (Keel, Mark Edwards) - 3:24
3. "No Way Out" (Keel, Edwards, Yngwie Malmsteen) - 5:18
4. "Hot on Your Heels" (Keel) - 6:35

Side two

1. "Abduction" (Keel, Malmsteen, Rik Fox) - 1:10
2. "On the Rox" (Keel, Edwards) - 2:54
3. "Down to the Wire" (Keel, Edwards) - 3:52
4. "Born to Rock" (Keel, Edwards) - 3:06
5. "Serenade" (Keel) - 6:15

• "Hot on Your Heels", contains a three-and-a-half-minute-introduction played by Yngwie Malmsteen
• "Abduction", is an instrumental serving as an introduction to "On the Rox".

Personnel

Band members

• Ron Keel - vocals, rhythm guitar
• Yngwie Malmsteen - lead guitar
• Mark Edwards - drums
• Rik Fox - bass

Additional musicians

• Peter Marrino - additional backing vocals on tracks 3 and 8

Production

• Steeler - arrangements
• Mike Varney - producer
• Allen Sudduth - engineer, mixing
• Allen Isaacs, Mooka Rennick - assistant engineers
• Paul Stubblebine - mastering at The Automatt, San Francisco, California
• All Songs Published By Varney Metal Music Co. (BMI)

References

1. ↑ Hinds, Andy. "Steeler Steeler review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-16. 
2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 339. ISBN 978-1894959315. 
3. ↑ Doe, Bernard (1983). "Steeler - Steeler". Metal Forces. No. 2. Retrieved 2013-04-20. 
4. ↑ Youtube - Steeler - Hot on your Heels
5. ↑ Steeler (LP cover). Steeler. Novato, California: Shrapnel Records. 1983. SHRAPNEL 1007.