Steelheart
Steelheart is a rock band based in Norwalk, Connecticut, formed in 1990.
History
Steelheart started off as a rock band called Red Alert whose members included James Ward (bass), Chris Risola (guitars), Jack Wilkenson (drums) and after auditioning, Miljenko Matijevic on vocals. Frank DiCostanzo joined as a second guitarist and John Fowler replaced Jack Wilkenson on drums, after leaving the band Rage of Angels. Recording a four-track demo tape, Matijevic met artist manager Stan Poses. Poses was not interested but the next day, after hearing the demo tape, called confirming that "Red Alert" had just been given a contract with MCA records. Realizing that the Red Alert name was already taken, the band settled on Steelheart allegedly because of their attitude after trying to get a record deal for so long.
Steelheart released their self-titled debut album in 1990. The second single "I'll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes)" reached No. 14 on the Billboard charts, and was MTV's 2nd most requested video. The album reached No. 40 on the Billboard charts. "Everybody Loves Eileen" and its accompanying video were also successful. The song "Can't Stop Me Lovin' You" showcased Matijevic's vocal range, but this time, lead guitarist Risola's guitar skills were also noticed. A video accompanied it. In the song "Love Ain't Easy", Matijevic hits his highest note of all three albums.
Steelheart (album)
Steelheart was the first full-length album by Steelheart. It was released on May 10, 1990 and later re-released with a new cover in 1991. It reached #40 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1991.
Note that the Bruce Dickinson who co-produced this album is an American producer, not the singer for British heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
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The Reckoners
The Reckoners is a young adult fantasy series written by American author Brandon Sanderson. Three books are planned in the series: Steelheart (published September 2013), Firefight (published Jan 2015), and Calamity (will come out February 16, 2016). The series depicts a post-apocalyptic world in which the appearance of an orbiting object has given random people superhuman powers in apparent defiance of known physical laws, turning them into "Epics". These powers have impelled most of them to prey upon or enslave the rest of humanity, causing the collapse of traditional governments. One young man orphaned by a High Epic joins an elite underground resistance movement.
Background
Twelve years ago, a object dubbed Calamity appeared near Earth and burst in the sky, emitting a strange radiation which gave a small group of humans super powers and near invincibility in apparent defiance of the known laws of physics. They all have different types of powers and weaknesses, with no apparent rhyme or reason. Dubbed Epics, these super-humans took to crime. Existing government proved absolutely incapable of controlling the Epics, the most powerful of which replaced government authority and enslaved the rest of humanity.
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ALBUMS
- Good 2B Alive released: 2008
- Wait released: 1996
- Tangled in Reins released: 1992
- Steelheart released: 1991
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We All Die Young
by: SteelheartWe All Die Young Lyrics (Steelheart)
Steelheart - We All Die Young Lyrics
Risk my soul, test my life
For my bread
Spend my time, lost in space
Am i dead?
Let the river flow
Through my callused hands
And take me from my own
The eyes of the damned
It makes my stomach turn
And it tears my flesh from the bone
How we turn a dream to stone
And we all die young
Tell me i know
I lived so afraid
And still we cry alone
With words left unsaid
Yeah, it makes my stomach turn
And it tears my flesh from bone to bone
How we turn a dream to stone
And we all die young
Yeah, we all die young
Yeah, we all die young
Yeah, we all die young
Yeah, we all die young