The country's musical climate changed dramatically during Matijevic's recovery, resulting in the band going on an indefinite hiatus. But tragedy was lurking just around the corner - at a Halloween show opening for Slaughter at McNichol's Arena in Denver, Colorado, Matijevic was struck in the head by a lighting truss, knocking him to the ground face first and injuring his skull, jaw, nose, and spine. The band quickly began work on its sophomore effort, Tangled in Reins, which was released a year later. In 1991, Steelheart released their self-titled debut, most notable for its octave-spanning vocals and a pair of hit power ballads: "Never Let You Go," which reached number 14 on the Billboard singles chart, and "She's Gone," which fared well internationally, spending 17 weeks at the top of the singles list. After years of hard work, the bandmates headed west to Los Angeles, signed with MCA Records, and changed their name to Steelheart. Originally called Red Alert, the quartet (which included Matijevic, guitarist Chris Risola, bassist James Ward, and drummer Frank Dicostanzo) spent most of the '80s playing the tri-state area and honing their guitar-centric, crowd-pleasing energetic sound. A re-formed Steelheart with Matijevic as the only original member continues to record and tour into the 21st century. They scored another big hit in Asia with 1992's "Mama Don't You Cry." After a lengthy absence due to a life-threatening injury, to Matijevic required long-term recovery just as the music scene was waning. Interestingly, it is regarded as one of the last power ballads to nail a top spot on the charts before the grunge and alternative rock invasions pulled the pop culture plug on hair metal completely. Their self-titled 1991 debut album boasted the single "She's Gone," that hit number one on the international singles charts and remained there for a whopping 17 weeks. Their sound is rooted in anthemic rockers - often with chant-along choruses - soaring power ballads, fat, compressed guitar riffs à la Led Zeppelin and Guns N' Roses, and the lead vocals of Michael Matijevic, possessed of an effortlessly delivered, emotively powerful four-octave range. Norwalk, Connecticut's Steelheart is among the last surviving hair metal bands to emerge from the MTV era in the late 20th century. ![]() Hard rock/glam metal from USA, full-length discography of five albums released in 1990-2017. Steelheart - Full-Length Discography (1990-2017) Not for those who don’t like: Any of the above.Steelheart - Full-Length Discography (1990-2017) ![]() Overall: If you love Brandon Sanderson, or just want to read a great Urban Fantasy book you must read this one.įor those who like: Brandon Sanderson, Urban Fantasy, Superheroes, Great Casts of Characters, Amazing Plots. David isn’t a particularly bad main character, and in fact I find him a lot more enjoyable than I did most other Young Adult leads, like Katniss (I’m sorry you Hunger Games fans she’s just not as amazing as you think.) Cody comes a very close second, Megan beats him only because she’s from my home state of Oregon. I won’t spoil anything plot wise, but Brandon’s excellent crafting of Magic Systems is quite apparent in this book.Ĭharacters: I love all of the varied cast of characters, particularly Megan who is from Portland, Oregon. I’ll review that once I can get my hands on the book. In fact the second book just released last week. The plot is quite good and while there are obvious plot threads left dangling by the end, it’s because Brandon plans on making the series a trilogy. If anything it just means I can give this book to a cousin of mine in a couple of years instead of six or seven years. Plot: First off while this is marketed as a Young Adult novel, I don’t think it detracts at all from the book. Compared to other places in what was the United States, Newcago is well run, with normal people generally having access to food, water, electricity, jobs, etc. Steelheart is apparently invulnerable, is able to fly, can hurl blasts of energy, and can turn inanimate matter to steel he has turned all of Chicago to steel for kilometers around and into the ground. Newcago is ruled by the extremely powerful Epic named Steelheart, who has created a society run by other powerful Epics, with normal people living with normal jobs. The story is told through the perspective of David, an orphaned teenager living in Newcago (formerly known as Chicago). Plot Synopsis: The United States, and other parts of the world, was changed when a burst in the sky known as Calamity gave normal people powers. It’s not a Cosmere series, but it’s still just as good as the rest of his works. ![]() This week on Book Series Wednesday I’m covering another of Brandon Sanderson’s amazing series. Articles here may originally appear on Michael's blog, Windborne's Story Eatery. ![]() Game Industry News is running the best blog posts from people writing about the game industry.
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