Jeffrey Steven Pilson is an American musician who is currently the bass guitarist for the rock band Foreigner. He has also performed with bands Dokken and Dio. He also plays guitar, cello, keyboards, piano, and mellotron. Pilson played fictional heavy metal bassist Jörgen in the 2001 film Rock Star, and voiced Johnny Cage in the 2011 video game Mortal Kombat.
Rock Star is a 2001 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek and starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston. It tells the story of Chris "Izzy" Cole, a tribute band singer who ascended to the position of lead vocalist of his favorite band, which was inspired by the real-life story of Tim "Ripper" Owens, singer in a Judas Priest tribute band who was chosen to replace singer Rob Halford when he left the band.
Jeff Scott Soto is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and (briefly) the lead vocalist for Journey in 2006-2007. He also had a long tenure as the frontman of hard rock band Talisman. Currently he works as solo artist, with his self-named band SOTO and as the vocalist of supergroups W.E.T., Sons of Apollo and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Marten Andersson is the bass guitarist for the hard rock and heavy metal groups Steelheart, Lizzy Borden, George Lynch's Lynch Mob, Dario Lorina. He is also known for scoring music in commercials and TV, authoring a music educational reference book as well as Co-Founder/Producer of the rock/classical charity concerts From Classical to Rock.
Steel dragon or Steel Dragon can refer to:
Steelheart was the first full-length album by American rock band 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.
Chris Risola is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the original lead guitarist for the glam metal band Steelheart. He is sometimes mis-credited as Chris Rizola.
Tangled in Reins is the second album by Steelheart, recorded and produced in Los Angeles. It only reached #144 on the Billboard 200. However, the ballad "Mama Don't You Cry" reached #1 in Hong Kong, and Japan, prompting an MTV unplugged show in Hong Kong. The album itself only sold about 100,000 copies in the United States. However, it sold about 10,000 copies in Hong Kong, and 50,000 copies in Japan. In Hong Kong, this album has been banned in HMV, due to legalities after the handover in 1997.
Just a Taste is a four track EP from rock band Steelheart. Released in late 2006, it's largely a taste of music to come, three of the four tracks reappearing on the following album Good 2b Alive released on September 15, 2008. The fourth track, We All Die Young, the song brought to prominence by the movie Rock Star, was first released on the Wait album in 1996. The EP had its own supporting tour.
Michael Steel or Mike Steel may refer to:
Good 2B Alive is the fourth studio album by band Steelheart, released on October 24, 2008 in Europe, and November 11, 2008 in the US. It is also the band's first full-length album since the band's reunion in 2006, although it did not feature returning original guitarist Chris Risola on the recordings.
Black Steel is an Australian heavy metal band, whose career highlights include supporting rock legends Deep Purple (2000), Judas Priest, Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society (2006)and appearing at the Metallica-headlined 'Big Day Out' Perth show in 2004. They are listed in Garry Sharpe-Young's 'The A-Z Of Power Metal', and have received international acclaim in the genre. Most notably in 'Kerrang!' magazine. with a KKKK rating, and 'Power Play' magazine with a 7/10 rating. Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson also spoke favourably of Black Steel during his BBC radio show 'Bruce's Rock Show', playing the track 'Slaughterhouse' from the band's 2005 album 'Hellhammer'.
Manzarek–Krieger was an American rock band formed by two former members of The Doors, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, in 2002. They were also known as The Doors of the 21st Century, D21C, and Riders on the Storm. They settled on using Manzarek–Krieger or Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger of The Doors for legal reasons, after acrimonious debates and court battles between the two musicians and Doors co-songwriter / drummer John Densmore. They performed Doors material exclusively until the death of Manzarek in 2013.
Bringer Of Evil is the debut album by the Swedish heavy metal band Syron Vanes released in 1984. It was produced by Darryl Johnston. It was remastered 2012 with two bonus tracks added.
"She's Gone" is a song by the American rock band Steelheart, from their 1990 self-titled debut album. The power ballad peaked at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1991.
Matijević or Matijevic is a South Slavic surname derived from masculine given name Matija, a diminutive of Matthew. It may refer to:
Manntra is a Croatian rock band from Umag, Croatia, formed in 2011. After the disbandment of the industrial metal band Omega Lithium, two of its members, Marko Matijević Sekul and Zoltan Lečei, went on to form Manntra.
