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New Ron KEEL
& IronHorse Album: Hard Rockin’ Southern Country Metal
Fall 2003
Ron Keel & IronHorse have wrapped up work on a new album that
could shift the band’s career into high gear. The 12-song
collection covers a lot of ground, giving IronHorse a diverse sound
best labeled as Hard Rockin’ Southern Country Metal.
The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by Kevin Beamish, who
has numerous gold and platinum releases under his belt in several
genres, making him the ideal choice to record the new IronHorse
music. His accomplishments include everything from producing REO
Speedwagon's "High Infidelity" (15 million sold) to
engineering the latest Kenny Chesney smash "No Shoes No Shirt
No Problems".
He has recorded thirty-five #1 songs in the past seven years alone.
Metal aficionados know him from producing classic albums by Saxon
("Crusader" – 2 million sold), Y&T, and Michael
Schenker; he has also worked with IronHorse vocalist Ron Keel
before, having produced KEEL's "Rock N Roll Outlaw" for
the "Dudes" movie soundtrack.
The new album kicks off with the Ron Keel-composed anthem
"American Thunder", a tribute to the American people and
the music they love. In addition to compositions written by Ron and
other members of IronHorse, the disc features songs from a number of
established songwriters: Wynn Varble, whose latest #1 hit was Daryl
Worley’s "Have You Forgotten", contributes "Hearts
Of Steel". Henry Paul, lead vocalist for BlackHawk and The
Outlaws, wrote "Dixie Highway" and sings a duet with Ron
on that track. Marshall Tucker Band guitarist George McCorkle &
D. Scott Miller wrote "The Best Move", a strong choice for
the album’s first single. And keeping with the tradition of
putting a cover song on every album, IH recorded a stellar version
of the Steve Earle classic "The Other Kind".
There are radio-ready hits such as "The Best Move",
"Hearts Of Steel", and "Desert Rain" and there
are also epic rock album cuts ("Under The Gun" and
"One Hell Of A Ride" both clock in at over seven minutes).
Anthems like "American Thunder", "The Other
Kind", and "Dixie Highway" ride alongside classic
‘story songs’ such as "Haunted Saloon" and "Three
Sheets To The Wind" (which explores the dark side of domestic
violence and revenge). Songs of love, pain, and real life ("One
Hell Of A Ride", "Follow Your Heart", "Half Past
Goodbye") are performed with a larger-than-life energy and
recorded with state-of-the-art production.
Here is a complete track listing:
American Thunder
(Ronnie Keel)
The Best Move
(George McCorkle, D. Scott Miller)
Desert Rain
(Ronnie Keel/Jay Rusnak/Geno Arce)
The Other Kind
(Steve Earle)
Hearts Of Steel
(Wynn Varble/Charles Victor)
Dixie Highway
(Henry Paul/Chuck Glass)
One Hell Of A Ride
(John Edwards)
Three Sheets To The Wind
(John Edwards, Troy Martin)
Half Past Goodbye
(Jay Rusnak)
Follow Your Heart
(Ronnie Keel)
Haunted Saloon
(Ronnie Keel/Jay Rusnak)
Under The Gun
(Troy Montgomery/Matt LaPorte)
Fans were able to follow the recording process
on-line from the first day of tracking (May 7) on the IronHorse
Message Board "Studio Report", which had well over 5000
hits during the sessions.
The band and management are now exploring the best options for
distribution, marketing, and promotion in hopes of getting this
album into the hands of those hungry for music that is real and
powerful. Music that makes you feel something, enjoy yourself, and
keeps you coming back for another listen.
Hard Rockin’ Southern Country Metal. The new album from IronHorse.
http://www.ironhorseband.com/band.com
LoweRider Entertainment
Sam B. Lowe, President
2814 Azalea Place
Nashville TN 37204
615.783.0011p x102
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