Musically, their work featured a style similar to hard rock and pop metal acts of the day, examples being Ratt and Whitesnake, yet the guys scored a coup in working with seminal producer Mark Opitz, who had worked on iconic rock releases such as AC/DC's 'Powerage'. Steelheart had the line-up of Matijevic (vocals), Chris Risola (guitar), Frank DiCostanzo (guitar), James Ward (bass), and John Fowler (drums) when the band's self-titled debut album came out in 1990. Since then, Mili and his band-mates have showcased just how broad their influences are and the raw strength of Mili's vocals have been noticed by many critics.
The group's debut album, titled simply 'Steelheart', brought the group strong commercial success yet had them pegged, somewhat unfairly, to the glam metal movement. The outfit has gone through many line-up shifts since it got started in 1990, yet Mili's powerful voice and multi-octave range has remained the heart and soul of the band.
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Reviewed by Brutus for Sleaze Roxx, September 2006.Steelheart is a musical group fronted by Croatian-American musician Miljenko "Mili" Matijevic. True, it doesn’t sound like much of the music pouring from rock stations on the radio today, however it does possess a timeless feeling, a feeling that another 10 or 15 years could go by and this will still be a great disc. A weak note to end an otherwise excellent effort.Īs I listen to this disc 14 years after it was released I’m surprised that it doesn’t have a dated sound. The sole disappointment on this disc to me was the final track, “Dancin’ in the Fire”, which sounds like they had one last spot to fill and nothing better to fill it with. “All Your Love” and “Mama Don’t You Cry” represent this disc’s softer side yet much more groomed than previous offerings such as “Angel Eyes” or “Can’t Stop Me From Loving You”. “Late For The Party” and “Sticky Side Up” are straight ahead rockers hinting at good times to come. The aggression and energy pours from the track “Steelheart”, sounding every bit of what the dark prelude to Skid Row‘s “18 And Life” could have been. “Electric Love Child” has a funky groove, fusing elements of 70s big rock with a modern feel. Gone are the overly sappy ballads, replaced by deeper, better developed tracks. This middle release is definitely the pinnacle of their career, taking the musical momentum their first release created and expounded upon it. Steelheart released three discs in their short career, the afore-mentioned self-titled debut and the third in name only – it basically served as a platform for Matijevic to explore his musical interests as a solo act.
However, with the passing of the band from recording work it’s blatantly obvious the general public has not had the pleasure of hearing this Steelheart release.
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Anyone with a pulse who listens to this kind of music knows the name Steelheart and has heard the ungodly range Mike Matijevic can reach from their self-titled debut and his vocal work in the movie Rock Star. “I ain’t got time to listen!” Regardless the opening verse of this disc, you have to make time. Produced by Tom Werman and Mike Matijevic.
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