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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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* '''''[[Love Rocket]]''''' (2001) - Promotional single released as ''Danger Kitty''. |
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* '''''[[Hole Patrol]]''''' (2003) - released originally as ''Metal Shop'' and reissued as ''Metal Skool.'' |
* '''''[[Hole Patrol]]''''' (2003) - released originally as ''Metal Shop'' and reissued as ''Metal Skool.'' |
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* '''''Hey That's What I Call Sludge! Vol. 1''''' (2004) - compilation appearance as ''Metal Sludge All-Stars'' on initial prints (later repressed as ''Metal Skool''), featuring four spoken word skits and the first recording of 'Death To All But Metal'. |
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* '''''[[Feel the Steel]]''''' (June 2009) |
* '''''[[Feel the Steel]]''''' (June 2009) |
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==Videography== |
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* '''''[[Fat Girl (Thar She Blows) - The Video]]''''' (2005) - Home DVD featuring the music-video for ''Fat Girl'' and behind-the-scenes footage. |
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==Music Videos== |
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* '''''Fat Girl (Thar She Blows)''''' (2005) |
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* '''''Death To All But Metal''''' (2009) |
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===Other appearances=== |
===Other appearances=== |
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Steel Panther |
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Steel Panther (formerly known as Danger Kitty, Metal Shop and Metal Skool), is a Los Angeles, California glam metal band.
Originally formed as Metal Shop, they have the longest running heavy metal show on the Sunset Strip. Onstage, the band both pays tribute to and lampoons the heyday of 80's glam metal. The band's between-song comedy includes jests at conflict between band members, discussions of drugs, sex, and improvised humor with the crowd.
Pseudonyms
The band members have all adopted pseudonyms in the spirit of the bands they imitate. Their line up is billed as: drummer "Stix Zadinia" (real name Darren Leader), guitarist "Satchel" (real name Russ Parrish), singer "Michael Starr," (real name Ralph Saenz) and bassist "Lexxi Foxxx" (real name Travis Haley).
Other Projects
Saenz is the former lead singer for the Van Halen tribute band the "Atomic Punks", and was lead singer for L.A. Guns for a short period of time. Parrish was formerly the guitar player for the Atomic Punks and for the Rob Halford-fronted band, Fight. Leader and Parrish have another band of their own called the Thornbirds[1] with Jeff Duncan of Armored Saint on guitar and bassist Dean Cameron, who also directed Metal Skool's "Fat Girl" video.
Venues
Recently the band moved to the Key Club on the Sunset Strip where their shows have been selling out regularly. They continue to play other regular gigs in the Southern California area including a weekly show in San Diego, California. Beginning June 2008 every Friday night, Steel Panther began playing The Ovation Lounge at Green Valley Ranch Casino in Henderson, NV. They've been featured on the cover of All Access Magazine [2], and won their award for "Best Tribute Band in the Universe." [3] The San Diego Union-Tribune has called them "the ultimate '80s heavy metal tribute." [4] Dave Swanson has called them "my favorite band I have never seen." Steel Panther appeared at the 2009 Download festival in Castle Donnington, UK on day 3 on the Tuborg stage.
Discography
- Love Rocket (2001) - Promotional single released as Danger Kitty.
- Hole Patrol (2003) - released originally as Metal Shop and reissued as Metal Skool.
- Hey That's What I Call Sludge! Vol. 1 (2004) - compilation appearance as Metal Sludge All-Stars on initial prints (later repressed as Metal Skool), featuring four spoken word skits and the first recording of 'Death To All But Metal'.
- Feel the Steel (June 2009)
Videography
- Fat Girl (Thar She Blows) - The Video (2005) - Home DVD featuring the music-video for Fat Girl and behind-the-scenes footage.
Music Videos
- Fat Girl (Thar She Blows) (2005)
- Death To All But Metal (2009)
Other appearances
During the final season of The Drew Carey Show Metal Skool performed the show's theme song "Cleveland Rocks" (originally by Ian Hunter). This version of the song was later released on the re-release of the album "Hole Patrol" in 2005. Drew Carey has been known to make appearances at their live shows as well.
Steel Panther plays a cover of Aldo Nova's song Fantasy as the theme song for the MTV show Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory.
Steel Panther (still known as Metal Skool) appeared in LA Ink where Michael Starr gets a tattoo of his Mother.
Metal Skool provided live music to the Roast of Gene Simmons