- Steel Dragon
Steel Dragon is the name of a fictitious heavy metal band featuring real
musicians , created to appear in theWarner Bros. movie "Rock Star" (2001), inclusively being responsible for the movie's originalsoundtrack . The members, especially the lead singers, had an over the top look and attitude similar to those seen in some famous heavy metal bands of the '80s.Formation
The band's formation on-screen included the talents of four
musicians and hadactor s playing the role of the lead singers, who actually were dubbed by vocalistsJeff Scott Soto (Talisman,Yngwie J. Malmsteen ) andMichael Matijevic during their performances.Also, there were other additional musicians who gave their contribution to help in the process of composing and performing the songs, as listed below:
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Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society ,Ozzy Osbourne ) -Guitarist "Ghode"
*Jeff Pilson (Foreigner,Dokken ) -Bassist "Jörgen"
*Jason Bonham (Foreigner,Led Zeppelin ) -Drummer "A.C."
*Jason Flemyng (Actor) - Lead singer "Bobby Beers"
*Jeff Scott Soto (Talisman, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force) - Leadvocals for "Bobby Beers"
*Mark Wahlberg (Actor) - Lead singer "Chris 'Izzy' Cole"
*Michael Matijevic (Steelheart ) - Lead vocals for "Chris 'Izzy' Cole"
*Dominic West (Actor) - Guitarist "Kirk Cuddy"Additional Musicians
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Guy Pratt (Bass)
*Brian McLeod (Drums)
*Myles Kennedy (Lead vocals) - "Thor" (Blood Pollution)
*Blas Elias (Drums) - "Donny Johnson" (Blood Pollution)
*Nick Catanese (Guitar) - "Xander Cummins" (Blood Pollution)While Nick Catanese appeared in the movie as Xander Cummins, a member of the tribute band, he actually played guitar on all of the Steel Dragon songs on the soundtrack, along with Zakk Wylde, who appeared as Ghode, the guitarist that Xander Cummins was playing tribute to.*
Brian Vander Ark (Bass) - "Ricki Bell" (Blood Pollution)
*Timothy Olyphant (Actor - Guitar) - "Rob Malcolm" (Blood Pollution)Discography
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Lubricator "ongs
*"Blood Pollution"Written By Twiggy Ramirez
Produced By
Tom Werman Performed By Steel Dragon
*"Crown Of Falsehood"Written By
Zakk Wylde Produced By Tom Werman
Performed By Steel Dragon
*"Desperate Hearts"Written By
Jeff Pilson Produced By Tom Werman
Performed By Steel Dragon
*"Livin' The Life"Written By
Peter Beckett &Steve Plunkett Produced By Tom Werman
Performed By Steel Dragon
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Long Live Rock 'N' Roll "Written ByRitchie Blackmore &Ronnie James Dio Produced By Tom Werman
Performed By Blood Pollution & Steel Dragon
*"Reckless"Written By
Kane Roberts ,Mike Slamer &Jimmy Tavis Produced By Tom Werman
Performed By Steel Dragon
*"Stand Up"Written By
Sammy Hagar Produced By Tom Werman
Performed By Steel Dragon & Blood Pollution
*"Wasted Generation"Written By
Desmond Child ,A. Allen &J. Allen Produced By Tom Werman
Performed By Steel Dragon & Blood Pollution
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We All Die Young "Written ByMichael Matijevic &Ken Kanowski Produced By Tom Werman
Performed By Steel Dragon
External links
* [http://www.bloodpollutionrules.com Blood Pollution Rules !!!]
* [http://www.mothermetal.com/links/steeldragon.html Mothermetal]
* [http://www.azheavymetal.com/noticias/rock_star/rock_star_musica.htm A-Z Heavy Metal]
* [http://www.rockdetector.com/discography,21230.sm Rock Detector]
* [http://www.hotmetalradio.com/artist2.php?artist=Steel%20Dragon Hot Metal Radio]
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