{"id":20857,"date":"2014-03-24T07:30:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T20:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=20857"},"modified":"2014-03-23T08:42:39","modified_gmt":"2014-03-22T21:42:39","slug":"steel-panther-all-you-can-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2014\/03\/steel-panther-all-you-can-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Panther – All You Can Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cSteel Panther have this shit down, and I\u2019m glad that this band exists as without this kind of fun in heavy metal what the fuck would we do? All You Can Eat has me more than satisfied, although I\u2019m greedy and going back for another helping\u2026 *presses play*\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

To quote The Simpsons – “Hens love roosters, geese love ganders, everyone else loves Steel Panther…” Followed by a “not me” from some crazy person, then “Everyone who counts loves Steel Panther” ok, had to do that as it just worked, but Steel Panther you either love or you don’t and I get the feeling that there is a whole lot more love for this band than not. With more years under their belt playing shows and covers to shape their craft and with two original albums out as Steel Panther \u2018Feel The Steel\u2019 and \u2018Balls Out\u2019(some of you may have Hole Patrol when they were Metal Shop) they have grown as a band and just gotten better (looking and talented) with age. Here today we have their third effort, aptly titled ‘All You Can Eat’ and I know I’ve been looking forward to this for a while so let’s see if this buffet of songs is enough to subdue this appetite for heavy metal…<\/p>\n

‘Pussywhipped’ opens with an acoustic intro which has me intrigued but I have no time to stay intrigued as the guitars jump out and punch me in the face and turn this into a riff laden track that tells me we’re in for one hell of a ride. Lyrically, well, you get the idea of what it’ll be about purely from the title but the tongue in cheek thing is what Steel Panther do best, and if you’re easily offended, I feel bad for you and trust me, it only gets better from here… ‘Party Like Tomorrow Is The End Of The World’ was our first taste of the new album and in traditional 80’s metal style it ticks all the boxes and is so catchy that you need to take a pill to clear up what it just gave you, and guaranteed you\u2019ll be walking down the street one day soon and you\u2019ll just start singing the chorus to yourself randomly, wait, or is that just me?<\/p>\n

What can I say about the next three songs? Well, let\u2019s see\u2026 \u2018Gloryhole\u2019, \u2018Bukakke Tears\u2019 and \u2018Gangbang At The Old Folks Home\u2019 should say everything that needs to be said and if you\u2019re not already having a chuckle at the titles alone well the band isn\u2019t doing their job\u2026 Let\u2019s start with \u2018Gloryhole\u2019 that we were given a taste of (pun intended) at their shows here in December and again, this rocker is where it\u2019s at and even better when it breaks down in the middle to what is destined to be an amazing arm waving crowd participation moment. Now way back when, Steel Panther released an amazing power ballad called \u2018Community Property\u2019 but on All You Can Eat they come close to it with \u2018Bukakke Tears\u2019 which is a love song, it is\u2026 I won\u2019t get into the logistics here, but if you aren\u2019t aware of bukakke then google is your friend, but for a band to write a song like this and make it work, let\u2019s just say that only Steel Panther could do it, because I can\u2019t really imagine someone like Winger being upset that they didn\u2019t write it, you know what I mean? This truly is a great song, lyrics aside, musically this one is a stand out and it fades out too, I mean that is so 80\u2019s that it hurts and I love it. OK, so I\u2019ve had the album for the best part of a month now and I\u2019ve been singing the chorus to \u2018Gangbang At The Old Folks Home\u2019 at really inappropriate times without knowing, as what a song it is! That chorus is a massive throwback to the early 80\u2019s style metal and you\u2019ll know exactly what I mean when you hear it. Let\u2019s just hope there isn\u2019t a video for this one\u2026 actually\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2018Ten Strikes You\u2019re Out\u2019 is a song destined to be played live at every show from now on with that \u2018Eyes Of A Panther\u2019 vibe, ooh but \u2018The Burden Of Being Wonderful\u2019 is just that, wonderful\u2026 this was the second single lifted from the album and the perfect choice. It\u2019s another balladesque track and is they sure know how to write \u2018em, as this one shows us, and the guitar solo should\u2019ve been played on top of a mountain, and you\u2019ll get what I mean when you hear it. No sooner is that one done do we go and get our heart fucked in the ass with the not even related title \u2018Fucking My Heart In The Ass\u2019 ok, well it is kinda related. Over half way through the album yet and I haven\u2019t found a \u2018weak track\u2019 if you know what I mean\u2026 the skip button has been given a rest and rightly so as each track here stands out on its own, like this one, I dig this one and oh man, the build mid song is worthy of pyro and if there isn\u2019t a load of it blown off when they play this live at that point then there\u2019s an opportunity lost. Another fade out, stop it, you\u2019re killing me\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2018B.V.S\u2019 or big vagina syndrome, well, that\u2019s all I really need to say about this one, just imagine a bitchin\u2019 heavy metal song with a song about that and you\u2019ll be good! \u2018You\u2019re Beautiful When You Don\u2019t Talk\u2019 and why is it that I laugh even writing down the song titles? Another slower song, as you\u2019d expect with this sensual title, but it\u2019s a great track, as is \u2018If I Was The King\u2019 a song that happily takes shots at anyone and everyone and allows us to picture a world with Sir Michael Starr in charge, and I for one would happily live in it. We close the album with \u2018She\u2019s On The Rag\u2019 and it\u2019s one hell of a way to end a bitchin\u2019 album, and wow, lyrically if you think all the songs previous were \u2018too much\u2019 well take them all, put them in a blender and this one magical song comes out with no better way to have closed this new album. It sums the band up for what they are, downright bitchin\u2019 and not scared to write the songs they do.<\/p>\n

Like I said at the start, if you\u2019re offended easily then this isn\u2019t the band for you, but in all honesty they are one of the best live bands out there today and should you get the chance to see them live (if you haven\u2019t) then go and do yourself a favour, you will have more fun than you can even imagine and as they say you get to party like tomorrow is the end of the world… Steel Panther have this shit down, and I\u2019m glad that this band exists as without this kind of fun in heavy metal what the fuck would we do? All You Can Eat has me more than satisfied, although I\u2019m greedy and going back for another helping\u2026 *presses play*\u2026<\/p>\n

Check out our interview with Michael Starr HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Los Angeles, CA, USA<\/p>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Heavy Metal<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 28 March 2014 (Australia) 1 April 2014 (USA)<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Open E Records \/ Kobalt Music Group<\/p>\n

Producer: <\/strong>Jay Ruston<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.steelpantherrocks.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n<\/strong>1. Pussywhipped
\n2. Party Like Tomorrow Is The End Of The World
\n3. Gloryhole
\n4. Bukakke Tears
\n5. Gangbang At The Old Folks Home
\n6. Ten Strikes You’re Out
\n7. The Burden Of Being Wonderful
\n8. Fucking My Heart In The Ass
\n9. B.V.S.
\n10. You’re Beautiful When You Don’t Talk
\n11. If I Was The King
\n12. She’s On The Rag<\/p>\n

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