{"id":98146,"date":"2023-02-24T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T00:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=98146"},"modified":"2023-03-03T13:44:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T13:44:36","slug":"album-review-steel-panther-on-the-prowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-steel-panther-on-the-prowl\/","title":{"rendered":"STEEL PANTHER – On The Prowl (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

STEEL PANTHER
On The Prowl<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSteel Panther Inc. (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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By their third album, All You Can Eat<\/em><\/a> (2014), the novelty of Steel Panther had somewhat worn off for me, but here I am once again itching from their infection.<\/p>\n

You know what\u2019s coming; Satchel\u2019s blistering axe work, Michael Starr\u2019s vocal smut and a batch of juvenile lyrics wrapped up in steely, anthemic designs most likely to appeal to the metalheads who probably didn\u2019t like metal before they heard Steel Panther. You know the guys. You see them at the gigs dressed up like David Lee Roth \u2013 big fake hair, spandex \u2013 without knowing who Diamond Dave is even though they\u2019ve heard Van Halen\u2019s \u2018Jump\u2019 on the Father\u2019s Day rock CD their kids bought them. Yes, I\u2019m harsh but I will take my hat off to Steel Panther for their perverse perseverance, because while most of their albums, apart from the first two, feel anticlimactic and repetitive, the guys do know how to put on a show. Only this time round there is no Lexxi Foxx who has been replaced by Joe \u201cSpyder\u201d Lester on bass.<\/p>\n

To be honest, the departure of Foxx hasn\u2019t caused any kind of upheaval, and as one has come to expect from the California glamour boys they continue to trudge on through the glam metal wastelands parading their toilet humour via a batch of solid tracks which march into the ears only to be flushed away the following day.<\/p>\n

At times, On The Prowl<\/em> slips towards White Lion at their most metallic, while the usual Whitesnake and Van Halen streaks creep in. The supercharged \u2018Friends With Benefits\u2019 is evidence of the band\u2019s power and suggests that if they were to ever become more serious that they could be an even more respected act. But the Panther, in spite of such metallic mayhem, has no time for straight-faced stances. Instead, we get the ballad \u2018On Your Instagram\u2019 that\u2019ll get the lighters in the audience swaying, while opener \u2018Never Too Late (To Get Some Pussy Tonight)\u2019 is an absolute sizzler in the Satchel department.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, the nostalgic \u20181987\u2019 is a love song to that magical time that many of the band\u2019s fans are probably too young to remember, and \u2018Magical Vagina\u2019 is another bombastic sing-along ballad. As with any Steel Panther opus there is that air of repetition in regards to song structure and subject, but again it\u2019s the axe work which takes it beyond the realm of parody. \u2018Is My Dick Enough\u2019 (featuring Dweezil Zappa) and \u2018Pornstar\u2019 showcase the band at either end of its sleazy spectrum \u2013 the former shouts from the rooftops, while the latter is an acoustic sway of sorts that builds like countless numbers of long forgotten steamy 80s rock ballads.<\/p>\n

On The Prowl<\/em> is childish, but at times cleverly constructed lyrically and of course always willing to party, and that\u2019s exactly what the fans want\u2026 nothing more, nothing less.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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