We also talk about his experience working on the music for the movie Rock Star and what the fictitious band Steel Dragon is up to today. The bands debut album, Steelheart, was released in 1990, with the. We talk all about how the band got their big break, his near fatal accident that derailed everything, and the brand new single titled “Trust In Love”. He is responsible for providing the vocals for Mark Wahlbergs 2001 film, Rock Star. This guy probably has one of the best voices out there! Incredible vocal talent for days and then some! But not only is he a skilled vocalist, he also has some great songs. And if you haven’t heard of Miljenko or STEELHEART, then you are in for a treat. Now the band once compared to Led Zeppelin by respected metal outlet Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, is back with a sonic tour de force befitting of their stature.On this episode of ROCK DOWN SOUTH, we sit down with Miljenko Matijević from the 80’s rock band STEELHEART. The movie soundtrack was performed by Matijevic (and Jeff Scott Soto) on vocals along with Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne's then guitarist and frontman of Black Label Society), Jeff Pilson (Dokken, Foreigner), and Jason Bonham. The album was very different musically from the previous two albums, but featured the song “We All Die Young” (millions of streams and counting on Spotify) which was later included as a re-recorded version in the movie “Rock Star”, which saw Matijevic providing the singing voice for Mark Wahlberg's character. "Steelheart" as it was known ended that night.įour years later, Matijevic formed a new version of Steelheart with Kenny Kanowski (guitars), Vincent Mele (bass), and Alex Makarovich (drums) to record and release his third album, "Wait". Almost impossibly, Matijevic managed to walk off the stage of his own strength before being rushed to a hospital. Steelheart Steelheart 525 Audio CD 50 offers from 2.49 Tangled In Reins Steelheart 150 Audio CD 15 offers from 12.18 Rock'n Milan Steelheart 77 Audio CD 5 offers from 27.17 Stick It To Ya Slaughter 629 Audio CD 4 offers from 9.60 Rock Star Various Artists 607 Audio CD 30 offers from 5.57 Firehouse Firehouse 628 Audio CD 27 offers from 3. In the midst of promotion of the album, a serious accident happened on Halloween night in 1992, when an improperly secured lighting truss hit Matijevic on the back of the head, breaking his nose, cheekbone, jaw, and twisting his spine. (by early ‘90s standards) due to the well documented rise of grunge music however, East Asia was a different story, where the band was widely embraced yet again. From the strong guitar duo to the thunderous rhythm section this band will rock your socks off. Steelheart's sophomore album, "" was released in 1992 to critical acclaim and rave reviews, but moderate success in terms of sales in the U.S. Check out Steelheart by Steelheart on Amazon Music. ![]() ![]() Steelheart released their self-titled debut album in 1990 and based on the buzz around the hit single “ I’ll Never Let You Go” was a smashing success (for example, 33,000 albums were sold in one day in Japan) and quickly reached platinum sales. Certainly fans of the band’s first three classic albums will be happy to hear those powerful pipes back in action, but fans of modern hard rock acts like Halestorm, Shinedown, Alter Bridge, and other melodic minded rock heavyweights will find much here to love. ![]() On Through Worlds Of Stardust, Miljenko has fused his past, present, and future together, creating an undeniable piece of hard rock music. Although they were lumped in with the glut of long-haired hard rock bands emerging in the early ‘90s, the band was always more forward thinking than their peers and the 2017 version of the band has a contemporary and edgy feel, while still retaining the patented powerful vocals of Miljenko. Steelheart is the brainchild of Miljenko Matijevic whose powerful voice and multi-octave range is the heart and soul of the band.
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