{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Feel the Steel | type = studio | artist = Steel Panther | cover = steel panther feel the steel.jpg | alt = | released = June 8, 2009 | recorded = 2008–2009 | venue = | studio = | genre = Glam metal, {{nowrap|heavy metal}}, {{nowrap|comedy rock}} | length = 44:26 | label = Universal Republic | producer = Jay Ruston | prev_title = Hole Patrol | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Balls Out | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Singles | name = Feel the Steel | type = Studio | single1 = Death to All but Metal | single1date = January 26, 2009 | single2 = Community Property | single2date = June 2, 2009 | single3 = Eyes of a Panther | single3date = 2009 }} }}
'''''Feel the Steel''''' is the debut studio album by American glam metal jokester band Steel Panther. It was released first in Europe on June 8, 2009, on Universal Republic Records. The tracks "Fat Girl", "Stripper Girl" and "Hell's on Fire" are re-recordings from the band's 2003 EP ''Hole Patrol'' (which was released under their old name Metal Shop) while "Death to All but Metal" is a re-recording from their 2004 contribution to the Metal Sludge compilation ''Hey That's What I Call Sludge! Vol. 1''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Hey-Thats-What-I-Call-Sludge-1/release/7375429|title = Hey That's What I Call Sludge 1 (2004, CD)|website = Discogs| date=August 4, 2023 }}</ref> Unlike the debut album and their Metal Sludge compilation tracks, ''Feel the Steel'' is composed entirely of songs, lacking any spoken word comedy skits present on earlier releases. The video for "Death to All but Metal" features comedian Sarah Silverman. The album debuted on #123 and peaked at #98 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and peaked at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Comedy Albums chart.<ref>{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1123733|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
The album was released June 8, 2009, in the UK, October 6 in North America and December 11 in Australia.
==Reception== {{Music ratings | MC = 55/100<ref>{{cite web|title=Feel The Steel - Steel Panther|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/feel-the-steel/steel-panther|website=Metacritic|accessdate=July 8, 2014}}</ref> | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first=Jason |last=Lymangrover |title=Review: ''Feel the Steel'' |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1671967|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=October 12, 2009}}</ref> | rev2 = BBC | rev2Score = (favorable)<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/pc8c/|work=BBC|author=Bruce, Sophie|date=June 2, 2009|access-date=October 13, 2009|title=Steel Panther Feel The Steel Review}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Hot Press'' | rev3Score = (4/5)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Freyne|first1=Patrick|title=Feel The Steel|url=http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/5582146.html|website=Hot Press|accessdate=July 8, 2014}}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Independent'' | rev4Score = (favorable)<ref name="independent">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-steel-panther-feel-the-steel-island-1704994.html|work=The Independent|author=Prince, Simon|title=Album: Steel Panther, Feel the Steel, (Island)|date=June 14, 2009|accessdate=October 13, 2009}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Kerrang!'' | rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}} | rev6 = ''Mojo'' | rev6Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="mojo">{{cite journal |date=July 2009 |journal=Mojo |pages=106 |quote=It's funnier than the Crue. And that's no mean feat.}}</ref> | rev7 = NME | rev7Score = (3/10)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Phull|first1=Hardeep|title=Album Review: Steel Panther - 'Feel The Steel'|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/steel-panther/10524|website=NME|date=June 2, 2009|accessdate=July 8, 2014}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Q'' | rev8Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="q">{{cite journal |date=July 2009 |journal=Q |pages=117 |quote=Enjoyment of this LA tribute act's wilfully non-PC parody of '80s hair metal entirely correlates with one's familiarity with Poison and Faster Pussycat's liking for double--often single-entendres.}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Rock Sound'' | rev9Score = {{rating|9|10}}<ref name="lewis">Lewis, Faye (June 2009). "Steel Panther – ''Feel the Steel''." ''Rock Sound'' (123): 89.</ref> | rev10 = Sputnikmusic | rev10Score = (4/5)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Morgendorffer|first1=Brendan|title=Steel Panther Feel the Steel|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/51038/Steel-Panther-Feel-the-Steel/|website=Sputnikmusic|accessdate=July 8, 2014}}</ref>
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[[Image:Steelpanther.JPG|thumb|alt=Steel Panther Live.|Ralph Saenz/Michael Starr (left) and Travis Haley/Lexxi Foxx (center) performing with Steel Panther in San Diego]] Initial critical response to ''Feel the Steel'' was mixed. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 57, based on four reviews.<ref name="Metacritic">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/steelpanther/feelthesteel|work=Metacritic|title=Feel the Steel reviews at Metacritic.com|accessdate=October 13, 2009}}</ref> Negative reviews found the album unfunny by taking the jokes too far. Jason Lymangrover of Allmusic wrote that "Steel Panther's ability to create songs that sound like they came from 1987 is commendable. That's about as close to clever as it gets, though. As David St. Hubbins said, "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever," and Saenz's locker-room humor wears thin quickly."<ref name="AMG" />
Sophie Bruce of the BBC stated "Quite simply, ''Feel the Steel'' is an utter feelgood masterpiece."<ref name="BBC" /> ''The Independent'' wrote that "it's essentially Spinal Tap/Bad News brought forward five years to the coked-up cock-rock era, complete with titles such as 'Eatin' Ain't Cheatin'{{'}} and dangerous levels of dumb-ass homophobia, sexism, racism and sizeism. The songs are at times terrifyingly authentic. Is it new? Don't be stupid. Is it funny? Hell yeah."<ref name="independent" /> ''NME'' placed the 2009 video for "Fat Girl", from this album, at number 41 on its list of the "50 worst music videos ever".<ref>[https://www.nme.com/list/50-worst-music-videos-ever/253198/article/253215 "50 Worst Music Videos Ever"], ''NME'' (accessed January 6, 2015).</ref>
==Track listing== {{track listing | all_writing = Steel Panther, except "Girl from Oklahoma" by Steel Panther and Dean Cameron | title1 = Death to All but Metal | note1 = featuring Corey Taylor | length1 = 2:30 | title2 = Asian Hooker | length2 = 4:02 | title3 = Community Property | length3 = 3:39 | title4 = Eyes of a Panther | length4 = 3:37 | title5 = Fat Girl (Thar She Blows) | length5 = 4:38 | title6 = Eatin' Ain't Cheatin' | length6 = 3:51 | title7 = Party All Day (Fuck All Night) | length7 = 3:03 | note7 = featuring Justin Hawkins) (listed as "Party All Day" in the iTunes store and Spotify | title8 = Turn Out the Lights | length8 = 4:24 | note8 = featuring M. Shadows | title9 = Stripper Girl | length9 = 3:35 | title10 = The Shocker | length10 = 4:10 | title11 = Girl from Oklahoma | length11 = 3:57 | total_length = 41:24 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Bonus tracks | title12 = Hell's on Fire | length12 = 3:02 | title13 = I Want Your Tits |note13=UK bonus track | length13 = 3:20 | total_length = 47:46 }}
{{Track listing | headline = 15th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web | title=15th Anniversary Edition of Steel Panther's Debut Album 'Feel the Stee | date=November 15, 2024 | url=https://steelpanther.com/blogs/news/15th-anniversary-edition-of-steel-panthers-debut-album-feel-the-steel-now-available-wherever-music-is-consumed }}</ref> | title12 = You Don't Make Me Feel Dumb |note12=previously unreleased bonus track | writer12 = Steel Panther, Dean Cameron | length12 = 4:43 | title13 = I Want Your Tits |note13=UK bonus track | length13 = 3:20 | total_length = 49:28 }}
==Personnel== *Michael Starr – lead vocals, backing vocals *Satchel – guitars, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, talkbox *Lexxi Foxxx – bass, backing vocals *Stix Zadinia – drums, backing vocals
===Additional musicians=== *Justin Hawkins – co-lead vocals (track 7) *M. Shadows – co-lead vocals (8) *Allison Robertson – lead guitar (7) *Scott Ian – rhythm guitar (2) *Ray Luzier – drums (2) *Corey Taylor – co-lead vocals (1) backing vocals (2 and 4) *Matthew Nelson – backing vocals (4, 5, 6 and 10) *Brett Anderson – backing vocals (4) *Joe Lester – backing vocals (3, 5, 6 and 10) *Rene Ruston – female voice (6) *Michael Lord – orchestration (3)
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- {{album chart|Oricon|38|M|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/484165/products/828128/1/|title=鋼鉄の女豹(初回生産限定)|publisher=Oricon.co.jp|access-date=January 15, 2025|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|45|date=20090614|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2025}} |- {{album chart|UK2|52|date=20090614|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2025}} |- {{album chart|UKRock|3|date=20200911|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2025}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|98|artist=Steel Panther|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHardRock|14|artist=Steel Panther|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2025}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|42|artist=Steel Panther|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2025}} |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Steel Panther|title=Feel the Steel|award=Gold|relyear=2009|certyear=2023|id=12424-3775-2}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable" ! Country ! Date |- | Europe | June 8, 2012 |- | Japan | August 5, 2009 |- | United States | October 6, 2009 |- | Scandinavia | November 16, 2009 |- | Australia | December 11, 2009 |}
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