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ROCKNATION ISSUE 27 PAGE 9

You have an Audio Book version of “EVEN KEEL: Life On The
Streets Of Rock N Roll.” What are some of the highlights about
this?
Ron Keel: The Audio Book is a big production, with state-of-the-art
voice production, musical passages, guest reads by some of the
people in my life like my sister Sherleen, Marc Ferrari, Brian Slagel
from Metal Blade, my music teacher from school, many of the
journalists who wrote features and reviews have added their voices
to the project. I tend to make a big production out of everything…
We’re releasing the Audio Book one chapter at a time for members
at http://patreon.com/ronkeel, and as I’m voicing and producing the
project I am also writing the sequel, which goes into more detail
about some of the other bands and experiences including IronHorse,
the 10 years in Las Vegas in the tribute industry, and the past 6
years with Ron Keel Band.

What new Ron Keel music releases in 2020 is available for the
fans right now?
Ron Keel: Our new album SOUTH X SOUTH DAKOTA has become
the soundtrack of 2020 for many of us…it’s a very special collection
of classic southern rock covers from the iconic heroes of that genre. Those songs, and that style of music, really are
timeless and so much of what the Metal Cowboy is all about gets categorized as southern rock – big drums,
screaming guitars with a little twang, powerful vocals and songs that tell stories. I’m also very proud of my work on
the Emerald Sabbath project – it’s a tribute to Black Sabbath featuring players and singers from the Black Sabbath
family tree, and I cut lead vocals for three songs – “Hole In The Sky,” “Trashed” and “Die Young” with some amazing
players like Rudy Sarzo, Vinny Appice, and DC Cothern. We released a killer music video for “Die Young” which
fans can view on YouTube. And as we begin to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Steeler, FnA Records has released
“Steeler: Come Hell Or Hollywood.” It’s a collection of recordings from 1981/82 that immortalizes that magical time
when we migrated from Nashville to Hollywood and carved our niche in that historic cultural
revolution that was the L.A. 80’s metal scene.There are also
a few guest appearances, a new DVD/blu-ray in the works,
lots of stuff as I seem to stay very busy!

Thank you for taking time for this interview and any last
words to the fans?
Ron Keel: Thanks again for the opportunity, always great to
talk to you. And as always, thanks to the fans who have
enjoyed this wild ride with me – you’re my people, and I’m
your frontman. Find all my links at http://ronkeel.com and
I hope to see you soon!

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