as one of the world's greatest all-time heavy metal guitarists." The album would go on to become one of Shrapnel's best selling records, in large part due to Malmsteen's participation, who left soon after the record's completion and joined Graham Bonnett to form Alcatrazz. Malmsteen's stint with Steeler only lasted about four months and nine shows, including memorable opening slots for Hughes/Thrall at the Country Club, Vandenberg at the Roxy, and Quiet Riot at Perkins Palace. Future Talas, Heaven, and McAuley Schenker Group guitarist Mitch Perry, aka Mitch Brownstein (ex-The Kydz, Dutch Courage), was brought in as his replacement. Fox was given his walking papers and replaced by Ron Murray, previously with Ozz, Burning Rome and Dutch Courage, a band that also featured drummer Randy Castillo and Joe Perry Project vocalist Ralph Morman. The final lineup of Steeler saw the departure of Perry, Murray and Edwards who were replaced by Kurt James on lead guitar, Greg Chaisson, formerly of Surgical Steel, on bass, and Bobby Marks on drums. However, after the loss of Malmsteen in the summer of 1983, and due to the constant change in band members, Steeler lost their momentum and never signed with a major record label. Ron Keel decided to split up the band and start fresh under his own name, releasing a total of 5 albums by the end of the 1980s. In 2005 a compilation album with songs from the single, album, live show bootlegs and unreleased tracks was released by UK label Majestic Rock as Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology. The compilation was issued the following year as American Metal: The Steeler Anthology by Deadline in the U.S.. Post-Steeler activities Vocalist Ron Keel and drummer Bobby Marks from the final Steeler lineup would team up with guitarists Bryan Jay and Marc Ferrari and bassist Kenny Chaisson, younger brother of Steeler bassist, Greg Chaisson, under the name Keel. After the breakup of Keel, Ron Keel put together the short-lived Fair Game, a band that featured all-female musicians. In 1997, he recorded Project One with Japanese metal act Saber Tiger as a one-off before turning to country rock with his new band, IronHorse, in 2000. Now residing in Las Vegas, he also performed as part of a Brooks & Dunn tribute in the Country Superstars Tribute at the Fitz Casino & Hotel. Keel regrouped in 2008 and toured to celebrate their 25th anniversary. They remain