Album Notes

"Rise Up Steeler Nation" was inspired by an anthem, titled "Twenty Inch Mill," written by the steelworkers of the first rolling mill in Pittsburgh in 1897. When the NewLanders recorded "Twenty Inch Mill" for their "Born of Fire: Songs of Steel and Industry" CD (2007), they used sounds recorded at a working steel mill in Pittsburgh as their percussion track. Later, during one of their performances at Club Café in Pittsburgh, a fan suggested that the pounding rhythms of Twenty Inch Mill would make a great format for a Steeler’s song. The lyrics, too, were so full of Pittsburgh pride, determination, and grit that it wasn't hard to rearrange them into a new Steeler's song celebrating the Pittsburgh’s fans and their six-time Super Bowl champions.

Rise Up Steeler Nation features:
• The real sound of working Pittsburgh steel mills
• A shout-out to fans in Steeler bars across the country
• A litany of Super Bowl winning Steelers, past and present

GO STEELER'S!