Iron Horse is a Bluegrass

Bluegrass music

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 band from Killen

Killen, Alabama

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, Alabama

Alabama

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. They are known for performing and recording bluegrass cover version

Cover version

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s of rock songs, particularly their bluegrass treatments of heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 songs popularized by Metallica

Metallica

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. The band has two tracks on the tribute album Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen

Strummin' With The Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen

Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen is a tribute album released on June 6, 2006. It features artists performing covers of Van Halen songs of the Roth era, done in bluegrass style music...

by David Lee Roth

David Lee Roth

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. They have recently been working on self-produced material and in October 2009 released an all original Christmas project called "Small Town Christmas".

Personnel

• Vance Henry: guitar, lead & tenor vocals
• Anthony Richardson: banjo
  Banjo
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  , baritone & bass vocals
• Ricky Rogers: bassist, baritone & lead vocals
• Tony Robertson: mandolin
  Mandolin
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  , lead & tenor vocals.

Tribute Albums

• Fade to Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute to Metallica
  Metallica
  Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
  
  
• Black and Bluegrass: A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
  Ozzy Osbourne
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• Take Me Home: The Bluegrass Tribute to Guns N Roses 
• Fade to Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute to Metallica, Vol. 2
• Pickin' on Modest Mouse
  Pickin' on Modest Mouse
  Pickin' on Modest Mouse is a bluegrass tribute album to Modest Mouse by Iron Horse; a part of the "Pickin' On..." series.-Track listing:# "Polar Opposites" - 3:27...
  
  : A Bluegrass Tribute to Modest Mouse
  Modest Mouse
  Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...
  
  ,"Something You've Never Heard Before"
• The Bluegrass Tribute to The Shins
  The Shins
  The Shins are an American indie rock band comprising singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Mercer, guitarist/bassist Dave Hernandez, Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats, drummer Joe Plummer and bassist Ron Lewis. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop, alternative rock, indie rock,...
  
  
• Whole Lotta Bluegrass: A Bluegrass Tribute to Led Zeppelin
  Led Zeppelin
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• Birth, Death, Blue, Grass: A Bluegrass Tribute to Black Label Society
  Black Label Society
  Black Label Society is a heavy metal band formed by Zakk Wylde, with nine studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, one EP, and three video albums released since formation of the band.-Formation and Sonic Brew :...
  
  
• Strummin' With The Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen
  Van Halen
  Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
  
   (Two tracks on a multi-artist compilation)
• The Bluegrass Tribute to Classic Rock (Collaboration with Corn Bread Red)
• The Gospel According to Hank Williams
• A Boy Named Blue: A Bluegrass Tribute to Goo Goo Dolls
  Goo Goo Dolls
  The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
  
  

Original Material

• Ridin' Out The Storm
• New Tracks
• Small Town Christmas (New, all original Christmas songs)
• Horse & Pen - Released 2011

External links

• Iron Horse Bluegrass - Official Band Website