photo by Hannah Austin
STEVE AUSTIN, the founding vocalist/guitarist for long-running visionary metal outfit Today Is The Day, announces the details for the debut LP from his classic outlaw country/bluegrass act, Marked Cards And Loaded Dice, now set for May release on his own SuperNova Records.
STEVE AUSTIN is a rising force in traditional outlaw country music – an acclaimed songwriter, fiery guitarist, and magnetic performer whose journey from metal legend to heartfelt country storyteller has been nothing short of legendary. Born and raised on a horse farm in Lebanon, Tennessee, with deep family roots in the Appalachian hills of Chestnut Mound, he grew up surrounded by the raw sounds of Hank Williams Sr., Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, David Allan Coe, Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash, and Neil Young. He picked up the guitar at age ten and spent countless hours trading old-time country songs with his father, Tillman Austin – a honky-tonk musician whose words and melodies would later light the spark for Steve’s return to his first love. For over three decades, AUSTIN has been a professional recording and touring artist. As singer and guitarist for the groundbreaking heavy metal band Today Is The Day since 1993, he’s released fourteen albums, played over a thousand shows worldwide, earned induction into the Decibel Hall Of Fame, and produced landmark records including Lamb Of God’s New American Gospel and Converge’s When Forever Comes Crashing. His 1999 album In the Eyes Of God featured members of Mastodon, and his life story is captured in the acclaimed documentary The Man Who Loves To Hurt Himself. He’s shared stages with Slayer, Lamb Of God, and Motörhead, and his work has been featured in Mix Magazine and multiple documentaries.
Yet the pull of classic country never left. Inspired by his father’s songs, AUSTIN headed to the cold, icy winters of Orland, Maine (his current home) and poured three decades of life, loss, love, and hard-won hope into his debut full-length country album, Marked Cards And Loaded Dice. Fully engineered, recorded, mixed, and mastered by AUSTIN, the album was recorded entirely on 1960s-‘70s vintage analog gear – including Neve preamps, Neumann tube mics, and Abbey Road TG console equipment used on The Beatles and Pink Floyd – the record sounds as rich and real as the golden era of outlaw country. Rippin’ D-28 and D-18 guitar work drives intense rhythms and down-home solos. Marked Cards And Loaded Dice sees STEVE AUSTIN handling guitar, bass, and vocals, and Colin Frecknall on drums, while legendary pedal steel master Dana Flood (Hall Of Fame sideman for Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, and George Jones) and fiery fiddle virtuoso Ryu Bennett add soaring, emotional depth.
This is outlaw country the way it was meant to sound: real, raw, and unforgettable.
With the album announcement, the song “Henry” arrives alongside a video for the song, directed by STEVE AUSTIN’s son Hank Austin and produced by Alex Sulock.
Watch the video for STEVE AUSTIN’s “Henry” now at THIS LOCATION.
If you missed it, watch the advance single for “So Far Gone” released at the end of 2025 HERE.
Marked Cards And Loaded Dice drops worldwide on SuperNova Records May 1st. Preorders are live at the label webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.
Marked Cards And Loaded Dice Track Listing:
1. So Far Gone
2. Henry
3. Oh Lord I’m Comin’ Home
4. Am I Just Crazy
5. Long Way To Hell
6. Lovin’ To Do
7. The Rain Keeps Comin’ Down
8. Crazy Dreams
9. I Won’t Make It Last
10. Marked Cards And Loaded Dice
11. Chestnut Mound
STEVE AUSTIN’s live shows are pure electricity—honest, urgent, and dangerously alive. Blending tracks from Marked Cards And Loaded Dice with raw covers of Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley, David Allan Coe, and Bob Dylan, he delivers traditional country with a rocking edge that cuts straight to the soul. Fans leave feeling seen, heard, and part of something real. A true survivalist and outdoorsman who loves deer hunting, fishing, four-wheeling, and wrenching on trucks, STEVE AUSTIN brings the same no-compromise authenticity to the stage that he’s always lived by. Expect extensive touring throughout 2026 and 2027.
photo by Kayla Grindle
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