NEW YORK CITY, NY (November 4, 2025) — Hard-rock and metal powerhouse Steve Gordon MIA officially impacts U.S. commercial rock and metal radio today with his explosive new single “BROKEN” (feat. Ray West of Spread Eagle). The track is the #6 most added song at metal radio and lands on the metal radio chart at #34 its first week.
Driven by Gordon’s massive riffs, haunting atmosphere, and West’s electrifying vocal firepower, BROKEN fuses the emotional weight of classic metal with the precision and punch of modern production. It follows Gordon’s prior charting single “We Go To War” (feat. Ray West), which also reached #18 with strong national airplay.
Importantly, the collaboration between Steve Gordon MIA and Ray West is not a band, but part of Gordon’s solo vision. Ray West has lent his voice to both “We Go To War” and “BROKEN” as a featured vocalist, while the upcoming Steve Gordon MIA album, arriving December 2025, will also showcase a mix of instrumental hard rock/metal tracks and songs featuring other well-known singers across the heavy music spectrum. This approach emphasizes Gordon’s role as a guitarist, songwriter, and producer curating a diverse and powerful project.
Listen to BROKEN: https://hypeddit.com/stevegordonmia/broken
Steve Gordon MIA – BROKEN (feat. Ray West): https://youtu.be/zWRarmCnHvY
The single continues Gordon’s creative partnership with Ray West, best known as the frontman of NYC hard rockers Spread Eagle. Together, they deliver another explosive performance that blends modern heavy metal intensity with the raw, emotional edge of classic hard rock.
“‘Broken’ is about having that craving or addiction you can’t live without,” says Gordon. “ It consumes you. If you can’t have it, it drives you insane. It controls your thoughts and makes you do things you’ll regret just to satisfy that hunger.”
Ray West adds, “ When the thing that comforts your addictive brain suddenly betrays you, you’re left broken. You can either lay down and die — or fight back and take control of your life. And sometimes taking control leads to an act of violence.”
Recently, Gordon’s instrumental single “Pharaoh Lives” gained radio exposure and charted internationally entering at #8 in Germany’s Instrumental Rock charts alongside heavyweights like Metallica at (#1), Megadeth, Testament, and Slayer. That same day, the track debuted at #1 in Los Angeles on the Best of Hard Rock/Metal charts by Bad Wolf Records. The achievement highlights not only U.S. momentum but also growing global traction.
About Steve Gordon
A veteran musician, Steve Gordon has played guitar on dozens of Gold and Platinum records across genres, collaborating with icons such as Rob Thomas, Rod Stewart, Celine Dion, Phil Collins, Bon Jovi, Frank Sinatra, Wu-Tang Clan, Brian Howe (Bad Company), James Ingram, Natalie Cole, Betty Wright, Phyllis Hyman, Rita Marley, Crew to Crew (Motley Crüe/2 Live Crew), Inner Circle, and Tito Jackson.
As a mixer and producer, his credits also include projects with Regina Belle, Aretha Franklin, Prince, Natalie Cole, Donell Jones, Tony Braxton, Najee, David Sanborn, Kirk Whalum, Howard Hewitt (Shalamar), Matt Kramer (Saigon Kick) and Morgan Wallen—where he mixed half of Wallen’s Stand Alone (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), which reached the Top 15 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart. Gordon mixed Donell Jones’ albums Forever (#8 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) and Lyrics (#20 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums), including the singles “Forever” (#14 R&B Singles) and “Love Like This” (Top 5 R&B Singles).
Gordon is also a Grammy-nominated engineer for Betty Wright & The Roots’ song titled “Surrender” and was personally asked by Regina Belle to remix all her #1 hits—including “A Whole New World,” “Baby Come to Me,” and “Make It Like It Was.”
Through the 1980s and 1990s, Gordon became a highly sought-after ghost session guitarist, frequently flown to New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago just days before a record release to repair and replace guitar parts for major record company releases. Often called in when artwork and album covers were already finalized and ready for immediate distribution worldwide, record executives and A&R departments trusted him to make the subtle but crucial changes that elevated tracks to their final, polished versions.
One of the most notable examples was when Gordon was called by manager Doc McGhee and producer Barry Mraz to step in on “Heart of America”—a song written by Bon Jovi for Farm Aid—where he replaced Richie Sambora’s guitar parts due to untold circumstances. He also contributed guitar work to Rob Thomas’ early band Tabitha’s Secret (the precursor to Matchbox Twenty) and played guitar on two songs on the Wu-Tang Clan album Iron Flag.
Because of his consistent ability to rescue and transform songs just days or hours before a release, Steve Gordon was often referred to as the “SECRET WEAPON”—the guitarist who could elevate a track to Top 40 Billboard chart success with his parts and additions. His behind-the-scenes work helped many artists achieve recognition that pushed them to icon status.
As Gordon was fully aware in his role as a ghost guitarist for some of rock and pop’s most iconic artists, he knew his name would not appear in the liner notes. However, his contributions were still formally recognized after release through lifetime royalties paid by AIE for all his ghosting sessions, cementing his status as an essential but often unseen contributor to many top charting records still played worldwide on radio every day worldwide.
In addition to his recording and session work, Gordon has placed about 27 songs in major films and soundtracks, including “The Little Things” starring Denzel Washington, “80 For Brady” starring Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Rita Moreno, Lily Tomlin, and NFL legend Tom Brady, and “Mafia Mama” starring Toni Collette and Monica Bellucci. His work also extends to Disney movies & soundtracks, as well as placements across Netflix, HBO, and Paramount, showcasing his versatility and wide-reaching impact.
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