Steeler 2687401 215154023 2008-05-26T23:08:53Z Angry Shoplifter 7085109 {{Unreferenced|date=January 2008}} {{otheruses1|the American heavy metal band}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = Steeler | Img = Steeler album.jpeg | Img_capt = Steeler Album Cover, 1983. | Img_size = 200 | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Alias = | Origin = [[Nashville]], [[United States]] | Genre = [[Heavy Metal music|Heavy Metal]]<br>[[Glam Metal]] | Years_active = 1981-1984 | Label = [[Shrapnel Records]] | Associated_acts = [[Keel (band)|Keel]]<br>[[Alcatrazz]]<br>[[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]]<br>[[Stryper]]<br>[[Die Happy (band)|Die Happy]] | URL = | Current_members = | Past_members = [[Ron Keel]]<br>[[Yngwie Malmsteen]]<br>[[Michael Dunigan]]<br>[[Bobby Eva]]<br>[[Tim Morrison]]<br>[[Mark Edwards]]<br>[[Rik Fox]]<br>[[Kurt James]]<br>[[Greg Chaisson]]<br>[[Bobby Marks]] | Notable_instruments = }} '''Steeler''' was an early 1980s American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band from [[Nashville]]. Band members included [[Ron Keel]] on [[vocals]] and [[guitar]], [[Michael Dunigan]] on [[lead guitar]], [[Bobby Eva]] on [[drums]] and [[Tim Morrison]] on [[bass guitar|bass]]. They released a 45rpm vinyl single called 'Cold Day in Hell' and the [[B-side]] had the song 'Take Her Down'. Eva left the band after a short while and was replaced by [[drummer]] [[Mark Edwards]]. This new line-up did not last long and released no albums or singles. Soon, Dunigan and Morrison left Steeler and were replaced by [[Rik Fox]] on [[bass guitar|bass]] and an 18 year old [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[guitarist]], [[Yngwie Malmsteen]]. The new line-up released the band's first album, Steeler, it saw moderate commercial success and is now a sought after album for many fans of Malmsteen and Keel. The final line-up of Steeler saw the departure of Malmsteen, Fox and Edwards who were all replaced by [[Kurt James]] on lead guitar, [[Greg Chaisson]] on bass and [[Bobby Marks]] on drums. This line-up also released no albums or singles. Due to constant change in band members, Steeler never got the major record label it required and Keel decided to split up the band and start a new project. During Steeler's short time in the world of Heavy Metal, the band became quite popular in LA and even performed to some sold out venues. Long after the split of the band, Keel felt it was appropriate to produce a compilation album with songs from the single, album, live show bootlegs and unreleased tracks. This album was released in 2005 and was titled 'Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology.' ==Legacy== [[Ron Keel]] later formed his own project, [[Keel (band)|Keel]], with moderate commercial success later in the 1980s. [[Yngwie Malmsteen]] was also [[lead guitarist]] for the band [[Alcatrazz]], including Graham Bonnett (all vocals), Gary Shea (bass), Jan Uvena (drums) and Jimmy Waldo (keyboards). They released one album under this lineup ("[[No Parole From Rock N' Roll]]") and a live release, "[[Live Sentence]]". Later, [[Malmsteen]] began his solo project, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, which went on to produce numerous albums with a considerably increased commercial success. ==Discography== * [[Cold Day in Hell]] (single) * [[Steeler (album)|Steeler]] released on [[Shrapnel Records]] [[1983]] * [[Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology]] released [[Majestic Rock Records]] on [[2005]] [[Category:Tennessee heavy metal musical groups]] [[de:Steeler (USA)]] [[es:Steeler]] [[it:Steeler]] [[sv:Steeler]]