Savage Steel
| Savage Steel | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Mississauga , Canada |
| Genre (s) | Power Metal , Progressive Metal , Thrash Metal |
| founding | 1981 |
| resolution | 1988-1989 |
| Last occupation | |
| Stephen Turrer | |
| Brian Vella | |
| Marshall Birch | |
| Paul Gleneicki | |
| former members | |
Electric bass |
Marko Talvitie |
Savage Steel was a Canadian power , progressive, and thrash metal band from Mississauga that was formed in 1981 and split up around 1988.
history
The band was formed in 1981 and consisted of singer Paul Gleneicki, guitarist Marshall Birch, bassist Mark Talvitie and drummer Brian Vella. In addition to the first appearances, the demo Scepters of Deceit followed , which contained the three songs Streets of Indecision , Switchblade Man and Night Prowler , which should also be included on the later debut album. In the summer of 1986 she performed in the United States . There the band played concerts in Los Angeles . In addition, the local radio station KNAC played the songs from the demo. Thereupon New Renaissance Records became aware of the band and took them under contract. About this appeared in 1987 the debut album Begins with a Nightmare , which was available in Europe through US Metal Records . Stephen Turrer was the new bass player on the 1988 album Do or Die , which was produced by Steve Negus . Then the band broke up. In 1989 the guitarist Marshall Birch and the drummer Brian Vella founded the band Assailant together with other members.
style
According to Götz Kühnemund from Metal Hammer, the band play varied, medium-paced Metal on Begins with a Nightmare . Paul Gleneicki's singing is clear and melodious, in contrast to the rough guitar sound. Martin Popoff wrote in his book The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 2: The Eighties that the band sounded complex on the album and drew comparisons to Annihilator . Popoff described the second album Do or Die as progressive speed metal , with the vocals being extremely high. He described the music as a mix of Watchtower , Atheist , Late 1980s Riot , Overkill , Death Angel , Destruction , Mekong Delta , Voivod and Mordred .
Discography
- 1984: Assault Attack Tour (demo, self-release)
- 1985: Scepters of Deceit (demo, self-published)
- 1987: Begins with a Nightmare (Album, New Renaissance Records / US Metal Records (Europe))
- 1988: Do or Die (Album, Maze Music )
Web links
- Savage Steel at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Savage Steel. Discogs , accessed September 30, 2013 .
- ^ Savage Steel . In: Metal Hammer . June 1987, p. 117 .
- ↑ Garry Sharpe-Young : AZ of Thrash Metal . Cherry Red Books, London 2002, ISBN 1-901447-09-X , pp. 352 f .
- ↑ SAVAGE STEEL. (No longer available online.) Rockdetector.com, archived from the original on October 4, 2013 ; accessed on September 30, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Götz Kühnemund : Savage Steel . Begins with a nightmare. In: Metal Hammer . July 1987, p. 49 .
- ↑ Martin Popoff : The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 2: The Eighties . Collectors Guide Ltd, Burlington, Ontario, Canada 2005, ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5 , pp. 312 .
