---
title: "Chateaux"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/chateaux"
genre: "NWOBHM"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1981
disbanded: 1986
---

# Chateaux

**Chateaux** is a nwobhm band, from United Kingdom, active 1981 to 1986.

Chateaux were a new wave of British heavy metal band formed in 1981 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. They released three albums during the 1980s through Ebony Records, then home to the likes of Grim Reaper and Savage. The band is notable for launching the career of Steve Grimmett, later of Grim Reaper and Onslaught.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chateaux_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Chateaux |
| Genre | NWOBHM |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Cheltenham, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1981 |
| Disbanded | 1986 |
| Releases in catalog | 3 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Steve Grimmett](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-grimmett) | Lead vocals | 1983 to 1983 | Former |
| [Alec Houston](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alec-houston) | Bass guitar, Lead vocals | 1981 to 1983 | Former |
| [Andre Baylis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andre-baylis) | Membranophone | 1981 to 1983 | Former |
| [Chris Dadson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-dadson) | Membranophone | 1984 to 1986 | Former |
| [Krys Mason](https://themetalnet.com/musician/krys-mason) | Bass guitar, Lead vocals | 1984 to 1986 | Former |
| [Tim Broughton](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-broughton) | Guitar | 1981 to 1986 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1983 | [Chained and Desperate](https://themetalnet.com/album/f2d530ec-b11c-3a34-b79d-9dbb009b42ed) | Album |
| 1984 | [Firepower](https://themetalnet.com/album/280d35b9-5b57-3796-88d7-4efc7752a743) | Album |
| 1985 | [Highly Strung](https://themetalnet.com/album/f6f412d1-9c1b-3acc-82a1-a80717ef87ce) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together)
- [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together)
- [Savatage](https://themetalnet.com/band/savatage) (listened together)
- [Grim Reaper](https://themetalnet.com/band/grim-reaper) (shared members)
- [Onslaught](https://themetalnet.com/band/onslaught) (shared members)
- [Shiva](https://themetalnet.com/band/shiva-b99e3e79) (same tags)
- [Gunslinger](https://themetalnet.com/band/gunslinger) (same tags)
- [Vardis](https://themetalnet.com/band/vardis) (same tags)
- [Dusk](https://themetalnet.com/band/dusk-dc332189) (same tags)
- [Demon Pact](https://themetalnet.com/band/demon-pact) (same tags)
- [Aragorn](https://themetalnet.com/band/aragorn) (same tags)
- [Silk Spinster](https://themetalnet.com/band/silk-spinster) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2mL98EiVpADDYppobjKeJ7
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/11216770
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChateauxNWOBHM
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Chateaux/1585
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/de/artist/202354042

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/chateaux](https://themetalnet.com/band/chateaux). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt