---
title: "Steeler"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/steeler-eb81961a"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1981
disbanded: 1984
---

# Steeler

**Steeler** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active 1981 to 1984.

Steeler was an early 1980s American heavy metal band formed in 1981 in Nashville, Tennessee by vocalist Ron Keel. The band released its self-titled sole album on Shrapnel Records in 1983. Soon after, Ron dissolved the band to form his band Keel. Steeler is also notable for featuring then-emerging guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, who left to form Alcatrazz shortly after the self-titled album and launch a solo career.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeler_(American_band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Steeler |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Nashville, United States |
| Formed | 1981 |
| Disbanded | 1984 |
| Releases in catalog | 1 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Yngwie Malmsteen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/yngwie-malmsteen) |  |  | Current |
| [Ron Keel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ron-keel) |  |  | Current |
| [Kurt James](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kurt-james) |  |  | Current |
| [Greg Chaisson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/greg-chaisson) |  |  | Current |
| [Michael Dunigan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-dunigan) |  |  | Current |
| [Tim Morrison](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-morrison) |  |  | Current |
| [Mark Edwards](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-edwards) | Drums (drum set) | 1982 to 1983 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1983 | [Steeler](https://themetalnet.com/album/c1297724-5178-3659-8abb-3646cf0b92a2) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Tygers of Pan Tang](https://themetalnet.com/band/tygers-of-pan-tang) (listened together)
- [Alice Cooper](https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-cooper-ee58c59f) (listened together)
- [T.T. Quick](https://themetalnet.com/band/t-t-quick) (listened together)
- [Impellitteri](https://themetalnet.com/band/impellitteri) (listened together)
- [Bitch](https://themetalnet.com/band/bitch) (listened together)
- [Lion](https://themetalnet.com/band/lion) (shared members)
- [Riot V](https://themetalnet.com/band/riot-v) (shared members)
- [Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force](https://themetalnet.com/band/yngwie-j-malmsteen-s-rising-force) (shared members)
- [Alcatrazz](https://themetalnet.com/band/alcatrazz) (shared members)
- [Wild Dogs](https://themetalnet.com/band/wild-dogs) (shared members)
- [Keel](https://themetalnet.com/band/keel) (shared members)
- [Generation Axe](https://themetalnet.com/band/generation-axe) (shared members)

## Official and external links

- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/111312
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/128653755
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Steeler/1693
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Bok9cwEPeFS6vv7iVrkDj

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/steeler-eb81961a](https://themetalnet.com/band/steeler-eb81961a). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt