Steeld

October 2001: drummer Davide Cantoni, keyboarder Ugo Greco and singer Andrea Aerni founded a band, which stayed nameless for a while. The three met regularly in Ugo’s laundry room. Every spare minute was allotted to their common passion: New Metal music. In June 2003 guitarist Daniel Neuhaus joined the band. At the same time, as the result of a new found passion, Ugo changed from keyboards to the bass guitar. August 1, 2003 the Steeld was born. Steeld started out small by giving concerts locally and singing New Metal cover songs. Soon they were asked to be the supporting act for the Lovebugs (CH) in Pontresina and Zoo Army (D) in Uster. In September 2005, DJ Mathias Widmer joined the band. Steeld began concentrating on composing their own music instead of covering other Bands songs. They set out to create a unique sound by combining metal-riffs with rap lyrics as well as using seven string, respectively five string instruments to produce a threatening atmosphere and an aggressive sound. Steeld bring their Music to a new level by adding clean passages and melodic Hook lines to energy driven, raw sounds. Someone must listen to it to understand this unique twist in their music. In the meantime, Steeld, with a unique and grown up sound, tours the nation on a regular basis. A growing fanbase has become evident. For example: In Zürich, Steeld was voted into the finals of the contest "Rock Highway 08" by popular demand. With the release of their first EP (Extended Play) in Febuary 2009 Steeld achieved another goal in the band’s history. Spring 2010: The Band decides to record a Studio Album. Due to geographical reasons the five guys work in their homestudios in different locations all over Switzerland (Zurich, St. Gallen, Lugano, Chur and St. Moritz). Thanks to this system they are able to write and produce songs over a big distance. After a long search on 25. September 2011 they finally find a great partner to work with. A contract with Sourmash Studios and its producer Dave Snow is signed. Subsequently, the first full lenght album "Welcome to Reality" has been released on August 3rd 2012. The feedback since then has been great and Steeld could build a fanbase with fans from all over the world, from Russia to Brazil. On January 9th 2013, the video for the first single "Trip of Your Lifetime" has been released on youtube and gained up to 12000 views in just a few months. In February 2013 Steeld went on their first tour outside of Europe. The "Welcome to Reality" tour featuring concerts in St.Petersburg, Moscow, Ryazan and Smolensk has been a great success and the russian fans were really exited to see Steeld in action for the first time. The year has found a great end with a support gig for Papa Roachs "Silence is the Enemy" Tour at the Kesselhaus in Munich on November 18th 2013 and the release of the Single "Places" which has been written, recorded, mixed and produced entirely by Steeld. There will be lots of great music to come for 2014 since Steeld is planning on releasing some more singles from their debut "Welcome to Reality" and a second Album. www.steeld.com