Steeler was a heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band formed in 1981, from the German city of Bochum

Bochum

Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...

. The band was active between 1984-1988. The founding members consisted of Peter Burtz on vocals

Singing

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, Axel Rudi Pell

Axel Rudi Pell

Axel Rudi Pell is a German guitar player, playing melodic heavy metal. He started off with the band Steeler before leaving to start his solo career in 1989 with the eponymous band Axel Rudi Pell...

 on guitar

Guitar

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, Tom Eder also on guitar, Volker Krawczak on bass

Bass guitar

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 and Jan Yildiral on drums

Drum kit

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.

The band released two albums with this lineup, one a self-titled album (Steeler) and the other titled 'Rulin' the Earth'.

After the first two albums Krawczak was replaced by Roland Hag; this new lineup released two more albums. The first was named 'Strike Back' and the other 'Undercover Animal'. After this the band split up.

Pell went on to start a successful solo career under his own name, with Krawczak on bass. His solo band is still performing and releasing songs to this day.

Discography

• Steeler (1984)
• Rulin' the Earth
  Rulin' the Earth
  Rulin' the Earth was the second album released by German heavy metal band Steeler. It was released on Earth-shaker Records in 1985.-Track listing:# "The Resolution"# "Ruling the Earth"# "Shellshock"# "Let the Blood Run Red"# "Heading for the End"...
  
  (1985)
• Strike Back (1986)
• Undercover Animal
  Undercover Animal
  Undercover Animal was the fourth, and final, album released by German heavy metal band Steeler. It was released on Steam Hammer Records in 1988. "The Deeper the Night" can be found as an additional music video on the second disc of Axel Rudi Pell's first DVD release Knight Treasures which he has...
  
  (1988)