Crimson Steel's debut album is OUT NOW! Click the button below to listen!
Crimson Steel's debut album is OUT NOW! Click the button below to listen!
Drawing inspiration from the foundation of Heavy Metal, bands such as Judas Priest, RJD era Sabbath, Riot, Iron Maiden, Crimson Glory, Savatage, and DIO, Raleigh, North Carolina metal band CRIMSON STEEL has been called one of “The Leaders of New Wave” Of Traditional Heavy Metal (NWOTHM) since the October 29, 2022 release of their debut Album, “Night Creatures”.
Initially founded by Bass Guitarist Joel McGee (Vodoo, ex-ChainGunn, ex-Mark of Cain, ex-Odin’s Cross, ex-Wit’s End) and Andrew Kellman (Ripchorde Released) in 2018 under the name Ripchorde Released, the band evolved into a 5-piece and was renamed Crimson Steel in 2022.
Stan Cordry (Half Drunk & Hollow Eyed, ex-Hated Existence, ex-Adam Albright and The Unstables) joined in the summer of 2019. Original vocalist Jeff Ivey (Voodoo, ex-Dethcadence, ex-Ripchorde Released) was added shortly thereafter, and the four-piece played their first show together as Ripchorde Released in November of 2019. In the spring of 2021, Vocalist Iris Obispo (Amaltheia, ex-American Empire, ex-Shoot to Thrill) came onboard following the departure of Jeff Ivey.
In 2022 the band started work on their debut album, with recording and mixing by Stephen Cline in Raleigh, NC, Tiny Mr. Ferndale studio. By September 2022 the album was being mastered by the legendary Jaime King in Winston Salem, NC, and was released in October 2022 as Crimson Steel “Night Creatures”.
The direction of Crimson Steel's sound evolved into a need for 2 guitarists. Guitarist Elio Romero (Dogbane, Cerebus, ex-Salvacion) was officially announced as a full-time member on October 25, 2022, following the departure of Andrew Kellman to pursue Ripchorde Released as an independent project.
In December 2022, Guitarist David Ryan (Voodoo, ex-Accelerator, ex-Action Heroes), who Stan and Joel have worked with in the past and currently plays with Joel in the band “Voodoo” became available and was the natural choice to complete the Crimson Steel lineup. David and Elio’s styles blend well and complete the vision and signature sound that is CRIMSON STEEL.
In Spring of 2023 CRIMSON STEEL will be live again supporting the release of their debut album “Night Creatures”.
Work has already begun on new material for the release of the next chapter in the CRIMSON STEEL discography.
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