Agent Steel is an American speed metal band from Los Angeles, California that was formed in 1984 by singer John Cyriis (birth name "Jean Pierre"),and drummer Chuck Profus. The band released two full length albums and one EP before disbanding in 1988. They were most notable for Cyriis's high-pitched vocals, catchy songs, melodic riffs and fast tempos mixed in with their unusual (in heavy metal) UFO's, and differential Anthropology -as the bands so...
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Agent Steel is an American speed metal band from Los Angeles, California that was formed in 1984 by singer John Cyriis (birth name "Jean Pierre"),and drummer Chuck Profus. The band released two full length albums and one EP before disbanding in 1988. They were most notable for Cyriis's high-pitched vocals, catchy songs, melodic riffs and fast tempos mixed in with their unusual (in heavy metal) UFO's, and differential Anthropology -as the bands song/lyrical themes. The band reformed in 1999 and has released three full length albums since.
In 1983 a demo, Produced by Dan McConomy, was released by a speed metal band named Sceptre which contained two future Agent Steel songs: "Taken By Force" and "144,000 Gone". The guitarist on this demo was called "John Camps" who is confirmed to be "Cyriis" ("Jean Pierre" ), the founder (along with "Chuck Profus")-of Agent Steel. Camps, Profus, and McConomy had all met at University Highschool in West Los Angeles. "Taken By Force" also appeared on the...
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