American Steel

American Steel is an American punk rock band formed in 1995 in Oakland, California. When offered their first show, the group took their name from the block-long sign on the warehouse across the street. After playing at parties and smaller venues around the Bay Area for over a year, and undergoing several lineup changes, the band bought a van and embarked on their first tour of the US, lasting 32 days and covering 12,000 miles.

After returning from tour, American Steel recorded their eponymous first album for San Francisco's New Disorder Records.

In the spring of 1999, American Steel signed to Lookout! and released ''Rogue's March'' in October 1999. The recording process was intermittent, due to guitarist Ryan's initial diagnosis and early battle with leukemia. 2000 saw the band tour in both the U.S. and Canada, including appearances at South by Southwest and CMJ. Their third full-length, ''Jagged Thoughts'' followed in 2001.

Following this, American Steel changed their name and sound in 2002, becoming Communiqué.

The band reunited in 2007, and signed to Fat Wreck Chords. They released a new album entitled ''Destroy Their Future'' on October 2, 2007. They toured with Alkaline Trio in the summer of 2008 and with Donots in the fall of 2008 in Europe. In March 2009 they announced recording had begun on a second album for Fat Wreck Chords, ''Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts'', which was released July 21, 2009.

Members

* Rory Henderson- Vocals, Guitar
* Ryan Massey- Guitar, Vocals
* John Peck- Bass, Vocals
* Scott Healy- Drums

Discography

7-inch singles and EPs

*''Hope Wanted'' (1996)
*''Every New Morning'' (Cheetah Records, 1998)
*"Fat Club" 7" (Fat Wreck Chords, 2000)
*"State of Grace" 7" (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)

Albums

*''American Steel'' (New Disorder, 1998)
*''Rogue's March'' (Lookout!, 1999)
*''Jagged Thoughts'' (Lookout, 2001)
*''Destroy Their Future'' (Fat Wreck, 2007)
*''Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts'' (Fat Wreck, 2009)

Compilation appearances

*"One Of These Days (demo)" from ''Worse Than Alternative: Its Another Punk Comp'' 1997
*"Latchkey Kid" (alternate), "Whos Counting?" from ''Ramencore'' 1997 oth exclusive*"Close Enough Away" from ''Live at KZSU 1998'' ive*"Loaded Gun (demo)" from ''This Ain't Rocket Science'' 1999
*"Got A Backbeat" aken from ''Rogue's March'' from ''Lookout! Freakout'' (Lookout!, 2000)
*"Turn It Out" aken from ''Jagged Thoughts''and "Shrapnel (demo version)" xclusive track from ''Lookout! Freakout episode 2'' (Lookout!, 2001)
*"More Like A Dream", from ''Lookout! Freakout episode 3'' (Lookout!, 2003) xclusive track*"Maria" from ''Kitestringing: The Prison Literature Project'' lbum version*"Trust" from ''A Little Something For Everyone'' (New Disorder) lbum version*"Mean Streak" from ''Hanuk-Comp: From The Dreidel To The Grave'' (Fat Wreck Chords, 2008) lbum version*"Dead And Broken" from ''Let Them Know: The Story Of Youth Brigade And BYO Records'' (BYO Records, 2009) lkaline Trio cover, exclusive*"Tear the Place Apart" from ''Harder, Fatter, Louder'' (Fat Wreck Chords, 2010)
*"Dark Corner" from ''The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute'' (Fat Wreck Chords, 2013) ony Sly cover

Soundtrack/movie appearances

*"New Religion Every Day" from ''The New Guy'' 2002 (Courtesy of Lookout! Records) *Not included on feature soundtrack

References

External links

American Steel's page at Lookout Records
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Full Live set from The Fest 6Synthesis.net Interview with American Steel

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Punk rock groups from California
Musical groups from Oakland, California
Musical groups established in 1995
Fat Wreck Chords artists