The Steal were an English

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band, from

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and

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History

They formed in late 2005, and were influenced by

Minor Threat Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson. MacKaye and Nelson had played in several other bands together, and recruited bassist Brian Baker and guitaris ...

, 7 Seconds and Kid Dynamite. In 2006 they completed a UK tour with American punk bands Set Your Goals and

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. They were signed to

Banquet Records Banquet Records is a record shop in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. Formerly part of the Beggars Banquet Records retail chain, it became fully independent in 2002. It stocks a broad range of music on both vinyl and CD. The establishment is ...

, who organise shows in and around the Kingston upon Thames area in Greater London. In July 2006 the band recorded a live session for

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's The Lock Up show. In August 2007, the band released their debut

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in the U.S. on Get Outta Town Records, and toured the US East Coast. Shortly after this went on an unofficial hiatus for seven months at the end of which, in April 2008, they toured with Against Me! and released some new material in the way of a split 7-inch

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with another Brighton band, Beat Express. In 2008, the band began writing their second album, ''

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'' in

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, England. The album was recorded in two days. It was released on 29 September 2008. In this year the band recorded a second live session for The Lock Up show. They played their final concert at The Peel on 18 September 2009, in their hometown of Kingston upon Thames, supporting

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. The band split into two, forming

Sauna Youth Sauna Youth is a London-based post-punk band formed by ex-members of punk bands The Steal and Captain Everything! in 2009. They have released three albums, ''Dreamlands'' (2012), ''Distractions'' (2015), and ''Deaths'' (2018), plus various sin ...

and Pacer. Bassist

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has also released four albums and two splits of solo material that dates back to 2004 before The Steal began.

Band members

*Richard Phoenix: drums *Mark Pavey: vocals *Lindsay Corstorphine: guitar *

: bass guitar

Discography

EPs

Albums

External links

Official websiteOfficial MySpace profile
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