Music Style Melodic European Influenced 80's Metal

Musical Influences early metal from Europe mostly

Similar Artists Iron maiden, Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Accept, Nightmare, Helloween,Queensryche, Flotsam & Jetsam

Artist History Formed in 1985 by Mike Stevens,Pat Stevens,John Kirsch, and Scott Bender. Recorded 1 demo then got Robert Sumpter on drums and Dave Patterson on bass. Recorded New Horizons in 1988. Tod Hobart replaced Sumpter shortly after demo was released. Played only one show.Band made sporatic demos until 1990 then the Stevens brothers recruited Bob Shook on guitar Phil Collier on bass and Steve Oliver on drums. They Changed their name to Held Under And recorded one CD "Dying Breed" in 1992 . They still played some songs off of Discovery "New Horizons" in their live set. The band continues to record today as Held Under.(sorry this music's old,but I thought it deserved to see the light in some way thanks to MP3.com)Check out our links page for "Nightmare" they were a great French metal band that was one of our main influences way back in '84 - '85. They are back together and it is awesome stuff! Please email with comments or questions.

Group Members Mike Stevens-vocals,Patrick Stevens-guitar,John Kirsch-guitar,Dave Patterson-bass,Robert Sumpter-drums

Location Seattle, Washington - USA

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