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Bethlehem Steel
by crucifyd Sat May 25, 2019 3:29 am
Does anybody remember a "christian" metal band in the 80's called Bethlehem Steel? or maybe a song by that title?
Whatever it is I'm thinking of I vividly remember listening to this (band or song) in the high school shop parking lot, in the 64 1/2 Mustang, on cassette, through twin rear deck 6x9s.
*** MID-POST UPDATE ***
I'm listening to the song Tell The Truth by Philadelphia as I write this and I'm wondering if this is actually what I'm thinking of...
Either way, I still have a strong memory of a band called Bethlehem Steel, but I cant find anything about them online...
How about you?
Whatever it is I'm thinking of I vividly remember listening to this (band or song) in the high school shop parking lot, in the 64 1/2 Mustang, on cassette, through twin rear deck 6x9s.
*** MID-POST UPDATE ***
I'm listening to the song Tell The Truth by Philadelphia as I write this and I'm wondering if this is actually what I'm thinking of...
Either way, I still have a strong memory of a band called Bethlehem Steel, but I cant find anything about them online...
How about you?
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Tombie Sat May 25, 2019 8:16 am
Yep, I saw them in concert with Watchmen back in the late 80s/early 90s. I believe that they were from the Seattle area.
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by crucifyd Sat May 25, 2019 8:19 am
hmmm... maybe I saw them as well then, I'm near Seattle.
was it just them and Watchmen?
do you remember what the music was like? comparison?
was it just them and Watchmen?
do you remember what the music was like? comparison?
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Tombie Sat May 25, 2019 9:46 am
It's been so long ago but I remember really liking them. I think Lifesaver or something like that also played. They were definitely metal..
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Xid Sat May 25, 2019 11:12 am
Bethlehem Steel. Now there's a name I haven't hear in many, many moons. I had a copy of their demo that's gotten lost somewhere along the way. I can't remember the band members' names except for Chris Steel, the vocalist. They were from Seattle. The only lyric I remember is:
Lord, I just fell down
Scraped my spiritual knee along the ground
One of the first bands I was in were going to back Chris and the guitarist up for small gig, but it never came to fruition. Though we did start rehearsals.
Lord, I just fell down
Scraped my spiritual knee along the ground
One of the first bands I was in were going to back Chris and the guitarist up for small gig, but it never came to fruition. Though we did start rehearsals.
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Pershing1134 Sat May 25, 2019 1:00 pm
My brother played drums for Bethlehem Steele. Watchmen did a show at the Temple Theater in Tacoma and Bethlehem Steele opened for them. They also opened for Whitecross on the Hammer & Nail tour, along with Vigilance.
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by MikeInFla Sat May 25, 2019 7:25 pm
If there are any samples out there I'd like to hear them. I've never heard of this band and always love to discover a band I missed the first time around.
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by crucifyd Sat May 25, 2019 7:33 pm
Hammer & Nail tour, maybe that's where I saw them...
Pershing, you wouldn't know where / how to get a hold of some audio would you?
Pershing, you wouldn't know where / how to get a hold of some audio would you?
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Pershing1134 Sun May 26, 2019 1:20 am
Been working on trying to convert songs from old cassettes to mp3....stay tuned...crucifyd wrote:Hammer & Nail tour, maybe that's where I saw them...
Pershing, you wouldn't know where / how to get a hold of some audio would you?
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Tombie Sun May 26, 2019 8:36 am
Cool.. I went to the show with Watchmen... it was great. Would love to hear some tunes from them.
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by crucifyd Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:26 pm
Pershing1134 wrote:Been working on trying to convert songs from old cassettes to mp3....stay tuned...crucifyd wrote:Hammer & Nail tour, maybe that's where I saw them...
Pershing, you wouldn't know where / how to get a hold of some audio would you?
Perishing, anything ever come of this?
There is next to nothing about this band anywhere.
I found a track called "Man Enough" by a Bethlehem Steele on a
compilation record from 1985.
Although I don't know for sure it's them, pretty high odds
as the cover says they are from from Mountlake Terrace, WA
(incorrectly spelled Montlake)...
https://thecorroseum.org/comps/coversbig/metalmeltdown1-back.gif
the track is on bandcamp
https://pig-records.bandcamp.com/track/man-enough
and a not so glowing review I came across said:
Sloppy semi-ballad and a major disappointment considering the cool band name.
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Xid Mon Aug 08, 2022 1:04 am
That's them! I haven't heard that song in a long, long time.
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Sevenoneself Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:48 am
Xid wrote:The only lyric I remember is:
Lord, I just fell down
Scrapped my spiritual knee along the ground
I literally laughed out loud when I read this--brought a smile to the beginning of my day!
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Constantine Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:20 pm
It's really cool to discover these underground 80's bands who came and went.
I've never heard of them before but Vigilance was mentioned and I did used to have their demo (might still have it? Not sure). I also am a big Watchmen fan.
I've never heard of them before but Vigilance was mentioned and I did used to have their demo (might still have it? Not sure). I also am a big Watchmen fan.
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Xid Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:55 pm
The cheesy lyric or the 3 year old typo?Sevenoneself wrote:Xid wrote:The only lyric I remember is:
Lord, I just fell down
Scrapped my spiritual knee along the ground
I literally laughed out loud when I read this--brought a smile to the beginning of my day!
Should be "scraped".
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Temple of Blood Tue Aug 23, 2022 3:17 pm
What exactly does "Bethlehem Steel" mean anyway?
I know I'm asking too much here but combining Away in a Manger with Conan is pretty inane.
I know I'm asking too much here but combining Away in a Manger with Conan is pretty inane.
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Re: Bethlehem Steel
by Xid Thu Sep 01, 2022 10:48 pm
Bethlehem Steel was a steel manufacturer in Seattle. If I remember correctly the band couldn't permission to use the name thus the spelling of the band's name Bethlehem Steele. The vocalist went by the stage name Chris Steele.
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