Background
Steele grew up in New Milford, New Jersey and lived there until 1978, when he moved into Manhattan.
Steele grew up in New Milford, New Jersey and lived there until 1978, when he moved into Manhattan.
He was replaced by Doyle. They are both in the band RIP that started in 2013. The house he had lived in later became the base for Post Mortem records, a label he founded.
Steele was the guitarist for Parrotox, Slash and The Whorelords before joining in 1978.
While with, he performed on the Horror Business, Night of the Living Dead and 3 Hits from Hell EPs and his playing can also be heard on the Beware and Halloween EPs as well as the "missing" Misfits album 12 Hits from Hell. After being replaced in October 1980 by Jerry Only"s younger brother Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Steele formed with Chris Natz and Patrick Blanck.
The band released their debut European Parliament, 9 Toes Later, in 1982, which Glenn Danzig helped finance. have undergone many personnel changes throughout the years and today, Steele is the only remaining original member and chief songwriter of the band. He has also played with Sloppy Seconds, Times Square, The Migraines, and The Graveyard School, and appeared in several movies.
He is the current guitar player, songwriter, and sole original member of punk band The Undead. He has been a member of multiple other bands, most notably, as the second guitarist of The Misfits.
