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Guitar. bass. Years active. 1993–1996. 2011–2014. Formerly of. Slipknot. Donnie Steele is an American musician, best known as one of two original guitarists of the heavy metal band Slipknot. Steele co-founded Slipknot in 1995, performing on the band's debut demo Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.
1995 – in attività. Strumento. chitarra, basso. Gruppi. Slipknot, Body Pit. Modifica dati su Wikidata · Manuale. Donnie Steele ( Des Moines, 31 dicembre 1967) è un chitarrista e bassista statunitense, noto per essere stato il primo chitarrista degli Slipknot, con i quali pubblicò il demo Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. .
- 1995 – in attività
As guitarists, the band decided to invite Brainard and local musician Donnie Steele, bringing their lineup to six members. The band made their public debut on November 5 at a benefit show in Des Moines, using the name Meld.
- 1995–present
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- Personal Life and Career
Donnie Steele was the original guitarist for Slipknot recruited even before Josh Brainard. He played guitar on the bands first album, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. Before Slipknot, Steele was also in a band with current Slipknot member Mick Thompson, and former Slipknot Members Paul Gray and Anders Colsefni called Body Pit. Steele left the band primarily because he had a lot on his mind spiritually, and other parts of his life needed a lot more attention.
After the death of the band's bassist, Paul Gray, Donnie Steele rejoined Slipknot as a touring bassist. Jim Root revealed that he was involved with a few of the studio recordings of ".5 The Gray Chapter" but had ultimately declined to rejoin Slipknot full-time in favor of starting a family with his wife. He was replaced by Alessandro Venturella as the band's bassist.
Donnie Steele was born in Des Moines, Iowa with his father living out in the country and his mother living in the city. He first took interest in playing guitar when he was 13 but did not get his first guitar until the age of 14 and loved it from the first minute. He was open minded with his music, playing metal, rock, blues and classical.
He initially took lessons, but in 1988 he started working in Ye Olde Guitar Shop in Des Moines, Iowa and still teaches lessons there to this day.
Donnie was in several bands in high school, a Christian rock band being one of them. He eventually ended up in a band with Paul Gray and Ernie McGinn that eventually dissolved. Eventually Paul Gray invited Donnie to the band "Body Pit." and eventually ended up in Slipknot.
After he departed from Slipknot, however he has been in many bands. Most notable of which being Killpact with Ernie McGinn, who eventually passed away. He is currently recording a progressive metal, fusion instrumental project with Nick Medina.
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24 giu 2020 · Il duo persuase Paul Gray a tornare sui suoi passi e, integrò alla formazione i chitarristi Donnie Steele e Josh Brainard. Joey Jordison, membro fondatore della Thrash Metal Band dei Modifidious, contribuì a dare un tocco tecnico alla band. Questo primo nucleo prese il nome di Meld e debuttò dal vivo il 4 dicembre del 1995.
21 set 2022 · Slipknot’s live shows around the period between 1995 and 1998 were occasionally shambolic affairs, played out in bars in the bad part of town to at best indifferent and at worst hostile crowds. Line-ups changed: original guitarists Donnie Steele and Josh Brainard left, the former after he “found Christ”, the latter lost interest.
Donnie Steele è un chitarrista e bassista statunitense, noto per essere stato il primo chitarrista degli Slipknot, con i quali pubblicò il demo Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat..
