The band was born in Genoa in October 1996 and in December of this year came the first demo-tape with four songs: the first versions of "Kingdom", "Out of the Darkness", "The Island" and "Storied Windows". This demo-tape have got a contract soon with "Underground Symphony".
The first "Shadows of Steel" line-up was: Wild Steel (vocals), Andrew Mc Pauls (keyboards), Steve Vawamas (bass), Andre la Fisic (guitar) and Gianca (drums).
With polite of Frank Andiver and other Labyrinth's members, Shadows of Steel recorded their debute-album at Zenith recordings in Lucca; it saw the light in November 1997.
In March 1998 the band have started a new work: a double mini-CD "Twilight". It contains three new songs, a remake of "Fly Away" from latest record and some covers of '80's american metal bands.
During recording session Frank Andiver, producer of the first album yet, become officially a member of the band, while Andrew Mc Pauls leaved definitively and got into Labyrinth. This situation skidded "Twilight" went out in December '98. In "Twilight" as special guests have participated Vic Mazzoni (Projecto) at guitars and Andrea "The Tower" Torricini (Vision Divine, Wonderland) at bass.
The band stabilized with enterance of two new guitarists: Yackson and Ice Reaven. Shadows of Steel have started a lavoration of a new full-lenghth album "Second Floor", forseen in the first part of year 2000.
With the enterance of Francis Scarlet on keyboards the band is complete now and in March 2000 have released a new single "Heroes".
