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Steelgate is a heavy metal band formed in Targu Mures, Romania in 2011 from the ex-Turbo/Relax bands. The band are considered as old school metal band with influences from Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Motorhead. Its members, however, have always classified their music as 80's heavy metal

History
At the beginning of august 2011,the organizer who developed the idea of the MAROTA FESTIVAL (the annual meeting of the rockers/musicians from Targu Mures,Mr.Ercsei Ferencz contacted several underground bands to discuss about the 2th MAROTA FESTIVAL,having meetings with the members of Chrom and Relax bands at the terrace of a local pub frequently visited by rockers

During the discussion and in the search for more bands to perform on the festival,Szasz Andras (Chrom)and Gyorgy Szabolcs (Relax)recommended Puskas "Agyu" Zoltan,ex bassist of the Turbo band in 1987-89,but it was impossible to gather the band's members because of variety of  problems (health,death..),also the Relax band had issues to fully recover the band because of the refusal of the ex singer also the ex bassist was hard to be contacted.

Puskas"Agyu" Zoltan joined Gyorgy Szabolcs guitarist and Kiss "Csakesz" Sandor drummer from Relax, Szabadi Erno (Kovergep)offered his help as solo guitarist and Takacs "Gagya" Attila (Kontrax)as vocal,also Borbely Ferenc ex Relax guitarist showed up few hours before the Festival and joined the guys on the stage

With no intention for furter performances,the two bands reunited only for Marota festival and signed as Turbo/Relax for the festival because of the interest of recognition for the old fans

Turbo
In November 1987 Porkolab Szabolcs,Balla Levente, Varga Zsigmond Csaba,Laszlo Lehel and Tubuka under the influence of the Judas Priest band's Turbo Lover song, founded the Turbo band

In 1987 autumn Laszlo Lehel left the band and Puskas "Agyu'Zoltan replaced him on bass guitar

At the beginning the band used the sport hall of the school for repetitions and has to play idolization,worshiping ballads on Cântarea României festival (song of praise for Romania),but the band instead wearing school uniform to represent their school, showed up dressed in leather gear and instead of playing the ballads requested and approved by the director of the school they performed Motorhead style songs that caused counter reactions of the judges also the director got in trouble and the band members suffered several penalties ,also was retrieved the request for further repetition in the sport hall,the reason was the "damaging the building" with the "ugly noise"

Later the band was discovered by Titus Daschievici the local organizer of the activities at the Casa de Cultura a Sindicatelor Tg-Mures,(an institution that based on specific activities for developing the generation of the communist era informing about the rising level of the science,culture ...)giving to the band a place in the basement of the building for 2 hours/week and the band performed few shows on the stage of the Casa de Cultura a Sindicatelor under the explosive skills of the Laszlo "faya" Erno pyro technician and Virag "Virs" Attila sound engineer

It was forbiden to play songs from foreigner bands,also the bands had to use lyrics from romanian poets,and bring the texts to the city hall for approval,so the communist leaders can check if there is anything about instigation to revolt against the regime. The band also had problems with one of the poems (the Storm),because of the "silence before the storm mentioned" in the lyrics,that was confusing for the secretary of the youth communist party

In 1989 the band dismembered because of health problems,joining the army and the motorcycle accident of Tubuka that caused his death.

Relax
The Relax band was founded in 1986 by Kiss "Csakesz" Sandor-drums, Punka Attila-bass ,Gyorgy Szabolcs-guitar,but at the very beginning Punka Attila left the band,replaced by Mihály Laszlo on bass and Borbély Ferenc guitarist also joined the band

At the beginning,for the requirement of the era,the band was singing about the Peace and songs of plaise from romanian poets like Mihai Eminescu or George Cosbuc,then becoming popular with the epic sound of the choruses,but they were playing "half-illegal" songs from several foreigner bands

In 1987-89 the band performed on several festivals and started touring on Szeklerland as open band for Autostop-MS

At the Interferente Rock festival in 1987 the band won the Popularity award and next year they won the Best of the festival award

Member switches
The Relax band went through several members changes like Kulcsár Tibor, Cozma Adi, Mihály Laci, Borbély Ferenc, Bárczi Gyöző, Seres Ferenc ,then in 1989 the band dismembered and Gyorgy Szabolcs joined the Autostop-MS band for next few tours and shows

Background and name
After the MAROTA Festival and influences by few friends and old fans of the bands,Puskas "Agyu" Zoltan comes up with the idea of a new name for the band and the name was confirmed to be Steelgate by comparison with being pioneers of the heavy metal music in those times along with Polifon,Autostop-ms,Reflex,Chrom,Dinamic and many other local bands those had to fight with the local communist leaders and police to carry on and to keep playing heavy metal

Steelgate now
After the Marota festival,the guest members of the Turbo/Relax decided to stay with the band,except Takacs "Gagya" Attila,who was in the middle of album recording with his former Kontrax band Mr Ercsei Ferencz,the organizer of Marota Festival,also bass guitarist and former member of Autostop-MS,contacted the band again for a retro show that he used to organize with bands from the 80's,under the Retrock signature In needing of singer,this time Dan Peter the vocalist and leader of Autostop MS offered his help for the Retrock show and Kiss "Csakesz" Sandor drummer being short in time because of recording in studio with Kontrax band,but having knowledge of a few songs,was replaced from the half of the show by Ujfalvi Dezso drummer ex-Darlig,ex Stresses.