Four members of Banshee in an original promo photo against green walls and red shutters

Midwesternsteel.

Born in Kansas City.
Built to be played loud.

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Kansas City, MissouriEst. 1985

Kansas City / Since 1985Melodic power metalEight releases. One band.

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Made to
be heard.

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Stay for something new.

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Banshee / 1989

1989 / Atlantic / Titanium

Race Against Time

The Atlantic debut. Eleven tracks, two guitar pieces and the song that took Banshee to MTV: Shoot Down the Night.

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Banshee performing under red stage lights

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room shake.

Music videos. Live cuts. The songs up close.

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Four decades of Banshee

A band.
A city.
A sound.

It began in a Kansas City music store warehouse in 1985. Then came the EP, Metal Blade, Atlantic, MTV and a road that kept bringing the players back together.

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Banshee together on location in an archival black and white photo

From the band archive

On stage. Backstage. Front row.

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memories loud.

Midwesternsteel.

Made tobe heard.

Race Against Time

Feel theroom shake.

A band.A city.A sound.

Keep thememories loud.

Made to
be heard.

Feel the
room shake.

A band.
A city.
A sound.

Keep the
memories loud.