Person · Male
Bill Steer
- From
- Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
- Since
- 1969–present
- Releases
- 0
- metal
About
William Geoffrey Steer (born 3 December 1969) is a British guitarist and co-founder of the extreme metal band Carcass. He is considered a pioneer and an essential contributor to grindcore and death metal due to his involvement in Napalm Death and Carcass, two of the most important bands of those genres. Presently he plays with Gentlemans Pistols, the reactivated Carcass and appeared as a live second guitarist for Angel Witch from 2011 to 2015.
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The style of Steer's guitar work on early Napalm Death releases has been described as a "frenzied, distorted blur".
Member of
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Carcass background vocals, guitar
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Napalm Death guitar
Links
Also known as
Gratuitously Brutal Asphyxiator of Ulcerated Pyoxanthous Goitres · William Geoffrey Steer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- cd7cef7b-3049-4738-9ac3-29bc274fdcfc
- IPI
- 00177335943
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.