Their appearance at the Rock Hard Festival got canceled. They will play at the Keep It True festival under a different name with singer Rick Mythiasin.
http://www.keep-it-true.de/

Quote:

“We'd like to clarify false rumors in the press that state that Rick Mythiasin is the new singer of AGENT STEEL; that is not the case whatsoever; Rick filled in for John Cyriis for the inaugural 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise and did a tremendous job. When we reunited with original vocalist John Cyriis for Thrash Domination 2010 in Japan, our intention was that as long as things were moving in a positive working direction that we would forge ahead and perform reunion shows in 2011. As of now, we have reached the inevitable fork in the road; having worked unimaginably hard into making this recent reunion a solid reality, a difficult situation has turned much more complicated which has forced the cancellation of AGENT STEEL at the Keep It True Festival in Germany this upcoming April. As a symbol of dedication to the fans, the music, and the A S legacy alike, we are excited to announce that the organizer of this festival has invited the band members to still perform, but under a different moniker, and singer Rick Mythiasin has been officially invited as the vocalist to join us onstage, once again, devastate all that witness.“

Quote:

"Out of nowhere John Cyrris knocked on our door somewhere last year and told us he wanted back in the band. He'd became older and wiser and wanted to make things up after 22 years. We did perform 2 shows with him in Japan but it turned out he was crazier than ever! He doesn't have things all together and his moodswings are inexplainable. A week ago he called me to say he wasn't doing the cruiseship gig with us. So James Riveira and Rick Mythiasin stepped in for him. We had 2 days to rehearse in Miami so that's why they have lyric sheets..."

I'm not surprised... John Cyriis is a flake.

Not shocking, but still sad.

it is sad..

Haha... not really too familiar with Cyrus but the things I read about him he seemed like a loon. Thats a shame though I did like his singing on the albums he was on. Their other vocalist was pretty good as well. Just goes to show you that alls it takes is just one idiot to ruin something good.

Hank Hill on John Cyriis:

"That there Agent Steel Boy ain't right."

LSS

Lead Singer Syndrome

That's too bad

Yes, it is. I love Agent Steel's early stuff, but the problems they were having with him back then were pretty critical and some people never change.

I recall predicting this at some point here or on another forum ...

Rick is an incredible singer. One of the best in metal. I'd love to see them play with him. Or record.

Who knows. They might do something at some time with Cyriis ... another few shows ... maybe an EP ... but they won't be anywhere near as active as they were with Bruce and yet the band was constantly asked about Cyriis and told they needed to reunite. Enjoy the reunion fanboys!

I told Juan (guitarist) this wasn't gonna work. Cyriis is a cry baby. Unprofessional, demanding, and always wants to be in charge. I prefer Bruce Hall, their albums with him were so much stronger. I hope they bring him back.

The Cyriis albums were pretty strong and he single-handedly created the AGENT STEEL style ...

Thought Bruce was great too and was a very nice guy. Hopefully they'll just snag Rick if Cyriis leaves and do something great again.

I was hoping to see the real Agent Steel one day

Sad news.

I love this band.