Melanie Sisneros
| Melanie Sisneros | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Melanie Ann Sisneros |
| Also known as | Mellefson (Hangar 18) Steve Heiress (The Iron Maidens) |
| Origin | New Mexico, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, tribute |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1996—present |
| Labels | Cruz del Sur Music, Pure Steel |
| Associated acts | Crescent Shield, Whole Lotta Rosies, Hangar 18, Sinergy, The Iron Maidens, New Eden, Raven Mad |
| Website | mel |
Melanie Sisneros is an American bassist and a member of four bands: Crescent Shield, Whole Lotta Rosies (an all-female AC/DC tribute band), Hangar 18 (a Megadeth tribute band) and Mz Led (an all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band). She is also a former member of the bands Sinergy, The Iron Maidens and New Eden.
Melanie Ann Sisneros was born the second of three daughters and raised in various towns in New Mexico. She graduated cum laude in Pomona College in Pomona, California, in 1994, majoring in Latin and Greek languages.
In early 1998, Sisneros and guitarist/vocalist William Rustrum formed a local band called Raven Mad. The band released two albums before disbanding on December 2000. She joined the heavy metal band New Eden on January 2001 and stayed with them for over a year.
In June 2000, Sisneros joined the Iron Maiden tribute band Wrathchild, where she took the stage name "Steve Heiress" (a female version of bassist Steve Harris). A year later, she and lead vocalist Jenny Warren co-founded The Iron Maidens ("World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden") with former Phantom Blue members Linda McDonald and Josephine Draven and former Bandit member Sara Marsh. Her stay with the band lasted a year before leaving both the Maidens and New Eden to join the Finland-based power metal band Sinergy. Unfortunately, she lasted all but one gig with Sinergy before the band released her.
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