Starcastle

Starcastle
Origin	Champaign, Illinois, United States
Genres	Progressive rock
Years active	1969-1987 1997-2007
Labels	Epic Records
Website	www.starcastlerocks.com
Past members	Gary Strater Matt Stewart Steve Hagler Steve Tassler Herb Schildt Terry Luttrell Ralph Goldhiem Mauro Magellan George Harp Scott McKenzie Bruce Botts Mark McGee

Starcastle were a progressive rock band from Champaign, Illinois, who formed in 1969. They received extensive airplay and frequently played in the St. Louis area. The lineup included Terry Luttrell who was vocalist with REO Speedwagon. They released several albums on the Epic and CBS labels. Their first album "Starcastle" sold well and received worldwide airplay.

Later albums "Fountains of Light" and "Citadel" did not sell as well as the first. They were frequently criticized for their style of music which was similar to Yes. They were the opening act for such bands as Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant, Fleetwood Mac, Kansas, Boston, Rush, Journey and others.

In 2002, Gary Strater, Steve Tassler and Steve Hagler all released solo albums. This led to work on the band's final album Song of Times, before Gary Strater's untimely passing on September 19, 2004 from pancreatic cancer. Song of Times was released in 2007.

As recently as June 2012, some surviving band members were working on a new archive release.

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