If I'm not wrong. In the lore of this archetype it's said that they are volcanic creatures that are always berserk and want to pick up a fight with anyone just for the sake of it lol
They're part of the Duel Terminal story, a non-stop series of wars between tribes.
In this case, the tribes were Laval, Gem-Knights, Gishki and Gusto, and the war between them was stoped by the Vylons, while the Steelswarm was planing and attack.
If you are interested in the story, the YuGiOh wiki has the complete version if I did not remember wrong. They were cards from the duel terminal, which were something from very long time ago.