Rockin Metal Revival recently caught up with Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris to discuss the forthcoming British Lion album and the band's upcoming US tour.

Harris on the new British Lion record: "It's more representative of who we are live. We went in straight after touring to record those (new) songs and we'd been playing those two particular songs ('Lightning' and 'Spitfire') live, so they sound very similar to how we play them live. They are representative of where we are now and, I think, of the last few years of us playing live as a band. Obviously with the first album we hadn't played live at that point so it was difficult to create what we'd be doing. We've evolved as a band and this is the result of it." 

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Explorer1 Music (E1) recently announced a new collaboration in the US with their release of Iron Maiden bassist and founder Steve Harris’ second album with British Lion, the ‘up close and personal’ side project he devotes his time to, outside of his Maiden activities, which will be followed by an 18-date U.S. tour (details below).

The Burning features 11 new songs and will be released worldwide on January 17 in digipak CD, double gatefold vinyl and digital download formats.

British Lion comprises vocalist Richard Taylor, guitarists David Hawkins and Grahame Leslie, Steve Harris on bass & keyboards and drummer Simon Dawson. Recorded, engineered and mixed at Barnyard Studios by Tony Newton and produced by Steve Harris, The Burning is crammed with powerful hard rock melodies, with two songs “Lightning” and “Spit Fire” being made available for immediate download from tomorrow with all album pre-orders at this location.

“Lightning” is also available to listen to now ahead of the digital release tomorrow. Find the song below.

Richard Taylor says: “We’ve been working on The Burning for the past couple of years and everyone is really pleased with the results. We started playing some of the songs live on recent tours and got a fantastic reaction from our fans so we are really excited to be sharing this album with the world. We’re also looking forward to heading out on the road again and seeing everyone at the shows.”

Paul Woolnough, CEO and Co-Founder of Explorer1 Music says: "Explorer1 offers a completely new turn-key solution for touring and recording artists such as British Lion in today's fast-changing industry. After watching the band evolve over the last couple of years and recently launching E1, it seemed the perfect time to partner and collaborate on the US release of The Burning’and British Lion's touring activities. I am proud to welcome Steve and the rest of British Lion into the E1 family and look forward to working together for many years to come."

Tracklisting:

"City Of Fallen Angels"
"The Burning"
"Father Lucifer"
"Elysium"
"Lightning"
"Last Chance"
"Legend"
"Spit Fire"
"Land Of The Perfect People"
"Bible Black"
"Native Son"

"Lightning":

The Burning is a follow-up to British Lion’s 2012’s eponymous debut album, Steve’s first ever musical venture outside of Iron Maiden which was pronounced both “brilliant” and “a big hearted ferocious triumph” by the music press. The band have since been tirelessly honing their live show performances with club tours every year and festival dates whenever time allows, building and establishing a firm and dedicated fan-base, reaching 24 countries across the globe so far, and now with their first ever Stateside tour on dates below.

Steve says: “It’s great for us to finally come to America to play some shows around the release of the new album there through Explorer1 Music. The E1 team have been extremely pro-active and we’re delighted to be working with them on both the record and the tour.”            

Tickets available here https://britishlionuk.com/. Every ticket to the British Lion US Tour includes a digital download of the new album. Support at all shows will be The Picturebooks.

Dates:

January
18 - Orlando, FL - Ace Café
19 - Tampa, FL - Brass Mug
20 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
22 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
24 - San Antonio, TX - The Rock Box
25 - Dallas, TX - Trees
26 - Memphis, TN - Growlers
28 - Nashville, TN - The Cowan
29 - Joilet, IL - The Forge
31 - Cleveland, OH - The Odeon

February
1 - Lexington, KY - Manchester Music Hall
4 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
5 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
8-13 - Monsters Of Rock Cruise
15 - Fort Lauderdale - Revolution Live
17 - Savannah, GA - Victory North
18 - Greensboro, NC - The Cone Denim
19 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
20 - New York NY - Gramercy Theatre