💿 Release: Lionheart - The Reality of Miracles

Lionheart - The Reality of Miracles
Genre: Hardrock (Melodic)
Format: CD Digipak, ltd. Vinyl
Release Date: 31st July 2020
Label: METALVILLE
Marketing / Distribution: P.I.A.S.
Promotion: The Rock Online

Lionheart was founded in late 1980 by Dennis Stratton (ex-Iron
Maiden), Steve Mann (Michael Schenker Fest) and Rocky Newton (exMSG) with Clive Edwards (ex-UFO) completing the line-up a little later.
The band started playing constant live shows, including regular soldout gigs at the London Marquee Club. Between 1981 and 1984 more shows followed, including a performance at the Reading Festival 1981 and as support for Def Leppard, Whitesnake and Saxon.

In 1984 CBS Records offered Lionheart a contract. With the new singer Chad Brown the debut album Hot Tonight was recorded in Los
Angeles. Phil Lanzon (Uriah Heep) joined the band as a new keyboardist before Chad Brown was replaced by Keith Murrell (Airrace
and Mama's Boys) in 1985. However managerial and record company problems resulted in the band laying low for the next decade.
In the meantime Rocky sang background vocals on the Def Leppard albums Pyromania and Hysteria before joining the Michael Schenker Group.

Tracklist 01 SALVATION 02 THINE IS THE KINGDOM 03 HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER 04 THE REALITY OF MIRACLES 05 FIVE TRIBES 06 BEHIND THE WALL 07 ALL I WANT IS YOU 08 WIDOWS 09 KINGDOM OF THE EAST 10 OUTLAWS OF THE WESTERN WORLD 11 OVERDRIVE 12 THE FIRST MAN 13 STILL IT RAINS ON PLANET EARTH (LACRIMOSA)

MUSICIANS: Lee Small (lead vocals) Dennis Stratton (lead guitar/backing vocals) Steve Mann (lead guitar/backing vocals) Rocky Newton (bass guitar/backing vocals) Clive Edwards (drums, percussion)

Steve set up his first commercial studio and then hooked up with Rocky again in the McAuley Schenker Group. Dennis began a 15-year collaboration with Praying Mantis. Clive went on to play with Bernie
Marsden and UFO. In 1999 LIONHEART re-emerged releasing a double album of old demos which sold well and once again generated interest in the band.
In 2016 the organisers of the Rockingham Festival in Nottingham invited Lionheart to play live again. The four founding members seized the opportunity and brought the former Shy front-man Lee Small on
board as lead singer. The show received fantastic reviews and the rejuvenated band decided to record another album.

Second Nature was released to critical acclaim in 2017 and was voted AOR album of the year by Classic Rock Magazine. This was followed by an appearance at Sweden Rock, mini co-headline tours through Japan with Praying Mantis and a UK tour together with Airrace. December 2018, the musicians were already recording the follow-up
album. Although most of 2019 was taken up by the other projects, the band members got together in downtime to record "The Reality Of
Miracles". The 13 songs were recorded in Steve Mann's studio in Hannover. Steve also produced, mixed and mastered the album.
The Reality Of Miracles offers powerful, melodic Hard Rock of the highest order.

Theo Samson (BeNeLux Promotion : Radio / Print / WEB) theo@therockonline.n