Lionheart (American band)

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Lionheart
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Lionheart play at the Impericon Festival in Oberhausen, 2018.
Lionheart play at the Impericon Festival in Oberhausen , 2018.
General information
origin Oakland , California , United States
Genre (s) Hardcore punk , two-step
founding 2004, 2017
resolution 2016
Current occupation
Rob Watson
Walle Etzel
Electric guitar
 Nick Warner
Richard Mathews
Jay Scott
former members
Earl Pitts
Electric guitar
 Nick Warner

Lionheart is a hardcore punk band from Oakland , California, founded in 2004 .

history

Lionheart was founded in Oakland , California in 2004 and, after several line-up changes, consists of singer Rob Watson, the two guitarists Evan Krejci and Rob McCarthy as well as bassist Travis Pacheco and drummer Jay Scott.

On September 2, 2007, almost three years after the band was founded, the band's debut album The Will to Survive was released via the two record companies Stillborn Records and I Scream Records . The album was re-released two years later with bonus material. After moving to Mediaskare Records , the group released their second album on January 18, 2011, called Built on Struggle . About a year and a half later, on May 8, 2012, Undisputed, the band's third studio album, was released. An EP called Welcome to the West Coast was released on January 14, 2014 through Fast Break Entertainment . About four years after the release of their third album Undisputed , the fourth album Love Don't Live Here was released on January 22nd, 2016 via the specially founded label LHHC Records and Beatdown Hardwear . The long period came about because the musicians wanted to take a break from everything after the group broke up with Mediaskare Records, which according to singer Rob Watson was a "terrible label".

Lionheart play at the Taste of Anarchy Fest in Cologne , 2016.

From July to September 2011 the band co-headlined the Shook Clothing Tour with I Declare War . From January 20 to 31, 2012, the group played a smaller European tour as part of the Persistance Tour in which Suicidal Tendencies and Biohazard performed as the main bands. In June and July 2012, the band toured the United States and Canada with Thick As Blood . Originally, a major European tour was supposed to take place during the same period, which was canceled. After Lionheart announced they would play a concert with Motionless in White in Hawaii , fans of the band reacted indignantly. The group announced in a statement that it was only one concert and that the band Motionless in White should not be defamed for it. Lionheart was invited by Motionless in White to play this show. With Nasty and Coldburn , Lionheart was part of the Taste of Anarchy Tour in early 2015 , which led through several European countries. It was the band's second European tour in four years. In the summer, the group played at several major music festivals, including the Ieperfest , the Traffic Jam Open Air and the Summerblast Festival . The appearances at these festivals were part of a second European tour of the band in 2015, which was partly accompanied by bands like Death by Stereo , H₂O , Born from Pain , 7 Seconds and First Blood .

On May 26, 2016, the group announced its breakup on Facebook. Five days after the announcement of the breakup, the tour dates for the farewell tour became known. This took place between July 1st and 31st, 2016 in Europe with stops at the Vainstream Rockfest , the With Full Force and the Free & Easy Festival . Lionheart also played for the first time in Serbia and Greece . This concert tour was continued in mid-August 2016, so that the group played their very last concert in Germany on November 5, 2016 . In 2017 the band announced their reunion and a tour with Nasty .

style

On The Will to Survive , Lionheart play a version of hardcore punk in the best Hatebreed style . Lionheart's music is also comparable to Terror , Shattered Realm and Settle the Score . The band also uses influences from the beatdown and two-step in their sound , which makes the music particularly brutal and with a high proportion of mosh. The band Cro-Mags can also be described as the band's musical influence. By and large, the reviewer describes the music as a mix of hardcore and metal .

Even on the band's second long player, the sound remains quite aggressive. This is ensured by guest musicians who have taken the band on board for various songs, including Brendan Schiepatti , Dave Nassie , both from Bleeding Through , Karl Buechner from Earth Crisis , Bruce LePage from 100 Demons and Lord Ezec . The music is comparable to the Hatebreed and Terror already mentioned, as well as First Blood and Blood Stands Still .

Band members

  • Lionheart, live at With Full Force 2018

  • Singer Rob Watson

  • Guitarist Walle Etzel

  • Guitarist Nick Warner

  • Bass player Richard Mathews

  • Drummer Jay Scott

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Valley of Death
  DE 17th 11/22/2019 (1 week)

Web links

Commons : Lionheart (band)  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lambgoat : Lionheart signs with Mediaskare Records
  2. ^ John Bazley: Alternative Press : Lionheart announce new album 'Love Don't Live Here,' launch record label
  3. ↑ Melody Thomas: RockRevolt Magazine : Lionheart Announce Love Don't Live Here
  4. ↑ Jenny Josefine Schulz: FUZE Magazine # 56 (Feb / Mar '16): From ups and downs and the love of musical diversity , p. 36: “We have concluded contracts that we shouldn't have concluded and we trusted people, whom we shouldn't have trusted, so it was almost like a fresh start when “Welcome To The West Coast” came out. Mediaskare Records was a terrible label, that is one of the reasons that there was a break for a few years between “Undisputed” and “Welcome To The West Coast”. We just had enough of everything. "
  5. ↑ Alternative Press : I Declare War, Lionheart to co-headline Shook Clothing Tour
  6. ↑ Partyausfall.de : PERSISTENCE TOUR 2012
  7. ^ Bryne Yancey: Alternative Press : Lionheart announce tour with Thick As Blood, Dead Icons
  8. ↑ Karol Kaminski: Idioteq.com : LIONHEART POSTPONE THEIR EUROPEAN TOUR (UPDATE)
  9. ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : Lionheart respond to fan criticism for playing with Motionless In White
  10. ↑ Jenny Josefine Schulz: FUZE Magazine # 56 (Feb / Mar '16): About ups and downs and the love of musical diversity , p. 36: “I'm not a fan of the music by Motionless in White. It's just not my taste. But they were so nice to invite us to their show and we were able to come to Hawaii and have the fun of our lives there. "
  11. ↑ Karol Kaminski: Idioteq.com : NASTY, LIONHEART, CRUEL HAND, AND MORE TEAM UP FOR TASTE OF ANARCHY TOUR 2015
  12. ↑ Felix M .: Allschools Network : March 22nd, 2015: NASTY, LIONHEART, CRUEL HAND, DESOLATED, COLDBURN, HAVENSIDE - KARLSRUHE - STADTMITTE
  13. ↑ Deadline magazine : DEADLINE IM P (LAUSCH): THAT'S WHAT IT WAS AT THE TRAFFIC JAM OPEN AIR
  14. ↑ Niels de Bruijn: Roar E-Zine : Ieperfest 2015: Dag 1 (Dutch)
  15. ↑ Anna-Lisa: Outspoken Magazine : Summerblast Festival 2015
  16. ↑ Karol Kaminski: Idioteq.com : LIONHEART TOURING EUROPE IN SUMMER 2015 (UPDATE)
  17. ↑ Markus Tils: Smash Mag : LIONHEART: Farewell Tour!
  18. ↑ Allschools Network : ALLSCHOOLS PRESENTS: LIONHEART - FAREWELL EUROPEAN TOUR PT. 2
  19. ↑ Lucas Prieske: Lionheart: Surprising reunion and tour with NASTY! In: stormbringer.at. July 28, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017 .
  20. ^ Walter Scheurer: Powermetal.de : Lionheart - The Will to Survive Critique
  21. ^ FO: Stormbringer.at : Lionheart - The Will to Survive Critique
  22. ↑ Radu Todoran: Metal.de : Lionheart - The Will to Survive Review
  23. ↑ Ben Knuckles: Zware Metalen : Lionheart - Built on Struggle Recensie (Dutch)
  24. ↑ Chart tracking: DE