British Lion is Iron Maiden founder Steve Harris’ first-ever side project. Their eponymous 10 song debut album was released in 2012 and pronounced both “brilliant” and “a big hearted ferocious triumph” by the music press who also commented that although it’s stamped with Steve’s inimitable style, it’s also very different to Iron Maiden so fans will be in for a whole new experience seeing and hearing the songs live–a trademark that was continued to glorious effect with the release of The Burning in 2020, which was spearheaded by three epic singles: SpitFire, Lightning, and The Burning.

The band has undertaken a relentless touring schedule since, including shows in Europe, Canada, North and South America, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

British Lion are:

Richard Taylor – vocalist
David Hawkins – guitar
Grahame Leslie – guitar
Steve Harris – bass & keyboards
Simon Dawson – drums

According to Harris, the decision to embark upon his first-ever side-project was strictly down to the raw talent of the musicians involved.

“It’s taken years for this to come together,” he says.“Originally vocalist Richard Taylor and guitarist Grahame Leslie sent me a tape–that should show you how long ago this was. I was just impressed and decided to help them a bit and it went from there. I thought the songs were so strong it’d be a crime if they didn’t see the light of day.”

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