Lionize

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Lionize
Lionize with Steve Nisbett of Steel Pulse
Background information
Origin	Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock, stoner metal, reggae rock,[1] dub, funk metal, alternative metal
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Electric Reckoning, Weathermaker, Indication, Hardline, Pentimento, Wheaton's Finest
Members	Chris Brooks Henry Upton Nathan Bergman
Past members	Chase Lapp LaMel Randolph

Lionize is an American rock band based in Montgomery County, Maryland. The sound of the band is rooted in hard rock and heavy metal, but they frequently experiment with varying sounds, such as reggae, dub music, go-go, and funk. The band line-up consists of Chris Brooks (Hammond organ, Rhodes piano, piano, synthesizer, clav, lead and background vocals), Nathan Bergman (vocals, rhythm and lead guitar), and Henry Upton (bass and backing vocals).^[2]

Tim Sult of the fellow Maryland-based band Clutch appears on several albums as an additional guitar player. Other collaborators include Neil Fallon and Jean-Paul Gaster of Clutch; David Hinds, Selwyn Brown, and Sidney Mills of Steel Pulse; Dean Fraser, J. Robbins, Eric Oblander of Five Horse Johnson, and Larry McDonald. The band signed to Weathermaker Music, a label owned and operated by the band Clutch and Jack Flanagan, and released Jetpack Soundtrack. In 2015 the band released "Alpha" EP and in 2016 "The Voyage" EP independently. They began recording their next full length entitled "Nuclear Soul" in January 2017 at the Magpie Cage in Baltimore with producers J. Robbins & Jean-Paul Gaster. "Nuclear Soul" was released in September 2017 & the band spent the better part of the next 6 months touring UK/Europe.