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British rock band

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Lionheart is a British hard rock band formed in late 1980, originally featuring singer Jess Cox (ex Tygers of Pan Tang), guitarist Dennis Stratton (ex Iron Maiden), guitarist/keyboardist Steve Mann (ex Liar, later with MSG, Michael Schenker and Eloy), and bassist/vocalist Rocky Newton (ex The Next Band, Wildfire), and drummer Frank Noon (ex The Next Band, Def Leppard). The band split up in 1986 but reformed in 2016 with a line up featuring Stratton, Mann, Newton, plus vocalist Lee Small (Shy and Phenomena) and Clive Edwards (ex UFO and Wild Horses) on drums.

Lionheart made their debut one Saturday night at the Marquee Club in London but musical differences ended with Cox leaving the band replaced by former Lautrec frontman, Reuben Archer. Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks replaced the Wild Horses bound Noon for the 1981 UK tour with Def Leppard with former Wild Horses drummer Clive Edwards eventually replacing Binks. Archer, too, briefly spent time in Wild Horses before forming Stampede with his step son, guitarist Laurence Archer, Noon, and bassist Colin Bond. The song "Lionheart", recorded by Reuben Archer, Dennis Stratton, Steve Mann, Rocky Newton, and Frank Noon belatedly surfaced on the Heavy Metal Heroes Vol. 2 (Heavy Metal Records) compilation in 1982. That track remains the only representative recording of the band's early sound, as they changed their style significantly. This was a slick AOR styled effort that failed to capture the old fans' interest or that of their target audience in the United States. In 1985 the band continued with former Grand Prix members, drummer Andy Bierne and keyboardist Phil Lanzon, appearing on Channel 4's popular ECT program. Lanzon eventually left to join the reformed Sweet (and later Uriah Heep), while Brown gave way to new vocalist Keith Murrell (ex Airrace). Following the Rockingham event, the band decided to continue working together, with further live performances planned and a new album, entitled Second Nature, released in Japan in June 2017 on King Records and in Europe in August 2017 on AOR Heaven, followed by a mini tour in Japan. Arrangements for release in other territories are under discussion. The album was mainly recorded at Steve Mann's Flying Vivaldi Studio in Germany, with other parts recorded by Dennis Stratton, Lee Small and Rocky Newton in the UK. Lionheart appeared at the Sweden Rock festival in June 2017. The band toured the UK with Airrace in November and December 2017.