Lionize

Lionize
Lionize with Steve Nisbett of Steel Pulse
Background information
Origin	Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Genres	Hard rock, reggae rock,stoner rock, dub, alternative metal
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Weathermaker, Indication, Hardline, Pentimento, Wheaton's Finest
Associated acts	Clutch, Steel Pulse, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Sword, Kyng
Website	lionizemusic.com
Members	Chris Brooks Chase Lapp Henry Upton Nathan Bergman
Past members	LaMel Randolph Tim Sult (Clutch)

Lionize is an American rock band based in Montgomery County, Maryland. The sound of the band is rooted in hard rock, 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), Henry Upton (bass and backing vocals), and Chase Lapp (drums and percussion).

Lionize has released five full-length studio albums and three E.P.'s. 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 is signed to Weathermaker Music, a label owned and operated by the band Clutch and Jack Flanagan. In 2015 the band released "Alpha" EP and in 2016 "The Voyage" EP.

The band met while in middle school and high school and officially became Lionize in the summer of 2004. They started gigging heavily around the Maryland, DC and Virginia areas at bars, local venues and house parties. On October 26, 2005, the band opened for Steel Pulse at The Recher Theatre in Towson, Maryland. That evening started a long-time friendship between both bands which eventually led to members of Steel Pulse bringing the band to Jamaica to record the album Space Pope and the Glass Machine at Harry J. Studios in 2008. By 2006 the band had supported Steel Pulse, The Wailers, Yellowman, Groundation, Israel Vibration, State Radio, Fuel, Hoobastank, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, The Pietasters, Concrete Blonde, and The Bakerton Group throughout the East Coast of the United States.