Lionize

Lionize is an American rock band, formed in 2004 and based in Montgomery County, Maryland. Their sound has been described as a reggae rock with elements of hard rock, jazz, heavy metal, and punk. One reviewer described the band as "kind of like if the guys in Deep Purple were Rastafarians wrapped in trippy sci-fi imagery." The band consists of singer/guitarist Nate Bergman, keyboardist Chris Brooks, and bassist Henry Upton. LaMel Randolph and Chase Lapp have served as drummers for the band. They have long been connected with fellow Maryland band Clutch, and that band's guitarist Tim Sult is a frequent collaborator on stage and in the studio.

History The band members originally met in middle school and officially formed Lionize in the summer of 2004. Their debut album Danger My Dear was released in 2005. Later that year, the band opened for Steel Pulse, initiating a longtime friendship that culminated in Lionize traveling to Jamaica to record their second album Space Pope and the Glass Machine, released in 2008. Also in 2008 the band opened for H.R. and The Human Rights band, which led to several later opening stints for H.R.'s band Bad Brains. In 2009–2010, the band was handpicked...