Lion Music was founded in 1989 as a production company for the composer and artist Lars Eric Mattsson to handle production and licensing businesses in Europe, USA and Asia. At that time it was never intended that Lion Music would become the record label that it has since evolved into today.

Since this time Lion Music has operated as a real record label with regular releases and seen its roster of artists grow considerably offering more varied musical genres and styles. We are now considered a leading force within progressive and power metal circles as well being closely associated with the best instrumental and virtuoso musicians around.

Lion Music has also branched out into other genres such AOR/Melodic hard rock, Fusion and classic hard rock. 2005 saw us re-releasing some true 1970's progressive classics for the first time on CD. We have also released several well received tribute albums to Jason Becker, Shawn Lane, Ritchie Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix, Uli Jon Roth and Gary Moore.

Our current release schedule sees an average of 3 to 4 new albums each month where you will be able to listen to tracks from our latest releases right here.

2005 also saw us start a close co-operation with Loud Metal Radio where you can hear tracks from Lion Music releases 24/7.

2006 saw us launch our myspace profile where you can hear tracks from all our latest releases.

February 2007 saw us open an online download store at http://www.legaldownload.net/dotNet/label.php?label_id=22


 

Mailing Address:

Lion Music
 Kvarteret ITiden
Elverksgatan 10
22100 Mariehamn
Aland
Finland

Fax Number
35818 14210

 

 The Team / Email Contact
Lars Eric Mattsson - Lion Music President
info(at)lionmusic.com
 Lars is the head of the label and the man responsible for making the label what it is today.  For all general label enquires contact Lars.
   
Andy - Lion Music Promotion
promo(at)lionmusic.com
 Andy is based in the UK and joined the Lion Music team in early 2005. He deals with online promotion as well as various magazine promotion. If you wish to arrange interviews or obtain more information about our artists or request promo materials please use this contact.
   
Anci - Distribution / Warehouse
Anci works in our office and warehouse dealing with the shipping out of promotional cd's and packages to distributors around the world.
   
Andre' - Graphics Maestro 
repro(at)lionmusic.com
Carl-Andre' Beckston, very well known for many excellent CD artworks is the man who makes sure all our releases look they way they should.

 

 

Dear Musicians,

We are NOT able to sign more artists. No demos or masters you send us will be considered for release. We will NOT listen to any mp3 files or check out your websites and we will NOT respond to questions regarding releasing your album.

The illegal file sharing on the net is killing independent music. We are sorry about this situation but we are sure you are aware of what is going on. Our demo policy will not change before our politicians have stopped the P2P sites. Illegal file sharing is not just about stealing from rich major companies. It is about killing independent music and making it impossible for many great musicians to have a chance to release albums and have a musical career even as a part time job.

Some people seem to think that file sharing does not affect record sales but these people don't know what they are talking about. All musical genres and all kinds of artists are suffering and so will the genuine music fans in the end when the music they love will no longer be available in any guise - free or not. Next time you consider downloading an album for free or adding new torrents please think of the impact you are having on the artists - would you like it if we came into your home and stole your pay check?

To give you some facts and figures on how this is affecting just some of Lion Music releases please view below - stats taken from just 1 non leading bit torrent site (we are not going to give free advertising to which site it is):

  • Twinspirits - The Music That Will Heal The World: 3297 illegal downloads and rising
  • Sun Caged - Artemisia: 3233 illegal downloads and rising
  • Tears Of Anger - In The Shadows : 2504 illegal downloads and rising
  • Seventh Wonder - Waiting In The Wings : 2339 illegal downloads and rising
  • Section A - Parallel Lives : 1926 illegal downloads and rising
  • Tomorrow's Eve - Mirror Of Creation II The Genesis : 1545 illegal downloads and rising
  • Mind's Eye - Walking on H20 : 1345 illegal downloads and rising
  • Sphere Of Souls - From The Ashes : 1316 illegal downloads and rising
  • Seventh Wonder - Become : 1178 illegal downloads and rising
  • Vitalij Kuprij - Glacial Inferno - 1339 illegal downloads and rising
  • Nightscape - Symphony Of The Night : 725 illegal downloads and rising
  • Moonlight Comedy - Dorothy - 662 illegal downloads and rising
  • From Behind - Game Over - 588 illegal downloads and rising
  • Engine Of Pain - I Am Your Enemy - 477 illegal downloads and rising
  • Venturia - A New Kingdom : 304 illegal downloads and rising

Whilst some of these figures may seem inconsequential, on our tight budgets this is very worrying news for the viability of these bands to survive in the long term.

If these downloads translated into sales (nearly all do not) then you would most likely be seeing these bands more on the live arena, with members not having to work every hour in other jobs to make ends meet. No one is getting rich of this - not the artists or Lion Music staff.

The next time you are about to hit download on the free torrent please take a moment to think of the artist and the consequences of your actions.

Thank you for your time.

The Lion Music Team