The alternative rock crew known as De
Lion have released their latest LP album, “Ego Maniacs.” The
record comprises eleven original tracks for an approximate total
listening time of 45 minutes. It has proudly been published without
support from the corporate music industry on the Ariel De Lion
independent record label. A modern, creative twist on the alt-rock
and grunge tradition of the early 1990s, “Ego Maniacs” is a
colorful and thought-provoking record that proves there are still
unique sounds yet to be found in rock music today.
De Lion (often stylized De///Lion) cite
as main artistic influences some of the most avant-garde and
intelligent rock groups ever to hit the stage or studio: System of a
Down, Alice in Chains, Rage Against the Machine, Chris Cornell, Amen,
Anti-Flag, Crass, and Radiohead. Of these especially, De Lion have
blended the funky, offbeat feel and precision songwriting of System
of a Down with the shadowy, skulking undertones of Alice in Chains to
arrive at a character that is all their own. Fans of any / all the
aforementioned artists will be enthused by the similarities and
surprising singularities of De Lion on “Ego Maniacs.”
De Lion are composed of brothers Yaron
and Adi Vaknin, Carla Saul, and Ariel De Lion, all hailing from Tel
Aviv and New York respectively. Early recordings of “Ego Maniacs”
became a popular background score to the Occupy Wall Street movement,
as its lyrics are exactly worded and politically charged in the vein
of acts such as Rage Against the Machine, Crass, and Dead Kennedys.
Topics include such themes as dictatorships, celebrities, and nuclear
warheads.
De Lion's first single, “Trash,
Birds? Rats. Idea!” has been in regular circulation on hundreds of
radio stations in the U.S. since its original publication. The
animated video of the title track from their new LP, “Ego Maniacs,”
has been viewed many thousands of times and was featured at the
Sacramento film and Music Festival, CA, as well as in many online
magazines.
“Ego Maniacs” by De Lion is
available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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