Iron Maiden's founding member Steve Harris is planning to release his very first solo album in September.  The record, 'British Lion,' will be released September 24th in the UK and the 25th in the US.

Harris has launched a solo website to promote the effort at steveharrisbritishlion.com/ and put out some details about the album and what fans can expect: 'British Lion' and comprising ten songs that Steve and his collaborators have been working on for the past few years between Iron Maiden tours and releases, it is an album that will surprise and delight music fans the world over.

With Iron Maiden, Steve Harris has become one of the most recognised and successful ambassadors for British music on the world stage. Having released 15 studio albums, sold over 85 million records worldwide and played more than two thousand gigs in 58 countries in the band's thirty-five year career, his appeal is truly global.

And now with 'British Lion', Steve steps out from Iron Maiden's illustrious shadow to present a different side of his musical visions.

The tracklisting for 'British Lion':

1.This Is My God
2.Lost Worlds
3.Karma Killer
4.Us Against The World
5.The Chosen Ones
6.A World Without Heaven
7.Judas
8.Eyes Of The Young
9.These Are The Hands
10.The Lesson