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HOUSE OF SHAKIRA SIGN NEW DEAL: Lion Music are proud to announce the signing of Sweden's legendary melodic hard rock band House of Shakira. The band is currently working on their new studio album which is to be released during the second half of 2004. This new album will be the band's 4th studio album since their debut album "Lint" which was released in 1997. House of Shakira is: Andreas Eklund - lead vocals Anders Lundstrom - guitar/keyboard Mats Hallstensson - guitar/vocals Per Schelander - bass/vocals Tony Andersson - drums HOUSE OF SHAKIRA's music doesn't remind of any comparable band. The band's motto is "Try every idea with an open mind", therefore every member of the band contributes with own ideas to make this music unique. HOUSE OF SHAKIRA is producing melodic rock of the very highest quality because they mixed hard rock with several music styles - the vocals soar, the melodies rise and the guitars bring it all together. All these components make HOUSE OF SHAKIRA an outstanding listening sensation. Due to the diversity of the songs and the music, HOUSE OF SHAKIRA is not a typical hard rock formation, they will find a higher and wider audience and fan community. According to bass player Per Schelander, the band is very happy that they´ve found a company that shows a genuine interest in releasing the new material. "As the communication has been very good between the band and Lion Music, we are very shure that this parnership can take us one step furher in our career". The theme for this fourth album of House of Shakira is different kind of journeys. A lot of the lyrics have been written during journeys in the world, other is just about the travelling you do in your own inner archipelago. Courtesy of Lion Music