Liberty Lies are an English hard rock band formed in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England, in June 2008. The core and founding members of the band are Shaun Richards (lead vocals), Josh Pritchett (guitar) and Adam Stevens (drums). There have been a number of other members over the years, most notably Liam 'Bill' Billings (guitar, bass). Liberty Lies have released two studio albums and three EPs. History Beginnings Liberty Lies were formed in 2008 by Shaun Richards, Josh Pritchett, Adam Stevens, Matt Jones and Dan Newman after they had met at Wood Green High School. The first couple of years were spent rocking up a storm across the UK with gigs, festivals and competitions. In November 2008, Liberty Lies reached the grand final of 'The Live Band of the Year' competition in Wolverhampton where, with only a small catalogue of original material, they achieved a second place. As time went on and the band began to grow they managed to get tours with bands such as; Magnum, Black Spiders, Slaves to Gravity, Towers of London and Richie Kotzen. In December 2010, after receiving a maximum point score and being labelled "one of the best unsigned bands in the country" in the Highway 2 Hell competition in Glasgow, Liberty Lies earned themselves a slot in the line-up of Hard Rock Hell IV, alongside bands such as Airbourne; Saxon; UFO; Skid Row; Hardcore Superstar and many more. New Addiction & Other Early Recordings Several demos were also recorded during these first years, including unreleased classic The Burning Ashes. The first official release was the New Addiction EP, recorded with producer Mark Stuart and released in 2010 to rave reviews; it is currently available on iTunes, Tesco Online, Napster and Spotify. Midlands Rocks said, "The EP is littered with great sleaze and classic rock riffs and huge melodic choruses guaranteed to get audiences singing for weeks on end. ‘The Wire’ is a powerful and unrelenting opener; ‘Hero’ slows the pace down a little but still shifts the air with as much clout as the opener; ‘Crow Road’ is rammed with melody and might; and the beautifully melancholic ‘Day in the Sun’ closes the EP only moments before I find myself reaching for the play button, eager to hear it all again and finding it difficult to find a favourite." - Jason Guest, The band continued to tour and demo more songs, including further unreleased