the tracks for the debut album Mamonama, released in October 2008. In September 2008 John Lawton appeared on stage at the Heepvention 2008 in Spain, with former Uriah Heep members Ken Hensley, Lee Kerslake and Paul Newton, together with Jan Dumee from the OTR project on guitar. In December 2008 John entered the world of television by presenting the Bulgarian travel documentary series "John Lawton presents" which also includes music from the Mamonama album. Made by the Bulgarian TV company "Skat", the films feature interesting historical landmarks of Bulgarian towns and cities, traditional festivities and interviews with the city mayors and local people. So far the series consists of 19 documentaries, including the municipalities of Karnobat, Sozopol, Tsarevo, Primorsko, Burgas, Smolyan, Pamporovo, Varna, Malko Tarnovo, Velingrad, Shumen, Popovo winter, Popovo spring, Chepelare, Lovech, Kavarna, Stara Zagora, Nedelino. In 2009 John again joined Ken Hensley, Lee Kerslake and Paul Newton to appear at Heepvention 2009 in Salo, Finland with a Finnish guitarist completing the line-up. In March 2010, John made his acting debut in the motion picture Love.net, filmed and produced by Bulgarian film company Miramar Film. Part of John's scenes were shot at Liscombe Park, UK, featuring a guest appearance by Uriah Heep guitarist Mick Box, with the remainder filmed in Sofia. He also recorded the movie's soundtrack song – Tonight. The film was premiered in Sofia on 26 March 2011. In November 2011, Lawton teamed up with Bulgarian band Diana Express to record the album "The Power of Mind" which was composed by Dr. Milen Vrabevski. The album was released in 2012. Lawton died unexpectedly on 29 June 2021, at the age of 74. On 19 March 2022 his cremated ashes were scattered on Kamen Bryag, Bulgaria. On 1 July 2022 a monument to the musician was opened in the "Ogancheto" area of Kamen Bryag, where for years he performed the emblematic song "July morning" during the ritual welcome of the first morning of July. He was survived by his German wife Iris and their children. Discography With Asterix (pre-Lucifer's Friend) Asterix – 1970 With Lucifer's Friend Lucifer's Friend – 1970 Where the Groupies Killed the Blues – 1972 I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Singer – 1973 Banquet – 1974 Mind Exploding – 1975 Mean Machine – 1981 Sumogrip – 1994 Awakening – 2015 Too Late To Hate – 2016 Black Moon – 2019 With the Les Humphries