King Cobra
| King Cobra | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock |
| founding | 1984 |
| Current occupation | |
Singing , |
Paul Shortino (from 2010) |
| Mick Sweda (1984–1986, 2000–2001, from 2010) | |
guitar |
David Michael – Phillips (1984–1988, from 2010) |
| Johnny Rod (1984–1986, from 2010) | |
| Carmine Appice (1984–1988, 2000–2001, from 2010) | |
| former members | |
singing |
Mark Free (1984-1986) |
singing |
Marq Torien (1986) |
singing |
Johnny Edwards (1987-1988) |
Vocals, bass |
Kelly Keeling (2000-2001) |
guitar |
Jeff Northrup (1987-1988) |
guitar |
Steve Fister (2000-2001) |
bass |
Larry Hart (1987–1988) |
King Kobra is an American rock band , which stylistically moved between the music genres of Glam Metal and Adult Oriented Rock and was founded by drummer Carmine Appice . The band was mainly active in the 1980s.
history
King Kobra were founded in early 1984 by drummer Carmine Appice . Appice previously gained notoriety through his involvement with Vanilla Fudge and Rod Stewart . a. Co-author of Stewart's hit Do Ya Think I'm Sexy .
Together with the singer Mark Free and the two guitarists Mick Swedasky (aka Mick Sweda, ex-Stormtroopers) and David Michael-Phillips (ex- Keel ), Appice organized auditions for the post of bassist. Johnny Rod and Gary Moon were shortlisted . The band decided on Rod and so Moon got into Night Ranger .
King Kobra signed a two-album deal with Capitol Records shortly thereafter and set about working with producer Spencer Proffer on the 1985 debut album Ready To Strike . An extensive US tour followed in 1986 with the album Thrill Of A Lifetime , which includes Iron Eagle (Never Say Die), their contribution to the film Iron Eagle .
Singer Mark Free left the band before the third album was recorded, partly out of frustration that Capitol did not renew the band's contract. Bassist Johnny Rod also left the band and switched to WASP , while guitarist Mick Sweda started the BulletBoys with Marq Torien and Loni Black . Torien was originally hired to replace Free.
The third album saw the newcomers Johnny Edwards (vocals), Jeff Northrup (guitar) and Larry Hart (bass) in the line up alongside Appice and Phillips. All three came from the band Northrup and so the third King Kobra album with the simple title III contains new songs by Appice and Phillips as well as material that was actually intended for Northrup. The third album was released in the US on Appice's own label, while the band signed a deal for Europe with Music For Nations. Not long after the release, the band finally fell apart completely.
Appice formed the band Blue Murder with former Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes , while Phillips formed the band Geronimo and later featured on Lizzy Borden's Master Of Disguise album. Johnny Edwards surprisingly joined Foreigner for Lou Gramm and sang on the album Unusual Heat .
Appice reformed King Kobra in 2000 and started a new record. Guitarist Mick Sweda was also there again and Kelly Keeling (ex-MSG) acted as the new singer. The end of the band came sooner than planned. Shortly after the release of Hollywood Trash , Vanilla Fudge reformed and Appice toured the US with them.
After 2010, King Kobra appeared with a new line-up: Drummer Appice, guitarists Michael Sweda and David Michael-Phillips (aka David Henzerling) and bassist Johnny Rod from the 1985 line-up were joined by the new singer Paul Shortino . With this line-up, they released the album King Kobra in 2011 on Frontiers Records. The album II followed in 2013 .
Discography
Studio albums
- 1985: Ready To Strike
- 1986: Thrill Of A Lifetime
- 1988: King Kobra III
- 1999: The Lost Years
- 2001: Hollywood Trash
- 2011: King Kobra
- 2013: II
Singles & EPs
- 1985: hunger
- 1986: Iron Eagle (Never Say Die)
- 1987: Home Street Home
- 1988: Take It Off
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stormbringer: Review King Kobra (CD)