Cobra and the Lotus
| Cobra and the Lotus | |
|---|---|
 Singer Kobra Paige at a live performance in 2016 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Calgary , Canada |
| Genre (s) | Heavy Metal , Hard Rock , Thrash Metal (formerly) |
| founding | 2008 |
| Website | www.kobraandthelotus.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Cobra Paige | |
| Jasio Kulakowski | |
guitar |
Ronny Gutierrez |
| Brad Kennedy | |
| Lord Marcus Lee | |
| former members | |
Drums |
Lord Griffin Kissack |
bass |
Ben Freud |
guitar |
Matt Van Wezel |
guitar |
Chris Swenson |
bass |
Pete Z Dimov |
guitar |
Timothy Vega |
Kobra and the Lotus is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in Calgary in 2008 .
history
Kobra and the Lotus was founded in 2009 by the namesake Kobra Paige and the musicians Chris Swenson, Matt van Wezel (both guitar), Ben Freud (electric bass | bass) and Griffin Kissack (drums). Paige has a classical vocal training. Recordings for their debut album, Out of the Pit, began in 2009 and the album was released the following year. After a tour that took them through their home country Canada in 2010, the group split up with Matt van Wezel and Ben Freud, who were replaced in 2011 by Peter Dimov (bass) and Tim Brown (guitar). With them, the group embarked on their first European tour.
The band originally began work on their second album between February and April 2011 with music producer Julius Butty and then traveled to Europe for a tour of the UK . The group's manager, Susan Bullen, had made contact with various record companies and played demos of some of the pre-produced songs to a manager of the Universal Music Group , Mark Spicoluk . Spicoluk assumed that Gene Simmons might be interested in signing the group for his label Simmons Records , and recommended the band to him. During the week, Simmons reached out to cops and made it clear that he was interested in a signing.
After signing, the band returned to the studio in January and February 2012 to record four additional tracks under the guidance of Kevin Churko. Churko also revised the previously recorded titles. The album, Kobra and the Lotus , was released on August 6, 2012.
In 2013 the group went back to the studio to record their third album. The publication was initially planned for January 2014. This date turned out to be too early, so the release of the album was postponed to June 27, 2014.
live
Kobra and the Lotus performed at the Sonisphere Festival , Download Festival , Rock am Ring and Rock im Park , Graspop Metal Meeting , Gods of Metal and at Wacken Open Air , among others . They also supported tours for Judas Priest , Black Label Society , Slash , Steel Panther , 3 Inches of Blood and Primal Fear , Stratovarius , Praying Mantis , Demon Hunter , Buckcherry , and Amanda Somerville .
Discography
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Studio albums
- 2009: Out of the Pit
- 2012: Kobra and the Lotus
- 2014: High Priestess
- 2017: Prevail I
- 2018: Prevail II
- 2019: evolution
EPs
- 2015: Words of the Prophets
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ COBRA AND THE LOTUS - Shedding Skin . Carlbegai.com. July 9, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ The Metal Pit Interview with Kobra and the Lotus. Themetalpit.ca, archived from the original on February 22, 2013 ; Retrieved January 17, 2012 .
- ↑ bravewords.com: KOBRA AND THE LOTUS Kick Off UK Tour from Ibiza's Hard Rock Hell Festival . Bravewords.com. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ 100% Gene Simmons approved. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014 ; Retrieved September 25, 2013 .
- ↑ Here is Simmons / Universal recording artist Kobra Paige . Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ↑ Interview with Project Alpha TV , accessed on November 15, 2013
- ↑ bravewords.com: KOBRA AND THE LOTUS To Support PRIMAL FEAR In Toronto . Bravewords.com. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ Interview with Kobra and the Lotus . Metalstorm.net. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ Chart sources: Germany
