KOBRA AND THE LOTUS \u2013 the five-piece group fronted by powerful vocalist Kobra Paige \u2013 will play Bloodstock Open Air Festival (the UK\u2019s biggest independent Metal festival) on Sunday August 12th. The band will open the Ronnie James Dio stage, the main stage at the event.<\/p>\n
KATL \u2013 who recently guested with Judas Priest & Saxon at the Hammersmith Apollo in London \u2013 will release their self-titled album on August 6th 2012 via Spinefarm Records.
\nTo celebrate this release, the five-piece will play a one-off, headline show at The Borderline in London on August 13th, tickets available here. <\/p>\n
Produced by Kevin Churko (whose previous credits include both Five Finger Death Punch & Ozzy Osbourne), the 10-track album has an intentionally grand-scale dynamic, revelling in the glories of the genre and making its mark as arena rather than garage rock; precisely delivered music, still heavy with emotion.
\n\u201cSome of the songs do have specific meanings,\u201d states Kobra. \u201cFor example, \u2018Heaven\u2019s Veins\u2019 is about addiction, and \u201850 Shades Of Evil\u2019 is about greed, about the constant desire for more\u2026 but, by and large, the theme is one of hope, of finding a way through dark situations\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI do have broad musical tastes, but by choice I\u2019m a heavy metal fan, and I\u2019m truly excited with the album we\u2019ve just finished. It\u2019s rooted in the great history of the music, the escapism and the larger than life imagery, which is something I\u2019m very comfortable with, but it\u2019s for a new generation too, and it\u2019s delivered 100 per cent from the heart!\u201d <\/p>\n
SIGNED TO Simmons Records and released internationally via Spinefarm, Canadians KATL already have lead single\/video \u2018Forever One\u2019 on release, and will have a second single out shortly; titled \u201850 Shades Of Evil\u2019, the song will be accompanied by a brand new video, and follows in the wake of an intense run of European shows that has seen the band making festival appearances in the UK, Spain, Germany, Austria, Sweden, France, Belgium & Italy, as well as guesting with Black Label Society.<\/p>\n
UK dates are as follows:-<\/p>\n
August<\/p>\n
12th \u2013 Ronnie James Dio Stage, Bloodstock Open Air Festival, Derbyshire
\n13th \u2013 Album launch show, The Borderline, London<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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