Italy’s CADAVERIA are the latest act confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Festival, which will take place on October 18th and 19th at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium.
Artists confirmed thus far include: ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN, CADAVERIA, IMPERIA, KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, SERENITY, STREAM OF PASSION, TARJA, VICTORIANS, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS.
KOBRA AND THE LOTUS guitarist Jasio Kulakowski has checked in with the following update:
“Hey guys! Our new single ’50 Shades Of Evil’ dropped on iTunes today. If you buy it, you’ll get two bonus tracks; one is on the Japanese-only release ‘Calm Before The Storm’, and the other is an acoustic cover of DIO’s ‘Rainbow In The Dark’, which I had the pleasure of producing and mixing! Hook yourself up, we really appreciate the support.”
Go to this location to check out audio samples and to purchase.
Kobra And The Lotus recently released their new music video for ’50 Shades Of Evil’. Check it out below:
The band’s tour schedule is now as follows:
December (with SONATA ARCTICA)
11 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
13 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
14 – Detroit, MI – Harpo’s
15 – Joliet, IL – Mojoes
17 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
20 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
Calgary-based KOBRA AND THE LOTUS have tapped to support Finnish bashers SONATA ARCTICA in the US for select dates. They are as follows:
December
11 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
13 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
14 – Detroit, MI – Harpo’s
15 – Joliet, IL – Mojoes
17 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
20 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
Kobra And The Lotus are gearing up fo a short European tour supporting STEEL PANTHER. The following dates are scheduled:
October
21 – Helsinki, Finland – The Circus
25 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
27 – Frankfurt, Germany – Gibson
29 – Zurich, Switzerland – Volkshaus
November
2 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix Hall
3 – Cologne, Germany – Music Hall
Gearing up for a European tour supporting STEEL PANTHER, Calgary-based KOBRA AND THE LOTUS have parted ways with guitarist Timothy Vega and introduced Peruvian shredder Charlie Parra del Riego as his replacement.
Charlie Parra del Riego
The band’s line-up is now as follows:
Kobra Paige – vocals
Jasio Kulakowski – guitars
Charlie Parra Del Riego – guitars
Pete Dimov – bass
Griffin Kissack – drums
The following tour dates are scheduled:
October
21 – Helsinki, Finland – The Circus
25 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
27 – Frankfurt, Germany – Gibson
29 – Zurich, Switzerland – Volkshaus
November
2 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix Hall
3 – Cologne, Germany – Music Hall
Kobra And The Lotus, who inked a deal with Universal for their new album with KISS legend Gene Simmons on board with Simmons Records as a partner – performed acoustically at Bloodstock Open Air 2012, which was held August 10th-12th at Catton Hall in Walton On Trent, Derbyshire, England. Check out the footage which includes the cover of DIO’s ‘Holy Diver’ below:
The band also performed at Wacken Open Air 2012, which took place in Wacken, Germany from August 2nd – 4th. Pro-shot footage from the band’s live set is available below:
Calgary-based KOBRA AND THE LOTUS are heading back to Europe, with STEEL PANTHER.
The following dates are scheduled:
October
21 – Helsinki, Finland – The Circus
25 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
27 – Frankfurst, Germany – Gibson
29 – Zurich, Switzerland – Volkshaus
November
2 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix Hall
3 – Cologne, Germany – Music Hall
Kobra And The Lotus, who recently inked a deal with Universal for their new album with KISS legend Gene Simmons on board with Simmons Records as a partner – performed acoustically at Bloodstock Open Air 2012, which was held August 10th-12th at Catton Hall in Walton On Trent, Derbyshire, England. Check out the footage which includes the cover of DIO’s ‘Holy Diver’ below:
The band also performed at Wacken Open Air 2012, which took place in Wacken, Germany from August 2nd – 4th. Pro-shot footage from the band’s live set is available below:
Professionally filmed video footage of KOBRA AND THE LOTUS‘s performance at this year’s Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, can be seen below.
KOBRA AND THE LOTUS released its new album in the U.K. on August 6. The CD’s first single, “Forever One”, preceded the full-length effort on May 28.