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Kobra and the Lotus (also initialized as KATL) is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 2009 by lead vocalist and songwriter
Kobra Paige Kobra Paige (born October 14, 1988) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the founder, lead singer, and songwriter for hard rock and metal band Kobra and the Lotus. She was also a touring guest vocalist for Kamelot and Metal All Stars. ...
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History


Formation, ''Out of the Pit'' (2009–2010)

Kobra and the Lotus was formed by classical singer Kobra Paige. The band started recording their first songs in Calgary, initially produced by
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(
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). Kobra and the Lotus put the initial studio tracks on MySpace in summer 2009. They were subsequently discovered by ''
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'' and approached to include
Kobra Paige Kobra Paige (born October 14, 1988) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the founder, lead singer, and songwriter for hard rock and metal band Kobra and the Lotus. She was also a touring guest vocalist for Kamelot and Metal All Stars. ...
in the 2010 Metal Hammer Maidens of Metal Calendar with
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of
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and
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. The band recorded the first album ''Out of the Pit'' in Calgary in early 2009. During the mixing of the album at
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in Toronto, producer
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invited long time friend
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to record a guitar solo to the only cover song on the album, a remake of
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anthem
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. After playing their first 2009 Canadian tour, Paige's vocal style had changed significantly and the band approached
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to rerecord the vocals and remix the album. The remix was so different that many industry writers thought the band had brought in a new lead singer. Producer Nick Blagona (
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) rerecorded the vocals and remixed the last track of the album "Legend". Kobra and the Lotus independently released their debut album ''Out of the Pit'' in March 2010. The album was a popular release on campus radio charts across Canada and several US internet Metal radio stations.


''Kobra and the Lotus'' (2011–2012)

The band recorded their second album self-titled ''Kobra and the Lotus'' February to April 2011, with producer
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then headed to Europe for a UK summer tour. While touring, the band's manager Susan Bullen had been in touch with several labels regarding the second album and reached out to
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at
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and played some preliminary tracks from the new album. Universal Canada thought the album needed an anthem and encouraged the band to write four new tracks and go back into the studio January and February 2012 with fellow Canadian
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to record the new tracks and remix and remaster the entire album. The songs 50 Shades of Evil and Forever One were two of the new tracks written. The self-titled album was globally released in August 2012 in the UK and Europe by
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and in 138 other countries by
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affiliates. It was then released in the USA and Canada in April 2013 with Universal Music Enterprises UMe and T-Boy Records. The album rated as 7/8 POWERPOINTS by PowerPlay (music magazine) in issue #145, rated as KKKK by ''
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'', and 8/10 by ''
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''.


''High Priestess'' (2013–2014)

The band recorded 14 new tracks for their new album ''High Priestess'' with super producer
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, a Grammy Award nominated producer/engineer/mixer/musician and songwriter at Groovemaster Recording Studios in Chicago.
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joined as special guest guitarist for the recording. ''High Priestess'' entered the CMJ Loud Rock Radio charts in the USA at #4, it was released globally on June 24, 2014. to strong reviews worldwide. The band toured the new album in North America with
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and
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in the summer of 2014. During the same recording session the band recorded "Zombie", a single featuring guest guitarist
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that was later released on Halloween day (October 31, 2015). B-side is "Remember Me". There are two versions of "Remember Me" on the Kobra and the Lotus YouTube channel, one with an additional prechorus section. Digital and vinyl release only.


Break and ''Words of the Prophets'' (2015–2016)

After an extensive tour schedule that summer
Kobra Paige Kobra Paige (born October 14, 1988) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the founder, lead singer, and songwriter for hard rock and metal band Kobra and the Lotus. She was also a touring guest vocalist for Kamelot and Metal All Stars. ...
was diagnosed with
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and took an eight-month break from touring to regain her health. To regain their momentum Paige reunited her band with
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, to do a tribute to the Canadian classic rock legends they grew up on. ''
Words of the Prophets Words of the Prophets is the first EP from Canadian heavy metal band Kobra and the Lotus. It was released on August 28, 2015 via Titan Music, and was produced by Johnny K. Background The album consists of cover songs, as a tribute to the Can ...
'' was released globally on August 28, 2015. The EP contains heavier covers from
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, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and
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. The EP closes out with a cover of Rush's song "
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". Paige said it was the most challenging of the songs on the album due to the 9 time signature changes. The reggae-infused breakdown leading into the song’s final minute was pumped up to give it more swagger. The band toured the new EP in Europe with
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and
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in the fall of 2015. Subsequently, Paige became a guest singer with
Kamelot Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album ''Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in Apr ...
for their Haven tour in North America and parts of Europe.


''Prevail I'' and ''II'' (2017–2018)

The band recorded a double album after a successful pledge campaign with producer Jacob Hansen in Denmark. The new double album was picked up by
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with Managing Director Thomas Caser stating that Kobra and the Lotus was "one of the most exciting new bands in this (hard rock) genre". Prevail I and
Prevail II '' Prevail II ''is the fifth studio album from Canadian heavy metal band Kobra and the Lotus. Released on 27 April 2018, the work was published through Napalm Records. In early 2018, the band toured alongside American red dirt metal ensemble Tex ...
will be released separately, Part I released in 2017. The first single from Prevail I 'TriggerPulse' was released early to coincide with a fall European tour with
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and
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and became the first song by Kobra and the Lotus to gain over 2 million plays on Spotify. The back story for how "TriggerPulse" was written is on the main band website blog. The second single from Prevail I 'Gotham' was released on February 17, 2017 with exclusive premiers streaming via ''
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'' and
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. The third prerelease from Prevail I is "You Don't Know"
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released on March 31, 2017. "Light Me Up" reached number 38 on the US Active Rock chart in December 2017. Both ''Prevail I'' and ''Prevail II'' received positive reviews. "Light Me Up" broke into the Top 40 for mainstream rock on Billboard, peaking at #34 and also broke Top 40 on Mediabase active rock charts for several weeks. "You Don't Know" peaked at #53, with the music video being the band's first YouTube video with over 1 million plays. "TriggerPulse", a pre-release single to the album is the band's first Spotify release, with over three million plays in its first year. "Let Me Love You" was recorded in English, Japanese, and acoustic versions in the double album set. The official "Let Me Love You" video was released in Japanese. ''Prevail II'' was nominated for a
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for Metal/Hard Album of the Year 2019.


''Evolution'' (2019)

The band recorded ''
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'', their sixth full length album with producer
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and was released on September 20, 2019.


Tours

Kobra and the Lotus have played
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Hard Rock Hell Hard Rock Hell is a three day music festival held at Vauxhall Holiday resort, Great Yarmouth. It was previously held at Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales, and up until 2011 at Pontin's Holiday Village, Prestatyn, Wales ...
,
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,
Metaltown Festival The Metaltown Festival was a three-day festival featuring heavy metal music, heavy metal bands, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was arranged annually from 2004 to 2016. The original Metaltown venue was at Frihamnen, but was moved in 2011 to Gö ...
,
Hellfest Hellfest (), also called Hellfest Summer Open Air, is a rock festival focusing on heavy metal music, held annually in June in Clisson, France. Its high attendance makes it the French music festival with the largest turnover. It is also one of ...
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and
Metal Female Voices Fest Metal Female Voices Fest was a heavy metal music festival dedicated to female vocalists, held annually in the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium from 2003 to 2016. It was organized by the ''Metal Organisation'', which later changed into "2 Wild 4 age ...
. Kobra and the Lotus have toured with Beyond the Black,
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Delain Delain is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002 by former Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Westerholt, intending for the band to be solely a project. Singer Charlotte Wessels was invited to join in 2005. The name of the band comes fr ...
,
Kamelot Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album ''Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in Apr ...
,
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,
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,
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Amaranthe Amaranthe is a Swedish metal band originally known as Avalanche. The band is notable for their blend of various metal genres and having three lead vocalists. History Formed by Olof Mörck (Dragonland, Nightrage) and Joacim "Jake E" Lundbe ...
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Fear Factory Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released ten full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of sounds, all in their main style of industrial metal. ...
, Primal Fear,
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. Paige toured as a guest vocalist with the Metal All-Stars super-group with
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and others. Paige was also a guest vocalist for
Kamelot Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album ''Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in Apr ...
on their North American Haven tour.


Members

Current members *
Kobra Paige Kobra Paige (born October 14, 1988) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the founder, lead singer, and songwriter for hard rock and metal band Kobra and the Lotus. She was also a touring guest vocalist for Kamelot and Metal All Stars. ...
– vocals, piano (2009–present) * Jasio Kulakowski – guitars (2012–present) * Brad Kennedy – bass (2013–present) * Marcus Lee – drums (2014–present) Former members * Lord Griffin Kissack – drums (2009–2014) * Ben Freud – bass (2009–2010) * Matt Van Wezel – lead guitar (2009–2010) * Chris Swenson – rhythm guitar (2009–2012) * Pete Z Dimov – bass (2011–2013) * Timothy Vega – lead guitar (2011–2012) * Ronny Gutierrez – rhythm guitar (2018–2019) Tour and studio guest musicians * Alexander Carlegård – guest guitar (2013) *
Charlie Parra del Riego Carlos "Charlie" Enrique Parra del Riego Campoverde (born March 5, 1985 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian guitarist and composer. He is also known as Charlie Parra. Early life Born in Lima, Peru, Charlie was thirteen years old when he started ...
– lead/rhythm guitar (2012-2013) * Bryan Buss – lead guitar/bass (2010–2011) * Patrick Lawtey – guest guitars (2010–2011) * Elias "Bones" Andra – guest drums (2014–2015) * Jake Dreyer – lead guitar (2014–2015) Timeline


Awards and nominations

*"Evolution", Nominated for a
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for Metal/Hard Album of the Year 2020. *"Prevail II", Nominated for a
Juno Award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
for Metal/Hard Album of the Year 2019. *"High Priestess", Kobra and the Lotus third album listed as #5 Best Album, 2014 Mid Year Recap by Metal Assault *Kobra and the Lotus named as #3 Best Emerging Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Artists Of 2013 *Kobra Paige listed as one of the Top 25 Women in Hard Rock and Metal for 2013 *Kobra and the Lotus nominated for Best New Band at Golden Gods 2012 by ''
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''


Discography


Studio albums

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Out of the Pit '' Out of the Pit ''is the first studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Kobra and the Lotus. Released on April 22, 2010, it was originally produced by Greg Godovitz of Goddo, the vocals, mix and final production was redone by Iron Maiden produc ...
'' (2010) *''
Kobra and the Lotus Kobra and the Lotus (also initialized as KATL) is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 2009 by lead vocalist and songwriter Kobra Paige. History Formation, ''Out of the Pit'' (2009–2010) Kobra and the Lotus was formed by classical sing ...
'' (2012) *''
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'' (2014) *'' Prevail I'' (2017) *''
Prevail II '' Prevail II ''is the fifth studio album from Canadian heavy metal band Kobra and the Lotus. Released on 27 April 2018, the work was published through Napalm Records. In early 2018, the band toured alongside American red dirt metal ensemble Tex ...
'' (2018) * ''
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'' (2019)


EPs

* ''
Words of the Prophets Words of the Prophets is the first EP from Canadian heavy metal band Kobra and the Lotus. It was released on August 28, 2015 via Titan Music, and was produced by Johnny K. Background The album consists of cover songs, as a tribute to the Can ...
'' (Titan Music, 2015)


Singles

* "Here Comes Silverbells!!" (Kobra Music Inc., 2009) * "Zombie" (Kobra Music Inc., 2015) * "Remember Me" (Kobra Music Inc., 2015) * "TriggerPulse" (
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, 2016) * "Gotham" (Napalm, 2017) * "You Don't Know" (Napalm, 2017) * "Light Me Up" (Napalm, 2017) – No. 34 US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock * "Losing My Humanity" (Napalm, 2018) * "Burn!" (Napalm, 2019) * "Get the Fuck Out of Here" (Napalm, 2019) * "Thundersmith" (Napalm, 2019)


References


External links


Kobra and the Lotus
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