DIAMOND KOBRA delivers the new single hymn „Beyond the Void“ with guitar wizard Frank Pané (Bonfire, Sainted Sinners) on guitars - the second track of their next album. Multi instrumentalist Tommy Geiger (ex-Palast) plays the bass guitar on this futuristic Darksynth-Hymn.
Otto Løfgren says:
„The new track is the first track we actually worked on with guitar wizard Frank Pané! Pretty cool dance banger with some unexpected turns and breaks with a heavy groove - just perfect to keep you awake while driving on endless highways in the middle of the night on the way to the next bar stop."
DIAMOND KOBRA - Beyond the Void:
Otto Løfgren - Voice, Sampling, FX and Keys
B.B. Baconsson - Keys & Synthesizers
Frank Pané - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Tommy Geiger - Bass & Keys
Produced by Tommy Geiger and DIAMOND KOBRA
Mixed and mastered by Tommy Geiger
Distributed by Blood Blast Distribution under license of Quizar Records
https://bfan.link/beyond-the-void-feat-frank-pane
Logo Typo by @hydrosevenfour
The 1984 Demo Tape - Remastered on Spotify
Available for the first time! The original DIAMOND KOBRA Demo Tape from 1984 - remastered in 2021. These are the original tracks some of the songs from the debut album "The Arrival" are based on. Originally recorded by Elin & Emeli-Sofi Lundin at Nightingale Studios, Sweden.
Now availabe on Spotify!
DIAMOND KOBRA - Return of the Starbeast Album
"Diamond Kobra is probably one of the most interesting
and unique things to happen to synth music recently"
Night City Vinyl, New York
DIAMOND KOBRA - Return of the Starbeast
We are entering the next chapter. The second album is available on limited coloured vinyl, cassette and digital. → Get it now!
The crew from Diamond Kobra return in full force in their follow-up full-length to 2019’s "The Arrival“, with "Return of the Starbeast". With B.B. Baconsson & Otto Løfgren at the helm of a freshly upgraded and modified space-craft - this record explores further reaches of the sonic galaxy, with a refined ease. Modernized navigation, upgraded weapons, and an overhauled engine (powered by high octane prog-metal shred), whisk the listener from one dynamic soundscape to another. Each track is like it’s very own planet, a unique “boss-fight”, or a glimpse into certain moments in space-time, that matter. Long before all 12 tracks have completed, you’re far beyond a casual observer - you’re fully charged and engaged in all of the triumphs and turmoil. The entirety of this journey plays out much like a saga for the mind and ears... sometimes even experimental in nature, just like killer adult science & fiction should be. Join Diamond Kobra in the search for what could be out there, shifting between the balance of high-tech and low-life, and maintaining the frontier that is contemporary cyber-punk!
As always, Diamond Kobra has an exciting and honorable crew to back you up!
Guest appearing on ‘Return of the Starbeast’ are:
Phil Soussan (Ex-Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol)
Marcus Siepen (Blind Guardian)
Johanna Sadonis (Lucifer)
Chris Amott (Dark Tranquillity, Ex-Arch Enemy)
Joey Concepcion (Ex-Sanctuary, The Absence)
Caroline “Rippy” Portillo (Ex-Tito & Tarantula, The Division Men)
Laura Scarborough (singer/songwriter)
Nicke Andersson (The Hellacopters, Lucifer)
JM (Psychopunch)
Tommy Geiger (ex-Palast)
J.Spencer Portillo (The Division Men)
K.D. Johansen (Supercharger)
Janne Skarming (Age of Reflection)
Andrew James Witzke (Beloved Enemy)
Tracklist:
01. Prologue: Return Of The Starbeast
02. Xenomorphz
03. Legends Of The Night
04. King Vulture
05. Razor Hawkz
06. Tower Of Babelion (Interlude)
07. Brythonic Brawl
08. Comatose Love
09. Ephemeral Beast
10. Twelve Parses from Home
11. See You On The Other Side
12. Epilogue: Plasmatized
Running time: 46.03
Quizar Records - Catalogue Number: DK-006
Digitally distributed by Blood Blast Distribution
Artwork by Von Maze
Produced by DIAMOND KOBRA
Design & Concept by Pixeleye Industries
Mixed by Tommy Geiger and David Trapp
Mastered by Tommy Geiger and David Trapp
Laura Scarborough - Vocal Recordings
Multi-Instrumentalist and Singer/Songwrite Laura Scarborough from Austin, Texas laying down the vocals on a new track of the next DIAMOND KOBRA album
Diamond Kobra x Rock Hard Magazine
DIAMOND KOBRA - 'Wyld Stallions'-Video feat. Michael und Chris Amott ist online
https://www.rockhard.de/artikel/diamond-kobra-wyld-stallions-video-ist-online_462447.html
DIAMOND KOBRA haben ihr Debütalbum "The Arrival" am 22. Juli digital veröffentlicht. Das Video zu 'Wyld Stallions' mit den Brüdern Michael und Chris Amott als Gastmusikern könnt ihr euch unten anschauen.
Die Geschichte der Konzeptplatte wurde inspiriert von Science-Fiction- und Actionfilmen der 1980er Jahre mit Frauen, Drogen, Sex und Raumschiffen. Wer sich eine der auf 500 Stück limitierten Vinyl-Scheiben oder eines der 50 raren Tapes sichern will, sollte schnell an dieser Stelle vorbestellen.
DIAMOND KOBRAs Debütalbum wurde von B.B. Baconsson (Keyboards, Synthies, Gesang) und Otto Løfgren (Synthies, Gesang, Programming) konzipiert. Als Gäste sind auf "The Arrival" u.a. Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY), Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN) und Chris Amott (DARK TRANQUILLITY) zu hören.
Die "The Arrival"-Gäste:
Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY)
Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN)
Jarmo JM Mäkkeli (PSYCHOPUNCH)
Chris Amott (DARK TRANQUILLITY)
Vince van Roth (BALLS GONE WILD)
K.D. Johansen (SUPERCHARGER)
Petor de Jong (SMALL TIME CROOKS)
Magnus Nordquist
Jonas Nordquist
Zoe Scarlett
Clare von Stitch
Queen Baroness
Sven Schmoll
Heyk Plum
Lova Dalberg