Calgary-based KOBRA AND THE LOTUS recently updated their tour schedule to include two shows supporting U.D.O. in the Czech Republic this November.

Today, U.D.O.'s management was informed by the band that they will not participate in the European tour this fall due to contractual problems with a new label partner.

Says U.D.O.: "We will inform you as soon as a new support act is confirmed!"

Kobra And The Lotus' complete schedule is as follows:

September

21 - Gdynia, Poland - Ucho
23 - Warsaw, Poland - Proxima
24 - Cracow, Poland - Kwadrat
25 - Wroclaw, Poland - Alibi
27 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Forum Palace
28 - Tallinn, Estonia - Rock Cafe
30 - Helsinki, Finland - DOM

October

1 - Vaasa, Finland - Royal Night Club
2 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi
5 - Malmö, Sweden - KB
6 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Trädgårn
7 - Uppsala, Sweden - Katalin
8 - Sundsvall, Sweden - Nordfest 2011
9 - Mariestad, Sweden - KG5
13 - Trondheim, Norway - Blæst
14 - Jevnaker, Norway - Glassheim
15 - Grimstad, Norway - Bluebox
27 - Paris, France - Divan Du Monde
28 - Pagney derriere Barine/Nancy, France - Paulette Pub Rock
29 - Las Pennas Mirabeau/Marseille, France - Jas Rod
30 - Pau, France- L'Ampli

November

2 - Madrid, Spain - Heineken
3 - Valladolid, Spain - Sala Mirador de Cristal
4 - Santiago, Spain - Sala Capitol
5 - Bilbao, Spain - Rock Star Live
6 - LLeida, Spain - Cotton Club
8 - Woergl, Austria - Komma
9 - Wien, Austria - Szene
11 - Gunzendorf, Germany - Gunzendorf Live
14 - Budapest, Hungary - Club 202
16 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Hristo Botev Hall
17 - Bucharest, Romania - The Silver Church Club

December

2 - Prestatyn, Wales - Hard Rok Hell Festival

BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai recently caught up with vocalist Brittany Paige to discuss the change in her vocal style since the recording of the band's 2010 debut, Out Of The Pit. An excerpt from the interview is available below:

"When we did the first album I had really created a character voice for myself," Paige reveals. "I thought I needed to be more interesting, more different. By the end of the summer tour in 2010, there was almost no shred of made-up character. Through touring I was becoming more comfortable, and show-by-show being more myself. Not to mention my singing style started to hurt my vocal chords because it was a compromised sound. In the writing of this album, I let go of the mask and thought, ‘You know what? I am who I am and this is my voice. Why am I hiding? If it’s not bad ass enough for some people, that’s just too bad because I can’t change who I am.’ So I was ready to sing for real.”

“This is my voice, it’s always been this way, and I’ve never felt happier knowing that we’re going to release a completely authentic product regardless of if it receives positive or negative response. You have so much time to think on tour and hang out with yourself, it was all part of growing and learning more internally. I constantly want to grow and improve. Always.”

Go to this location for the complete story. Check out Paige's vocal evolution below.

2010:

2011: