Canadian bashers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS recently performed at the Sonisphere Festival in Madrid, Spain. Side-stage footage of the band performing the new song '50 Shades Of Evil' - taken from their forthcoming self-titled album - is available below:

Currently on a festival tour through the UK and Europe, Kobra And The Lotus recently announced two last-minute shows supporting BLACK LABEL SOCIETY in Germany. They will take place in Leipzig and Osnabrück on June 7th and 8th respectively.

The band's schedule is now as follows:

June

7 - Leipzig, Germany - Werk 2 (with Black Label Society)
8 - Osnabrück, Germany - Hyde Park (with Black Label Society)
9 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Novarock
10 - Donington, United Kingdom - Download Festival
15 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Metaltown Festival
16 - Clisson, France - Hellfest
19 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
23 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
24 - Milan, Italy - Gods of Metal Festival

Kobra And The Lotus recently inked a deal with Universal for their new album with KISS legend Gene Simmons on board with Simmons Records as a partner - have confirmed an August 6th UK release date for their self-titled debut. A Canadian release is set for late summer.

'Forever One', the lead single from the new album will be released digitally in the UK on May 28th. Check out the video below:

BraveWords.com scribe Carl Begai spoke vocalist Brittany "Kobra" Paige about the balancing act that comes along with being the face of Kobra And The Lotus; musical integrity versus eye-candy: “No matter what, there will always be that physical attention that comes with being female. I don’t think it’s a completely bad thing, though. I believe women are creatures of beauty for a reason, and so I completely embrace it. Through my intentions, ambition, composition of music, undying love for creating the music, and physical presentation and behaviour in the public eye, I believe I can validate my place as an artist. I realize that being an artist can come with having the ability to influence people, or even kids for that matter, and so it’s important for me to come off authentically and with class. I’m a lover of heavy metal, but that doesn’t mean I can’t still be a lady.”

Check out the entire chat here.