BAND MEMBERS

Johanna Lindhult, guitar/vovals

Thomas Jonsson, bass, backing vocals

Robert Karlsson, guitar, backing vocals

Johan Wikforss, drums

BIOGRAPHY - MILESTONES

2024
Amongst other things, the band returns to England for the first time since 2019. This time to play the HRH Sleaze festival in Sheffield. Cobra Cult also makes their first ever gig in Denmark, playing at Råhuset in Copenhagen.

2023
Autumn: In August the band goes back to Germany to support Cobra Spell in Hamburg and in September Cobra Cult performs at the festival Plumbers From Hell in Sarpsborg, Norway.

May: On May the 26th, Cobra Cult heads down to Hamburg, Germany to support Riot City (CA) and Seven Sisters (UK) on a sold out show at Bambi Galore.

March: "The Beast" is the third song from "Don't Kill The Dark" to be released as a video.

2022
December: On December the 9th, "Don't Kill The Dark", album no 3 is released worldwide on all streaming platforms and CD, Vinyl thru GMR Music.

November: Single no 2 is released as a digital release and video. The song is the opening track of the album, "Late Night Adventure".

Oktober: The first singel of album no 3 is released both as digital release and a video. The song is the title track of the album, "Don't Kill The Dark". Johan Wikforss also joins the band as the new official drummer after being stand in drummer since July.

July: Robert Karlsson joins the band as the new lead guitarplayer.

February: The recordings of album number three begins at Studion Humbucker together with Robert Pehrsson. 

2021

July: The band join forces with Swedish booking agency Dreamtide Music  Management & Agency for European bookings.

May: Cobra Cult does their the first livestream gig from Bomber Bar in Motala, Sweden.  

March: The new and second album "Second Gear" is released worldwide on March the 5th thru GMR Music. The album is available on CD and limited edition LP on gold or black vinyl.

2020
December: Cobra Cult signs with Swedish label GMR music for the release of the second album, "Second Gear".

September: Cobra Cult enters Studio Humbucker to record the second album together with Robert Pehrsson (RP´s Humbucker, Dundertåget, Imperial State Electric etc).

2019
November: The single "My win - Your loss" is released on November the 13th. The song was recorded and mixed by Tomas Skogsberg at Sunlight studio and mastered by Sverker Widgren at Wing Studios. 

October: On October 2-4, Cobra Cult does the first three gigs in England (Northwich, York, Whitchurch). Performs at Hard Rock Cafe in Oslo (Norway).

September: Cobra Cult signs a deal with Kingart Music Management. First gig in Norway, at Odal Rock Club.

August: Performs at both Malmöfestivalen and Backyard Rock (Kiruna).

June: For the first time, Cobra Cult performs at Sweden Rock Festival.

January: Anders Martinsgård (Black Solstice, ex Ponamero Sundown) becomes the new lead guitarplayer of the band.

2018

November: On November the 6th, the self-titled debut album "Cobra Cult" was released. The album was recorded and mixed by Tomas Skogsberg at Sunligt studio and mastered by Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust.
May: On May the 25th, the band performs at Körpehölsfestivalen in Uddevalla.

2017
November: On November the 10th, Cobra Cult does the first gig abroad at the Bremer Metal Festival in Bremen, Germany.
Autumn: Magnus Palm (The Stickshifters) joined the band as the new guitarplayer.
February: The band entered Sunlight studio for the first time to record the 4-track EP "The Sunlight tapes" with legend Tomas Skogsberg.

2016
August: On August the 27th Cobra Cult did the first ever gig at Mangefestivalen.
Spring: The band records the first two songs "Forever faster" and "Die!" with Linus Nirbrant (This Ending, A Canarous Quintet) at Audiogrind Studios.

2015
November: Guitarplayer Oskar Viklund (ex Savage Skülls) became the fourth member and Cobra Cult was officially formed in November 2015.
Autumn: Drummer Carl Johan "Sillen" Sillén (ex Slowlife) was engaged and already at the first jam the chemistry was there.
Summer: Cobra Cult started out as a project when singer/guitarplayer Johanna Lindhult (ex Ordogs) and bass player Thomas Jonsson (ex Circle of Chaos) started to wright some songs together.

INFLUENCES

Black Sabbath, Tom Petty, Bad Religion, L7, Iron Maiden, Alice in chains, Turbonegro, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Ramones, Slayer, Corrosion of Conformity, The Misfits, Toxic Holocaust, D-A-D, Social Distortion, Monster Magnet, Paradise Lost  . . .