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News : King Parrot sign to Candlelight Records and become TV stars in Indonesia

By on April 4, 2013

Melbourne’s KING PARROT have recently signed to Candlelight Records.

www.candlelightrecords.co.uk

The label is home to SIGH, ABSU, 1349, DARK FUNERAL, FEAR FACTORY, ENSLAVED and many more extreme artists.

Metal Obsession wishes KING PARROT all the best for the future with their new label. Well done, lads!

KING PARROT were also guests on an Indonesian TV program as part of their current tour in the country. Details are sketchy, but we will post more news as it comes to us.531892_607515519278647_896891991_n

Metal Obsession got to speak with KING PARROT drummer Rob Brens, regarding his experiences so far on tour in Indonesia.

“I can’t recommend touring Indonesia highly enough to any Australian band. So far every gig has been packed out with kids wearing metal t shirts of any style, going absolutely ballistic, in whatever location they’ve been able to secure as a venue. Here, gigs are a really special event for the locals and the energy they display at these shows exemplifies that.

When Youngie says he feels somewhat intimidated by the crowd before going on, that should give a fair indication of how crazy these guys are. But the reality is they’re just blown away by seeing a foreign band turn up and play for them, so you’ll be posing for about a thousand photos, even if they haven’t heard you.

We’re coming up on our 4th show today, touring with our tour manager Anca’s punk band, The Shantoso, and after reducing a fast food chicken joint to a bloody mess last night, I’m pretty much prepared for anything. Crazy gigs aside, it’s just worth checking out this area for a real taste of Indonesia, East Java is anything but a westernized tourist location. There will be plenty of photo and video on the way and even if someone eats from the wrong street vendor and gets on the trot, this will still be a hard tour to top.”

– Rob Brens

Catch KING PARROT on their current Tour-cide across Australia and Indonesia.

Tour-cide Australia/Indonesia – March/April:-
Friday 8th March – Renmark – Renmark Hotel
Saturday 9th March – Adelaide – Enigma Bar
Sunday 10th March – Melbourne – Cherry Bar AC/DC lane
Friday 22nd March – Geelong – Titanium Live
Saturday 23rd March – Melbourne – John Curtin Hotel Carlton
Saturday 30th March – Alice Springs – Blacken the Globe Festival
Saturday 31st March – Melbourne – The Evelyn
Tuesday 2nd April – Batu – Villa Diva
Wednesday 3rd April – Blitar – RTV Hardhall
Thursday 4th April – Surabaya – Kaza Plaza Basement Carpark
Friday 5th April – Sidoarjo – Dolomity Ice Cream Cafe
Saturday 6th April – Jakarta – Obscene Extreme Festival
Saturday 13th April – Melbourne – Obscene Extreme Festival
Thursday 25th April – Ballarat – Karova Lounge
Friday 26th April – Castlemaine – The Bridge Hotel
Saturday 27th April – The Edge Hotel – Mildura
Saturday 4th May – Frankston- Pier Live
Sunday 5th May – Melbourne – Cherry Rock Festival – AC/DC Lane

For more information head to:  www.facebook.com/kingparrotband

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Anwar is the editor-in-chief of Metal Obsession.net. When Anwar isn't busy promoting tours, interviewing bands and reviewing awesome music, he loves to collect metal vinyl and play video games. Follow Metal Obsession on Twitter and Facebook