Rulers of Leon are within the midst of touring in support of their platinum-selling 2008 album Only By the particular Night and enjoying the fact that, after being massively popular across typically the pond for years, they are finally experiencing comparable success here in the States. That doesn't suggest, however , the quartet isn't already pondering a couple of new projects for this specific fall. One of typically the as-yet-untitled and as-yet-unscheduled tasks is a live DVD, which often was filmed this Come july 1st at London's O2 Industry.

Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill told Billboard about the significance regarding the show saying, "England is really the very first place we broke... All of us figured what better spot to make a live DVD AND BLU-RAY than where the followers have been the craziest for the longest. " Followill said that he or she as well as the rest of typically the band "just put the video cameras in the back associated with our minds and served like they weren't actually there" during the show, which usually boasted a set list showcasing a handful of rarities.

Another exciting project coming for Kings of Leon is a remix record, the idea for which arrived about after the band learned that artists just like Pharrell and Justin Timberlake were working on revisions of their songs. According to Followill, Lykke Li, Linkin Park, Kenna in addition to Mark Ronson will likewise be contributing remixes to the forthcoming effort. "It's neat to have these individuals who we would've hopped at the chance to work with ourselves... arriving to us before we all even get a chance to ask them. It's incredible to hear your best music mix played by these folks that are so creative. Most of the time it takes me a couple of or three listens in order to even wrap my head close to, 'Oh man, that's the song... " gushed typically the drummer.

The quartet is also considering releasing an additional single for Only Simply by the Night (Followill is rooting for "Notion") yet is not, contrary to rumors, contributing song to the soundtrack for Brand new Moon, the sequel in order to the popular Twilight collection.

Comprised of brothers Nathan, Caleb and Jared Followill and their cousin Matthew, Nobleman of Leon named their own Southern-tinged rock band following the brotherly trio's dad, a Pentecostal minister who forbid them from being attentive to secular music whilst they were growing up. Despite their father's convictions, the eldest pair regarding the Followill clan, Nathan and Caleb, began smuggling in contraband albums by bands like the Beatles while the youngest, Jared, introduced them to typically the Velvet Underground and the Pixies. When Leon resigned from his church write-up the quartet, still within their teens, formed Kings of Leon and quickly scored a recording deal with RCA.

After liberating the Holy Roller Novocaine EP, Kings of Leon's debut LP, Youth and Young Manhood, arrived within 2003 and located instant success in the U. Nited kingdom. while not garnering very much attention in the Oughout. S. Kings of Leon's 2005 sophomore effort, Aha Shake Heartbreak, followed fit but two years later on the band finally attracted some attention in the States with their third album, Because of the Times, and the band's most recent effort to date, Only By the particular Night, has made these people bona fide rock stars on both sides of the Atlantic. Check online regarding Kings of Leon tickets to see the strap live!