Kobold was started in early 2002 by Cody Cast (Index) and Mike Heighway. Over the next few years the promotional EP,
A Taste of Copper, was carved. The promo caught the eyes and ears of Artoffact Records, who signed the band in
the first months of 2006 - shortly after Cody's elected departure to pursue his solo project Trapped in Amber. During
the summer of 2006, Swante J., of BiaXial Creep, was welcomed into the fold.
Kobold's first full-length album, The Taste of Copper was released on November 7th, 2006 and has been met with
positive reviews. "The music is downright dark; the content is haunting, spine-tingling, exactly what industrial music and
gothic culture purport themselves to be. Kobold's vision is balanced by a sense of seriousness - and a sense of ironic immediacy
- which is overpowering." The album is considered to be "an addictive and marvelous release" of "modern and controlled glitch
mixed with old-school industrial vocals and samples." Kobold offer "unheard experimental electronic tunes [...and] fantastic
programming abilities."
Into the future....
