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Kings of Leon is an American alternative rock band. It was formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. It comprises three brothers Anthony «Caleb» Followill (b. on January 14, 1982; rhythm guitar, vocals), Ivan «Nathan» Followill (b. on June 26, 1979; drums, percussion, backing vocals), Michael «Jared» Followill (b. on November 20, 1986; bass guitar, backing vocals, composer) and their cousin Cameron «Matthew» Followill (b. on September 10, 1984; guitar, backing vocals). Each musician in the band is supposed to call by his second name. The music of Kings of Leon is a blend of south rock, garage rock, hard-rock and blues. The title of the band comes from the name Leon (this was the name Caleb, Nathan and Jared’s father and grandfather).
In their childhood, brothers had to spend much travelling with their father who was a travelling preacher. When their father resigned from the church in 1998, the guys went to a settled way of life and decided to found their own musical band. For quite a short period of time they learned playing musical instruments and they released the first album “Holy Roller Novocaine” (2003). Four of five its songs were included in the full-length album Youth & Young Manhood, released in the same year. The themes of the songs were based on Holy Writ. Kings of Leon quickly occupied the center of attention. Critics liked their long hair and mustache, dampish sound in the spirit of good old rock and roll, and the sincerity of musical lyrics. The band became the bearer into the past. The album was released both in the USA and in Great Britain at the same time, and the Englishmen accepted them warmer than their countrymen. “Youth & Young Manhood” peaked at # 3 on British chart, having sold 83 thousand copies. Kings of Leon caught the right time and made themselves known just when listening to and performing pure rock was fashionable again. Besides, many were attracted by the history of the musicians, grown in strict religious breeding without getting proper education, but managed to make their name and forced to believe their music. The second album was released in October 2004 under the title “Aha Shake Heartbreak”. Due to this outlet the band gained more popularity. Single “The Bucket” reached “the best 20” in the British hit parade. Many famous musicians such as Pearl Jam and Bob Dylan spoke out favorably about young team. In April 2007 there was the release of the third album “Because of the Times”. Due to this album Kings of Leon strengthen their position in the world of modern music as one of the best American bands. A special success in Britain was due to the single “On Call”. This work meant some changes in their music. Dirty garage sound was changed by mature facile sounding. In February 2008 Kings of Leon started working on their fourth album “Only by the Night”. One of its songs, “Crawl”, was put on a website in Internet for free downloading in July 2008. The musicians promised to make the album harder, and have kept their words. In December 2008, the band toured Great Britain and Ireland in support of “Only by the Night”. In 2009 musicians released EP “Notion” that introduced records from the gigs and B-sides. The outlet of the following album “Come Around Sundown” was on October 15, 2010.
