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May 19, 2009

Kings of Leon Going Big With Summer Tour

Tennessee foursome finally replicating European success at home
April 17, 2009

Kings of Leon Revealed: 13 Things You Didn't Know About Rock's Hottest Band

The Followills' real names, who's obsessed with Chris Farley and how to clear a party with jalapenos
April 15, 2009

All the Kings' Gems: 10 Essential Kings of Leon Tracks

From "Molly's Chambers" to "Sex on Fire," hear the Southern brothers' best songs
February 5, 2009

Q&A: Kings of Leon's Caleb Followill

Kings of Leon's singer on brawling with his brother and hanging with Dylan

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Only By The Night

Free from their strict Pentecostal father, Kings of Leon's Followill brothers (plus cousin Matthew) spent their first two records establishing themselves as horny Nashville youngsters with a neo-garage-rock style that got them tagged as the "Southern Strokes." Nowadays, the Kings are feeling a diffe...

2008 RS: 3of 5 Stars

Because Of The Times

2007

Aha Shake Heartbreak

2005

Youth And Young Manhood

2003

Holy Roller Novocaine

2003

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Biography

Kings of Leon's history is the epitome of a mythological rock & roll story. The Followill brothers are sons of a preacher man who were raised on the road throughout the South, traveling from one Pentecostal church service to the next. They were shattered by a divorce, transformed by illicit substances and the stoner music of Led Zeppelin and rewarded with a Nashville record deal for their grinding...

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