Grief is crushing. However, what emerges from that pressure can be darkly beautiful. In the wake of three tragedies in her life, Holy Wars founder Kat Leon and her partner Nick Perez have discovered that firsthand. The project began as a way for Kat to process the death of her parents in 2015. After a reality TV appearance earned her a cosign from judge Alice Cooper, she sought a creative collaborator to match the intensity she was carrying. Enter, multi-instrumentalist Nick.
“I very much connect to shadow and I think he’s more light – that’s why we work,” Kat laughs. Their differences – and shared instincts – are what made the whole thing click. The Californian band’s titanic sound gives Kat space to channel everything from breakups to self-examination with relentless energy.
