Guitars, who needs guitars in heavy music? At least YEAR OF THE COBRA can happily do without the ones that have only thin strings and are mostly good for fiddling around. Vocalist Amy Tung Barrysmith gets a massive groove and lush heaviness out of her bass, which is more than enough to fuel the booming twin engine made from doom metal and psychedelic sludge that drives their self-titled third full-length.
“Year of the Cobra” has clearly grown out of its two forerunners “…in the Shadows Below” (2016) and “Ash and Dust” (2019), but it also surpasses them. YEAR OF THE COBRA have honed their songwriting, which is more to the point, and produces catchy yet super heavy tunes that are tailor-made to fit the band’s strongest aspects. Amy Tung Barrysmith’s rich alto and the seamless rhythmical rapport between her bass lines and Jon Barrysmith’s emotive drumming come to the fore.
YEAR OF THE COBRA were formed in Seattle in 2015, although the two musicians had already met at a Halloween gig in 2007 where they played in different bands. They started talking a little later and discovered a mutual liking for ultra-heavy music. Originally, the duo planned to bring in a guitarist but soon found that things worked well without one. What started out as a little side project with some jamming on birthdays or anniversaries, slowly but inevitably grew into a band – although that had never been the intention.
Band: Year of the Cobra
Album title: Year of the Cobra
Release date: February 28, 2025
Style: Doom & Sludge Metal
Label: Prophecy Productions
Line-up
Amy Tung Barrysmith – vocals, bass, keyboards
Jon Barrysmith – drums
Available formats
“Year of the Cobra” is available as a Digipak CD, as a black vinyl LP, and as a crystal clear vinyl LP. The smokey marbled vinyl LP is already sold out.
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