YEAR OF THE COBRA announce European shows April 2025

Mar 4, 2025 | Prophecy Productions

YEAR OF THE COBRA have announced the first batch of live dates in Europe this year. Seattle’s doom sludge duo will be performing in support of AMENRA at selected concerts.

YEAR OF THE COBRA comment: “We are thrilled to announce that we will be opening for Amenra on the first leg of their European tour this spring”, vocalist and bass player Amy Tung Barrysmith writes. “Getting back to Europe to promote our new self-titled album ‘Year of the Cobra’ was high on our list, and we are so grateful for this opportunity. Thank you, Amenra, for having us. We’ll see you all on the road!”

YEAR OF THE COBRA will be touring in support of their self-titled full-length, “Year of the Cobra“, which was just released on February 28, 2025.

Live Europe
21 APR 2025 Stuttgart (DE) Im Wizeman
22 APR 2025 Köln (DE) Carlswerk Victoria
23 APR 2025 Hamburg (DE) Uebel & Gefährlich
24 APR 2025 Berlin (DE) Astra
25 APR 2025 Warszawa (PL) Oczki
26 APR 2025 Kraków (PL) Kwadrat
27 APR 2025 Dresden (DE) Beatpol
28 APR 2025 Praha (CZ) Palac Akropolis

Live USA
Release Shows (sponsored by Structures Brewery)
07 MAR 2025 Sacramento, CA (US) Cafe Colonial
08 MAR 2025 San Francisco, CA (US) Bottom of the Hill
14 MAR 2025 Seattle, WA (US) El Corazon
15 MAR 2025 Bellingham, WA (US) The Shakedown

“Year of the Cobra” is streaming in full and available for immediate publication via this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-LjdLE-Tcg
Tracklist
1. Full Sails
2. War Drop
3. Daemonium
4. Alone
5. 7 Years
6. The Darkness
7. The Sleep
8. Prayer
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 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 special occasions, like birthdays or anniversaries, slowly but inevitably grew into a band – although that had never been the intention.

With the ground firmly prepared, YEAR OF THE COBRA are ready for the next step as their self-titled third full-length irrefutably proves. The super heavy “Year of the Cobra” gets her fangs into the ears and won’t let go. Heads are forced to bang, but hey – what could be more fun?

Line-up
Amy Tung Barrysmith – vocals, bass, keyboards
Jon Barrysmith – drums

Links
www.facebook.com/yearofthecobraband
www.instagram.com/yearofthecobra

“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.
About Prophecy Productions

Prophecy Productions are an international label and were originally founded by their owner Martin Koller in Germany in 1996. From the beginning, the label has the declared aims of providing a dedicated home for dark stirring music and to offer long-term collaborations to artists signing into the family. This concept has generated a roster displaying a stylistic emphasis on dark music from different genres such as metal and rock, alternative, and folk. Signees on the label are generally characterised by a strong artistic vision, which is reflected in premium physical products. Prophecy Productions is best known for artists such as Empyrium, Alcest, Arcturus, Tenhi, Dool, and The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices feat. Lisa Gerrard. Prophecy Productions are a part of the independent media group SPKR.