Cobranoid – Cobranoid

 

 

Cobranoid – Cobranoid
Self released – 2024
Metal, Thrash, Sludge, Doom, Speed
Rated: ****

You’ve heard the whispers. Always in hushed tones, those tales of a legendary metal band from the Denver underground. You never knew if they were true. You never managed to catch them live with your own eyes. But you always knew the stories couldn’t be false. And now, there’s proof! And you will hear the proof tomorrow, as we are honored to bring you the FULL ALBUM PREMIERE for Cobranoid!  Some three to four years after starting this project and wrecking stages wherever they could, the Cobranoid three have delivered their debut self-titled six-track release. The Cobranoid three, Kyle Gaso (guitar and vocals), Logan O'Connor (bass) and Kevin Wylie (drums) earned their spurs playing in many other outfits like Chingaso or MF Ruckus and often together.

But for this project they’ve slowed down the thrash and intensified the sludge, alluding to a new moniker called speed doom. The thirty minutes of grueling eighties inspired metal heaviness sounds settled, yet alive and animated. As if they’ve lived with these songs for many years and managed to capture all the changes the compositions went through in one fell swoop. There’s humor here, not taking it all too seriously. A title like Doom Shark or Halfwit hints at that, but the metal is of such high quality that you often have to focus on one or more instruments to come to grips with it all. And when you listen to NES, learning what the abbreviation stands for, you cannot help but smile from ear to ear. Motörhead adepts, it brings more metal to the table, and some influences from the hardcore scene. An incredible amount of gritty riffs tumble over each other, often only momentarily giving room to a guitar solo or a wonderful little flourish. Just listen to the end of Shimmer for instance. Or that bass work in final track Hyena, bridging it all into a speedy and explosive conclusion. With ruddy smoke rising out of your speakers…

Listen to the first single Halfwit right now and come back tomorrow for the FULL ALBUM PREMIERE of Cobranoid!

(Written by JK)

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