Nowthat time is upon us as Year Of The Cobra have released ..In TheShadows Below. An 8 song opus that weaves a magical spell of Doombased Psych Stoner Rock riffs. There are a few moments of heavysludge based riffs to prove that Year Of The Cobra know how to createa thunderous atmosphere.
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Openingtrack Lion And The Unicorn is one of the albums strongest tracks asit gives the full picture of what to expect on the album. Year Of TheCobra are primarily a Drum and Bass Duo with lead vocalist Amyproviding superb vocals. Year Of The Cobra paint a gloomy atmospherewith Jon's heavy drums and Amy's pounding bass. The band prove youdon't need a lead guitarist to create heavy riffs as this hugelytalented duo create heavy noises of their own.
Secondtrack – The Siege – carries on the gloomy atmospherics with a fewmoments of psychedelic noises starting to appear for the first time.Amy's vocals have quite a hypnotic vibe to them. The band excel onceagain in the riffs department as they play an epic progressive jambased duel towards the end of the song.
Thirdtrack – Vision Of Three – opens with a slow-paced heavy poundingbass riff with Jon's finely tuned drumming that allows the band tobuild up excitement for the song. It's a more grunge based affaircompared to the opening two tracks but Year Of The Cobra slowly addelements of Noise, Doom, Psych and Stoner sounds for one of thealbums more emotionally haunting songs. Amy's vocals take a slightturn into Occult Rock territory though you can still detect somethingsinister lurking around the corner.
Thewhole production of the album is first rate which is not surprisingsince it was produced by the legendary Billy Anderson. Billy givesYear Of The Cobra's sound a heavier and more direct approach. Eventhe quieter moments still sound HEAVY!!!
Fourthtrack – Spider And The Fly – sees the band opting for a more 90sAlt Rock/Grunge sounding track with the emphasis firmly on Amy'svocals and the superb lyrics. Spider And The Fly is perhaps one of myfavourite songs off the album as the song only lasts for 3 minutesbut the band play some of the albums heaviest and fastest riffs onthis song.
Fifthtrack – Persephone – is perhaps the song that most people willfind the most enjoyment as it's another fast-paced affair but onethat is pure Doom/Stoner Rock carnage. The instrumental work holdsyour attention throughout and you still won't miss the sound of anactual guitar. Shades of classic Black Sabbath appear on this trackand it's a very cool influence to hear. Though the band do show theirlove for all things PUNK ROCK as well.
Thefinal 3 tracks – White Wizard, Temple Of Apollo and ElectricWarrior – sees Year Of The Cobra return to their Psych/Doom Metalroots with Amy's vocals moving into Occult Rock territory once again.Jon's drumming is perhaps what holds your attention as he's a fuckingmadman on the drums especially on White Wizard.
YearOf The Cobra have delivered on all counts with their debut album..In The Shadow's Below is simply an album you cannot ignore. It's apowerful and hard rocking affair that may just launch Year Of TheCobra as one of the next breakout bands within the Doom/Stoner Metalscene.
Wordsby Steve Howe
Thanksto Jadd Shickler for the promo. ..In The Shadows Below will bereleased on Cassette/CD/DD/Vinyl via STB Records from October 29th 2016.
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