YEAR OF THE COBRA lyric video ‘Full Sails’
from the new self-titled album “Year of the Cobra”
YEAR OF THE COBRA premiere the lyric video ‘Full Sails‘ as the next single taken from their new self-titled full-length, “Year of the Cobra”. The third album of Seattle’s doom sludge duo has been scheduled for release on February 28, 2025.
YEAR OF THE COBRA comment: “I really like the feel of this song”, vocalist and bass player Amy Barrysmith writes. “I feel like you can really taste the salt water and feel the cold, misty air. Jon’s drums pound like waves smashing against a seawall. It’s almost like a sensory overload. The story of the song also brings a lot of imagery in my head and I really focused on making my voice sound like it was a low chant, but each time the chorus ‘Full Sails’ comes in, it just gets bigger and bigger. Playing this song live is also really satisfying because you see everyone’s head just start moving along with you, like we’re all stuck on this ship together.”
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” 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 special occasions, like birthdays or anniversaries, slowly but inevitably grew into a band – although that had never been the intention.
While duo acts such as BÖLZER and MANTAR had started to grow in popularity, YEAR OF THE COBRA had to carve out their own niche, which they did with deceptively seeming ease. They created a sound that effortlessly ranged from classic doom melancholy to oppressively heavy riff architectures. YEAR OF THE COBRA went on to transform catchy, almost upbeat rock moments into swirling psychedelia. After setting an exclamation mark behind their name mainly in the US with the debut full-length “…in the Shadows Below”, the duo went on to establish their brand internationally with the sophomore album “Ash and Dust”.
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?
Band: Year of the CobraAlbum title: Year of the Cobra
Release date: February 28, 2025
Style: Doom & Sludge Metal
Label: Prophecy Productions
Review Impact Date: January 27, 2025
Line-upAmy Tung Barrysmith – vocals, bass, keyboards
Jon Barrysmith – drums
Produced & engineered by Matt Bayles at Studio Litho, Seattle, WA (US)
Mixing by Matt Bayles at The Red Room, Seattle, WA (US)
Mastering by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, Portland, OR (US)
Links
www.facebook.com/yearofthecobraband
www.instagram.com/yearofthecobra
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.
Shop
http://lnk.spkr.media/year-of-the-cobra-yotc
Live
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
