Year Of The Cobra’s new self-titled album out now through Prophecy Productions; European spring tour dates with Amenra confirmed!
Seattle, Washington based stoner/doom metal duo Year Of The Cobra has just released their new self-titled album on February 28th, 2025 through Prophecy Productions.
Listen to »Year Of The Cobra« on Spotify and all major streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. Full Sails
02. War Drop
03. Daemonium
04. Alone
05. 7 Years
06. The Darkness
07. The Sleep
08. Prayer
Courtesy of Prophecy Productions:
“We spent a lot of time conceptualizing this album, deeply considering where we wanted to take our music and what its natural progression should be. We spent a lot of time in the writing and pre-production phases, making sure it was exactly where it needed to be before going into the studio, and we think it paid off. The songs capture our unique style, moving between the personal and fantastical, honing in on both our sludge/doom tendencies and our punk rock background. We are extremely proud of this album and think it is our best work to date. We hope you enjoy it too.” — Amy Barrysmith
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. As a duo, 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. 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 your ears and just won’t let go!
Order your copy HERE!
Year Of The Cobra is:
Amy Tung Barrysmith – Bass and Vocals
Johanes Barrysmith – Drums
Courtesy of Doomstar Bookings:
Year Of The Cobra are joining the Doomstar Bookings roster and are to embark on tour with Amenra! Find all confirmed dates below!
Tickets are on sale now at ritualofra.com.
YOTC about joining Doomstar Bookings: “We couldn’t be more excited to join the Doomstar roster. We’ve been looking for the right agency to help grow our YOTC presence in Europe and we finally found our home. We’ll be seeing you all very soon!”
As they move toward celebrating their 10th anniversary in 2025, Seattle duo Year Of The Cobra are defined by nothing so much as stridently walking their own sonic path. Across three full-lengths and component EPs, bassist/vocalist Amy Tung Barrysmith and drummer Jon Barrysmith have pushed stylistic boundaries and worked to find their own definition of what a two-piece band can accomplish in terms of volume, groove, and influence.
21.04 – Stuttgart (DE) – Im Wizeman
22.04 – Cologne (DE) – Carlswerk Victoria
23.04 – Hamburg (DE) – Uebel & Gefährlich
24.04 – Berlin (DE) – Astra
25.04 – Warsaw (PL) – Oczki*
26.04 – Krakow (PL) – Kwadrat*
27.04 – Dresden (DE) – Beatpol
28.04 – Prague (CZ) – Palac Akropolis
* Amenra only
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well