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Black Cobra Complete Work on Invernal

Well, this should be pretty killer. I wasn’t in love with Black Cobra‘s Chronomega, but the news that they worked with Kurt Ballou this time around is welcome indeed, as the Converge guitarist is a master at capturing inhuman tone (to wit, Trap Them, Kvelertak and Swarm of the Lotus). Maybe Invernal could be the album that finally puts Black Cobra‘s absolutely merciless live attack to plastic. More rampant speculation to come, I’m sure.

In the meantime, here’s some actual info from the PR wire:

The Bay Area’s devastating duo Black Cobra have completed the recording process of their upcoming fourth full-length album, set for release in the Autumn months ahead.

For the recording of this, the band’s second release for Southern Lord Recordings, Black Cobra recently ventured across the continent to pound out their anticipated new album, the follow-up to 2009’s massively well-received Chronomega. This time around the outfit enlisted the talents of Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou and his God City Studio in Salem, Massachusetts, for the first time. After a brutal week-and-a-half in the notorious lair, Black Cobra hammered out what will soon be known to the world as their almighty fourth full-length album, the title now confirmed as Invernal. A full track listing, album art and other specific details will be announced in the shortly, but from an advance listen to the unmastered output of this savage outfit, we are confident in confirming that this is Black Cobra‘s most honed and diversified material to date, and will definitely tear your face off completely.

While Black Cobra‘s full-on tour cycle for Invernal has not yet began, as it undoubtedly will very shortly, the band have in the meantime been confirmed for several shows over the coming weeks, including an appearance at The Power of the Riff Festival in Los Angeles on Aug. 18 alongside Eyehategod, Pentagram, Winter, Pelican and more, a direct support spot for High on Fire in Oakland on Aug. 27, an appearance at MusicFest Northwest festival in Portland and more. A rigorous amount of touring will continually be announced through the rest of 2011.

Black Cobra Live:
07/30 El Rio San Francisco, CA w/ Hot Lunch, Lecherous Gaze, Hightower
08/13 Echo/Echoplex Los Angeles, CA @ The Power of the Riff
08/27 Uptown Oakland, CA w/ High on Fire
09/08 Dante’s Portland, OR @ MFNW
09/22 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco, CA

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