Night Cobra Announce Dawn of the Serpent Out in 2022
Houston’s Night Cobra have earmarked next February as the arrival of their debut album, Dawn of the Serpent, through High Roller and Irongrip Records. And really, fair enough. I’m not saying it’s not worth looking forward to or anything like that, just that the band — which boasts former members of Venomous Maximus, among others — already put out an EP in 2019, so if you haven’t heard them before, you can, and if you’re going to put out a record coordinated for a worldwide release in the midst of a global pandemic, you might as well plan it right. February puts them past the winter doldrums from late November usually through late January, and while the month is always crowded with new offerings, at least there’s an audience hungry for it. Who the hell isn’t exhausted come December list time?
And not that I even need to say it, but it’s not like they need to rush it out in October to go on tour or something, so sure, February’s as good a time as any. The recordings are done. Do the mix and master right and promote the hell out of it over the winter. Boom. Solid plan. Okay, so we’re a go, right?
I love pretending I’m in A&R.
From the PR wire:
Night Cobra Sign to High Roller Records; Band Completes Work on Debut LP ‘Dawn of the Serpent’
Houston Metalpunk Quintet Readies Release of Highly Anticipated Full-Length Debut; U.S. Release Set for Irongrip Records
Houston heavy metal band Night Cobra has signed to High Roller Records for the release of its debut full length LP, ‘Dawn of the Serpent’; the impending album is set for release on February 11, 2022.
Featuring current and former members of Necrofier, Eternal Champion, Venomous Maximus, Killer Hearts, and The Satanic Overlords of Rock N Roll, Night Cobra plays uncaged music for an age of discontent as heard on its celebrated debut EP, ‘In Praise of the Shadow’. Night Cobra’s fiery blend of scorching rock ‘n’ roll and blistering metal found immediate favor in underground music circles, making ‘In Praise of the Shadow’ one of Bandcamp’s all-time best selling NWOTHM releases and earning the group glowing praise for its “End Times energy befitting a trying year” (Houston Chronicle) and “searing metal with punk rock’s grit” (Houston Press).
Riding a wave of both fan and critical acclaim, Night Cobra then unveiled the five and a half minute mini-film, “Escape From Earth”, a fun flick that takes inspiration from the shelved John Carpenter film of the same name (and the proposed second sequel to ‘Escape From New York’) that would have starred Kurt Russell reprising his famous role as former Special Forces operator/war hero turned criminal Snake Plissken.
With its impending debut full length LP, ‘Dawn of the Serpent’, Night Cobra unleashes dynamic, fiery music forged in the concrete and steel of punk and heavy metal. Ominous cover artwork by Adam Burke for Nightjar Illustration (Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats) portends the calamity that the record promises. ‘Dawn of the Serpent’ will see a U.S. release via Irongrip Records with High Roller handling for the rest of the world. Night Cobra features Christian Larson (vocals), Bill Fool and Brandon Barger (guitars), Trevi Biles (bass) and The Mighty Cheech (drums).
“High Roller Records is proud to release the long-awaited debut album of Night Cobra in 2022!,” says label head Thorsten Thormann.
‘Dawn of the Serpent’ track listing:
1.) Run the Blade
2.) The Serpent’s Kiss
3.) Lost in Time
4.) Black Venom Dreams
5.) The Neuromancer’s Curse
6.) For Those Who Walk the Night
7.) In Mortal Danger
8.) Acid Rain
9.) Electric Rite
“High Roller is a premier heavy metal record label. I’ve wanted to work with them for quite some time,” says Night Cobra vocalist Christian Larson. “The stars have aligned and we are very excited to release our full-length debut, ‘Dawn of the Serpent’, with High Roller. With ‘Dawn of the Serpent’, we dive deeper into the underbelly of this depraved world. Many things are happening that align with the tech noir reality that we seem to be living in. All these moments will be lost in time.”
In additional news, Night Cobra will perform live at the 2022 Hell’s Heroes Festival, set for Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 at Houston’s White Oak Music Hall. Presented by Pegstar Concerts, the two day music fest will showcase a hand-picked selection of international underground metal bands that includes both seminal, genre-pioneers, highly regarded modern day groups and more, in a can’t-miss concert event. Night Cobra will share the stage with Grammy-nominated Swedish doom metal legends Candlemass, California thrash metal kings Dark Angel, NYC metal mavens Riot, trad-metal titans Cirith Ungol and more in what promises to be a headbanger’s heaven.
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