Cobra Noir
Barricades
Chainsaw Safety Records
8.5/10
Gnashing of teeth is the end result of this harsh, crusted-over mindfuck of reckless sonority. And that’s a compliment. Cobra Noir explore the bitterest angle of hardcore music, torturous and vile. The rumbling sounds of “Walled In” and the spirited venom of “Ruptured” assail the senses with an unforgiving sonic bludgeoning. Fans of Cursed and Mare will revel in the dissonant, saturated sounds of cuts like “Monuments” and “The Arsonist.” It’s cuts like these that expose the grimy underbelly of hardcore music, one that is far removed from the candy apple claptrap that often passes off as such these days.
Production-wise, this record is quite low-fi and it suits the music well. From punked-up, start-stop mayhem to almost-crusty speedpunk, these black cobras strike with the intent to kill. So they do on the reckless, spiraling out of control facebasher “Against Us” and the attitude-laden “Come Crashing.”
Mind you, some will be put off by the sound of this record, so make sure you enjoy the most underground sounds before following through and picking this one up. But if filth and Drano-throated fury is exactly what gets you off, “Barricades” is one to seek out.
ERIN FOX © 2007 – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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