EL CHUPA COBRAS
S/T
(Acerbic Noise Development)
COG
Course Over Ground
(Moonlee)
BLACK PYRAMID /
ETERNAL ELYSIUM
Two 10"s
(Electric Earth)
ARSIS
We Are the
Nightmare
(Nuclear Blast)
STRANGERS
Weight
(Action Man)
PROTESTANT
As Dead As We
Look
(Halo of Flies)
EL CUY
S/T
(World in Sound)
SAHG
II
(Regain)
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EL
CHUPA COBRAS
S/T
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few months ago I was nicely surprised by El Chupa Cobras’ demo.
So much so that I made a wrong interpretation of the meaning of
their name. The true one only came to mind when I actually took
the time to think. Anyway, I gave their demo four sparrows not
because it was good but because it approximated brilliance. And
this self-titled release confirms it all; it is a nearly
flawless mess of exuberant naked discordance. Its songs, through
seconds fragment themselves, and yet they all coalesce in the
most exciting and orgasmic of manners. This shit is filled with
rage the way a KKK rally is filled with idiocy. Better yet, if
you are a metalhead and think of noise as too unmetal for it to
fill your shelves, well El Chupa Cobras is it. Their take is the
corner where the metal clashes so hard with the noise it meshes
into one amorphous ball of denim and jagged lead. No leather in
sight, yet there are some nice solos here and there that throw a
hidden wink to the mulletheads.
What’s most
important for the metalheads, there is not fist raising, chest
thumping melodies here but El Chupa Cobras sincerely go for the
aggression, throwing vicious riffs and curvy sonic paradigms
like my stereo is a boat and their music the Bermuda triangle.
It is not without a reason that these Alabama boys (and a lady
at the bass) cite bands as diverse as the Jesus Lizard, Kiss and
Voivod as their influences. From the first they acquire the
weirdness, the crazed Yow-like vocals, the frenetic spirit, etc.
From Voivod certain progressive flair most noticeable when the
band builds robotic passages that are accentuated by Piggy-like
guitar mannerisms and from Kiss….let’s hope they get their
business sense. Because this kind of music is so good and solid
it probably won’t make $10.
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El Chupa Cobras demo review
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