Album Features Production &
Inclusion From Matt Talbot of Hum And Kurt Ballou of Converge
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Magic
Bullet Records is ecstatic to announce the signing of Chicago-based SWEET
COBRA for the release of their anxiously awaited new studio
album, Earth, late this Spring. The band's triumphant new LP was
recorded and produced by Matt Talbot of Hum and Kurt Ballou of
Converge, and also features guest musical contributions from each
artist. Earth is their first full-length recording since their
lauded 2010-released Mercy.
Recording
was completed in late 2013 with Matt Talbot (Hum) and Kurt Ballou
(Converge) at Talbot's Earth Analog Studios near Champaign, Illinois,
mixed by Ballou at his Godcity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts, and with final
mastering by Carl Saff. Earth shows the band hungrier
than ever, with the trusted and infectious ferocity fans will expect as well as
a slick, more accessible approach.
Issued
Magic Bullet Records owner Brent Eyestone on getting hooked by the material on Earth, even
before its final mastering, "Holy hell... it's completely badass! Kind of
a new sound for the band; catchier, and I can see the appeal of the sound being
much broader than their previous output. I get similar feelings from the best
Queens of the Stone Age, Quicksand, and Young Widows records... super catchy
slabs of heaviness."
The
members of SWEET COBRA collectively offered a humble statement
on the signing with Magic Bullet and the upcoming release of Earth: "We
are honored to be working with Magic Bullet and have always felt a kinship
to the label and artists they release. Earth is a deeply
personal album for us, and it was a liberating experience to
explore new sounds and dynamics in these songs with Matt and Kurt at
the helm capturing it."
Earth will
see release late this Spring on multiple formats; stand by in the coming weeks
for an official street date, additional insight and audio samples from the LP.
Also watch for SWEET COBRA tour dates throughout the year,
including an already sold-out show with Hum in Grand Rapids on April 25th.
SWEET
COBRA Tour Dates:
3/27/2015 Drunken
Donut - Joliet, IL
3/28/2015 Melody
Inn - Indianapolis, IN w/ Kvlthammer
4/04/2015 The
Burlington - Chicago, IL w/ Auxes
4/25/2015 Pyramid
Scheme - Grand Rapids, MI w/ Hum, Cloakroom (SOLD OUT)
The
dedication of its members and the band's storied lineage has helped make SWEET
COBRA a household name to fans of bold rock
and post-hardcore internationally, and a staple within the bustling
music scene of their hometown of Chicago. Founded in 2003 by former
members of a wide array of notable underground acts and boasting the fury and
angular qualities of their hardcore/noise-rock/metal roots with a more
straightforward rock rhythm and delivery, the band came into existence and
toured alongside the likes of Pelican, Russian
Circles, Coliseum, Black Cobra, Doomriders, The Life And Times, Young
Widows and many more. SWEET COBRA toured regularly throughout
the first decade of the 2000s, and released a crushing load of recorded
material, including three LPs -- 2004's Praisethrough Seventh Rule
Recordings, 2007's Forever through Hawthorne Street Records,
and 2010'sMercy on Blackmarket Activities -- as well as split
releases with Doomriders, Get Rad, and Young Widows among
other releases.
In
fall 2009, with Mercy just completed, second guitarist Mat
Arluck lost his ongoing fight with cancer. Arluck's death left a deep scar
on the entire Chicago music scene (and beyond). SWEET COBRA committed
to soldier on as a three-piece, as they began, resulting in a transformation of
the band in the following years. The members have pushed forward --
playing shows, constructing new material, and exploring new sounds. These
efforts have culminated in the upcoming release of Earth.
SWEET
COBRA:
Jason
Gagovski - drums and cymbals
Robert
Arthur Lanham Jr. - guitar
Botchy
Vasquez (aka Tim Remis) - vocals and bass
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