The USA-based doom/sludge/dark rock duo Year Of The Cobra has presented the first single and video, "War Drop", from its forthcoming third full-length. Year Of The Cobra's self-titled album will see the light of day on 28 February via Prophecy Productions.

Year Of The Cobra's vocalist and bassist Amy Barrysmith comments: "​​The track 'War Drop' was the last song that we recorded with Matt Bayles. I honestly did not think that it was going to make the album when we were listening to it as a demo. After Matt had worked his genius, we ended up choosing it to be our first single. It's funny how things work out sometimes. I like this song because it has a little unexpected time change and I love nerding out on things like that".

Year Of The Cobra was formed in Seattle in 2015, although the two musicians had already met at a Halloween gig, in 2007, where they played in different bands. They started talking a little later and discovered a mutual liking for ultra-heavy music. Originally, the duo planned to bring in a guitarist but soon found that things worked well without one. What started as a little side project with some jamming on special occasions, like birthdays or anniversaries, slowly but inevitably grew into a band - although that had never been the intention.

With the ground firmly prepared, Year Of The Cobra is ready for the next step as their self-titled third full-length irrefutably proves. The super heavy Year Of The Cobra gets her fangs into the ears and won't let go. Heads are forced to bang, but hey - what could be more fun? Link