{"id":102854,"date":"2024-04-04T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T23:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=102854"},"modified":"2024-04-09T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T13:58:06","slug":"album-review-snakebite-cobra-crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-snakebite-cobra-crew\/","title":{"rendered":"SNAKEBITE – Cobra Crew (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SNAKEBITE
Cobra Crew<\/strong><\/span>
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\nManiac Attack (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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With their third full-length studio album German combo Snakebite continue their fusion of 80s styled rock and metal. Beginning like some smoky 80s ballad, \u2018Blow It Up\u2019 flutters satin sheets and lace curtains with its sweet yet haunting piano before the crisp axe work punctures the city streets causing lamps to shatter and downtown alley rain puddles to ripple.<\/p>\n

Nikki Wagner\u2019s vocals are simple midnight croons that could lace any mid-table 80s metal band as Cobra Crew<\/em> unravels to remind me of the sort of airy horror-cum-metal soundtracks I used to collect and which were littered with acts like this. This is nostalgic heavy metal peppered with lush keyboards, fizzing riffs and a general feel of late nights by the stereo where the only light is provided by the hi-fi glow.<\/p>\n

\u2018Stormriders\u2019 provides anthemic gallops and fist-pumping melody, while the cheesier \u2018Heading For The Best\u2019 sounds akin to something designed for a men\u2019s shaving foam commercial. The album is drizzled with a dynamic array of steely strides which rarely, if at all, shift from the stiff if somewhat mist-caressed 80s heavy rock framework. After several spins this ten-song release does begin to lose its appeal, mostly due to the tepid vocals. Wagner just lacks the oomph to drag this opus out of the trenches and onto the bloody battlefields, which is a shame because the surrounding echoes of artillery more than does its job.<\/p>\n

When I hear songs like the bombastic \u2018My Burning Love\u2019 or straight up mid-paced rocker \u2018Chained To Rock\u2019 I\u2019m left thirsty for a ballsier vocal fire, but instead I\u2019m somewhat unfulfilled. That\u2019s not to say this isn\u2019t a highly enjoyable melodic metal outing, but the generic nature of the voice won\u2019t propel Snakebite to the dizzier heights I\u2019m afraid. That aside, this is a record that soothes rather than slays and I do appreciate the charm within.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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