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BLACK COBRA - Chronomega LP

Cover - EX

Vinyl – NM (unplayed)

This is the amazing 3rd LP from duo BLACK COBRA.

This was released by Southern Lord Records in 2009 and is on LIMITED beautiful BLACK/RED colored vinyl.

This is your chance to get this very rare record in wonderful condition. This album rips.

Allmusic says:

Ever the Rodney Dangerfields of the rock & roll band hierarchy (i.e. "no respect!"), bass players are now faced -- in the third millennium's first decade, anyhow -- with the far grimmer prospect of being completely excluded from the band, man! Then again, in the world of heavy metal, where basslines so often do little more than double the guitar parts, one can sort of make a case for adequately amplified guitar/drum duos like Black Cobra, who have made quite a racket for themselves so far, thank you very much, with their first pair of releases through At a Loss Recordings -- so much so that their third effort, 2009's Chronomega, finds them graduating to the mighty Southern Lord label and, one would assume, the chance of obtaining wider exposure and recognition for their savage brand of sludge-thrash. As on previous releases, the bottom end normally provided by that absent four-string instrument is hardly missed, thanks to the deafening distortion framing Albert Landrian's (ex-Cavity) saber-toothed riffs and Rafael Martinez's (also of Acid King) battle drums. Together, the pair propels violent juggernauts such as "Negative Reversal," "Machine," and the utterly devastating "Storm Shadow" (like Motörhead with rabies!) forward like sonic battering rams. Yet there are still innumerable power chord counterpoints, weaving harmonies, and creepy melodies spread across these and other songs (e.g., "Lighting in His Hand," "Nefarian Triangle"), rattling one's wisdom teeth enough to make this set anything but one-dimensional. Heck, on the particularly surprising "Chronosphere," Black Cobra even get a groove on for arguably the first time in their career, igniting a dancefloor mosh-off that would leave Queens of the Stone Age bruised and bleeding. Really, the only criticism that could justifiably be leveled at Black Cobra is that their gloriously vicious cacophony still poses something of a welterweight division challenge to metallic heavyweights High on Fire (shared producer Billy Anderson is likely partly to blame/praise for this). On the other hand, it's equally debatable whether HoF have produced very many songs in recent years that are quite as memorable and ferociously focused as these, so consider this grounds for a battle royal, or give Black Cobra their due, because Chronomega is one of those albums that simply won't be denied.

Aquarius Records says:

Do you like riffs? Do you like heavy as $#&! sludged out goodness that at times reaches cosmic proportions? Do you like the band Karp? If you answered yes to any of these, then the chances are good you will do real well with the latest sonic missive from the two headed metal machine known as Black Cobra, their first for Southern Lord. Chronomega is so chock full of subharmonic super low tuned guitars, pummeling war drums, and mean ass vocals that you probably won't even notice (or care) that there is no bass. This band is INSANELY heavy, and they truly understand the possibilities that a two man lineup can shoot for and achieve if they've got the right pedigree. Considering that these dudes have served time in Cavity and 16, you can bet your sweet ass they have that pedigree. The band manages to be both loose and precise, swinging and propulsive, and one could easily imagine Black Cobra at home somewhere in the center of the earth, or maybe in a giant cave. Their sound is brutal but also quite melodic at times, and it's pretty clear that these two know what the $#@! they're doing. The results are strangely hypnotic, it's as if there is an ever present hum from the vibrations of the guitar strings as the drums carry things forward into the center of a volcano. Obviously for fans of the aforementioned Karp (as well as Big Business), the Melvins, and maybe even the more thuggish elements of bands like Mastodon and Baroness. Get this now!

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[my grading standards taken from another seller]

SEALED record is in like new unopened condition believed to be mint under the shrink
NM I dont believe in MINT records...if its MINT it is SEALED in my opinion. NM then is as good as it gets like new but opened, I use this grading very rarely.
EX Sorry to mix up grading systems but I believe there is a place for an EX (its just a NM- or a VG++) for those clean records which are better than a regular VG+ but not flawless
VG+ This is the industry standard, a good clean record with minimal surface noise and one or two light surface scratches, cover might have some corner dings and ring wear starting but overall a good record similar to what you would find in the used bins of a local record shop.
VG Things are getting more worn here still a good player but visually showing wear and picking up some noise.
VG- Has a deep scratch or two visually rough also but plays through with pops and krackle.
G Not good at all, you have been warned