Kovax - cobolt (single)

Kovax - cobolt

Release date - May 7th 2018

Kovax are a noisy/shouty metal band from Leeds launched in 2016. When they sent me the new single to review I was a bit hesitant as I'm very much a fan of the 'album' and not singles as seems to be the trend nowadays. I listened to it a few times anyway and it started to grow on me so I thought I'd say something about it.

It's not a genre of metal that I'm overly familiar with so I can't speak to much of the influences but what came to my mind was Raging Speedhorn/Machine head with a delicate touch of Skindred based on this single. The song is not very long at 2:22 but it packs a massive punch and the riffs sound huge. The chorus is melodic enough and the breakdown at the end will keep anyone that loves a good 'pit' happy. I had a quick listen to the previous album for a bit of context and I can tell you that from almost every angle, 'cobolt' is a massive step forward. The production is a major improvement and if they keep it up for future releases there's no reason why they can't take their career to the next level. That will now be in the hands of the music gods. It's done the job on me though because now I would like to hear what is going to come next from these boys.

In support of this single they have a tour which I will try to get myself down to because with this type of music it's best experienced in a live setting.

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