Cobra Venom is deep in the process of creating our new 7-inch EP and while we're very happy about what we did with Extinction Reality, we took a different approach for this new offering. Extinction was very much a full-length album, a complete statement with the full range of instrument playing, songwriting and production capabilities we had at that point in time. The new EP (name to be decided soon) is a raw, live-tracked sampling of our strongest current material. The songs are focused while showing our band's musical growth at the same time. We also made some major adjustments to these songs DURING THE SESSION and they sound way better because of it!
"You must unlearn what you have learned."
My biggest challenge was trusting my live playing in a studio setting. It has been a LONG time since I recorded without a click or backing track (at least 10 years, maybe longer). It's also not that I couldn't use a click or track for these songs - it was a choice not to, in order to have a loose, uncontained, old school punk vibe for the album rather than a disciplined, technically precise and brutal performance by classically trained musicians. The band trusted me to do well in this situation and I had to trust myself to make it work. Fortunately, I'm very pleased with the end result and luckily for me, the rest of my band is also happy with my performance. This doesn't mean that I'll NEVER use a click track again but it does mean that I can do either way in the future and be comfortable, confident, and effective behind the kit.
More info on the EP coming soon. Our Indiegogo campaign video features the chorus of one of the new songs. Thanks to everyone that has already contributed! Please continue to spread the word and when it comes to your own creative endeavors, remember the words of Obi-Wan and Yoda....
