Watch out Terminator and Predator, here comes the Cobrator! The New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal carries on everyone. Are you on board supporting new music? I hope so because Germany's CobraKill are not the only ones playing metal in the spirit from the 80s.

The band check off all the retro boxes from the album art with its comic book style, long hair, denim and leather, and of course the music. Not as well produced though as the big names from the sunset strip, or Maiden or Priest. The riffs and production are dirty, the voice gritty even a touch of sleeze similar to Taime Downe from Faster Pussycat, or even Danny from Crazy Lixx.
Opening song 'Silver Fist', and 'Desperados', is like Motorhead and Exciter "Long Live The Loud" was hanging out with early Tygers of Pan Tang debut. Yes its an odd analogy but what I hear, the music is straight forward ruff and tumble attitude, the vocals kinda melodic but this dirty edge, an attitude in the chorus. This continues in 'Deathstalker' with its melodic moody break. Title track builds, slower pace less brashy and more melodic and focused chorus. 'Electrifier' has the catchiest riff, arrangement, solo, and hook. It's direct, to the point. Same with 'Bring It, Sugar'. Whammy bar action in 'Lavender Haze Gypsy' third song in the spirit of 80s glam metal has that purity of Motley Crue's "Too Fast For Love". 'We've Just Begun' ends the album with a ballad.
CobraKill are off to a good start, would really like to hear these songs with a little more polish. Maybe next album?