Cobra Skulls
Encyclopedia
Cobra Skulls are a punk rock
band from Reno, Nevada
who are signed to Fat Wreck Chords
.
titled Draw Muhammad
in 2006. The EP caught the attention of Red Scare Industries
who signed the band and released their debut album Sitting Army
in 2007. They released a 7" titled Never Be a Machine in 2008.
To promote the album the band went on tour with Against Me!
, Mad Caddies
, and The Loved Ones
, opening shows for them. During the 2007 tour the band added a second guitarist Adam Beck.
On August 20, 2008, the band announced they had parted ways with guitarist Charlie Parker.
Their second album American Rubicon was released in 2009. Leading up to its release the band participated in the Old Skars and Upstarts Tour with Anti-Nowhere League
and Duane Peters
. Followed by a west coast tour opening for The Lawrence Arms
and Teenage Bottlerocket
.
The band signed with Fat Wreck Chords in March 2010. Around this time Chad Cleveland left the band and was replaced by former Only Crime
drummer Luke Swarm.
On August 3, 2010, the band announced on their MySpace blog page that they were recording a new five-song EP in the Fat Wreck studio, set to be released "....eh, well, hopefully by the time we see you all at Fest!"
On September 30, 2010, they released a cover of "Give you Nothing" by Bad Religion
on their MySpace, featuring Fat Mike of NOFX
for the Bad Religion tribute album "Germs Of Perfection."
and sings some songs in Spanish
as can be heard with the tracks "¡Hasta Los Cobra Skulls Siempre!" (from Draw Muhammad
EP) and "Use Your Cobra Skulls" (from Sitting Army
LP). While the first track is sung completely in Spanish
, the latter track mixes both English
and Spanish
(not to be confused with Spanglish
). "Thicker Than Water" (from American Rubicon LP) also contains lyrics in Spanish.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
who are signed to Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
.
History
Cobra Skulls were formed in Reno, NV in 2005 by Devin Peralta (bass, vocals), Charlie Parker (guitar) and Chad Cleveland (drums). They released an EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
titled Draw Muhammad
Draw Muhammad
Draw Muhammad is the first EP studio release by Cobra Skulls.-Credits:Taken from the liner notes.*Chad Cleveland - Drums*Devin Peralta - Bass, Vocals*Charlie Parker - Guitar*Artwork - Billcan, Cobra Skulls...
in 2006. The EP caught the attention of Red Scare Industries
Red Scare Industries
Red Scare Industries is a punk rock record label. The label was started in San Francisco by former Fat Wreck Chords employee Toby Jeg....
who signed the band and released their debut album Sitting Army
Sitting Army
Sitting Army is the first full-length studio release by Cobra Skulls. It was released by Red Scare Industries on July 10, 2007.- Track listing :All songs written by Cobra Skulls.#"Cobra Skullifornia" - 3:05#"Faith Is A Cobra" - 3:02...
in 2007. They released a 7" titled Never Be a Machine in 2008.
To promote the album the band went on tour with Against Me!
Against Me!
Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...
, Mad Caddies
Mad Caddies
The Mad Caddies are a third wave ska band from Solvang, California. The band formed in 1995 and has released five full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs...
, and The Loved Ones
The Loved Ones (American band)
The Loved Ones is a punk band based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in late 2003, the band currently consists of Dave Hause , David Walsh , Chris Gonzalez , and Mike Sneeringer...
, opening shows for them. During the 2007 tour the band added a second guitarist Adam Beck.
On August 20, 2008, the band announced they had parted ways with guitarist Charlie Parker.
Their second album American Rubicon was released in 2009. Leading up to its release the band participated in the Old Skars and Upstarts Tour with Anti-Nowhere League
Anti-Nowhere League
Anti-Nowhere League is an English punk band, formed in 1980 by lead singer Animal , guitarist Magoo , Tony "Bones" Shaw on drums and Chris "Baggy" Elvy on bass.-Early days:...
and Duane Peters
Duane Peters
Duane Peters , nicknamed "The Master of Disaster", is a punk rock singer/songwriter and professional skateboarder. Active since 1977, he is probably best known as the singer in the California punk rock band U.S...
. Followed by a west coast tour opening for The Lawrence Arms
The Lawrence Arms
The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. They have released five full-length albums and toured extensively.-Pre-history:...
and Teenage Bottlerocket
Teenage Bottlerocket
Teenage Bottlerocket is a punk rock band formed in Laramie, Wyoming in 2001.The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders, in 2000...
.
The band signed with Fat Wreck Chords in March 2010. Around this time Chad Cleveland left the band and was replaced by former Only Crime
Only Crime
Only Crime is a melodic hardcore group formed by Good Riddance singer Russ Rankin and Bane guitarist Aaron Dalbecin 2003. The band plays melodic but hard-hitting punk rock that borrows heavily from early-1980s hardcore bands such as Black Flag.-History:...
drummer Luke Swarm.
On August 3, 2010, the band announced on their MySpace blog page that they were recording a new five-song EP in the Fat Wreck studio, set to be released "....eh, well, hopefully by the time we see you all at Fest!"
On September 30, 2010, they released a cover of "Give you Nothing" by Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
on their MySpace, featuring Fat Mike of NOFX
NOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
for the Bad Religion tribute album "Germs Of Perfection."
Music style
Devin Peralta is half ArgentinianArgentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and sings some songs in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
as can be heard with the tracks "¡Hasta Los Cobra Skulls Siempre!" (from Draw Muhammad
Draw Muhammad
Draw Muhammad is the first EP studio release by Cobra Skulls.-Credits:Taken from the liner notes.*Chad Cleveland - Drums*Devin Peralta - Bass, Vocals*Charlie Parker - Guitar*Artwork - Billcan, Cobra Skulls...
EP) and "Use Your Cobra Skulls" (from Sitting Army
Sitting Army
Sitting Army is the first full-length studio release by Cobra Skulls. It was released by Red Scare Industries on July 10, 2007.- Track listing :All songs written by Cobra Skulls.#"Cobra Skullifornia" - 3:05#"Faith Is A Cobra" - 3:02...
LP). While the first track is sung completely in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, the latter track mixes both English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
(not to be confused with Spanglish
Spanglish
.Spanglish refers to the blend of Spanish and English, in the speech of people who speak parts of two languages, or whose normal language is different from that of the country where they live. The Hispanic population of the United States and the British population in Argentina use varieties of...
). "Thicker Than Water" (from American Rubicon LP) also contains lyrics in Spanish.
Current members
- Devin Peralta - vocals and bass (2005–present)
- Adam Beck - guitar (2008–present)
- Luke Swarm - Drums (2010–present)
Studio albums
- Sitting ArmySitting ArmySitting Army is the first full-length studio release by Cobra Skulls. It was released by Red Scare Industries on July 10, 2007.- Track listing :All songs written by Cobra Skulls.#"Cobra Skullifornia" - 3:05#"Faith Is A Cobra" - 3:02...
(Red Scare IndustriesRed Scare IndustriesRed Scare Industries is a punk rock record label. The label was started in San Francisco by former Fat Wreck Chords employee Toby Jeg....
, 2007) - American Rubicon (Red Scare IndustriesRed Scare IndustriesRed Scare Industries is a punk rock record label. The label was started in San Francisco by former Fat Wreck Chords employee Toby Jeg....
, 2009) - AgitationsAgitations (album)Agitations is the third full-length album from punk rock band Cobra Skulls, as well as their first full-length for Fat Wreck Chords. The album was released on September 27, 2011.- Track listing :...
(Fat Wreck ChordsFat Wreck ChordsFat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
, 2011)
EPs
- Eat Your Babies (self-released, 2005)
- Draw MuhammadDraw MuhammadDraw Muhammad is the first EP studio release by Cobra Skulls.-Credits:Taken from the liner notes.*Chad Cleveland - Drums*Devin Peralta - Bass, Vocals*Charlie Parker - Guitar*Artwork - Billcan, Cobra Skulls...
(Red Scare IndustriesRed Scare IndustriesRed Scare Industries is a punk rock record label. The label was started in San Francisco by former Fat Wreck Chords employee Toby Jeg....
, 2006) - Never Be a Machine (Red Scare IndustriesRed Scare IndustriesRed Scare Industries is a punk rock record label. The label was started in San Francisco by former Fat Wreck Chords employee Toby Jeg....
, 2008) - Bringing The War Home (Fat Wreck ChordsFat Wreck ChordsFat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
, 2011)
Splits
- Cobra Skulls/Beercan 7" split (Humaniterrorist, 2006)
- Cobra Skulls/Andrew Jackson JihadAndrew Jackson JihadAndrew Jackson Jihad is an American folk punk band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2004.-History:Andrew Jackson Jihad was formed after its original drummer, Justin James White, approached Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty, who had just left Rodan and The Sub-Standards...
7" split (Suburban Home RecordsSuburban Home RecordsSuburban Home Records and Distribution is a record label based in Denver, Colorado, United States. The label was founded in 1995 by Virgil Dickerson, and is known for focusing on vinyl releases and bands in the pop-punk and alt-country genres. Its roster has included Two Cow Garage, Drag the River,...
, 2009)
Compilation appearances
- Rock Against Malaria (20092009 in musicThe following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year...
) Eunuch Records - Untitled 21: A Juvenile Tribute To Swingin' Utters (20102010 in music2010 in music may refer to:*2010 in American music*2010 in Australian music*2010 in British music*2010 in Canadian music*2010 in European music *2010 in Irish music*2010 in Japanese music*2010 in New Zealand music...
) Red Scare IndustriesRed Scare IndustriesRed Scare Industries is a punk rock record label. The label was started in San Francisco by former Fat Wreck Chords employee Toby Jeg.... - Germs Of Perfection: A Tribute To Bad Religion (20102010 in music2010 in music may refer to:*2010 in American music*2010 in Australian music*2010 in British music*2010 in Canadian music*2010 in European music *2010 in Irish music*2010 in Japanese music*2010 in New Zealand music...
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