Five Headed Cobra has delivered a raucous shot of adrenaline with their newest alt-rock banger “Screaming From The Mountain.” This high-octane track showcases the emerging band’s raw, uncompromising sound and refusal to conform to mainstream sensibilities.With its blistering riffs and breakneck pace, ‘Screaming From The Mountain’ grabs listeners by the throat from the very first notes. The guitars are scratchy and fuzzed out, sounding like the aural equivalent of a barbed wire maze. The drums beat with militaristic precision and the basslines rumble with a menacing low end groove.
Against the sonic assaults, there is no mistaking the sense of craft. Five Headed Cobra displays their tight musicianship on the instrumental interplay, shifting through time signature shifts and unexpected detours. Where the band really comes into its own is in reaching out to its unrestrained energy and moulding it into a cohesive attempt at sound. The manic lead vocals teeter dangerously close to unraveling at any moment, giving the performance an aura of being dangerously unhinged. It’s the sound of simmering anger just waiting to boil over in the speakers.
In the alt-rock tradition of the most uncompromising acts, “Screaming From The Mountain” isn’t the typical rock song. We’re not dealing in pristine melodies or pop hooks to latch onto. But it’s the tornado of serrated riffs and acerbic howls that seem so primal and visually abrasive, Five Headed Cobra instead unleashing a torrent of rawer, more authentic alt rock catharsis here in 2024 with “Screaming From The Mountain.” The defiant spirit of a band unwilling to be tamed certainly screams, let alone roars, from Five Headed Cobra’s latest.