Gold cobra

Gold cobra
Studio album by
Publication (s)	June 24, 2011
admission	August 24, 2009 - March 18, 2011
Label (s)	Interscope Records , Flip Records
Format (s)	CD , download
Genre (s)	Nu metal
Title (number)	13/16
running time	49:38 / 60:00
occupation	Vocals , guitar : Fred Durst Drums : John Otto Bass : Sam Rivers Guitar : Wes Borland Keyboard , turntables : DJ Lethal
production	Fred Durst, Wes Borland
chronology The Unquestionable Truth (2005) Gold cobra -
Single releases May 17, 2011 Shotgun June 7, 2011 Gold cobra

Gold Cobra ( English for: Golden Cobra ) is the fifth studio album of American nu-metal - band Limp Bizkit . It was released on June 24, 2011 on the Interscope Records and Flip Records labels . It is the first sound carrier with new songs since 2005 and the first album with the original line-up since Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water from 2000.

background

The band took a break after the EP The Unquestionable Truth (2005), while Fred Durst worked as a film director. Even Wes Borland was busy with other musical projects. Since around 2008 there were reports that the band would get back together and record a new album. This was confirmed in February 2009. In addition, Wes Borland's re-entry was confirmed. The band also played a tour together. A press release said the group was "more disgusted and bored" with the state of the current music scene than each other:

"We decided we were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other. Regardless of where our separate paths have taken us, we recognize there is a powerful and unique energy with this particular group of people we have not found anywhere else. This is why Limp Bizkit is back. "

- Limp Bizkit

It took about a year and a half to produce the album. The title of the album comes from Borland. It was chosen because the band felt it fit the style of music, but it has no particular meaning.

Cover design

The album cover is a painted picture of a cobra and three women wearing bikinis and sticking their tongues out. Trees, a sailing ship and a person watching the women can be seen in the background. At the top right of the picture there is the word Limp Bizkit in silver.

Guest Posts

While there are no guest appearances by other artists on the standard version of the album, the rappers Paul Wall (on Middle Finger ) and Raekwon (on Combat Jazz ) appear on bonus songs.

Track list

#	title	length
1	Introbra	1:20
2	Bring it back	2:17
3	Gold cobra	3:53
4th	Shark attack	3:26
5	Get a life	4:54
6th	Shotgun	4:32
7th	Douche Bag	3:42
8th	Walking away	4:45
9	Loser	4:53
10	Autotunage	5:00
11	90.2.10	4:18
12	Why Try	2:51
13	Killer in You	3:46

Bonus songs of the deluxe version:

#	title	length
14th	Back porch	3:22
15th	My Own Cobain	3:40
16	Angels	3:20

Bonus Song of iTunes version:

#	title	length
17th	los Angeles	2:53

Bonus song of the best buy version:

#	title	length
17th	Middle Finger (feat. Paul Wall )	4:27

Bonus song in Japan:

#	title	length
17th	Combat Jazz (feat. Raekwon )	2:37

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Gold cobra   DE 1 07/08/2011 (17 weeks)   AT 2 07/08/2011 (12 weeks)   CH 2 07/10/2011 (12 weeks)   UK 30th 07/09/2011 (2 weeks)   US 16 07/16/2011 (6 weeks)

Gold Cobra entered the German album charts at number 1 on July 8, 2011 and stayed there for the following weeks before dropping to number 6. In total, the album stayed in the top 100 for 17 weeks. In Austria and Switzerland, the sound carrier occupied position 2 and stayed in the charts for twelve weeks. Outside the German-speaking area, however, the album could not build on the commercial success of its predecessors.

On May 17, 2011 the song Shotgun was released as the first single , followed by the title track Gold Cobra on June 7, 2011. Both songs could not be placed in the charts.

reception

Professional reviews
Average rating
source	rating
Metacritic	53%
More reviews
source	rating
laut.de
metal.de
allmusic

Alexander Austel from laut.de rated the album with three out of a possible five points. He thinks it consists of a strong first half and a weak second half. The songs Gold Cobra , Shark Attack , Get a Life and Shotgun would convince with "aggressive raps and a booming bass", while Loser and Autotunage "give you goose bumps - with disgust!"

On the website metal.de , the reviewer praised the production of the "strong" album. As a qualification, it said: “ Gold Cobra will know how to inspire the fans of Limp Bizkit, no question about it. Gold Cobra will not help anyone who has not been able to do anything with the music of the Americans . ”Eight out of ten points were awarded.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Limp Bizkit To Reunite… Again? . Rock Sound TV. September 24, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
2. ^ Genevieve Koski: Limp Bizkit to do it all for the nookie once more . AV Club. February 12, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
3. ↑ www.music-mix.ew.com: Limp Bizkit , accessed June 27, 2011.
4. ↑ album cover
5. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
6. ↑ Chart tracking Gold Cobra on officialcharts.de
7. ↑ international chart tracking Gold Cobra
8. ↑ Rating: metacritic.com
9. ↑ ^{a b} Evaluation: laut.de
10. ↑ ^{a b} Evaluation: metal.de
11. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com