This was written and recorded while guitarist Matt Arluck was battling cancer (a battle he lost this summer, rest in peace) and the songs don't just address and reference that battle, they channel the struggle into one of the of the best albums of the year. Sweet Cobra play noisy metal that draws as much influence from Neurosis as it does Quicksand. If you wished Torche wasn't so damn poppy, or on the flip side, that High On Fire were just a little more sugary, then this here is for you. Mercy was produced by Sanford Parker (Minsk, Nachtmystium, Pelican) and mixed by Kurt Ballou and it sound absolutely huge.
