Gold Cobra

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Gold Cobra
Deluxe edition cover art. Original release has a silver logo.
Studio album by
Limp Bizkit
ReleasedJune 28, 2011 (2011-06-28)
RecordedAugust 2009 – March 2011
Genre
Length49:37
Label
ProducerFred Durst
Limp Bizkit chronology
Collected
(2008) 		Gold Cobra
(2011) 		Icon
(2011)
Singles from Gold Cobra
  1. "Shotgun"
    Released: May 17, 2011
  2. "Gold Cobra"
    Released: June 28, 2011

Gold Cobra is the fifth studio album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit. Released in 2011 by Flip and Interscope Records, it is the band's first studio album since 2003's Results May Vary and its first with the full original lineup since 2000's Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. Gold Cobra features an eclectic and diverse sound, but is also similar in style to the band's earlier albums. The album, which featured the single "Shotgun" and received mixed reviews, sold 27,000 copies during its first week in the United States and peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard 200.[1][2] This was their last album for a decade, until the band released Still Sucks in 2021.

Background

In 2004,

Greatest Hitz album, the band went on hiatus.[4][5] Borland stated that it was unlikely that a sequel to The Unquestionable Truth would be produced and that "As of right now, none of my future plans include Limp Bizkit."[4] In 2009, Limp Bizkit reunited with Borland on guitar and launched the Unicorns N' Rainbows Tour.[6]

During the tour Durst announced that they had begun to record a new album with Borland, titled Gold Cobra.[7][8] Borland said that the title does not have any meaning, and that it was chosen because it fit the style of music the band was writing for the album.[8] The band recorded a spoken intro written by Durst and performed by Kiss member Gene Simmons for the album, but it was left off the completed album.[9][10] The band also recorded additional "non-album" tracks, including "Combat Jazz", which featured rapper Raekwon.[10]

Music and lyrics

The music of Gold Cobra was generally described as

air raid sirens, and is much darker in tone than the hip hop-influenced intros on Significant Other and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.[18] Interludes on the album incorporate elements of hip hop and jazz.[13][18]

"Shotgun" (sample)
"Shotgun", from Limp Bizkit's album Gold Cobra, highlights Borland's unique playing style in this solo.
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"Bring It Back" differs from Limp Bizkit's established sound by being slower and heavier than the band is generally known for.

autotune,[14][18] and "90.2.10", which incorporates a thrash influence.[18]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Kerrang
[21]
NME1/10[22]
PopMatters8/10[12]

At

Three Dollar Bill Y'All".[14] Metal Hammer writer Terry Bezer wrote, "Aside from the odd duff moment, Gold Cobra throws out the hot shit that’ll make you bounce in the mosh pit over and over again."[18]

David Buchanan, of

About.com writer Tim Grierson called Gold Cobra "the group’s strongest since Significant Other".[16]

Entertainment Weekly reviewer Kyle Anderson called the album an "oft-delayed, petulant, and hook-devoid 'comeback' from the onetime champions of early-aughts nü-metal mania. Antiquiet published a negative review which described the album as "music for the sneering scumbags who find kinship in the dregs of cultural rot".[24] The website initially gave the album 1 out of 5 stars.[25] Wes Borland responded to the review, stating "The hatred you have for Fred is part of the reason we've succeeded. [...] No matter what effect he has on people in a ‘TMZ Personality’ kind of way, he is an astonishing front man and performer. I could see 1 out of 5 if you were expecting OK Computer [...] As far as LB records go, Gold Cobra is perfect."[26]

Commercial performance

Gold Cobra charted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 charts with 27,000 copies sold in the first week in the United States. The album charted on Billboard Albums for the No. 3 Rock Album, No. 11 Digital Album, No. 2 Alternative Album, No. 1 Hard Rock Album and No. 21 Tastemakers Album.

German Albums Chart
. Although the album initially charted, total lifetime sales in the U.S. have barely topped 60,000 – indicating Limp Bizkit's popularity had plummeted since the early 2000's.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Fred Durst; all music is composed by Limp Bizkit (Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers, John Otto and DJ Lethal)

No.TitleLength
1."Introbra"1:20
2."Bring It Back"2:17
3."Gold Cobra"3:53
4."Shark Attack"3:26
5."Get a Life"4:54
6."Shotgun"4:32
7."Douche Bag"3:42
8."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
Total length:49:37
Deluxe version
No.TitleMusicLength
14."Back Porch"Durst, Boney B.eats3:22
15."My Own Cobain" 3:40
16."Angels" 3:20
Total length:59:57
European iTunes Deluxe version
No.TitleLength
17."Los Angeles"2:53
Total length:62:50
HMV/Best Buy Deluxe version
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
17."Middle Finger" (featuring Paul Wall)Wall, DurstMathematics4:27
Total length:64:24
Japanese Deluxe version
No.TitleMusicLength
17."Combat Jazz" (featuring Raekwon)Mathematics2:37
Total length:62:34

Personnel

Limp Bizkit

Production

  • Todd Douglas – business affairs
  • Cory Durst – photography
  • Cliff Feiman – production supervisor
  • Brian Frank – marketing
  • Susan Hilderley – business affairs
  • Alex Rhees – marketing
  • Dave Schiffman –
    recording
  • Jordan Schur – management
  • Liam Ward – layout
  • mastering
  • Boney B.eats – additional production on "Back Porch"
  • Hayes – additional production on "Shotgun"
  • Wes Borland – cover art design, art direction, illustration
  • Fred Durst – producer,
    art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[28] 12
Austrian Album Chart[28] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[28] 13
Italy[29] 58
German Albums Chart[30]
 1
Polish Albums Chart[31]
 24
Russian Albums Chart[32]
 3
U.S. Billboard 200[27] 16
U.S. Billboard
Digital Albums[27]
 11
U.S. Billboard
Rock Albums[27]
 3
U.S. Billboard
Alternative Albums[27]
 2
U.S. Billboard
Hard Rock Albums[27]
 1
U.S. Billboard
Tastemaker Albums[27]
 21

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Austrian Albums Chart[33]
 57
German Albums Chart[34]
 66
Russian Albums Chart[35]
 45

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[36] Gold 100,000‡
Russia (
NFPF)[32]
 Gold 5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Europe June 24, 2011
  • CD
  • digital download
 Interscope
United States June 28, 2011
Japan June 29, 2011
Brazil July 19, 2011 Universal

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