Woolyungah/Wollongong-based trap-metal outfit Flow Kobra are back with a vengeance on their new single GUNDA.

Flow Kobra have been on the local heavy circuit since 2021, utilising the cues from their predecessors like Ocean Grove, Limp Bizkit and Incubus to forge a unique blend of hardcore, metal, punk and trap music that spotlights their own dark experiences, while also basking in the playfulness and retrospection. 

"Some of the lyrical content is about dark topics, but for the most part, we don't want to take ourselves too seriously,” said lead singer Kobe Stimson. “There are so many inside jokes within the band now that we need to start making content and bringing our audience in on the memes."

After releasing their debut album CRINGE CLIQUE in 2024, the wheels were yet to slow down for Flow Kobra, as they claimed their space in the heavy scene through live shows at iconic hometown venues La La La’s and Dicey Riley’s, and helming an epic debut at BIGSOUND 2024. 

Continuing into 2025, Flow Kobra are all gas, no breaks, as they lead the year with GUNDA, the first single from their forthcoming project.

GUNDA is an in-your-face rager that starts out with a menacing undertone of morphed, distorted guitar, before kicking into gear with searing guitar riffs, hearty screams and pop-punk-esque melodies. Serving a balance of hard and soft at different points throughout the track, GUNDA plays out as a winning reintroduction into the artistic world of Flow Kobra. 

In between GUNDA’s sonic explosion of pop-punk and trap metal fusion are words that define Stimson’s journey of banishing toxicity from his life.

"The song is about moving on from old friendship groups that are stuck living shitty, toxic lifestyles that are no longer relatable to the person I want to become,” he said.

“The song delves into the more agitated side of emotions in the verses, and then once the chorus hits, it touches into the more sorrowful aspects of having to cut off people who were important to me."

The rawness within Flow Kobra’s work has evidently pushed the band into large-scale live settings, including Tasmania’s upcoming Party In The Paddock, where they will play alongside acts like The Kooks, Oliver Tree, Pond and more. But before then, Flow Kobra are eager to show loyalty to their hometown once more with a gig at Dicey Riley’s, a venue that has championed the band from the beginning.

You can check out all upcoming gig details here. Listen to GUNDA by Flow Kobra below.