Monolord - At Niceae | Rust | RidingEasy Records

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Monolord is a rare breed: A band both encompassing and transcending genre; a vortex of heavy rock density that consumes all others. Their thunderous, tuneful heft has built a rabid international fanbase in short order since their 2014 debut. But Rust, the band's third full length, truly exemplifies why some refer to them as the Nirvana of doom.
Monolord's enveloping, syrupy sludge is a vibe, it's a state of mind. Not riffs for riffs sake, but a collective buzzing, rattling and rumbling that's more total environment than collection of songs. Together, guitarist/vocalist Thomas Jäger, drummer Esben Willems and bassist Mika Häkki create a massive, dynamic sound with ultra-low frequencies serving as its fourth member.
"We've always been inspired by great band musicians - as opposed to technical solo peacocks," Willems says. "Because that force of a band really playing together as one single unit is incomparable. At its best, it's just unstoppable." And, Monolord is truly unstoppable, on record and on stage. "A heavy groove that contains both bombastic overkill and a lot of dynamics is what we always aim for in Monolord; in playing, in song writing and arranging, in recording," Willems says.
Album opener "Where Death Meets the Sea" perfectly exemplifies their mastery of dynamics and hooks with a driving, infectious buzzsaw riff that lesser bands would ride off into the sunset, but Monolord uses subtly to spur the song's skull rattling rhythmic core ever onward. Jäger's watery vocals glide over ominously building verses that erupt with the song's insistent refrain. Being such a tight rhythmic unit, it sounds almost like an early ZZ Top record played at half speed. "Dear Lucifer" squeals and hums with slow deliberation as Willems summons Dale Crover pummel with chasm like low-tuned toms and syncopated cymbal crashes. The album's title track is also its centerpiece, opening with a dramatic, shimmering Hammond organ intro as Jäger sings, "you are the reason that I lied/ You are the reason that I cried/ Please don't wait until tomorrow/ There's only pain and grief and sorrow." Suddenly, the band kicks in with a downtuned line that nosedives down the guitar neck as the drums hammer down for the kill. Elsewhere, tastefully understated guitar harmonies elevate the behemoth churn of "Wormland" and apocalyptic album closer "At Niceae" simmers in a slow build of rumbling guitars and rolling drum triplets.
Monolord formed in 2013, quickly recording their 2xLP debut Empress Rising, which RidingEasy Records released in April 1st, 2014. The second album, Vænir, followed April 28th, 2015. The 2-song Lord of Suffering / Die in Haze EP was issued in late 2016 amid the band's relentless touring schedule in order to tide fans over until the next full length. Vænir landed on countless Album of the Year lists in 2015, and Rust is poised to open an entirely new range of possibilities for Monolord.
Rust will be available on LP, CD and download on September 29th, 2017 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available at RidingEasy and Bandcamp.
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This is a masterpiece. Can't stop listening to it.

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Yup. I'm totally addicted. When the 9:26 riff comes in... man... shit is so dope.

[@almagexnum]

my favorite riffs ever seem's like i'm slow motion so many feelings...

[@multivitariffs2670]

7:48

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indeed

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Monolord is the lord

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DOPE.

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[@Luco199]

Such killer riffs!! Does anyone got tabs?

[@thallrudedjentstorm1756]

learn it by ear. its easy. standard B

[@ritualsofthedarksun]

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[@bassel1074]

Anyone knows the acoustic chords at the end by any chance?

[@m.e.5366]

Niceae?

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The Council of Nicea in 325AD when the Catholics got together and manufactured Christianity for mass appeal to get approved by the Roman Emperor Constantine. Trimmed the rough edges. Cleaned up Jesus a bit. Added that part about "Render unto Ceasar" so Constantine would surely go for it. Then, once approved, they had the New Testament and came out of the darkness where the Pagans had been feeding them to Lions just a few years earlier. Within a few years Constantine made Christianity the State Religion and the world was since fed the lies.... You didn't really think that shit came from a God did you? LOL!

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What.... how can this be so heavy...

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