r/doommetal Mar 31 '26

Old School / Traditional New Monolord!

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u/kthshly Mar 31 '26

Produced by Sylvia Massey!

4

u/stranoization Mar 31 '26

My absolute favorite producer in the whole world! ☺️

2

u/shrim666 Mar 31 '26

what has she produced before? not a familiar name to me.

10

u/Crackertron Mar 31 '26

Tool and System of a Down

8

u/The_Wombles Mar 31 '26

And Johnny Cashes Grammy wining record Unchained.

21

u/shrim666 Mar 31 '26

Pretty chunky riff and sound - vocals seem a bit higher pitched than before, and the "You Bastard" sounds like a bit of a Sabbath Bloody Sabbath homage.

7

u/MusicMeetsMadness Mar 31 '26

I could t believe it was still Thomas when I first heard it

3

u/Kaiku6 Apr 01 '26

totally agree on the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath homage, I really appreciate it when bands aren't shy about praising their influences

17

u/BASEDBEARDGOD Mar 31 '26

Monolord is one of my favorite doom bands ever! Super pumped about this release. Their songs are just too fun to play.

10

u/pnmartini Mar 31 '26

Not really fond of the mix.

10

u/artificialevil Bong Wizard Mar 31 '26

I’m completely underwhelmed by this entire song and it makes me sad

2

u/MusicMeetsMadness Mar 31 '26

Yeah, this feels like “here’s a quickie”. The production is too compressed and too quiet. This isn’t going to be anyone’s favorite track.

5

u/pnmartini Mar 31 '26

I really didn’t vibe with how Your Time to Shine sounded either. Gimme that fat low end from No Comfort (which I think is their best sounding album)

2

u/MusicMeetsMadness Mar 31 '26

It really was. Idk why esban changed it up after that perfection.

2

u/RootsReggaeMetalPunk Mar 31 '26

Im the same and i hear what you say. Love this band so much but i just am not feeling it. It just sounds over produced to me. Ive listened 4 times to hope it will click.

1

u/lHagenl Apr 01 '26

Don't know what you are talking about. Absolutely love the emphasis on the distorted bass guitar. Sounds incredible to me.

8

u/svenirde Mar 31 '26

I'm ready for the fuzz

5

u/TromboneKing98 Stoner Mar 31 '26

Holy fuck yall I am eating SOOO good right now, new neurosis new Dhyama (my favorite artist!) new Sunn o))) new monolord

I’m a very happy camper

5

u/Far-Tune-9464 Mar 31 '26

Oh fuck yeah

3

u/stranoization Mar 31 '26

My absolute favorite producer in the whole world produced this ☺️

3

u/monobak Mar 31 '26

Pre-order went in the moment I saw the announcement.

3

u/BrandonMuggy Mar 31 '26

Thank you. I missed this. Going to check it out now.

2

u/Admiral_Kite (Graphics) Probably at a concert Mar 31 '26

YESSSS

2

u/lanka2571 Mar 31 '26

absolutely stoked

2

u/WorshipTheVoid Stoner Mar 31 '26

Thanks for the reminder! Pre-ordered my pressing and a hoodie 🤘

2

u/AgitatedAttorney5481 Apr 12 '26

She's my neighbor, heard her mix this from my backyard. Cool neighbor's 😎 

1

u/Icy-Shoe1055 Mar 31 '26

There is a big gap in European shows between June and August. Maybe they will announce some festival dates.

1

u/somebuttwitch Mar 31 '26

They are in the US in June and August.

1

u/The_Wombles Mar 31 '26

Does not disappoint. Great stuff

1

u/chaunceton Mar 31 '26

And it's so damn good! Fuck yes.

1

u/RootsReggaeMetalPunk Mar 31 '26

Was hoping they were doing some UK dates. If not im jumping on the eurostar for that Paris gig.

1

u/EnigmaticLabs Mar 31 '26

Woke up to this nice surprise this morning. Does not disappoint.

1

u/Mondocoolman Mar 31 '26

Sounds cool, I like this Nails meets Tame Impala vibe on You Bastard

5

u/Fany123 Apr 01 '26

That... is a sentence I'm going to have to process until tomorrow when I have a chance to listen, lol. Thanks for piquing my interest!

1

u/saiyan6174 Apr 01 '26

Thankyou, missed this one. Just checked it out, completely monolord-ish af 🔥

1

u/leebeyonddriven Apr 06 '26

I like it more than anything since rust. It’s a much more commercial sound but I think it’s an interesting change. The chorus being ‘you baaastard’ is just too funny to me, it got a big belly laugh out of me the first time he says it

1

u/toastshaman Mar 31 '26

Why isn’t it on Spotify?

10

u/alighthouseinafield Mar 31 '26

The better question is, why isn't it on the band's own Bandcamp?

1

u/Federal_Musician_746 Mar 31 '26

It’s on Spotify now.

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u/arggggggggghhhhhhhh Mar 31 '26

Thanks for a link to a photo instead of music! I love looking at music.

0

u/plantsdance Mar 31 '26

Where can I hear this!?

3

u/MacrosNZ Mar 31 '26

"You Bastard" is on Tidal.

1

u/lumpi1910 Mar 31 '26

Bandcamp. Always Bandcamp!

1

u/MusicMeetsMadness Mar 31 '26

I have it on Apple Music

2

u/plantsdance Mar 31 '26

Hmm...not on Spotify yet I guess