Photo by: James Rexroad
Official press release:
Monolord return with Neverending, their first full-length album in five years, arriving May 29 via Relapse Records.
To create Neverending, Monolord decamped to Ashland, Oregon to record with legendary producer/engineer Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down, and Johnny Cash). The collaboration began when Massy asked vocalist/guitarist Thomas Jäger to send everything the band had ever written. He says:
“She asked me to send her everything we had — not just songs written for the album, but every stray riff and idea. I even sent her stuff I’d written ten years ago. She listened to all of it and sent us a list of what she wanted to work on.”
The band rehearsed 12 songs, recorded 11, and ultimately selected eight for Neverending. The result captures a focused but expansive version of Monolord’s sound.
An introduction to the album comes with today’s release of “You Bastard”, alongside a video by James Rexroad during the recording sessions. Driven by a propulsive groove, the track points to a shift in the band’s approach. Jäger adds:
“This isn’t really what people would call a doom album. It feels like a mix of that and something new.”
Reflecting on the band’s trajectory since forming in 2013, drummer Esben Willems adds:
“It’s been a wild ride and still is. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished along the way, and in many ways, this album feels like the essence of everything we’ve done so far. My mindset is the same it’s always been, to be the absolute best the three of us can be.”
Album pre-orders, including multiple limited-edition vinyl variants, CD and cassette, as well as digital pre-saves, are available now.
The band has simultaneously announced an expansion of their U.S. tour plans, adding a late Summer leg for the East Coast. Mizmor opens the Western U.S. dates, Khemmis opens on all Eastern U.S. dates with the exception of the Muddy Roots Festival. Tickets for all dates are on-sale now via Monolord.com.
Neverending track listing:
- “Iodine”
- “You Bastard”
- “Inside A Collider”
- “Crystal Bridge”
- “Oozing Wound”
- “The Masque”
- “Invisible”
- “It’s Neverending” feat. Jörgen Sandström (ex-Entombed)
5/28 Malmö, SE – Plan B
5/29 Stockholm, SE – Slaktkyrkan
5/30 Gothenburg, SE – Monument
6/11 San Diego, CA – Casbah *
6/12 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst *
6/13 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall *
6/14 Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s *
6/16 Eugene, OR – John Henry’s *
6/17 Portland, OR – Nova PDX *
6/18 Seattle, WA – Substation *
6/19 Bellingham, WA – Structures Brewing *
6/20 Tacoma, WA – Airport Tavern Music Hall *
6/23 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater *
6/24 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge *
6/25 Las Vegas, NV – Bizarre Bar *
6/26 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s *
6/27 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater *
7/30 Ghimbav, RO – Rockstadt Extreme Festival
8/07 Kortrijk, BE – Alcatraz Festival
8/27 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall ^
8/28 Louisville, KY – Portal ^
8/29 Atlanta, GA – Garden Club ^
8/30 Asheville, NC – Eulogy ^
8/31 Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern ^
9/02 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts ^
9/03 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere ^
9/05 Baltimore, MD – Labor Daze ^
9/06 Cookeville, TN – Muddy Roots Festival
9/08 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups ^
9/09 Detroit, MI – Sanctuary ^
9/10 Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle ^
10/06 Hamburg, DE – Bahnhof Pauli
10/07 Haarlem, NL – Patronaat
10/08 Eindhoven, NL – Effenaar
10/09 Sint-Niklaas, BE – De Casino
10/10 Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
10/11 Nantes, FR – Le Ferrailleur
10/12 Toulouse, FR – Le Rex
10/13 Lyon, FR – Jack Jack
10/14 Aarau, CH – KIFF
10/15 Munich, DE – Backstage
10/16 Osnabrück, DE – Bastard Club
10/17 Cologne, DE – Gebäude 9
11/04 Copenhagen, DK – Stengade
11/05 Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater
11/06 Dresden, DE – Beatpol
11/07 Warsaw, PL – Hydrozagadka
11/08 Krakow, PL – Hype Park
11/09 Brno, CZ – Kabinet Múz
11/10 Budapest, HU – Dürer Kert
11/11 Vienna, AT – Arena
11/12 Zagreb, HR – Vintage Industrial Bar
11/13 Milan, IT – Legend
11/14 Bologna, IT – FreakOut
11/15 Karlsruhe, DE – P8
* = w/ Mizmor
^ = w/ Khemmis
