Swedish doom metal titansMonolord are going to release their next album Neverending on May 29 via Relapse Records, so of course they released a new single to keep folks hyped up. And as you’d expect, this new track titled “Oozing Wound” is a fuzzy, heavy, and at times ethereal.
Speaking of the track, vocalist/guitarist Thomas Jäger said “Oozing Wound” marks a major change for the band, as it’s the first time they’ve tuned wayyy down for maximum heavy.
“It’s the first song we’ve done in a drop tuning. We usually play in B, but ‘Oozing Wound,’ ‘You Bastard,’ and ‘It’s Neverending’ are all drop A. Except for one part, ‘Oozing Wound’ is almost the same riff all the way through. It’s repetitive, but we do different stuff with it, like remove the guitar and have just bass and drums in parts and then remove rhythm guitar when I play the solo melody. The lyrics are about being stuck on a bad road, feeling trapped with someone who takes advantage of you.”
The song itself is almost seven minutes of pure doom metal. If you like your metal like you like your barbecue (cooking low and slow, that is), then this jam is just for you.
Neverendingwill be released on May 29 via Relapse Records, but you canpreorder your copy today.
Monolord also have an assload of tour dates set for the rest of the year. If you want to catch Monolord live, be sure to check out the list of dates below. Chances are they’ll be coming to your town (or at least be in your vicinity) pretty soon.
Neverendingtracklisting:
- Iodine
- You Bastard
- Inside A Collider
- Crystal Bridge
- Oozing Wound
- The Masque
- Invisible
- It’s Neverending *
*-features vocals by Jörgen Sandström (ex-Entombed)
Monolord U.S. tour dates:
Mizmor opens on all Western U.S. dates
June 11San Diego, CACasbah
June 12Santa Cruz, CAThe Catalyst
June 13San Francisco, CAGreat American Music Hall
June 14Sacramento, CAHarlow’s
June 16Eugene, ORJohn Henry’s
June 17Portland, ORNova PDX
June 18Seattle, WASubstation
June 19Bellingham, WAStructures Brewing
June 20Tacoma, WAAirport Tavern Music Hall
June 23Denver, COMarquis Theater
June 24Salt Lake City, UTUrban Lounge
June 25 Las Vegas, NVBizarre Bar
June 26Pioneertown, CAPappy & Harriet’s
June 27Los Angeles, CAThe Regent Theater
Khemmis opens on all Eastern U.S. dates
August 27Chicago, ILThalia Hall
August 28Louisville, KYPortal
August 29Atlanta, GAGarden Club
August 30Asheville, NCEulogy
August 31Columbia, SCNew Brookland Tavern
September 2Philadelphia, PAUnderground Arts
September 3Brooklyn, NYElsewhere
September 5Baltimore, MDLabor Daze
September 6Cookeville, TNMuddy Roots Festival
September 8Columbus, OHAce of Cups
September 9Detroit, MISanctuary
September 10Indianapolis, INBlack Circle
European tour dates:
May 28Malmö, SEPlan B
May 29Stockholm, SESlaktkyrkan
May 30Gothenburg, SEMonument
July 30Ghimbav, RORockstadt Extreme Festival
August 7Kortrijk, BEAlcatraz Festival
October 6Hamburg, DEBahnhof Pauli
October 7Haarlem, NLPatronaat
October 8Eindhoven, NLEffenaar
October 9Sint-Niklaas, BEDe Casino
October 10Paris, FRLa Maroquinerie
October 11Nantes, FRLe Ferrailleur
October 12Toulouse, FRLe Rex
October 13Lyon, FRJack Jack
October 14Aarau, CHKIFF
October 15Munich, DEBackstage
October 16Osnabrück, DEBastard Club
October 17Cologne, DEGebäude 9
November 4Copenhagen, DKStengade
November 5Berlin, DEColumbia Theater
November 6Dresden, DEBeatpol
November 7Warsaw, PLHydrozagadka
November 8Krakow, PL Hype Park
November 9Brno, CZKabinet Múz
November 10Budapest, HUDürer Kert
November 11Vienna, ATArena
November 12Zagreb, HRVintage Industrial Bar
November 13Milan, ITLegend
November 14Bologna, ITFreakOut
November 15Karlsruhe, DEP8