Swedish doom metal titans Monolord have announced the release date of their new full-length album, entitled Your Time To Shine, set for release on the 29th of October. This will mark the band’s fifth full-length release since their formation in 2013, following the 2019 album No Comfort. Prior to this, the band had announced a UK and European tour, which will commence on November 18th in Oberhausen, Germany, quickly followed by a series of UK dates beginning on November 22nd at Exchange in Bristol. Tickets can be booked here. The band will subsequently embark on a US tour in March 20222.
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— Monolord (@MonolordSweden) September 1, 2021
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‘Your Time To Shine’ out October 29 on Deluxe LP/LP/CD/CS/Digital. Artwork by @sineateruk #Monolord #RelapseRecords #YourTimeToShine #Doom #DoomMetal https://t.co/O0tzWAOErr— Monolord (@MonolordSweden) September 14, 2021
Since the release of the new single “The Weary”, Monolord have talked about the lyrical themes and commentary presented on the upcoming album; underneath the electrifying walls of blues-tinged fuzz and moody, atmospheric riffs is a poignant message concerning the state of the world. According to a press release, drummer Esben Williams had this to say regarding the album’s themes: “To me, it’s an honest representation of how I feel about the current state of humanity.”
The first of the new songs, “The Weary”, premiered with a haunting new music video on the 14th of September on the Relapse Records YouTube channel, which can be viewed here. The track has been well-received so far, with some listeners speculating that the melancholic, melodic aspects are a sonic love letter to Black Sabbath. The song is also available on streaming services, and an array of merchandise and physical releases of the new album have been made available for pre-order, including a number of limited, deluxe edition vinyl pressings.
Your Time To Shine is comprised of five tracks, culminating in a thirty-nine minute run time. The track list is as follows:
1). The Weary
2). To Each Their Own
3). I’ll Be Damned
4). Your Time To Shine
5). The Sirens of Yersinia
UK/European tour dates:
18/11/21- Kulttempel- Oberhausen, Germany
19/11- dB’s- Utrecht,Netherlands
20/11- Doornrosje- Nijmegen, Netherlands
22/11- Exchange- Bristol, United Kingdom
24/11- The Underworld- London, United Kingdom
25/11- Soup- Manchester, United Kingdom
26/11- 4 Ecluses- Dunkerque, France
27/11- Petit Bain- Paris, France
28/11- Rex- Toulouse, France
30/11- Caracol- Madrid, Spain
01/12- Bóveda- Barcelona, Spain
02/12- Le Brise Glace- Annecy, France
03/12- KIFF- Aarau, Switzerland
04/12- Arena- Vienna, Austria
05/12- Chemiefabrik- Dresden, Germany
06/12- Zukunft am Ostkreuz- Berlin, Germany
07/12- Bahnhof St. Pauli- Hamburg, Germany
08/12- Spillestedet Stengade- Copenhagen, Denmark
09/12- Pustervik- Gothenburg, Sweden
10/12- Debaser- Stockholm, Sweden
11/12 Babel- Malmö, Sweden
12/12- Youngs- Oslo, Norway
Photo Credit: Josefine Larsson/Press Release
