Swedish doom metal titans Monolord 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.
Neverending will be released on May 29 via Relapse Records, but you can preorder 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.
Neverending tracklisting:
- 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 11 San Diego, CA Casbah
June 12 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
June 13 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
June 14 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s
June 16 Eugene, OR John Henry’s
June 17 Portland, OR Nova PDX
June 18 Seattle, WA Substation
June 19 Bellingham, WA Structures Brewing
June 20 Tacoma, WA Airport Tavern Music Hall
June 23 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
June 24 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
June 25 Las Vegas, NV Bizarre Bar
June 26 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriet’s
June 27 Los Angeles, CA The Regent Theater
Khemmis opens on all Eastern U.S. dates
August 27 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
August 28 Louisville, KY Portal
August 29 Atlanta, GA Garden Club
August 30 Asheville, NC Eulogy
August 31 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
September 2 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
September 3 Brooklyn, NY Elsewhere
September 5 Baltimore, MD Labor Daze
September 6 Cookeville, TN Muddy Roots Festival
September 8 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
September 9 Detroit, MI Sanctuary
September 10 Indianapolis, IN Black Circle
European tour dates:
May 28 Malmö, SE Plan B
May 29 Stockholm, SE Slaktkyrkan
May 30 Gothenburg, SE Monument
July 30 Ghimbav, RO Rockstadt Extreme Festival
August 7 Kortrijk, BE Alcatraz Festival
October 6 Hamburg, DE Bahnhof Pauli
October 7 Haarlem, NL Patronaat
October 8 Eindhoven, NL Effenaar
October 9 Sint-Niklaas, BE De Casino
October 10 Paris, FR La Maroquinerie
October 11 Nantes, FR Le Ferrailleur
October 12 Toulouse, FR Le Rex
October 13 Lyon, FR Jack Jack
October 14 Aarau, CH KIFF
October 15 Munich, DE Backstage
October 16 Osnabrück, DE Bastard Club
October 17 Cologne, DE Gebäude 9
November 4 Copenhagen, DK Stengade
November 5 Berlin, DE Columbia Theater
November 6 Dresden, DE Beatpol
November 7 Warsaw, PL Hydrozagadka
November 8 Krakow, PL Hype Park
November 9 Brno, CZ Kabinet Múz
November 10 Budapest, HU Dürer Kert
November 11 Vienna, AT Arena
November 12 Zagreb, HR Vintage Industrial Bar
November 13 Milan, IT Legend
November 14 Bologna, IT FreakOut
November 15 Karlsruhe, DE P8