Monolith - Louder (2014)
Monolith's new EP lives up to its name,
providing megalithic slabs of fuzz-swaddled, grungy,
psychedelic-tinged heavy rock. Opening with “The Scarred”, which
drops like a load of bricks and keeps raining mortar dust into your
ears, Louder hits the ground
running and keeps up that admirable pace until the finish line.
“If!?”, the second of the three tracks, turns up the aggression
without losing the groove, and the closer, “Smelly Desert” shifts
smoothly into a full-grit desert rock mode, putting an excellent
personal spin on the familiar sounds of that musical style. Crisp
and high-impact drumming, guitar with real character to it, and
vocals that rise up without shaking off the residual grime (I mean
that in the best of ways) gives Monolith a very strong EP, and one
worth snagging if you have fondness for heavy rock, desert rock,
stoner rock, or basically any other type of rock with a rough edge
that you can think up. This crew is solid.
~
Gabriel
For
Fans Of; Rhino, Brimstone Coven, Wizard Smoke, Celophys, Wicked Lady
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