Monarch!

Dead Men Tell
No Tales [2007, Crucial Blast]






french doom drone band Monarch! are one of my favorites over the last few years. this is a reissue on crucial blast of 2 previous albums, Speak Of The Sea & Die Tonight. if you want grim, this is about as grim as it gets. if you like your doom at the tempo of glaciers forming, this is for you. they make Khanate seem like thrash. songs clock in at around 20 minutes on average filled with droning doom-laden guitar chords that last for days accompanied by heavy bass with cymbals crashing all around.


led by singer Emile (left), she may be slight in stature, but you won't find a harsher growl around. vocals are certainly not the main focus here though as songs will generally drone on for long periods with them absent.






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