Monolithe – “II”
Say, man, you ever been hanging around the house, just chillin’, and in between breaks in the doing-nothing sessions, you sit back, and ask yourself: I wonder whatever happened to that girl in middle school who used to wear all those Led Zeppelin shirts? Boy, she hated Pearl Jam so bad! Or: whatever happened to all those bands that were called Tormentor back in the day?
Or: who is the absolute slowest, most slothful, darkest, doomiest, melancholiest, twistediest (forget dictionaries!), anti-speediest metal band ever? Well, Jack, see, I think I have your answer right here: Monolithe. This album is one song that is 50 minutes long. I think we have a hit on our hands, kids! This is slow! If you thought the first Paradise Lost was slow, wait till you hear this! Candlemass and Obituary are hyper-speed blasting compared to this! Ok, enough of my stupidity. If the lack of speed is not a concern for you, and especially if you love slow, dark doom with growled vocals, you should at least give this a chance because they are in their own world.