Monolord ~ SwedenPsychedelic Doom MetalFormed in 2013, this band is made up of Swedish rockers Thomas Jäger, Esben Willems, and Mika Häkki. Both Jäger and Willems were in the Swedish boogie rock band Marulk and started Monolord as a side project as a way to play some more heavier tunes, they quickly added Häkki (from The Don Darlings, ex Rotten Sound) and realized that they had something very special between the 3 of them.

Monolord became very real very quickly and recording commenced in early 2013. Thomas Jäger had not sung in a band before this one, but you would never know it by the sound of it. Having met EasyRider Records head hauncho Daniel Hall over instagram in May of 2013 when the record was ready to listen to, EasyRider was one of the first that it was sent to and picked up the band immediately after hearing the finished album that will come out worldwide on April 1st 2014, this first offering is of pure hellfire of unrestrained heavy doom that has the ability to shatter windows and put people into an induced coma.

The album titled, Empress Rising, has all of the flavors of an iconic doom record and follows in the footsteps of Sleep Holy Mountain, Pallbearer “Sorrow and Extinction”, Electric Wizard “Witchcult Today” with melodic vocals and harmonies that are super psychedelic and easy to sing along with.

Monolord – “Empress Rising”EasyRider RecordsFormats- Double LP Vinyl/Digital/CD/CassetteRelease Date – April 1 2013Available at iTunes and at Bandcamp or EasyRider RecordsFor all inquiries regarding Monolord, please contact: info@easyriderrecords.

com .Monolord – Empress Rising Track List1. Empress Rising (12:20)2. Audhumbla (7:23)3. Harbinger of Death (8:35)4. Icon (8:15)5. Watchers of The Waste (9:49)SoundcloudFacebook