Monolord return with “Neverending”, their first full-length studio album in five years, arriving on May 29th, 2026, via Relapse Records.
To create “Neverending”, Monolord decamped to Ashland, Oregon to record with legendary producer & engineer Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down, and Johnny Cash). The collaboration began when Massy asked vocalist/guitarist Thomas Jäger to send everything the band had ever written. “She asked me to send her everything we had—not just songs written for the album, but every stray riff and idea”, he says. “I even sent her stuff I’d written ten years ago. She listened to all of it and sent us a list of what she wanted to work on”. The band rehearsed 12 songs, recorded 11, and ultimately selected eight for “Neverending”. The result captures a focused but expansive version of Monolord’s sound.
An introduction to the album comes with today’s release of “You Bastard”, alongside a video by James Rexroad during the recording sessions – watch the video below. Driven by a propulsive groove, the track points to a shift in the band’s approach. “This isn’t really what people would call a doom album”, Jäger adds. “It feels like a mix of that and something new”.
Reflecting on the band’s trajectory since forming in 2013, drummer Esben Willems adds: “It’s been a wild ride and still is. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished along the way, and in many ways, this album feels like the essence of everything we’ve done so far. My mindset is the same it’s always been, to be the absolute best the three of us can be”.
Album pre-orders, including multiple limited-edition vinyl variants, CD and cassette, as well as digital pre-saves, are available here.
Tracklist:
1. Iodine
2. You Bastard
3. Inside a Collider
4. Crystal Bridge
5. Oozing Wound
6. The Masque
7. Invisible
8. It’s Neverending *
* [features vocals by Jörgen Sandström (ex-Entombed)]
The band has simultaneously announced an expansion of their US tour plans, adding a late Summer leg for the East Coast. Mizmor opens the Western US dates, Khemmis opens on all Eastern US dates with the exception of the Muddy Roots Festival. Tickets for all dates are on-sale now here.
US Tour Dates 2026:
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*
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**
* (Mizmor opens on all Western US dates)
** (Khemmis opens on all Eastern US dates)
European Tour Dates 2026:
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 Paul
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
Since forming in Gothenburg in 2013, Monolord have become one of doom’s most revered acts. Their music has earned praise from a wide range of publications including Bandcamp who described the band’s music as a “propulsive, tense balance between boogie and brutality”, Pitchfork noted the band’s ability to “render supernatural dread and cosmic nothingness into cavernous, hypnotic grooves”, and Decibel celebrated their “heavy-as-mountains” sound.
Monolord have released four critically acclaimed albums: “Empress Rising” (2014), “Vænir” (2015), “Rust” (2017), and “Your Time to Shine” (2021). Their sound combines monolithic heaviness, psychedelic expansiveness, and meticulous production.
Weblinks:
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