Monolith (Sylosis album)

Monolith is the third full-length album released by British heavy metal band Sylosis. It was released on 5 October 2012, in Europe and 9 October 2012, in North America.

Background

On 31 March 2012 Sylosis released a teaser on YouTube simply entitled Sylosis III which featured clips of the band performing in the studio, later it was revealed that Sylosis had indeed started work on their 3rd studio album just over a year after releasing their last album Edge of the Earth and that it would be released later in the year. Sylosis continued to tease the release of the new album by posting another video on YouTube, it was revealed in the video that the band were recording the new album in Monnow Valley Studios at Wales, the same place where world famous acts such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Rush had previously recorded.

Release and promotion

On 7 August 2012, Sylosis provided free download of "A Dying Vine" via their website, and their song 'Born Anew' was first played on "Rock Show with Daniel P Carter" on Radio 1. As of 2 October 2012, the album was streamed on MetalSucks in its entirety.^[1] As part of the promotion of the album and to celebrate its release, Sylosis played a hometown show in Reading, UK on 7 October where fans could purchase a copy of the album a day prior to its official release as well as perform a few of the songs from the new album live. On 3 December, the music video for "Fear the World" was released.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Blistering	^[4]
Kerrang!	^[5]
Metal Hammer
Rock n Reel	^[6]
Terrorizer	^[7]

The album has received very positive reviews from music critics. A review from MetalSucks stated that "A little more than halfway through “Out from Below,” the opening track from Sylosis’ Monolith, the band breaks out what must be one of the best Metallica riffs that Metallica never wrote; then, just twenty seconds later, the band suddenly-but-seamlessly transitions into what might actually be the best Metallica riff that Metallica never wrote. Fans of thrash that feels traditionalist, but not retro, will find themselves completely unable to turn Monolith off from that point forward; the album has now sunk its hooks into your skin like a Cenobite, and you are just going to have to hang there and go with it."^[8]

Track list

All tracks written by Sylosis^[9].

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Out from Below"	6:58
2.	"Fear the World"	5:20
3.	"What Dwells Within"	5:02
4.	"Behind the Sun"	5:01
5.	"The River"	5:33
6.	"Monolith"	5:02
7.	"Paradox"	6:08
8.	"A Dying Vine"	5:56
9.	"All Is Not Well"	4:29
10.	"Born Anew"	3:48
11.	"Enshrined" (includes hidden track started at 14:56)	19:16
Total length:		71:12

Personnel

Sylosis

Josh Middleton – lead guitar, lead vocals, keyboards
Alex Bailey – rhythm guitar, piano
Carl Parnell – bass
Rob Callard – drums, percussion

Production and design

Romesh Dodangoda – producer, engineering, mixing
Josh Middleton – co-producer, art concept
Jens Bogren – mastering
Dan Goldsworthy – artwork
Tom Barnes – photography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sylosis.

Official website

Sylosis

Josh Middleton Alex Bailey Carl Parnell Ali Richardson Rob Callard Jamie Graham Dave Anderson Ben Hollyer Dan Peirce Glen Chamberlain Richard Zananiri Gurneet Ahluwalia Rob Callard Chris Steele Jay Colios-Terry

Studio albums	Conclusion of an Age Edge of the Earth Monolith Dormant Heart

EP	Casting Shadows The Supreme Oppressor

Live albums	Sylosis Live At High Voltage

Related articles	Bleed from Within

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