LA-based hardcore punk band Monk has announced that their brand new EP, Dark Side of the Mind, will be released on April 25th, 2025, via Dine Alone Records. Alongside the announcement, the band has shared the EP title track which features Brendan Murphy from Counterparts and another heater from the EP titled “Chains.” Speaking about the title track, lead vocalist Frank Bach shares: “‘Dark Side’ delves into the struggle of self-exploration and confronting the hidden, often darker, aspects of the mind. If ‘Rock’ was the light side, this is the opposite— questioning one’s understanding of life and grappling with the emotional weight of guilt, trauma, and unresolved pain, encouraging you to confront your fears, doubts, and unspoken truths. The song is about the courage it takes to face inner s...