Sure, Monolord play loud, slow, and heavy as hell. The Gothenburg trio have spent the better part of the last decade crafting the kind of sternum-punching riffs that hypnotize fans of classic doom metal. But unlike many bands who’re content to rehash Sabbath and Pentagram, Monolord add audible shifts with each new album — their guitar tone shifts in harshness, their tempos switches unpredictably or evens out. In this way, they are a band that’s both reliable and always interesting, with every record giving listeners something new while never robbing them of what they came here for. Oddly enough, the band’s new album is called No Comfort — odd, because of just how relaxed and mature the songs thereon feel. On their Relapse Recor...
