Sylosis - Monolith

8.2 | 166 votes |

Release date:	5 October 2012
Style:	Melodic death metal, Progressive thrash metal
Owners:	155 have it 16 want it

01. Out From Below
02. Fear The World
03. What Dwells Within
04. Behind The Sun
05. The River
06. Monolith
07. Paradox
08. A Dying Vine
09. All Is Not Well
10. Born Anew
11. Enshrined

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Line-up
Josh Middleton - guitars, vocals
Alex Bailey - guitars
Rob Callard - drums
Carl Parnell - bass

Additional info
Recorded with Romesh Dodangoda in Wales, at Monnow Valley Studio, and mastered by Jens Bogren (Soilwork, Amon Amarth, Bloodbath) at Fascination Street Studios.

Artwork by Dan Goldsworthy (Accept, Hell).

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Lord_Agony

Rating:
9.2

While some bands like to perform by the bible of the genre, others tend to give back to the style while remaining somewhat faithful to the overall outlines of it, and very few of those manage to appeal to both the old and modern school fan. That being said, Monolith is the absolute template that applies to the progressively unique and original model of thrash metal.

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The Galactican Posts: 200 From: USA	09.07.2012 - 19:47 Rating: 8 The Galactican Posts: 200 From: USA Definitely my most anticipated album of the year. Loading...
MetalSpider Posts: 1377 From: Canada	14.07.2012 - 01:31 Rating: 10 MetalSpider Posts: 1377 From: Canada Can't wait to hear the new album! These guys are quite underrated in my book! ---- Thanks to Corrupt for these banners! Loading...
Zaph The Nothingth Posts: 2680 From: Belgium	29.07.2012 - 19:27 Rating: 9 Zaph The Nothingth Posts: 2680 From: Belgium Don't like the artwork that much, in comparison to the previous one, which was amazing, but the music heard in the studio trailer sounds very promising. Probably my most anticipated release at this point. EDIT after the newest dropped: What the Hell was I thinking? That artwork is top-notch, on par with EotE and Dormant Heart. Loading...
John Shock Posts: 500 From: Portugal	08.09.2012 - 21:34 John Shock Posts: 500 From: Portugal Yeah i want this, after listen to those two new songs i've changed my opinion...FUCK their awesome!!! Loading...
BaneConall Fart Enthusiast Posts: 251 From: Canada	21.09.2012 - 17:36 Rating: 9 BaneConall Fart Enthusiast Posts: 251 From: Canada This album is going to be EPIC! Studio Update part 2 Loading...
MetalSpider Posts: 1377 From: Canada	21.09.2012 - 20:43 Rating: 10 MetalSpider Posts: 1377 From: Canada The previews sound monstrous! Seriously epic! I can't wait! ---- Thanks to Corrupt for these banners! Loading...
pisymbol Posts: 193 From: USA	02.10.2012 - 21:26 pisymbol Posts: 193 From: USA Officially available online to stream now here Loading...
BaneConall Fart Enthusiast Posts: 251 From: Canada	03.10.2012 - 23:07 Rating: 9 BaneConall Fart Enthusiast Posts: 251 From: Canada After my first few listens I'm not full convinced that this is better than Edge of the Earth but it's already starting to grow on me. Definitely going to be one of my top albums of 2012. Loading...
!J.O.O.E.! Account deleted	03.10.2012 - 23:09 !J.O.O.E.! Account deleted Jesus H, another album of theirs way too long. 70 minutes for this kind of music is 25 minutes, minimum, too long. Loading...
BaneConall Fart Enthusiast Posts: 251 From: Canada	03.10.2012 - 23:22 Rating: 9 BaneConall Fart Enthusiast Posts: 251 From: Canada Written by Guest on 03.10.2012 at 23:09 Jesus H, another album of theirs way too long. 70 minutes for this kind of music is 25 minutes, minimum, too long. To be fair at least this time 10 minutes of it is the silence before the bonus track. And it definitely doesn't feel nearly as long as Edge of the Earth did. Loading...
!J.O.O.E.! Account deleted	03.10.2012 - 23:25 !J.O.O.E.! Account deleted Written by BaneConall on 03.10.2012 at 23:22 To be fair at least this time 10 minutes of it is the silence before the bonus track. And it definitely doesn't feel nearly as long as Edge of the Earth did. That's good then. I quite enjoyed that album, it just dragged. Loading...
MetalSpider Posts: 1377 From: Canada	04.10.2012 - 01:05 Rating: 10 MetalSpider Posts: 1377 From: Canada Amazing album! Very epic and heavy! Its about as good if not slightly better than Edge of the Earth. The only thing I dont like though is the silence before the bonus track. Other than that its brilliant. ---- Thanks to Corrupt for these banners! Loading...
The Benighted Posts: 234 From: USA	06.10.2012 - 03:08 Rating: 7 The Benighted Posts: 234 From: USA Album's streaming over here: http://www.metalsucks.net/2012/10/02/exclusive-full-album-stream-sylosis-monolith/ Spoilers: It's amazing ---- Learn to adapt to the change, or get washed away like tears in the rain. Loading...
chomskeet Posts: 53 From: USA	07.10.2012 - 22:04 Rating: 8 chomskeet Posts: 53 From: USA Awesome album, def better than Edge of the Earth overall. Like their other stuff it's easy to listen from beginning to end. Great to see this one in the top ten. Hope it stays there. Loading...
JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1473 From: USA	07.10.2012 - 23:15 Rating: 9 JÄY Metal slave Posts: 1473 From: USA Written by chomskeet on 07.10.2012 at 22:04 Awesome album, def better than Edge of the Earth overall. Like their other stuff it's easy to listen from beginning to end. Great to see this one in the top ten. Hope it stays there. It wont, unfortunately. ...Sure does kick ass, though!!! Loading...
MetalSpider Posts: 1377 From: Canada	08.10.2012 - 01:40 Rating: 10 MetalSpider Posts: 1377 From: Canada After numerous listens...this album is better than the amazing Edge album. ---- Thanks to Corrupt for these banners! Loading...
MyNameJeff Posts: 306 From: Korea, North	08.10.2012 - 18:48 Rating: 8 MyNameJeff Posts: 306 From: Korea, North A hybrid of thrash, melodeath and even some prog and death metal in there... just fantastic, very modern Loading...
PocketMetal Posts: 750 From: Iran	10.10.2012 - 23:39 Rating: 8 PocketMetal Posts: 750 From: Iran Very enjoyable , but a little too easy ... Loading...
Uldreth Posts: 1144 From: Hungary	10.10.2012 - 23:45 Rating: 8 Uldreth Posts: 1144 From: Hungary Oh it is released? I really should go and get it but totally out of money atm... Loading...
BaneConall Fart Enthusiast Posts: 251 From: Canada	11.10.2012 - 21:46 Rating: 9 BaneConall Fart Enthusiast Posts: 251 From: Canada Written by Uldreth on 10.10.2012 at 23:45 Oh it is released? I really should go and get it but totally out of money atm... Not to promote pirating, but if you are planning on buying it anyway - why not just acquire it through other means for now? Loading...
Zaph The Nothingth Posts: 2680 From: Belgium	13.10.2012 - 21:28 Rating: 9 Zaph The Nothingth Posts: 2680 From: Belgium Ok so, basically, this album is totally awesome... Loading...
neonxaos Posts: 160 From: Denmark	15.10.2012 - 22:02 Rating: 9 neonxaos Posts: 160 From: Denmark Ridiculously cool album. This might become a true modern classic. Loading...
Mongoose2557 Account deleted	17.10.2012 - 16:07 Mongoose2557 Account deleted Severely underrated band. I love the hell out of this album. Loading...
Ag Fox Angel No More Posts: 4748 From: Hong Kong	17.10.2012 - 20:14 Rating: 7 Ag Fox Angel No More Posts: 4748 From: Hong Kong Underrated? ---- loves 小巫 Loading...
Uldreth Posts: 1144 From: Hungary	17.10.2012 - 20:36 Rating: 8 Uldreth Posts: 1144 From: Hungary Written by Ag Fox on 17.10.2012 at 20:14 Underrated? I would not call them underrated either as the reception of most of their albums have been very positive. That doesn't prevent this band and album to be pretty damn awesome though. Loading...
Uldreth Posts: 1144 From: Hungary	29.10.2012 - 19:42 Rating: 8 Uldreth Posts: 1144 From: Hungary I just bought this, even if I only gave it one or two listens via the stream before and damn, it is still good and a definitely worthy purchase. Also slightly better than Edge Of The Earth which I already loved. Loading...
Zaph The Nothingth Posts: 2680 From: Belgium	03.11.2012 - 17:40 Rating: 9 Zaph The Nothingth Posts: 2680 From: Belgium Written by Uldreth on 29.10.2012 at 19:42 Also slightly better than Edge Of The Earth which I already loved. Agreed. Edge Of The Earth was something I loved a lot, but no matter how many times I listened to it, I still couldn't tell some songs apart. On Monolith every single song is memorable. Album of the year for me so far. Loading...
Alex F Slick Dick Rick Posts: 3296 From: USA	15.11.2012 - 16:05 Alex F Slick Dick Rick Posts: 3296 From: USA Damn I still need to listen to this. Their last album was quite good ---- Another stupid 2017 list buy$jnug Loading...
MichaelAngeloT Posts: 69 From: Greece	21.01.2016 - 17:36 Rating: 8 MichaelAngeloT Posts: 69 From: Greece They changed their mediocre sound.. this album is much more serious and sophisticated than the other two.. i can see clearly a development that this band made ..ok if u are a metalcore fan then u probably prefer the previous ones, but if u re not i believe u can see the difference in this album. Loading...
Toxik Posts: 133 From: Portugal	04.04.2016 - 01:07 Rating: 10 Toxik Posts: 133 From: Portugal Written by MichaelAngeloT on 21.01.2016 at 17:36 They changed their mediocre sound.. this album is much more serious and sophisticated than the other two.. i can see clearly a development that this band made ..ok if u are a metalcore fan then u probably prefer the previous ones, but if u re not i believe u can see the difference in this album. I do understand relating Conclusion Of An Age with metalcore but Edge Of The Earth being metalcore? How? Loading...