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Riff-heavy Los Angeles stoner-thrash metal band\u00a0BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH<\/strong>\u00a0has completed work on its new album\u00a0Defender, Redeemist<\/strong><\/em>. Recorded and Engineered by the legendary\u00a0Billy Anderson<\/strong>\u00a0(High on Fire, Sleep, Neurosis) at North Hollywood’s Skull 7 Studios, the LP is set for a\u00a0January 24, 2012<\/strong>\u00a0release and promises to deliver majestic, hessian-rock with torching guitar riffs, barreling rhythms and bullish heart. This is music made by fans of\u00a0METAL<\/strong>\u00a0for fans of\u00a0METAL<\/strong>! \u00a0Today,\u00a0Guitar World<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0gives music fans a first listen to what the band has in store with the new LP, premiering the towering new\u00a0BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH<\/strong>\u00a0song “Halv King<\/strong>“. \u00a0Crank your speakers to 12 and get crushed by “Halv King<\/strong>” immediately at\u00a0this location<\/a>!<\/p>\n With a sound like a volcano and lyrical themes rife with phantasmagoric Lovecraft-ian battle lore,\u00a0BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH<\/strong>\u00a0generates awesome on demand. The band’s Celtic Frost \/ Mot\u00f6rhead-like lurch and laser-cut attack moves confidently through multiple riffs and movements, locking into brontosaurus stomp and building to climactic roars.\u00a0Defender, Redeemist<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0features eight tracks of towering, minor-key molten metal that energizes with electric, mind-stun volume. The band has been called “multi-dimensional demigods” by\u00a0Metal Hammer<\/em>, “Ass-heavy like Mastodon or High On Fire” by\u00a0Terrorizer<\/em>\u00a0and “bleary-eyed doom sludge as soundtrack to the end of the empire” by Blabbermouth.<\/p>\n “We definitely went in a “less stoner, more metal” direction on this record,” said\u00a0BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH<\/strong>\u00a0guitarist\u00a0Matt Price<\/strong>.\u00a0 “There’s some faster stuff and some definite classic metal hat-tipping going on. \u00a0It also has some of our most wretched sludgy \/ doom-y riffs yet. \u00a0We know every band says this, but we feel it’s a step up for us on every level…but our fans will have to be the ultimate judge of that.”<\/p>\n The track listing for\u00a0BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Defender, Redeemist\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is:<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.)\u00a0Guardian’s Procession<\/strong>\u00a0(1:35) The album’s stunning, gatefold artwork was created by noted heavy metal and horror artist Dusty Peterson (Bloodbath, Cattle Decapitation) and is available for viewing now at\u00a0this location<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition to\u00a0Price<\/strong>,\u00a0BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH<\/strong>\u00a0features\u00a0Kevin McDade\u00a0<\/strong>(bass, vocals) and\u00a0Chase Manhattan\u00a0<\/strong>(drums).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Riff-heavy Los Angeles stoner-thrash metal band\u00a0BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH\u00a0has completed work on its new album\u00a0Defender, Redeemist. Recorded and Engineered by the legendary\u00a0Billy Anderson\u00a0(High on Fire, Sleep, Neurosis) at North Hollywood’s Skull 7 Studios, the LP is set for a\u00a0January 24, 2012\u00a0release and promises to deliver majestic, hessian-rock with torching guitar riffs, barreling rhythms and bullish heart. … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/ih.constantcontact.com\/fs051\/1103782231743\/img\/155.jpg\")
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\n2.)\u00a0Halv King<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(4:17)
\n3.)\u00a0Desolizator<\/strong>\u00a0(6:26)
\n4.)\u00a0Redeemist\u00a0<\/strong>(11:06)
\n5.)\u00a0We Are the Worm<\/strong>\u00a0(4:53)
\n6.)\u00a0Witch Hunt Supreme<\/strong>\u00a0(6:58)
\n7.)\u00a0Cast on the Black \/ Lamentor \/ Guided by the Southern Cross<\/strong>\u00a0(13:51)
\n8.)\u00a0Bull Colossi<\/strong>\u00a0(8:05)<\/p>\n