Monastery Dead is a Death Metal band of Russian, that was conceived in 2004 and located in Saint-Petersburg. On March 31st, 2024, the band released their fourth studio album, Ego Sum Dolor. The album was co-released with Satanath Records, and Australis Records (Chile).
Introduction:
Monastery Dead, Ego Sum Dolor Review: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Ego Sum Dolor
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Monastery Dead and their Ego Sum Dolor album.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Features lightning-fast and precise guitar playing, with rapid and slashing riffs, intricate solos, and primitive rhythms that will make your heart pound. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involve deep-belly growls, that injects the music with a gritty, raw energy reminiscent of a rabid wolf. The Third Sin—The Percussions: Intense and relentless assault of the drums, with blazing strikes and beats.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: A journey through the darkest corners of the human psych.
From the moment the play button is pressed, I Am Pain bursts through the speakers, assaulting the listener with an electrifying surge of energy and raw brutality from both the instrumentation and vocals.
As you journey through the music of Monastery Dead, the second song, Raptophilia, and the remaining eleven songs take the listener on a dark excursion and tell a story. The album’s central concept is the idea that our current existence on earth is the actual hell, and that we are already experiencing all the torments of hell here and now.
Monastery Dead‘s music is a powerful fruit of art, a display of devilmanship, and the first three sins that will leave any heavy, unrelenting, extreme metal fan in awe—Monastery Dead’s music will surely resonate with you.
Despite their music’s brutalising power, raw intensity, and brutality and a unique blend of dreary, depressive, and doom-saturated elements buried within the band’s musical spectrum. Monastery Dead music’s production and sound quality are crafted to give it a sharpness and distinct separation that enhances the overall listening experience.
With dark lyrics that delve into themes of suffering, despair, and the human condition, music that’s not faint of heart is created. Still, it provides music that’s tormenting, vicious, and punishing on multiple levels.
Monastery Dead‘s music is a stunning and electrifying experience that will leave you breathless. The solid line-up of fruit of art skilled musicians delivers a unique combination of playing their instruments with precision and power, creating a wall of brutal-crushing and mesmerising sound.
The album comes to an end with the last song, Apollyon. We want to give a shoutout to Satanath Records for letting us review Monastery Dead and their Ego Sum Dolor album. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “I Am Pain”
PlayThe last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Monastery Dead and their Ego Sum Dolor album.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, the band’s music is not just something to listen to but an experience that takes the listener on a journey through the darkest corners of the human psyche.
The devilmanship within guitars is mesmerising, adding a technical and intricate layer to the music that keeps the listener engaged. Meanwhile, the vocals are a primal force of nature, unbridled and fierce, like a wild animal stalking through a dark and mysterious forest.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
Draws back to the old-school days.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Monastery Dead, and their album Ego Sum Dolor.
This concludes the Monastery Dead, Ego Sum Dolor review.
Track-Listing:
- I Am Pain
- Raptophilia
- Womb
- Blessed With Abortion
- Mindscars
- Bloodshot
- Revelation
- Devoured by the Booze
- Verminous Chamber
- Manipulation
- Suicide Preacher
- Cattle Troops
- Apollyon
Monastery Dead is:
- Anton Malov – vocals
- Kirill Tatarinov – guitars, backing vocals
- Vadim Nikolaev – bass
- Kirill Zharikov – drums
