Hot the heels of
recently released The Existential Codex, London's MONSTERWORKS hit
the studio this week to record the follow-up. The band is tracking at Rockfield
Studios in Wales. Guitarist/vocalist
Jon offered this studio update:
"Here we are in Rockfield Studios
in Monmouthshire. This is exciting for the band and me personally because
some of the greatest acts in rock and metal have recorded here, like my
all-time favourite album, Judas Priest's Sad Wings of Destiny; not to mention
Queen (various parts off Sheer Heart Attack and A Night at the Opera) and Black
Sabbath with Dio (including swan song The Devil You Know). More recently
Opeth recorded Pale Communion here which is hailed as a sonic masterpiece
....and although we can't quite afford their full production team, we'll do our
best to come up with a dynamic album that sounds amazing by channelling some of
the Rockfield magic!
It is day three and all drums, bass and half the rhythm guitars are down. Vocals will be later today and tomorrow...where I will stand in the same room as Halford when he belted out 'The Ripper' nearly 40 years ago. Thanks to our engineer Tim Lewis for a really smooth ride so far."
The Existential
Codex was released February
27 on Eat Lead & Die Music. The six-track digital version is available as a free download . The
73-minute CD comes with bonus tracks, as well as Blu-Ray of 5.1 Surround
and HD stereo mixes on the UK group's Bandcamp page. Another in a long line of super metal masterpieces, The
Existential Codex is also available for purchase at http://monsterworks.bigcartel.com/.
Track List:
Higgs Field
Ripple Effect
Hallowed Script *
The Uncertainty Principle *
Moment of Death *
Engine
Vision by the Inward Eye *
Noble Lie *
Temple of Distortion
Tapping the Void
The Ride
...of Existence *
* bonus tracks on CD/5.1 Surround Disc
"The Existential Codex has album of
the Year-esque potential"
"The Existential Codex is the
perfect musical journey for lovers of experimentation within extreme
metal." 8.5/10 - Queens of Steel
"Few bands push metal's boundaries quite as far as the prolific Monsterworks.
- Rush on Rock
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