Monolord release ‘Iodine’ video featuring BTS footage from hometown show

MONOLORD have released a live video for the song “Iodine” from their recently released album, Neverending. 

The video captures one of the band’s first performances supporting the Sylvia Massy-produced album, intercut with behind-the-scenes footage from their hometown show in Gothenburg.

“Iodine” was inspired by 70s rock epics like Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird,” The Eagles’ “Hotel California,” and Led Zeppelin’s “No Quarter.”“Even though it’s maybe not musically similar, I think the vibe is similar,” Thomas Jäger says. “And the opening riff is my tribute to Yob, because I’ve always really liked Mike [Scheidt]’s guitar playing. He does all these weird chords where his fingers are all over the fretboard at the same time. It’s for sure my favorite song on the album.” 

Neverending has earned widespread acclaim, with Bandcamp naming it their “Album of the Day” upon release, Revolver USA dubbing it “glorious,” Soundi Finland saying “Monolord never disappoints,” Rock Hard France writing “What a pleasure to see the Swedes return to this level,”Scream Norway calling it “Vitamin D for your ears” and Rock Hard Germany calling it “A diverse, thoughtful album.”

To create Neverending, Monolord traveled to Ashland, Oregon to record with legendary producer Massy (Tool, System of a Down, and Johnny Cash). The collaboration began when Massy asked vocalist/guitarist Thomas Jäger to send everything the band had ever written. “She asked me to send her everything we had—not just songs written for the album, but every stray riff and idea,” he says. “I even sent her stuff I’d written ten years ago. She listened to all of it and sent us a list of what she wanted to work on.” The band rehearsed 12 songs, recorded 11, and ultimately selected eight for Neverending. The result is an album that expands the band’s sound without sacrificing the weight and creativity that define Monolord.

The album is streaming now, as well as available on vinyl, CD and cassette. 

European tour dates:

July 30  Ghimbav, RO  Rockstadt Extreme Festival
August 7  Kortrijk, BE  Alcatraz Festival
October 6  Hamburg, DE  Bahnhof Pauli
October 7  Haarlem, NL  Patronaat
October 8  Eindhoven, NL  Effenaar
October 9  Sint-Niklaas, BE  De Casino
October 10  Paris, FR  La Maroquinerie
October 11  Nantes, FR  Le Ferrailleur
October 12  Toulouse, FR  Le Rex
October 13  Lyon, FR  Jack Jack
October 14  Aarau, CH  KIFF
October 15  Munich, DE  Backstage
October 16  Osnabrück, DE  Bastard Club
October 17  Cologne, DE  Gebäude 9
November 4  Copenhagen, DK  Stengade
November 5  Berlin, DE  Columbia Theater
November 6  Dresden, DE  Beatpol
November 7  Warsaw, PL  Hydrozagadka
November 8  Krakow, PL Hype Park
November 9  Brno, CZ  Kabinet Múz
November 10  Budapest, HU  Dürer Kert
November 11  Vienna, AT  Arena
November 12  Zagreb, HR  Vintage Industrial Bar
November 13  Milan, IT  Legend
November 14  Bologna, IT  FreakOut
November 15  Karlsruhe, DE  P8

Per Wiberg (ex-Opeth, Spiritual Beggars etc.) will join the band on guitar as a fourth member on stage live.

Few modern doom bands balance sheer weight and melody like Monolord. Formed in Gothenburg in 2013, the band—guitarist/vocalist Thomas Jäger, drummer Esben Willems, and bassist Mika Häkki—quickly rose to the forefront of modern doom with a run of globally praised albums and relentless touring across Europe, North America, South America, and major festivals like Hellfest, Desertfest, Psycho Las Vegas and Roadburn.

Their records, Empress Rising (2014), Vænir (2015), Rust (2017), No Comfort (2019), and Your Time To Shine (2021), cemented their reputation for blending crushing fuzz with melodic undercurrents and immersive repetition.