Musically, the album sees the Swedish trio cultivating the elements that take their monstrous, heavy riffing to new heights with a darker edge. “To me, it’s an honest representation of how I feel about the current state of humanity,” explained Willems upon the album announcement, speaking to the band’s consistent attention towards climate change. Decibel Magazine commented on the “live dynamism” the new recording offers, MetalSucks said Your Time To Shine is “a paradoxical mix of the beautiful and the bleak,” and Revolver declared it has “something for everyone in the bong rotation.”
Recorded by drummer Esben Willems in his newly founded recording space, Studio Beserk, the album has already won international accolades with fans and critics alike responding to both the music and the message put forth by the Swedish trio. 29, 2021, Gothenburg, Sweden – Monolord’s eagerly-awaited fifth album, Your Time To Shine (Relapse Records), has arrived.
