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Iron Monkey Post “Toadcrucifier – R.I.P.PER” Video; 9-13 out Now

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There has to be some kind of calculation one could do in order to figure out the percentages of band reunion likelihood. Original-member-vitriol-over-time-multiplied-by-success-in-their-first-run-over-subsequent-influence or something like that? The latter — the ‘subsequent influence’ part would seem to be what did the trick for Nottingham sludgers Iron Monkey. They’d certainly gained a reputation in the UK during their initial run, but after calling it quits in 1999 owing to the death of vocalist Johnny Morrow, they went on to ignite a vast swath of metallic sludge fuckall in an extreme underground that continues to flourish to this day. Their comeback album, 9-13, was released last month via Relapse with original members Steve Watson and Jim Rushby joined by new drummer Brigga, and could easily be seen as an attempt to capture a piece of the scene they helped inspire.

I’m not sure Iron Monkey have ever been completely understood outside of England, but talking to those who were there during the band’s first go, there’s a sense of reverence in tone for what they were able to bring to Britain when it came to translating the unhinged fury of acts like Eyehategod for a pre-internet audience who’d never had the chance to experience it before in that way or take it on its own level. I don’t think US response or maybe even Mainland European response matters to the band, if anything does, when their home country was where so much of their impact was made in the first place. Of course, that was 20 years ago, and again, there’s been plenty of sludge in the UK since, so while their return was unlikely, it will remain to be seen what the effect of Iron Monkey‘s reunion will ultimately be.

Though maybe that doesn’t matter. They could book tours in Europe and fests from now until forever and people would probably still show up, so good on them for taking advantage of the opportunity. At least they put out a record first. And yeah, maybe that’s a cynical viewpoint. Do you really think the band would have it any other way?

The video below for “Toadcrucifier – R.I.P.PER” comes with a flashing lights warning, so if you’re sensitive to that kind of thing, beware. Otherwise, feel free to dive in and enjoy. Info follows beneath courtesy of the PR wire:

Iron Monkey, “Toadcrucifier – R.I.P.PER” official video

IRON MONKEY was beaten to life in the year of your Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Four, at the location of Nottingham, England. Band reformed for no reason in the winter of Two Thousand and Sixteen with original members J. Rushby and S. Watson, with the addition of current Chaos UK drummer Brigga, forming the shape of an inverted black triangle of vitriol and phase two of operations.

Cult UK doom/sludge outfit IRON MONKEY return with 9-13, their first new full-length in almost two decades. After disbanding in 1999 due to the death of their original singer J.P. Morrow, the group has reformed for phase two of their mission. Recorded in their hometown of Nottingham in Spring 2017 A.D. with producer Johnny A. Carter, 9-13 is 9 songs and 48 minutes of total nihilism. Now older, more cynical and more isolationist, IRON MONKEY are back to usurp the scene, then crush its skull. Without question, their most focused, aggressive and direct material to date, 9-13 is an all-out assault of violent hatred and nightmarish negativity.

Directed by Jack Atherton
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