Info’s pretty light here, but so it goes. I’m not sure what ‘necromantik’ means when it comes right down to how a band actually sounds, beyond perhaps that they’ve got some cultish themes happening in their work, but kudos to Costa Rica’s Crypt Monarch on getting picked up by Electric Valley Records for their debut album. No clue when that’s coming out, or what it’s called, or what it might sound like, but sometimes in life you have to accept the mystery and I guess this is one of those times. Heavy riffs? Yeah, probably, going from the description below. Seems like a safe assumption.

I don’t know much about the heavy underground in Costa Rica, so that’s interesting in itself, as Electric Valley continues to extend its international reach beyond the label’s native Italy. There’s one audio clip up on Crypt Monarch‘s Instagram, just a riffy snippet, that I’ve embedded below — the code is a wreck, you should see it — but nothing on their Bandcamp as of this post. I’d expect that to change in short order. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out the whole album, whatever it’s called, is done or at least close to it, considering how difficult it is for a brand new band to get picked up on the strength of their existence alone even in these vinyl-happy times.

But the record will come when it comes. Here’s the signing announcement in the meantime:

Electric Valley Records is proud to announce the signing of the Necromantik Stoner Doom band… Crypt Monarch

Crypt Monarch is a Necromantik Stoner Doom band that delivers malevolent riffs in crushing intensity, groove-oozing atmosphere and psychedelic pathways. The eerie lair has been disturbed, the doomed ruler invoked, and chained for slaughter. The Costa Rican based act formed by Jose Pablo Rodríguez (Guitars), JC Zuniga (Drums/Vocals) and Christopher de Haan (Bass/Vocals), built a monolith of séance infused riffage and fuzz fueled grooves. Crypt Monarch was formed mid 2020, featuring members of Age of the Wolf and VoidOath.

FFO: Acid King, Sleep, Belzebong, Conan

Stay Tuned

https://www.facebook.com/cryptmonarch/
https://www.instagram.com/cryptmonarch/
https://cryptmonarch.bandcamp.com/
http://electricvalleyrecords.com
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