Paris, France based Progressive Doom Metal band Monolithe has unveiled new single “On The Run To Nowhere” taken from their upcoming full-length album, “Black Hole District,” due out on November 15th, 2024 via Hammerheart Records. Stream the track through the YouTube player below:
Parisian Progressive Doom Metal outfit Monolithe proudly presents the second single called “Sentience Amidst The Lights” on all streaming platforms! “Sentience Amidst The Lights” is taken from the upcoming album “Black Hole District,” out 15 november on CD, LP and digital!
Pre-Order the new album here: https://monolithe.lnk.to/blackholedistrict
The album:
“Black Hole District” is a story in a Tech-Noir style, inspired by Blade Runner, but also Dark City, Matrix, Ghost in The Shell, as well as “hard boiled” literature. The narrator lives in a decaying city, in a dystopian future. The moon has left its orbit and is coming dangerously close to Earth, causing increasingly violent cataclysms (earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.). Humans now live at night because it is too hot during daytime. This narrator is disturbed by recurring dreams in which a woman with long black hair speaks to him. However, he doesn’t remember who she is. He decides to investigate to find her. He ends up reaching a forbidden part of the city, called “Black Hole District.” He enters a building which is actually an android factory. He then realizes that the faces of the inert and aligned androids being manufactured, are all the same… And identical to his own. His break-in causes an alarm during which he, through the confusion, sees the woman of his dreams among the employees. He flees and tries to leave the city, pursued by a militia charged with “removing” him; Because androids that have become “sentient” and can think for themselves are considered defective and dangerous. As he reaches the city limits, he gets fatally shot. At the same time, the city begins to disintegrate, due to the Moon’s increasing proximity.
Tracklist:
01. They Wake Up At Dusk
02. Sentience Amidst The Lights
03. Elusive Whispers
04. To Wander The Labyrinth
05. Suspicion
06. Unveiling The Illusion
07. Benefit Or Hazard
08. On The Run To Nowhere
09. Moonfall
10. Those Moments Lost In Time
Lineup:
Quentin Verdier / Growls, Guitar
Sylvain Bégot / Guitar, Keyboards
Benoît Blin / Guitar
Thibault Faucher / Drums
