Monolith (In Mourning album)

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Monolith
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Studio album by
Released25 January 2010 (Europe)
16 February 2010 (USA)
Genre Progressive metal, melodic death metal, [1] death-doom
Length57:07
Label Pulverised Records
Producer Studio/Abyss Studio Grangärde
In Mourning chronology
Shrouded Divine
(2008)
Monolith
(2010)
The Weight of Oceans
(2012)

Monolith is the second album by Swedish melodic death metal band In Mourning. It was released in Europe on 25 January 2010 and in North America on February 16, 2010. It will be re-released on 24 July 2020 via Agonia Records. [2]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic3.5/5 [3]
Sputnikmusic4/5 [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."For You to Know"06:14
2."Debris"07:33
3."The Poet and the Painter of Souls"05:39
4."The Smoke"08:13
5."A Shade of Plague"04:09
6."With You Came Silence"06:09
7."Pale Eye Revelation"06:16
8."The Final Solution (Entering the Black Lodge)"12:51

Credits

Musicians

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References

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  2. "News: IN MOURNING to re-release ‚Monolith'". metalglory.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. "In Mourning - Monolith (album review)". sputnikmusic.com.
  4. "In Mourning - Monolith". sputnikmusic.com.