Iron Monkey
Formed: 1994
From:
Nottingham,
United Kingdom
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Iron Monkey News
Below is our complete Iron Monkey news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Iron Monkey Releases New Song "Off Switch"
UK sludge trio, Iron Monkey, return with their new album, "Spleen & Goad," available on April 5 through Relapse Records. Listen to the album track, "Off Switch," below.
On "Spleen & Goad," the legendary band are as uncompromising as ever, churning out some of the grittiest sounding sludge doom in their twenty-five-plus year history. Dubbed a "doom sludge vanguard" by The Sludgelord, Iron Monkey lives up to their legacy, absolutely pummeling through each of the nine tracks on their new album.
From the two-ton, heavier-than-anything-else riff opening "Concrete Shock”, Iron Monkey shows no signs of easing up; fuzzed out guitars crash against pulse-pounding drums, set against vicious, misanthropic snarls and barks. Elsewhere, tracks like the aptly titled "Rat Flag" kicks the band into high gear with palpable fury and malaise.
Recorded in their native Nottingham, Spleen & Goad was mastered stateside by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. Pre-orders on LP / CD / Digital can be placed now via Relapse.com. More...
Iron Monkey To Release New Album In April
English sludge metal veterans Iron Monkey has announced that they will be releasing a brand new album, titled "Spleen & Goad," through Relapse Records on April 5th. In anticipation of their fourth album, the band has unveiled a new music video for the opening song, "Misanthropizer." You can check it out below.
You can pre-order the album from the band's official Bandcamp.
Tracklisting:
1. Misanthropizer
2. Concrete Shock
3. C.S.P.
4. Off Switch
5. Rat Flag
6. Lead Transfusion
7. Exlexed
8. The Gurges
9. O. D. Rose More...
Iron Monkey Announces Short UK Tour
Iron Monkey have announced a short UK run for April. The tour will take them to the following stops:
04/13 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
04/14 London, UK – The Underworld
04/21 Manchester, UK – Ruby Lounge
Iron Monkey Debuts Music Video
A music video for U.K. doom/sludge outfit Iron Monkey‘s track “Toadcrucifier – R.I.P.PER” has seen an official release and can be viewed below. Jack Atherton directed the clip, which is taken from the group's latest release, “9-13“, which is out now in stores.
Commented vocalist/guitarist Jim Rushby : More...
Iron Monkey Streams "9-13" In Full
Cult U.K. doom/sludge outfit Iron Monkey is streaming the entire new album "9-13," the band's first new full-length in almost two decades, via its Bandcamp page, which you can access in the player below. The album is available today (October 20th) as a CD, LP, and digital formats via Relapse Records. Physical packages are available via Relapse.com over here.
The track list for "9-13" is:
1. Crown Of Electrodes
2. Omegamangler
3. 9-13 (see music video here)
4. Toadcrucifier – R.I.P.P.E.R.
5. Destroyer
6. Mortarhex
7. The Rope
8. Doomsday Impulse Multiplier
9. Moreland St. Hammervortex
Check out "9-13" in full here: More...
Iron Monkey Wears The "Crown Of Electrodes"
Cult U.K. doom/sludge outfit Iron Monkey has shared the official visualizer video for "Crown Of Electrodes," the opening track off "9-13," the band's first new full-length in almost two decades.
"9-13" is set for release on October 20th on CD, LP, and digital formats via Relapse Records. Physical packages and digital orders are available via Relapse.com over here.
After disbanding in 1999, Iron Monkey has reformed for phase two of the mission. Recorded in the band's hometown of Nottingham in Spring 2017 A.D. with producer Johnny A. Carter, "9-13" is nine songs and forty-eight minutes of total nihilism. Now older, more cynical, and more isolationist, Iron Monkey is back to usurp the scene, then crush it's skull. Without question, the most focused, aggressive and direct material to date, "9-13" is an all-out assault of violent hatred and nightmarish negativity. Recommended listening for fans of pain, suffering, and misanthropy.
The track list for "9-13" is:
1. Crown Of Electrodes
2. Omegamangler
3. 9-13 (see music video here)
4. Toadcrucifier – R.I.P.P.E.R.
5. Destroyer
6. Mortarhex
7. The Rope
8. Doomsday Impulse Multiplier
9. Moreland St. Hammervortex
Check out "Crown of Electrodes" here: More...
Iron Monkey Debuts Title Track From Upcoming Album
Iron Monkey debuts the title track of the band's upcoming new album "9-13", which will be out in stores on October 20 via Relapse Records.
Check out now "9-13" below.
Earache Records To Release Box Set
Earache Records has posted the following message online:
"In recognition of a music genre that has spawned some of the most original and talented bands hailing from every corner of the globe, Earache Records is proud to announce the release of Worldwide Metal.
"Celebrating the diversity of metal in all of its forms, Worldwide Metal is the ultimate collection of the fastest, heaviest and most brutal metal tracks to rock this planet. Offering 5 CDs of pure metal mayhem plus a fully playable PC game - all for the price of one CD - this collection consists of over 80 tracks from some of the most legendary and inspirational bands of all time. More...
Ex-Sabbat Bassist Joins Ravens Creed
RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY), Jason Graham and James Kiely, have announced the addition of former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske to the group's ranks. "We are currently rehearsing for the 'Albion Thunder' UK tour in May, and will be recording 'Hail the Warbeast' and 'Secret Garden' for a Land O' Smiles 12" for release soon," says the band. "This will be our third release with the holy Land O' Smiles recording organization."
RAVENS CREED 2008 lineup:
Steve Watson - Guitar
Jay Graham - Drums
Ben Ward - Vocals
James Kiely - Guitar
Frazer Craske - Bass
ex-Pitchshifter, Iron Monkey Members Join Forces
TAKEN BY WOLVES, the new British black metal formed late last year by founding PITCHSHIFTER member Stuart Toolin and ex-IRON MONKEY guitarist Steve Watson, will be making their live debut as the support band for INSISION on Saturday, June 25 at Nottingham's Rock City (in the basement). Completing the group's current lineup is CREATED WITH KNIVES instigator Stumpy. Demo and video material has already been completed and the band are currently seeking a record deal.
For more information, contact tbw@stumpyonline.co.uk.