A psych-blasted sludge-metal trio based in the traditionally black metal-oriented city of Gothenburg, Swedish doom rock unit Monolord was founded in 2013 around the talents of Thomas V Jäger (vocals, guitars), Esben Willems (drums), and Mika Häkki (bass). The band’s 2014 debut LP, Empress Rising, was released via Riding Easy Records, drew praise from a host of online zines, and quickly rose to the top of Bandcamp’s doom charts. A sophomore effort, Vaenir, arrived in 2015, and was followed by a heavy bout of touring both at home and abroad. In 2017, the band dropped their third studio long-player, Rust, again via Riding Easy. The following year saw the power trio ink a deal with Relapse Records. No Comfort, their fourth studio effort and first outing for the label, arrived in September 2019.