Sweden's psychedelic doom band, Monolord, issued their first full length LP Empress Rising via Easy Rider Records in 2014. The five song album comes in at almost 50 minutes of skull crushing heavy grooves and heavy guitars that summon the spirits of Norse gods when played at loud volumes. Monolord is for more than just doom-metal fanatics - this is an epic record for all fans of guitar driven rock and roll, stoner rock, and heavy riffs. Empress Rising has all of the flavors of an iconic doom record and follows in the footsteps of Sleep's Holy Mountain, Pallbearer's Sorrow and Extinction and Electric Wizard's Witchcult Today with melodic vocals and harmonies that are super psychedelic and easy to sing along with.