Life is good, but the world is SHIT! Sludge is good, but IRON MONKEY is pure filth! I have been a fan of this band for years and with their new album Spleen & Goad, I have become an even bigger fan. I love the way they can create these caustic D-tuned grooves that live in your head even after the song is over. Like I said earlier, the world is shit and IRON MONKEY’S album is the soundtrack to what is happening around the world. I need you to blast their tunes “C.S.P.” and “Off Switch” so you can hear for yourself what Uncut Sonic Torment sounds like. Their songs actually hit like a gory horror flick where the killer makes you stab your own eyes out with a rusty scalpel. What I’m trying to say is that this band’s riffs are full of unhinged paranoia and leave no room for the sun to ever shine again. The vocals on this are SICK AF and bring nothing but pain on every song! Don’t get it twisted, yes IRON MONKEY manifests tunes that are modern-day blues infected with the stench of death, but you can always feel that these humans grew up in the punk scene. On the song “Red Flag,” you can feel and hear the influence of Black Flag’s My War-era or even early Discharge. I got to give this band mad respect for always doing them and never changing their sound to fit into trends. Yo IRON MONKEY, I just want to say thank you for always keeping it real! Spleen & Goad is out now on Relapse Records, so it’s time to get sludged.
