Monolord release new single “You Bastard” and announce album “Neverending”

Swedish doom trio Monolord have dropped “You Bastard”, the lead single from their forthcoming album “Neverending.” The record arrives on May 29, 2026 via Relapse Records and marks the band’s first full-length since “Your Time to Shine” in 2021.

Monolord recorded “Neverending” in Ashland, Oregon with producer Sylvia Massy, known for her work with Tool, System of a Down, and Johnny Cash. The process was unusually thorough. Massy asked vocalist and guitarist Thomas Jäger to submit everything the band had ever written, including riffs and ideas dating back a decade. The band rehearsed twelve songs, recorded eleven, and ultimately chose eight for the album.

Jäger has described the lyrics on “Neverending” as more personal than on previous records, reflecting major life changes and a shift away from the band’s usual focus on religion and superstition toward relationships between people. Notably, “You Bastard” addresses suicide from two perspectives, exploring both the person who dies and those left behind, according to Jäger.

Jäger also notes that “Neverending” is not strictly a doom album but rather a mix of the band’s established sound and something new. The closing track “It’s Neverending” features death metal vocals by Jörgen Sandström, formerly of Entombed, and also known from Grave, Domedagen, and Firespawn. A video for “You Bastard”, filmed by photographer James Rexroad during the recording sessions, is out now.

Monolord also confirm extensive European tour dates for autumn 2026. The full schedule appears below.

1. Iodine
2. You Bastard
3. Inside a Collider
4. Crystal Bridge
5. Ooozing Wound
6. The Masque
7. Invisible
8. It’s Neverending

Monolord European Tour 2026

May 28, 2026: Plan B, Malmö, Sweden
May 29, 2026: Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden
May 30, 2026: Monument, Gothenburg, Sweden
July 30, 2026: Rockstadt Extreme Festival, Ghimbav, Romania
August 7, 2026: Alcatraz Festival, Kortrijk, Belgium
October 6, 2026: Bahnhof Pauli, Hamburg, Germany
October 7, 2026: Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands
October 8, 2026: Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
October 9, 2026: De Casino, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
October 10, 2026: La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
October 11, 2026: Le Ferrailleur, Nantes, France
October 12, 2026: Le Rex, Toulouse, France
October 13, 2026: Jack Jack, Lyon, France
October 14, 2026: KIFF, Aarau, Switzerland
October 15, 2026: Backstage, Munich, Germany
October 16, 2026: Bastard Club, Osnabrück, Germany
October 17, 2026: Gebäude 9, Cologne, Germany
November 4, 2026: Stengade, Copenhagen, Denmark
November 5, 2026: Columbia Theater, Berlin, Germany
November 6, 2026: Beatpol, Dresden, Germany
November 7, 2026: Hydrozagadka, Warsaw, Poland
November 8, 2026: Hype Park, Krakow, Poland
November 9, 2026: Kabinet Múz, Brno, Czech Republic
November 10, 2026: Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary
November 11, 2026: Arena, Vienna, Austria
November 12, 2026: Vintage Industrial Bar, Zagreb, Croatia
November 13, 2026: Legend, Milan, Italy
November 14, 2026: FreakOut, Bologna, Italy
November 15, 2026: P8, Karlsruhe, Germany