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  • DIGIPACK 2 CD
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DIGITAL VERSION OF THE LIMITED "KOSMODROM" VERSION DOES NOT CONTAIN "KASSIOPEA". ONLY THE CD VERSION DOES.

    KOSMODROM + KASSIOPEA

    KOSMODROM, MONOLITHE's 9th full-length album, tells the tale of intrepid pioneers, explorers, discoverers and the dangers and sacrifices inherent to their leap into the unknown, through the metaphor of real historical events related to the space conquest on the Soviet side.
    Some famous figures such as Vladimir Komarov, Alexei Leonov or the dog Laïka can be encountered at the turn of a song or a text line.

    KOSMODROM is musically a compendium of the know-how accumulated by the band over its more than two decades of existence, through a racy and futuristic Doom Metal, crossed with progressive touches and sprinkled with new influences.

    1 – Sputnik-1 (10’00)
    2 – Voskhod (10’30)
    3 - Kudryavka (10’30)
    4 – Soyuz (10’00)
    5 – Kosmonavt (26’00)

    Music & lyrics written by Sylvain Bégot (Koh Tao, Thailand - March to June 2020)
    Except 7’54 to 12’25 on “Kosmonavt” written by Thibault Faucher.

    Female vocals on « Sputnik-1 » written and performed by London Lawhon
    Ending guitar solo on « Kudryavka » performed by Jari Lindholm
    English voice-over performed by Alex Smith
    Russian voice-overs translated by Timur Iskandarov and performed by Timur Iskandarov, Denis Grigoryev & Daria Barkova

    Kosmodrom was recorded in winter & spring 2020/2021
    Drums & vocals recorded by Andrew Guillotin @Hybreed Studio
    Guitars & keyboards recorded by Sylvain Bégot @Red Reed Studio
    Bass recorded by Olivier Defives

    Mixed & mastered by Jari Lindholm @Jari Lindholm Music & Audio, Sweden (May/June 2021)

    Produced by Sylvain Bégot

    Artwork by Guibz Zilla
    Band logo by Robert Høyem


    KASSIOPEA

    1 – Kold (4’40)
    2 – Orion’s Misery (12’10)
    3 - Invasion AD (6’20)
    4 – Brave Murder Day (11’25)
    5 – The Killing Moon (7’25)
    6 – Spatial Cases (6’00)

    MONOLITHE is:
    Rémi Brochard Vocals, Guitar
    Sylvain Bégot Guitar
    Benoît Blin Guitar
    Matthieu Marchand Keyboards
    Olivier Defives Bass
    Thibault Faucher Drums

    All songs re-arranged by Sylvain Bégot (Koh Tao, Thailand - March to June 2020)

    Vocals performed by:
    “Orion’s Misery” : Benjamin Belot
    “Kold” : Frédéric Gervais
    “Brave Murder Day”: Rémi Brochard (growls) & Melody Gruszka (clean)
    “The Killing Moon”: Florent Gerbault
    “Spatial Cases”: Manuel Munoz

    Kassiopea was recorded in winter & spring 2020/2021
    Drums & vocals recorded by Andrew Guillotin @Hybreed Studio
    Guitars & keyboards recorded by Sylvain Bégot @Red Reed Studio
    Bass recorded by Olivier Defives

    Mixed & mastered by Jari Lindholm @Jari Lindholm Music & Audio, Sweden (May/June 2021)

    Produced by Sylvain Bégot

    Artwork by Guibz Zilla
    Band logo by Robert Høyem

    Original songs:
    “Orion” & “My Friend of Misery” by Metallica
    “Cold” by The Cure
    “Brave”, “Murder” & “Days” by Katatonia
    “Invasion AD” by Carpenter Brut
    “The Killing Moon” by Echo & the Bunnymen
    “Special Cases” by Massive Attack

    Includes unlimited streaming of KOSMODROM - Limited Edition via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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lyrics

SOYUZ

Let's do it together
We are unified
A man is an atom
One common goal matters

No more alternatives
Death waits for one of us
At the end of the road
Fate is written up there

Launching is a countdown
How much more time is left?
None of this makes sense
Except that of saving face

One last bitter farewell
A last look at the Motherland
Trees slowly get smaller
The ground gently depart
And the sky calmly turns black

How many fallen heroes
Aware of their outcome
How many nameless brothers
Merely fame remain

Rest in peace brave soldier
You did not die in war
But what the world needs is cannon fodder

A metal coffin falls from the sky
A halo of fire lights it up high
A lost burning machine betraying
High speed scorching carcass returning
Dazzling bright comet blazing in the rain
Static noise drowns the screams of pain

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from KOSMODROM - Limited Edition, released November 25, 2022

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MONOLITHE Paris, France

MONOLITHE’s first 4 records of epic & grandiose Cosmic Doom Metal, “Monolithe I” to “Monolithe IV”, released from 2003 to 2012, have established the band internationally as one of the household names within the Doom Metal community.

MONOLITHE then released “Epsilon Aurigae” (2015), “Zeta Reticuli” (2016), “Nebula Septem” (2018) and "Okta Khora" (2020), all met with praise.
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