Experimental / Progressive / Metal

Hometown: Birmingham, England

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/monasteriesmusic
Bandcamp: http://monasteries.bandcamp.com/track/the-achiever

Monasteries are a 5 piece hailing from the West Midlands created solely for the purpose of being as heavy as possible. Rising in the wake of bands such as Tony Danza and The Acacia Strain, they combine the technical and the brutal to form something sure to leave you wanting to assault everyone in your vicinity, whilst still maintaining a high level of musical proficiency to impress those who would rather listen from the comfort of their own homes. Monasteries are ferocious, aggressive, and have a high energy stage presence to match, with all members having been passionate and hardworking members of the underground music scene before finding their place in this band.

You can check out their first single "The Achiever" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3tw7lTci6c before checking out a live performance, but rest assured that since this recording they have continued to evolve and refine their craft and are only growing more intense as each week of practice goes by. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.