Monks Of Doom (Camper Van Beethoven/Counting Crows)

From their humble beginnings as a surrealist spin-off “Imaginary Band”, through their hard working days as veteran DIY road warriors, on to their arrested state of suspended animation and later re-birth, Monks of Doom remain one of the classiest, heaviest and most strangely unclassifiable bands to emerge from the late 1980s independent music scene. The Monks create the type of diverse experimental music played by kindred spirits Henry Cow, Snakefinger, King Crimson, and Richard Thompson. A new record by the Monks of Doom is certainly cause for celebration! The “Imaginary Band” continues to titillate, or, to quote a Monks lyric, “The creature walks among us…” Indeed!!