Monday Morning Apocalypse

Evergrey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Steamhammer / SPV
• ASIN: B000ELL7K2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,753 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Following up on the success of 2004’s The Inner Circle, Swedish dark metal gods, Evergrey, return with their sixth studio album, Monday Morning Apocalypse. On this release the band takes a more straight forward metal approach by working with famed producers Sanken Sankquist and Ralf Glaumann who have produced such greats as Rammstein, Britney Spears, Bon Jovi and Def Leppard. The band has toured the US with Iced Earth, Children of Bodom, Arch Enemy, Black Dahlia Murder and is currently planning their return.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars yes...a new era, April 4, 2006

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Nathan Rike (Castle Rock, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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Yes, this is the beginning of a new era, for I do believe that this is the first time that Evergrey has had the same line up for 2 albums in a row! The album is good. different, but not atypical for them. most of the songs on this album are more up-tempo, with more drive than privious albums. Though it did not rivet me like some previous albums-ie, Search for Truth, Inner Cercle-I dig what they are doing. I also suppose that I dont really mind that they are gaining more comercial success. Even if they sold out completly theyd still be better than My Chemical Romance! For you old-schoolers, it certainly doesnt harcken back to the days of Dark Discovory, or Solitude Domonance, but i ask you, why would any band after 5 progressivly successful albums, want to retread on old ground? listen to the album, and take it for what it is: unique, quality, Swedish prog metal.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointment?? It's EVERGREY!, April 4, 2006

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G. Murani "Guitar Player" (Delaware) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monday Morning Apocalypse (Audio CD)

Evergrey has been a fan of mine for years now, and as a fan I went out and got this the day it came out. I put all negative (and positive) things I heard about it aside until I heard it all for myself. I must say it's a different approach for Evergrey, as they have gone for a more upbeat, brighter, less technical sound. This doesn't compare to any previous album, which personally I find great! I don't want to hear something that sounds like The Inner Circle, or anything of that matter, that's why those CD's exist. Monday Morning Apocalypse was made to sound like what it is, and I'm sure the next one won't sound anything like this. As for the songs, not all are "amazing" but there are definately some stand out classics here. The highlights of the CD for me have to be:

At Loss For Words: Starts out with a short piano/clean guitar piece, quickly moving into a classic Evergrey riff, followed by the best chorus on the CD.

Still In The Water: Probably the best song on the CD. The whole atmosphere of this song is great. It's heavy and Englunds vocals are dark and wonderful. However, what really makes it top notch are the backing vocals throughout the song.

Other standouts are the title track and "Curtain Call", which includes the CD's best riff at 2:04.

Rated 4 starts for a couple "duds" on the CD.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evergrey, August 13, 2007

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Kim Thore "Kim Thore" (USA) - See all my reviews
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If "Monday Morning Apocalypse" the latest offering from Sweden's Evergrey, is a prediction of things to come from this quintet, then "komma med den på och komma med den på snabbt" (bring it on and bring it quickly). For the uninitiated, Everygrey, Sweden's progressive metal ambassadors, have generally steeped themselves in the darker side, lyrically and musically and while the title of this latest release may be contradictory, "Monday Morning Apocalypse", is less dark but no less impactful; it is a perfect molten meld of progressive metal and radio friendly metal. The result could be a walk through the mainstream for the band that has no less integrity. If you need a comparison-imagine the first time you heard Master of Puppets.

The band has tapped into a deeper approach to composition, layered in kicking hooks and the result is a cd that feels like a hit in the making. Formed in 1996, Everygrey has gone through the requisite member changes and resulting impacts on their music, but "Monday Morning Apocalypse" executes the current lineup's ability to all come to the "recording table" with a singular vision. The album was produced and mixed by Sanken Sandquist and Stefan Glauman, former producers of Rammstein, Bon Jovi and Def Leppard among others and perhaps explains the slight departure from the feel that former releases like "The Dark Discovery" gave listeners.

Members Tom S. Englund, Rikard Zander, Henrik Danhage, Fredrik Larsson and Jonas Ekdahl have formed a synchronicity that packs the entire cd with one powerhouse, stadium frenzy inducing tune after another, with the occasional ballad to cleanse the palate. Proof? Debuted at number 6 on the Swedish charts. Further proof? It is difficult to single out any particular weakness in any of the tracks or the cd as a whole. Admittedly, some tracks are more unforgettable than others but overall the cd comes across as a solid and highly seasoned release.

There are a few comparatives...Danhage's guitar work is reminiscent of Zakke Wylde's early Ozzy days and Englund's voice is a "whiskey a go go " remedy for the weak lyrical offerings too often found in Sweden's metal imports. Think of him as Sweden's answer to Meatloaf without the operatic range level...and it's his voice that is at times raspy and others honeyed that is the defining difference that sets Everygrey apart. Most notable tracks are "Unspeakable", "Lost" and "The Dark I Walk You Through" but overall "Monday Morning Apocalypse" is a cd that doesn't require you to ever use your "skip track" button. Currently in the studio again, word has it that the new album is set to be released in May of 2007 and if it builds on the dimensions of this cd, one would hope the days move fast.


--Kim Thore aka Strutter 02.19.07