EP Review: Monument – Rock The Night

Whenever a new band is unleashed on the scene I feel I have to take out a pad of paper and count how many different influences and genres I hear.  Though it’s great way to mix things up; I am a fan of that old-school rock/metal vibe that drives nothing more than catchy hooks, clean guitar solos, and that high-pitched Rob Halford-like scream.  This is where Monument’s debut EP, Rock The Night, stands out among the new generation of metal bands.  Their EP is exactly what I just described and better yet, a cool throw back to Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and the rest of the NWOBHM.  Metal is doing great and thriving again as a genre, but we need bands like Monument to remind us of where part of the foundation of today’s metal came from.