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Saltillo Releasing ‘Monocyte: The Lapis Coil’ On Vinyl

mention3 (AKA Saltillo) will be releasing a vinyl edition of Monocyte: The Lapis Coil, the soundtrack accompaniment to the comic of the same name. The vinyl will feature three tracks from the CD release, two remixes, and a brand new track entitled Necromancy. The album can be pre-ordered here.

If you’ve read the comics but haven’t heard the music, I highly recommend checking out my review and rushing to pick up a copy. READ MORE

[Review] Saltillo ‘Monocyte’

 [Review] Saltillo Monocyte
Last year I was presented with an interesting review offer: The Real Tuesday Weld’s The Last Werewolf (review), which was the soundtrack to a book of the same name. The concept of a soundtrack to a piece of literature was something very unique and interesting to me and, while I was not able to read the book, I was still able to understand how the story of the album complimented the story of the novel. Now, I’ve been given a very similar chance. Saltillo’s Monocyte is an album that is meant to complement the IDW comic book series of the same name. The comic is grim, violent, and features some astonishing artwork. But does the album have that same attitude? Does it bring music that compliments the same dark atmosphere that pervades within the comic?

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