Still going strong after over two decades on the French rock scene, uncompromising metal fusion outfit
Lofofora return after a four-year absence with their seventh studio album,
Monstre Ordinaire. Produced by Serge Morattel (
Hateful Monday,
Knut), the politically conscious quartet's first record since drummer Vincent Hernault replaced Pierre Belleville pursues a darker and harder-edged direction than its 2007 predecessor,
Memoire de Singes, as evident on the lead single, "Utopiste." ~ Jon O'Brien