Coheed and Cambria (USA) and Periphery (USA) are set to headline the 2024 edition of the Australian prog festival Monolith. The prog giants will be joined by Leprous (NOR), Intervals (CAN) and Novelists (FRA) when the single-stage festival hits Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in November. Locals Silver Fang will also feature in Brisbane and Melbourne. Workshops, panels, market stalls and DJs will be added to further enhance the festival experience for Australian prog fans, turning the venues into a progtopia.
An unbeatable live act, Coheed and Cambria will perform a special 'Neverender' set at Monolith, performing their critically acclaimed album Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through Madness in its entirety. Widely regarded as one of their most impactful records, the album which is home to megahit Welcome Home has sold over one million copies worldwide, showcasing their signature conceptual brilliance and musicality.
Along with the Monolith headline set, fans will be treated to a unique Q&A panel: Celebrating 20 Years Of The Amory Wars: The Past, Present And Future with Claudio Sanchez. The panel will delve into the band's series of graphic novels and comics, providing a deeper understanding of the intricate world that Coheed and Cambria have created.
Washington D.C.’s Periphery will hit the Monolith stage in support of their acclaimed album Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre. Further cementing Periphery's status as a leader in modern progressive metal, the record is home to the bombastic Wildfire a track that displays the instrumental and songwriting acumen of the Grammy-nominated five-piece. Drummer Matt Halpern will also host a drum workshop.
Norwegian progressive metal outfit Leprous slot on the Monolith lineup will come in the wake of the release of Melodies of Atonement (set to drop this August). The music of Leprous has been praised for its avant-garde approach to alternative metal and prog, with Tor Oddmund Suhrke and Einar Solberg’s compositions continuously ensuring that the band’s central sound chases a blend of genres, instead of aligning itself with one-and-one alone.
Canadian instrumental group Intervals add further diversity to the lineup, formed in Toronto in 2011, Intervals quickly earned their stripes as a fresh force in the djent and prog metal scene. Masterful instrumentalists with a savvy hold on melody and arrangement, Intervals have continued to produce material that redefines their vision; their 2014 debut A Voice Within established a strong presence, and through into their latest album, 2023’s ‘Memory Palace’, the band has shown no signs of wavering.
French metalcore/prog five-piece Novelists appearance at the Monolith festival will mark their debut tour down under. 2023 marked a new era for the band with the addition of vocalist Camille Contreras, solidifying their status as a respected and influential force in the contemporary metal scene.
Melbourne’s Silver Fang have been on a constant ascent since dropping their debut single Cross-Talk’ in 2022, the four-piece quickly built on early buzz; capturing an exciting blend of metalcore, gothic and electronic music that has created a unique sonic playground from which they create today. The band’s 2024 project Labyrinth reinforces the fresh perspective Silver Fang have on modern heavy music – they represent the new wave of young innovative artists putting their own twist on the foundational genre sounds.
Tickets for Monolith Festival go on sale on Friday 19 July at 9 am, a presale will also be offered from Wednesday 17 July at 9 am. Ticket info and presale signup are available now at Destroy All Lines. 
MONOLITH FESTIVAL 2024
Saturday 2 November Fortitude Music Hall BRISBANE
Saturday 9 November PICA MELBOURNE
Sunday 10 November Hordern Pavilion SYDNEY
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