TVD's Got ThinkIndie's Top Releases for 2009

We're fans of reading lists...not so much on compiling them. Thankfully, our pal Andrew over at ThinkIndie has taken the weight off our shoulders and compiled ThinkIndie's best of the year. And the first half commences below: Behold! The Monolith - S/T A friend turned me onto these guys by sending me a link to their myspace page.

They are a three piece doom metal band out of the Los Angeles area and I really dig this album. One of the great things about working at and with indie record stores is the chance to find bands that aren't signed to a label or anything and get them some exposer. We worked out a direct deal with em to get ....

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