Monnoise

Monnoise is a website dedicated to alternative music. Discover news, interviews, articles and record reviews from artists and sounds beyond the mainstream.

Review: Poison Ruïn - Hymns From The Hills

The medieval punk rockers left the dungeon, reinventing their own musical identity without letting their anarchic soul slip away.

Staff Pick: Converge - Love Is Not Enough

"No frills, no BS". Nine years later Converge bleed the truth, louder than ever.

Staff Pick: Mandy, Indiana - URGH

On a tough ride, the band that surprised us in 2023 pushes through health setbacks and hits us with a fierce, distorted, and incisive record.

It's Not Just Noise: Women, guitars, and the cry against the new conservatism

A grrrl's opinion on the new wave of heavier sounds led by women — a physical and symbolic reoccupation of space in response to the advance of “red pill” cultures.

April 2026 Releases

The April rundown of new releases landing on our shelves and streaming queues. Every month we're tracking what's worth your attention.

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