# Monumental

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/monumental/
- Published: 2026-10-22T19:38:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T22:40:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/monumental
- Topics: Cricket, Entertainment, Music, Sport

## Key points

- IGNEA’s fourth album was made amid the bombardment of Kyiv.
- *Monumental* expands the band’s sound across several metal styles.
- The review gives it 8.5 out of 10.

## Summary

Ukrainian metal band IGNEA have released their fourth album, *Monumental*, amid the bombardment of their home city, Kyiv. The review presents the record as both a major artistic step forward and a determined expression of Ukraine’s right to self-determination.

The album develops the band’s symphonic metal sound with more progressive keyboards, electronic textures and shifts into electro-metal and death metal. Its nine tracks include collaborations with COMBICHRIST on “Prefab” and HIRAES on “Harmony Manufactured”; the review praises vocalist Helle Bohdanova and rates the album 8.5 out of 10.

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