History & Biography Formed by guitarist Mick Barr in Melbourne, Australia in 1998, the band evolved from thrash metal to deathrash metal. Barr had come from a local band called Cyanide, which mostly played groove and thrash cover versions. The first and immediate demo was called Cosmic Citizens. The band went away for four years until the Full Attack Demo of 2005. Another demo was Imminent Demise in 2007. By now a baker's dozen of musicians had passed through the door and the revolving door had just begun swinging. Guitarist Brian Sinclair and drummer James Sinclair were brothers and captured on Imminent Demise. They were both from Dark Earth and Hobb's Angel Of Death. Guitarist Emmett Young had returned to the fold. Also on the release was bassist Skany.
The group went on hiatus again, but returned again around 2016. The band, Nembutolik and Fish Lizard announced a concert in 2019. The act signed with Extreme Management Group, which also managed Suffocation, in 2021. The band announced a tour of Europe with Anal Vomit in 2023. The band had hired Nothing's Dale Van Haltren to drum. Monoliyth, Maleficium and The Incantus opened a gig for Miruthan in 2024.
Veteran Australia-based band Monoliyth reappeared and had an album called He Who Kills through WormHoleDeath Records as of 22 August 2025. The album had been billed as early as 2017! In fact, the album was promised to HellFire Records back in that decade. That label was run by the band's own bassist, Bo Remy. The act was managed by Michael from Black-roos in 2025. The album looked through the eyes of a serial killer. There was a video for the song Excised Unborn.
Reviews MONOLIYTH - HE WHO KILLS - WORMHOLEDEATH 
Good stuff from a band that practices true death metal is becoming increasingly scarce. Monoliyth has enough self-respect, and appreciation for the subgenre, to be true to death metal. Unlike the many drossy bands, calling themselves death metal, but deploying trumpet, keyboards, accordion and probably a triangle too, the Aussies deliver on the brutal power and promise of their chosen style of music.
Touching on the best attributes of Gorguts, Pyrexia and Disincarnate, with some vocals and soloing veering towards Deicide, Monoliyth's offering is well-intentioned, well-produced and consistently tight. The Killing Floor is a speed-o-rama fest. The bass shines here. Tracks like Paradox and, even better, To Sever Is To Savor (sic) offer ripping leads. Yet, there really is no let-down here. Every track delivers.
The only question concerns the age of the recording. The sound and delivery are consistent and do not come across as either disjointed or belonging to different periods or recording sessions, but knowing the record has been in the bag for years does raise a question mark. - Ali "The Metallian"
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