R.E.M. 'MONSTER' 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION LP Memphis May Fire Earth's favorite interplanetary warriors have

Earth's favorite interplanetary warriors have forged a path of debauchery for over 30 years

● Inspired by Devo’s 1976 short film

‘Eastern Darkness’ contains a collection of Sigh’s early rare works showing their swift musical evolution as well as the strong utilisation of keyboards in their compositional process throughout

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All photography by Justin Borucki

R.E.M. 'MONSTER' 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION LP Memphis May Fire Earth's favorite interplanetary warriors have180 gram vinyl, remastered audio When Monster was released in September 1994, the members of R. E. M. were at a crossroads in their career. Singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry were decompressing from the massive commercial and critical success of 1991s Out of Time and 1992s Automatic for the People. In just a few years, the Athens, GA, four piece had become one of the biggest, most recognizable bands