Monster is the ninth studio album by English musician Hugh Cornwell, released on 5 October 2018 by Sony Music. It is a concept album, which celebrates the lives of 10 influential, and in some cases controversial, figures from the 20th century, including Lou Reed, Evel Knievel and Benito Mussolini. The release comes with a companion disc (both on CD and vinyl) named Restoration, which features re-recorded acoustic versions of songs from Cornwell's former band the Stranglers. The album reached No. 62 in the UK Albums Chart in October 2018.