UK's MONUMENTS have generated some good buzz surrounding their upcoming (and highly anticipated) album "GNOSIS", which is set for August 27th in Europe, September 25th, 2012 in North America and August 31st in Australia/NZ!
1. Admit Defeat
2. Degenerate
3. Doxa
4. The Uncollective
5. Blue Sky Thinking
6. Memoirs
7. 97% Static
8. Empty Vessels Make The Most Noise
9. Regenerate
10. Denial
The limited Digipak in Europe/Australia/NZ:
11. Doxa (instrumental)
12. Denial (instrumental)
iTunes exclusive version:
13. Empty Vessels Make The Most Noise (Paradigm Shift Remix)
With a new vocalist and a fresh ink deal with Century Media Records, these guys are ready to debut some new material and get their asses back on the road for some touring!
"Century Media Records is proud to announce the signing of the London quintet MONUMENTS with the band being equally excited to join the family: 'We're looking forward to working with Century Media and getting our music to every corner of the world. Expect to have your ears and minds destroyed before the end of 2012. Get ready planet Earth, we're coming to fuck you!'
MONUMENTS are also pleased to announce that singer Matt Rose has joined as the new front man after they went through a long, grinding, and global search. 'We have found the perfect guy right here in our own back yard, we couldn’t be happier with the work Matt has done so far,' says John Browne.
For the past seven months, Rose has been working with the band to make this a monster of an album. Rose will enter Fortress Studios for final vocal production and recording with Dan Weller (SikTh) later this month.
MONUMENTS will continue its work at the forefront of UK Tech Metal having already forged their complex soundscapes into the minds of thousands. More touring is currently being planned."
And now for my favourite part of the article, the Q&A! I managed to get in touch with Monuments' guitarist Olly Steele for some extra info (and chuckles) about GNOSIS...
- Who did the artwork for GNOSIS?
A friend of ours called Fall Mckenzie. We love his style and the imagery he implies and we feel it reflects our sound perfectly. He also does all of our merchandise, and has done all our art since the beginning.
- You guys must be pretty stoked for the newly inked deal with Century Media? How did the deal come about?
Absolutely. Essentially Browne and Steve had been chatting via email over the years. I believe it was around the time over Euroblast Festival last year, which steve attended, that serious talks of a deal started to occur. Perhaps slightly earlier.
- How did MONUMENTS end up recruiting Matt? Was it a tedious process? Can you give us some insight?
He was introduced to us during a very long and arduous audition process including over a hundred entries. As soon as we heard his voice we knew we wanted to jam with him, when we did there was instant Qemistry...
- Where was GNOSIS recorded? How long did you guys spending working on those tracks?
Haha. Browne's bedroom. The the album's been finished for over two years.
- How was working with Dan Weller and how did it come about for his assistance with GNOSIS?
It was awesome, we asked Weller to get involved quite early in the vocal writing process, as we wanted someone with the experience and studio know-how to really capture the best performances from Matt, and safe.
- "More touring is currently being planned"... Can you give us any updates in that field? Will we see MONUMENTS eventually touring Canada/US?
We wanie. We really wanie.
- Are there any other goals (besides releasing GNOSIS) that MONUMENTS hopes to complete in the near future?
Money, guns and pork.
- What's one adjective you would use to describe GNOSIS?
Wheelbarrow.
Much thanks to the management (John) and Olly for taking the time to go through the questions and make this article that much better! Cheers and start your order some swag (and new album)! You can also check out some great music videos for "97% Static" and "Regenerate":
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