Length 41:09 | Release date 24 August 2012 Genre Djent | |
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Released August 28, 2012 (2012-08-28) Similar Djent albums, Other albums | ||
Gnosis is the debut studio album by British progressive metal band Monuments. It was released on August 27, 2012 through Century Media Records. The album was produced by founding member and guitarist John Browne.
Contents
Music videos for the songs "97% Static" and "Regenerate" were released in support of the album.
A vinyl pressing of the album was released on October 16, 2015, including a bonus CD of the album's instrumentals.
Background
All of the material on Gnosis was composed by guitarist John Browne long before the album's release. Original vocalists Neema Askari and Greg Pope wrote lyrics for the songs, many of which were performed live during the band's early tours. Due to disagreements, the two vocalists left the band in 2011, leaving the band unable to use the lyrics written previously. In 2012, Matt Rose was recruited into the group to fill the vacancy. Though Rose re-wrote all of the album's lyrics, an issue arose when Monuments intended to release the song "Memoirs" featuring a memorable chorus whose lyrics and melody were written by Neema Askari and Joe Garrett. Askari refused to allow the use of the chorus, resulting in the song being removed from the album's track list not long before the release date. Following the album's release, "Memoirs" was released as a digital single, with all profits going to a charity of Askari and Garrett's choosing.
Personnel
Songs
1Admit Defeat4:13
2Degenerate4:13
3Doxa4:31