Monuments are a British progressive metal band formed by former Fellsilent guitarist, John Browne, and former The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza guitarist, Josh Travis. The band has released two full-length albums via Century Media Records, Gnosis and The Amanuensis, in 2012 and 2014 respectively.

Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2.1 Studio albums 2.2 Demos 3 Band members 3.1 Timeline 4 References 5 External links History

The band was formed by Fellsilent guitarist John Browne and The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza guitarist Josh Travis in 2007. After various lineup changes, the band signed with Century Media Records in 2012, announcing the addition of singer Matt Rose the same day.[1] Their debut album, Gnosis, came out on 28 August 2012.

The band took part in the Euroblast European Tour with Jeff Loomis, Vildhjarta, and Stealing Axion.[2] Another European tour with Born of Osiris and After the Burial followed in early 2013. By March 2013, the band parted ways with vocalist Matt Rose.[3] In July 2013, it was announced that former Periphery and current Ever Forthright and The HAARP Machine vocalist Chris Barretto had joined the band.[4]

In December 2013, The band announced via Facebook that they had completed their second album.[5] The drums were recorded in Monnow Valley, Wales with Romesh Dodangoda (Motörhead, Sylosis, Bring Me The Horizon), while the rest of the instruments were tracked DIY by Browne, and the vocals were done with Eyal Levi.[6] In April 2014, it was formally announced that their new album, The Amanuensis, would be released on 23 June 2014.

The band played on the Red Bull Studios Live Stage at Download on Sunday, 15 June 2014. In March and April 2015, they supported Australian band Karnivool on their UK and European headline tour. Drummer Mike Malyan left the band during August 2015 due to injuries on his back and shoulder[7] and was replaced by Anup Sastry, the former Intervals drummer.[8] They played at Hevy music festival later that month.

On 16 June 2016, Anup Sastry announced on his Facebook page that he was amicably leaving the band.

Discography Studio albums Gnosis (2012, Century Media Records) The Amanuensis (2014, Century Media Records) Phronesis (2018, Century Media Records) Demos We Are The Foundation (2010) Band members

Current members John Browne – guitar, production (Flux Conduct, ex-Fellsilent) (2007–present) Adam Swan – bass (2010–present) Olly Steele – guitar (ex-Cyclamen) (2011–present) Chris Barretto – lead vocals, saxophone (Ever Forthright, ex-Haunted Shores, ex-Periphery, ex-The HAARP Machine) (2013–present) Daniel Lang – drums (Red Enemy) (2018–present) [9]

Former members Josh Travis – vocals, guitar (Emmure, ex-The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, ex-Glass Cloud, ex-When Knives Go Skyward, ex-The Goddamn Rodeo) (2007-2010) Neema Askari – co-lead vocals (ex-Fellsilent) (2010–2011) Greg Pope – co-lead vocals (2010–2011) Matt Rose – vocals (2012–2013) Mike Malyan – drums, samples (Disperse, Emma Blackery, ex-The Algorithm, ex-Cyclamen, ex-Press To Meco) (2010–2015) Anup Sastry – drums (ex-Skyharbor, ex-Intervals, ex-Jeff Loomis) (2015–2016) Live members Paul Ortiz – guitar (Chimp Spanner, ZETA) (2010) Kaan Tasan – co-lead vocals (No Consequence, Heart Of A Coward) (2010) John Gillen – drums (2014) Alex Rüdinger – drums (Good Tiger, Conquering Dystopia, Ordinance, ex-The Faceless, ex-Threat Signal, ex-The HAARP Machine) (2014) Timeline References ^ "Monuments sign with Century Media Records". Lambgoat. Retrieved 21 May 2012.  ^ "EUROBLAST TOUR feat. JEFF LOOMIS, MONUMENTS, VILDHJARTA, STEALING AXION". Century Media. Retrieved 17 July 2012.  ^ "Monuments part ways with singer". Lambgoat. Retrieved 25 March 2013.  ^ "MONUMENTS Enlist Former PERIPHERY Vocalist Chris Barretto As New Singer". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2 July 2013.  ^ "We finished writing album 2". Facebook. Retrieved 4 December 2013.  ^ "Monuments recording new album". Lambgoat. Retrieved 18 December 2013.  ^ https://www.facebook.com/thisismonuments/videos/10152908075736114/.  Missing or empty (help) ^ https://www.facebook.com/thisismonuments/photos/a.407067821113.190224.304610696113/10152910242766114/?type=3&permPage=1.  Missing or empty (help) ^ http://www.metalinjection.net/av/monuments-unveils-new-drummer-releases-studio-updates External links Monuments at AllMusic Authority control MusicBrainz: 3bdd932d-f442-451a-93f6-286d2bb8075d