Gnosis (Monuments album)

Gnosis
Studio album by Monuments
Released	28 August 2012 (2012-08-28)
Genre	Progressive metal djent
Length	41:09
Label	Century Media
Producer	John Browne
Monuments chronology
We Are the Foundation (2010) Gnosis (2012) The Amanuensis (2014)
Alternative cover
Vinyl Reissue Artwork

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Admit Defeat"	John Browne, Mike Malyan, Matt Rose	4:13
2.	"Degenerate"	Browne, Rose	4:12
3.	"Doxa"	Browne, Rose	4:31
4.	"The Uncollective"	Browne, Rose, Oliver Steele	3:58
5.	"Blue Sky Thinking"	Browne, Rose	5:12
6.	"97% Static"	Browne, Rose	4:33
7.	"Empty Vessels Make the Most Noise"	Browne, Rose	3:46
8.	"Regenerate"	Browne, Rose, Adam Freeman Swan	5:33
9.	"Denial" (featuring Spencer Sotelo of Periphery)	Browne, Malyan, Rose	5:11
Total length:			41:09

Limited Edition Bonus Tracks ^[10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Doxa" (instrumental)	Browne	4:32
11.	"Denial" (instrumental)	Browne, Malyan	5:15
Total length:			50:56

iTunes Exclusive Track ^[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Empty Vessels Make the Most Noise" (Paradigm Shift remix)	Browne	4:06
Total length:			45:15

Vinyl Release Bonus Disc: "The Instrumentals" ^{[12] [13]}

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Admit Defeat" (instrumental)	Browne, Malyan	4:14
2.	"Degenerate" (instrumental)	Browne	4:13
3.	"Doxa" (instrumental)	Browne	4:31
4.	"The Uncollective" (instrumental)	Browne, Steele	3:57
5.	"Blue Sky Thinking" (instrumental)	Browne	5:19
6.	"Memoirs" (instrumental)	Browne	3:58
7.	"97% Static" (instrumental)	Browne	4:48
8.	"Empty Vessels Make the Most Noise" (instrumental)	Browne	3:53
9.	"Regenerate" (instrumental)	Browne, Swan	6:22
10.	"Denial" (instrumental)	Browne, Malyan	5:08
Total length:			46:24

Personnel

Monuments

• Matt Rose – vocals
• John Browne – guitar, production, mixing, engineering, concept
• Olly Steele – guitar
• Adam Swan – bass
• Mike Malyan – drums

Additional musicians

• Spencer Sotelo of Periphery – guest vocals on track 9

Additional personnel

• Dan Weller – vocal production
• Mazen Murad – mastering
• John Giulio Sprich – management
• Marco Walzel – booking
• Fall McKenzie – artwork, illustrations, logo

References

1. "Gnosis". Century Media Records. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
2. "Gnosis". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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4. "MONUMENTS: 'Regenerate' Video Released". Blabbermouth. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
5. "Monuments: – "Gnosis" vinyl now available for preorder!". Century Media Records. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
6. Rowe, Jimmy (12 September 2014). "John Browne of Monuments: The Heavy Blog Is Heavy Interview". Heavy Blog Is Heavy. Retrieved 24 February 2016. We sat on the Gnosis material for over 2 years
7. Rowe, Jimmy (12 September 2014). "John Browne of Monuments: The Heavy Blog Is Heavy Interview". Heavy Blog Is Heavy. Retrieved 24 February 2016. [...] we'd been playing it live with other singers [...]
8. "MONUMENTS UPDATE SUMMER 2011". 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
9. Backer, Christine (20 December 2012). "ONEMETAL TALKS TO MONUMENTS' MATT ROSE". OneMetal. Retrieved 24 February 2016. You've just released a special edition of 'Memoirs', what is the story behind that?
10. "Tracklisting". www.cmdistro.de. 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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13. "Monuments – Gnosis (2015, 180 Gram, Vinyl)". Discogs .