ONE WAY. OR ANOTHER.
“I think that bands should be allowed to use anything where expression can take them to different places that maybe no one has gone before. That, to me, is progressive.”
John Brown
n their first album in four years, Monuments’ blend of prog metal seamlessly fuses bruising brutality, soaring vocal hooks and a mosaic of time signatures. New vocalist Andy Cizek marks his arrival in scintillating style, his razor-sharp hooks and seismic range a perfect fit for the band. With the addition of co-producer Mick Gordon, whose iconic soundtracks to the video games have made him a lauded represents a band reaching new heights. Yet, despite their accomplishments, Browne admits that there will be those who find Monuments’ music too heavy to be prog and too proggy to be deemed metal. So where do they fit in?
