Monument (Miss May I album)
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Studio album by Miss May I | ||||
Released | August 17, 2010 [1] June 21, 2011 (Deluxe edition) |
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Recorded | May – June 2010 @ The Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana | |||
Genre | Metalcore | |||
Length | 35:17 | |||
Label | Rise | |||
Producer | Joey Sturgis, Landon Tewers | |||
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Deluxe CD cover | ||||
Deluxe CD cover | ||||
Singles from Monument | ||||
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Monument is the second studio album from the metalcore band Miss May I. This album debuted at #76 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Release
On June 24, Miss May I announced via Facebook that the new album "Monument" will be released August 17 and that they are recording a video at Mansfield Prison for the song "Relentless Chaos."[2][3][4] On July 14th, guitarist Justin Aufdenkampe posted a picture on his Twitter account of the album's tracklist and song lengths. On August 5th, it was announced that the song "Rust" would only be available through preorder on iTunes via the band's Facebook. On September 3rd, the video for "Relentless Chaos" was released via YouTube.
On May 21, 2011, it was announced that Miss May I would be re-releasing Monument in a Deluxe Edition on June 21, 2011, featuring three new songs, the "Rust" b-side, and a DVD featuring music videos, interviews, live songs, and more.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Our Kings" | 3:12 |
2. | "Masses of a Dying Breed" | 4:00 |
3. | "Answers" | 2:51 |
4. | "Relentless Chaos" | 3:25 |
5. | "Creations" | 2:47 |
6. | "Gears" | 4:02 |
7. | "Colossal" | 3:40 |
8. | "We Have Fallen" | 4:22 |
9. | "In Recognition" | 3:17 |
10. | "Monument" | 3:41 |
Total length:
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35:17 |
iTunes bonus track | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
11. | "Rust" (featuring Brandan Schieppati of Bleeding Through) | 3:42 |
Deluxe Edition (re-issue) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "My Hardship" | 3:29 |
2. | "Descending Discovery" | 3:49 |
3. | "Forbidden" | 3:13 |
4. | "Our Kings" | 3:12 |
5. | "Masses of a Dying Breed" | 4:00 |
6. | "Answers" | 2:51 |
7. | "Relentless Chaos" | 3:25 |
8. | "Creations" | 2:47 |
9. | "Gears" | 4:02 |
10. | "Colossal" | 3:40 |
11. | "We Have Fallen" | 4:22 |
12. | "In Recognition" | 3:17 |
13. | "Monument" | 3:41 |
14. | "Rust" (featuring Brandan Schieppati of Bleeding Through) | 3:42 |
Personnel
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- Miss May I
- Levi Benton - lead vocals, programming
- B.J. Stead - lead guitar
- Ryan Neff - bass, clean vocals
- Justin Aufdemkampe - rhythm guitar
- Jerod Boyd - drums, percussion
- Guest musicians
- Brandan Schieppati - vocals on "Rust"
- Production
- Production, engineering, mixing and mastering by Joey Sturgis
- Management by Chris Rubey & Eric Rushing (The Artery Foundation)
- Booking by Dave Shapiro (The Agency Group)
- Artwork by Yang Xueguo
- Layout by Sons of Nero
- Deluxe Edition Production
- Production, engineering on tracks "My Hardship", "Descending Discovery" and "Forbidden" by Landon Tewers & Miss May I & Joey Sturgis (tracks: 4-14)
- Mixing & mastering by Joey Sturgis
- Artwork by God Machine
Critical reception
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Metal Hammer reviewed the album in the February 2011 issue. It received a low score of 5/10 and was criticised for sounding unoriginal and much too like the band As I Lay Dying. Writer Adam Rees wrote "Miss May I struggle to deliver anything new...their best moments sound suspiciously like recent As I Lay Dying output on an off day...."
In contrast "Monument" was well received by Rock Sound who awarded it 8/10 "Since metalcore started merchandising a band’s image and paint-splattered jock-straps, before a fairly blueprinted sound structure, it’s been a difficult path to tread to find which bands are worth sticking around to listen to, but with their second outing ‘Monument’, Miss May I have firmly marked their place for Killswitch Engage’s support slots. The thunderous attacks of ‘Relentless Chaos’ and ‘Creations’ show the band’s steps towards thrash tendencies to a well worked effect. With exhilarating time signatures and ruthless musicianship, Miss May I have shown what it was that made metalcore exciting in the first place, and why we can love it once again."
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