Says the band about the song and video: “Temptation – Being lured in by beauty on the outside, but toxicity on the inside. You know it isn’t good for you, but you’re drawn to it anyway. – ‘Caught in your current, I mistake a vulture for a swan.’”
The band about “In Stasis”: “We approached this album without the intention of a specific concept. However – three songs in, what was being written ended up sharing a common theme.
This feeling of being stuck in the middle, a feeling we experience throughout our lives – within friendships and relationships, love to hate, life to death, belief or non-belief, being in power to total defeat, isolation to freedom. Over the past 2 years, we have been faced with many of these trials, and these struggles can be heard throughout the record.
This record is a culmination of our greatest triumphs and our deepest struggles. We hope it resonates with you, and brings you closer to equilibrium.
We’d like to thank guests Neema Askari (Form Subtract, ex Fellsilent, ex-Monuments), Spencer Sotelo (Periphery, King Mothership), and Mick Gordon (DOOM, Prey, Killer Instinct) for enhancing the record with their unique perspectives.”
The following formats are available:
– Ltd. CD Digipak
– Digital album
– Gatefold black LP+CD & Poster
– 300x Gatefold transp. blue LP+CD & Poster from UK Indies and EMP
– 500x Gatefold ultra clear LP+CD & Poster from Monuments and cmdistro.de
Link: https://Monuments.lnk.to/InStasis“In Stasis” features the following tracks:
1. No One Will Teach You (feat. Neema Askari)
2. Lavos
3. Cardinal Red
4. Opiate
5. Collapse
6. Arch Essence (feat. Spencer Sotelo)
7. Somnus
8. False Providence
9. Makeshift Harmony
10. The Cimmerian
Produced, Recorded and Edited by John Browne, Andy Cizek and Mike Malyan Co-Produced by Mick Gordon. Additional Engineering by Ross Halden, Justin Woodward and Adam Steel. Additional Editing by Charlie Abend and Evan Sammons. Mixing by George Lever @ G1 Productions Mastering by Jens Bogren @ Fascination Street Artwork by Visual Amnesia
MONUMENTS previously released the following tracks and videos taken from “In Stasis”:
“Lavos (Official Video)”: https://youtu.be/RMVn5kGHj5k
“Cardinal Red (Official Video)”: https://youtu.be/MGG-p0Pmc7Q
“False Providence”: https://youtu.be/7i6nvi5wh5sMONUMENTS live:
22.04.22 (UK) Manchester – Manchester Academy 3
23.04.22 (UK) Nottingham – Rock City
28.04.22 (UK) Bristol – The Fleece
29.04.22 (UK) Birmingham – The Flapper
30.04.22 (UK) London – Islington Assembly Hall
17.-19.06.22 (FR) Clisson – Hellfest
05.08.22 (FR) Paris – Backstage
06.08.22 (DE) Cologne – MTC
07.08.22 (DE) Berlin – Privatclub
08.08.22 (DE) Hamburg – Headcrash
12.08.22 (FIN) Kotka – Dark River Festival
