The Amanuensis, Monuments’ sophomore album and follow up to 2012’s Gnosis, is scheduled for a release on June 23rd in Europe/Australia/New Zealand, and on July 8th in North American, via Century Media Records. The album track "Atlas" is now streaming below.

The Amanuensis, at least the title, was inspired by author David Mitchell’s novel, Cloud Atlas. The complex story lines are the perfect analog for Monuments. Musically, the group weave in and out of themes, motifs, and professor-like note calculations with graceful ease. But lyrically The Amanuensis comes from a very different place.

“The album is about the Samsara cycle,” reveals Browne (guitar). “The cyclical existence of life that we are all bound to.”

The Amanuensis tracklisting:

"I, The Creator"
"Origin Of Escape"
"Atlas"
"Horcrux"
"Garden Of Sankhara"
"The Alchemist"
"Quasimodo"
"Saga City"
"Jinn"
"I, The Destroyer"
"Samsara"

"Atlas":

"The Alchemist:

"Origin Of Escape" lyric video:

"I, The Creator":

Live dates:

June

22 - Bilbao, Spain - Kafe Antzokia**
24 - Pinarella di Cervia, Italy - RockPlanet**
25 - Stuttgart, Germany - Universum**
26 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Helling (Tivoli)**
27 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix**
30 - Munich, Germany - Backstage**

July

1 - Budapest, Hungary - Budapest Park**
2 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Randal Club**
3 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja**

**with Protest The Hero

In October/November, Monuments will be heading out on tour in Europe with After The Burial, Dead Letter Circus and Tides From Nebula.

Tour dates:

October

17 - Haarlem, Netherlands - Patronaat
18 - Southampton, UK - Joiners
19 - Brighton, UK - Audio
20 - Glasgow, Scotland - Cathouse
21 - Dublin, Ireland - Fibber Magees
22 - London, UK - Underworld
23 - Manchester, UK - Sound Control
24 - Oberhausen, Germany - Kulttempel
25 - Hasselt, Belgium - Muziekodroom
26 - Paris, France - Cabaret Sauvage, Damage Fest
27 - Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff
28 - Milan, Italy - Lo Fi Club
29 - Gleisdorf, Austria - Kulturkeller
30 - Budapest, Hungary - A38
31 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk

November

1 - Trier, Germany - Exhaus
2 - Stuttgart, Germany - Cann
3 - Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Cafe
4 - Warsaw, Poland - Proxima
5 - Berlin, Germany - Comet
6 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
7 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
8 - Frankfurt, Germany - 11er