The Amanuensis

The Amanuensis
Studio album by Monuments
Released	23 June 2014
Studio	Monnow Valley Studio, Wales Audiohammer Studios, Florida Bear Noize Studio, England[1]
Genre	Progressive metal djent
Length	50:21
Label	Century Media
Producer	John Browne
Monuments chronology
Gnosis (2012) The Amanuensis (2014) Phronesis (2018)
Singles from The Amanuensis
"I, the Creator" Released: 9 May 2014 "Origin of Escape" Released: 2 June 2014 "The Alchemist" Released: 9 June 2014 "Atlas" Released: 16 June 2014

The Amanuensis is the second studio album by British progressive metal band Monuments. It was released on 23 June 2014 through Century Media Records. The album takes its title from the novel Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, while according to guitarist John Browne, the album's lyrics refer to the Samsara Cycle: "The cyclical existence of life that we are all bound to. Chris has written an entire story around the lyrics. Maybe that will see the light one day! It's the story of Samsara."^[1] It is the band's first album with vocalist Chris Barretto.