What if TESSERACT & PERIPHERY Had a Child? MONUMENTS - I, The Creator | First REACTION!

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[@DrewFortune97]

Drop a like on this video for more Monuments people 🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@jamiefitzpatrick3377]

Finally :)

[@jamiefitzpatrick3377]

Also, Doxa from their debut album Gnosis has to be something you react to soon.

[@vo4313]

hey, if you havent yet and you enjoy prog.. Check out the album "demon" by gazpacho. Its not thrashy metal as some of the other bands ive seen you react to but the album front to back is amazing. Since its prog, the album is themed and is about a journal found in an abandoned historic building in Prague that was written by a madwoman. The album is a journey of self exploration, oscillating between christian ideology and schizophrenia. The author of that journal was clearly disturbed and the album truly is like a movie in music form bc it inspires those feelings, wondering "am i possessed by a demon, or just insane?" And on some level i think most people grapple with some type of intellectual spiritual discovery. Listen in the dark at your own peril. 🤙

[@iamjatan]

It's funny you mention Tesseract because Browne the lead guitarist from Monuments and Acle the lead guitarist from Tesseract were in a band called Fellsilent before they broke off to form Monuments and Tesseact.

[@ReXtion88]

The OGs of Djent

[@Vall619]

Yes

[@imast5112]

The holy trinity. Tesseract, Periphery and Monuments. You’ve done Altered State so I highly recommend doing album reactions for this album and Periphery’s PII album. All bangers!

[@nurplepain3636]

Sorry for the spam all these months, glad you got around to them and enjoyed it! "Quasimodo" off Amanuensis is an absolute BANGER. The whole album is, but that track just especially slaps hard like "Origin of Escape". "Deadnest" is their newest track with Andy that is awesome also, if you want some good material with the new singer. Cheers Drew!

[@gabepryor4232]

I also vote Quasimodo

[@diabolicwaste]

i seriously love john browne"s songwriting and guitar playing. been fun watching your journey into djent glad to see you digging all this crazy music

[@davebaritot]

THERE IT IS. This album is incredible. Glad you're checking it out. Cheers.

[@jase88rose]

Fun fact: Chris Baretto was almost the vocalist for Periphery

[@customizablemilk353]

wasnt he the vocalist for the EP ?

[@jonasmartinsen3439]

Glad he isn’t

[@CoupSounds]

He had almost finished recording the vocals for the self-titled album before he left the band. Spencer kept most of his vocal melodies.

[@Darkstarex2]

Origins of escape is good, but oh man if you aren't about to get dropped on your head by some of the other songs. There isn't a bad song in their whole catalogue, in my opinion. My personal picks from "The Amanuensis" are "Quasimodo" and "Saga City" - "Gardens of Sankhara" and "Horcrux' are great as well.

[@980Logan]

This vocalist Chris Barretto (not sure on spelling) actually was the og vocalist for Periphery I believe. He did some writing with them but never officially released anything with them I'm pretty sure. Kind of interesting!

[@sickness420]

Yeah, he was the vocalist before Spencer but he left the band while they were working on P1. He did some recordings but nothing was officially released and Spencer re-recorded all the vocals. Also, Chris played the Sax for Tesseract on Altered State

[@Schatje79]

Man, I've been waiting for Monuments to get some play for ages. So glad you're giving them a listen. Fuckin love this band. Great content as always, thanks dude!

[@atzerk3854]

FRICKIN' FINALLY SMASHED THAT LIKE GIVE US FULL ALBUM REACTIONS DUDE

[@stephenchwalek]

I think you would really dig “Denial” by these guys. A bit older than this but very catchy, heavy and groovy. 🤘

[@Darkstarex2]

Also has Spencer from Periphery on guest vocals!

[@tobydude100]

The song that got me into Monuments! 🤘🏼

[@ckokomo808]

GOTTA check out Fellsilent. The parent of Monuments and Tesseract…important band in the Djeny scene IMO. On another note- I’d recommend checking out Grorr. They’re a cool French prog/djeny band that incorporates Asian instruments here and there. If not on the channel, then just on your own!

[@DocturNull]

FINALLY another person who even knows Grorr, let alone appreciates their unique style and approach to their music, and that style of music in general. Those cats are something else, and sadly, as far as I know so unknown. Same with Sikth, basically the actual godfathers of "Djent" besides Periphery. Sixth is so god damn good and wild as hell

[@Guitarlife17]

Yesssssssssss. FELLSILENT!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Guitarlife17]

Vocalist is an acquired taste but the instrumentation is brilliant

[@ckokomo808]

@@DocturNull Grorr are great! I don’t really know their history or part in the Djent but I REALLY love their instrumentation and storytelling atmosphere they create in their music. I love Sikth as well. As I got into heavy music, Djent really started taking off so I really like a lot of the older groups- early Born of Osiris, After the Burial, obviously Meshuggah, early Vildharta, and early Veil of Maya. I feel most of these bands had early tech deathcore sound but applied some groove…also a reason why I appreciate Grorr, they were pretty different IMO.

[@DocturNull]

@@ckokomo808 Grorr just had that sound around that time and basically were pretty unknown, not much to know I suppose, haha. But definitely, their instrumentation and composition, along with the storytelling nature, are just amazing. As far as getting into metal it was earlier than that time a bit, but found meshuggah very quickly, even when I first got into heavy stuff. And great taste, gotta say haha. Early BOO and VoM are where it's at for those guys honestly. And fuck YES Vildhjarta. Love those insane swedes so much, and their style. Can't wait for the new album, whenever the hell it actually comes out, hah. So glad Buster of Humanity's Last Breath joined a while back. Became a huge fan of HLB around the time of their second album, I believe? Maybe first "official" album I guess. But regardless, the evolution of them has been insane, and knowing how he could write on both guitar and drums, and being a drummer first, I was hyped to hear the news. Now getting those drum playthroughs are even better. Dude is just a machine, with everything.

[@Jason17300]

I’m so happy you got into Tesseract lol. I remember recommending them for months.

[@CoupSounds]

Next logical step is to check out Fellsilent. I'd also highly recommend Sikth (Peep Show is probably their most accessible song, but Bland Street Bloom is also worth checking out).

[@RyanCogar]

We need the album reactions Drew! Glad you finally hopped onto some Monuments though! 🤘👍 This album especially "The Amanuensis" deserves a thorough reaction, although I think you'd really dig the following album "Phronesis" too. 😁

[@SlamJackson]

This band is a banger live! Atlas or I, the Destroyer. The newer songs with Andy Cizek!

[@jimwilliams8663]

Allegaeon “Proponent for Sentience III “ Allegaeon “Gray Matter Mechanics “

[@TheGringuish12]

This songs chorus is one of my all time favorites, so sweet and the lyrics are rad as hell I love it

[@skinnjr393]

Yeah I fucking love you now man this is my favourite band of all time and I would love for you to react to the rest of this album cause it is a masterpiece tysm for this

[@Vall619]

you should check one of the songs of Fellsilent with both Acle (TesseracT) and John Browne (Monuments) If you haven't already. I recommend Immerse. It really got stuck on my head

[@ZuccAF]

MORE! You should totally do a album reaction to this

[@ZuccAF]

If not then make a reaction to Atlas or Quasimodo!

[@ZuccAF]

AND! Animus

[@saww8713]

I'd like to suggest watching John Browne playthrough whichever song you decide to react to next. He's an absolute machine.

[@BMXkidzevan1]

So fucking good!! Love love monuments

[@AnthonyK93]

What if TOOL and GOJIRA had a love child? Listen to Triassic by THE OCEAN (formerly The Ocean Collective) 🤘🏻

[@rohan7559]

I second this

[@AnthonyK93]

@@rohan7559 I’ve tried recommending this band to Drew several times but they’re really underrated so they don’t tend to get nearly as much love as they should from KZbin reactors

[@rohan7559]

@@AnthonyK93 true and it’s unfortunate because the ocean is an amazing band with many aspects from other bands that drew fell in love with

[@obzen901]

Its all about having babies in here.

[@jmlopez5260]

Finally!!! This album is a grower and definitely ends up as a masterpiece!!

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

Their drummer, Mike Malyan, also filled in for Jay for their live stream last year. These bands have so much connections in between them.

[@paulschafer5612]

Leprous' brand new track, The Silent Revelation is 100% your wheelhouse. Crazy beautiful vocals over groovy prog. Not heavy but still heavy, feel me? Aloha Brah.

[@QuietSnake-xs5vx]

This whole album is absolute fire!!

[@escher2112]

By the way - do "I, the Destroyer" Next off this album!!! Super heavy track.... you'll love it.

[@martyfrancis1011]

John Browne is a beast on the guitar

[@lenincucas9204]

OH GOD! It's finally happening! I've left a lot of comments recommending you this band... So glad you finally got to appreciate them! As someone already said, you should Definitely check "Atlas" and "Quasimodo". This last one is a freaking beast in terms of groove. And just to let you know some facts: Chris Barretto was originally the singer of Periphery, way back, before they released their first album. Moreover, Barretto is not only an amazing singer... But also happens to be a sax player, and you can hear him playing in Tesseract "Altered State" album. Enjoy!

[@eggdog1227]

I, The destroyer is fucking mental as well

[@FainaruFarewell]

Yes Drew!!! 100k plaque son!!!!

[@paravarium]

Woo finally..pushed hard for a minute there

[@nurplepain3636]

Good work, bro

[@geraltoftexas7631]

FLOURISH BY THE CONTORTIONIST

[@selfproclaimednobody4614]

I've had this on my playlist for 5 years. What are you talking about with tesseract? every day when I drive for Amazon

[@CO6883-o3c]

Only Monuments track I've heard is 'Animus' which is short and solid. 🤘 Hope all is well Drew!

[@trowabarton222]

You should check out Blue Sky Thinking.

[@ReXtion88]

Fucking love this band, great track to start off with

[@patrickv.9833]

definitely do Atlas or I, the Destroyer which are from the same album. Or check out their new singles Animus and Deadnest which features the new vocalist Andy

[@s13madman36]

Go check out Kadinja for sure the riffs are mind blowing at times

[@ryanpritt4849]

Please oh please just do this whole albun

[@billybob728]

For other Monuments tracks, I would recommend "Leviathan"/"Horcrux"/"Atlas"/"Garden of Sankhara".

[@meps7134]

Fun fact, Monuments is the progression from a band called Fellsilent which had Acle from Tesseract in. Fellsilent is pretty much what your video title describes 😜

[@anshumansai8806]

I take full credit for making u listen to Monuments for the first time ever after spamming the shit out of it on ur twitch the last month. Best part, it was Origin of Escape hehehehehehehehe

[@Kideem]

I'm very glad Andy is in monuments now, and i think he kinda fits the band better. but god do i miss Chris at the same time. his clean harmonies are soooo fucking good.

[@Abaddonian]

QUASIMODO!!!!

[@somekiryl]

Instant like

[@escher2112]

Drew - Have you listened to Tesseract - One? The first album has allll the Dan screams... he has all the range too.... he just doesn't do it as much anymore.

[@soini4060]

Gotta check out the new track by Phinehas called Eternally Apart

[@rohan7559]

Hey Drew, you should check out Devonian: Nascent by The Ocean, Katatonia

[@xspartan346x]

please do "sea of broken needs" by Bone Cutter. real short song but really fun

[@dizzle747]

Monuments - Hollow King

[@alohagreg1]

I, the destroyer. !!!!

[@jackcafarella1062]

FUUUUUCK YES also, check out doxa and i, the destroyer

[@AngelEpinoia]

Terreract is my favorite too

[@hanapfene]

Uneven Structure - Alkaline throat pls

[@howie-ee8tc]

Also fellsilent broke up and the band members split to tesseract, monuments, and textures

[@BMXkidzevan1]

MONUMENTS - Origin of Escape

[@howie-ee8tc]

Listen to the uncollective, denial, regenerate, degenerate, and 97%static i promise you all fire

[@blakeu8547]

Check out degenerate by monuments!

[@nicolasesquivel5867]

DREW PLEASE REACT TO DEADNEST BY MONUMENTS!!!!

[@jarodrhodes8667]

Don't analyse and compare so much. Just enjoy 🤙

[@xspartan346x]

No, do all 3. Monuments and Tesseract were both spawned from Fellsilent. Misha hung out in the same forums with John Brown, Acle, and James, etc.

[@rahatbazylov7367]

should’ve done this NOT from a TesseracT fan position. sucks not being able to tell the difference between the two. Should’ve done some more homework too, me mate

[@nurplepain3636]

LOL FIRST!!!!

[@yellowgreen1366]

I the destroyer better than origin of escape

[@LexiPixeL_]

No shade to Andy. His work in the band (and the other projects) is some really good stuff, but I can't lie, Chris has a really unique voice well suited to this genre. "Celeste" is my favorite rn probably. And then w their old vocalist (prior to Chris), "Regenerate" is some good shit.