Monument (Scale the Summit album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Monument
| type = studio
| artist = Scale the Summit
| cover = ScaleTheSummitMonument.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 10, 2007
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 38:19
| label = Self-released
| producer = Scale the Summit
| prev_title = Demo
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Carving Desert Canyons
| next_year = 2009
}}
Monument is the debut studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. It was self-released on July 10, 2007, and funded by the band members themselves.{{Cite web|url=https://scalethesummit.bandcamp.com/album/monument|title=Monument by Scale The Summit|website=Band Camp|accessdate=April 29, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1646980-Scale-The-Summit-Monument|title=Scale the Summit Monument|website=Discogs|accessdate=April 29, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/monument-mw0001279143|title=Scale the Summit Monument|website=AllMusic|accessdate=April 29, 2023}} Chris Letchford described the songs as "a lot more up tempo and in my opinion less organized, due to the lack of writing experience," and the production process as "being sub-par in comparison to the band's standards owing to being self-funded."{{Cite web|last=Thaler|first=Dan|title=Chris Letchford, Scale the Summit | Prog Sphere|date=June 28, 2010|url=http://www.prog-sphere.com/2010/06/28/chris-letchford-scale-the-summit/|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = Antimusic.com
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/reviews/08/ScaletheSummit-Monument.shtml|title=Review: Monument|last=Upton|first=Dan|publisher=Antimusic.com|accessdate=April 29, 2023}}
| rev2 = Brutalism.com
| rev2score = (mixed){{cite web|url=http://www.brutalism.com/scalethesummit_r.html|title=Review: Monument|last=A Lambertson|first=Jesse|accessdate=April 29, 2023}}
| rev3 = Metalreview.com
}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = Shaping the Clouds
| length1 = 4:55
| title2 = Wolves
| length2 = 4:49
| title3 = Crossing the Ocean
| length3 = 5:03
| title4 = Omni
| length4 = 5:12
| title5 = Rode in on Horseback
| length5 = 3:18
| title6 = Roof of the World
| length6 = 5:02
| title7 = Penguins in Flight
| length7 = 3:11
| title8 = Holding Thunder
| length8 = 6:46
| total_length = 38:19
}}
Personnel
;Scale the Summit
- Chris Letchford – lead guitar
- Travis Levrier – rhythm guitar
- Jordan Eberhardt – bass
- Pat Skeffington – drums
;Additional personnel
- Scale the Summit – production
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Category:Scale the Summit albums