Similar to the 1997 release
Reclamation,
Monument is essentially a best-of compilation, with several previously unavailable remixes included. With selections taken solely from their 1989-1993 period (what many fans feel was their peak), all of the tracks on
Monument have been edited together by band producer/co-collaborator Greg Reely. Proving to be a worthy companion to
Reclamation, the album shows once and for all why many put
Front Line Assembly in the same class as other influential electro bands from the same era (
Ministry,
NIN,
Meat Beat Manifesto, etc.). The same harsh vocals and repetitive electronic percussion that
Front Line Assembly used extensively in the early '90s have been inherited by such present-day bands as
Fear Factory and
Stabbing Westward -- "Big Money (remix)," "Mental Distortion," "Virus (Cauterized Mix)," and "Laughing Pain" are all prime examples. Containing over 73 minutes of music,
Monument is another fine compilation of
Front Line Assembly. ~ Greg Prato