Manufactured retaining wall block with improved false joint

A retaining wall comprising:

• a first course of a plurality of retaining wall blocks, each block comprising:
• a body having a front structure with a top surface and a bottom surface;
• and
• two middle structural members inset laterally from one of two side surfaces of the front structure and extending between the front structure and a rear structural member, wherein the middle structural members each include an engagement cavity having a first angle, a lower portion an engagement protrusion having a second angle and a transition region disposed between a top surface and a bottom of the block, wherein a distance between the engagement cavity and the engagement protrusion reduces from a first value to a second value;
• and
• a second course of retaining wall blocks above the first course;
• wherein the first angle extends for a predetermined distance over the engagement cavity.

A masonry block comprising:

• a body having a front structure with a top surface and a bottom surface;
• and
• two middle structural members, each inset laterally from a side surface and extending between the front structure and a rear structural member, wherein the middle structural members each include an engagement cavity having a first angle, a an engagement protrusion having a second angle and a transition region below the top surface and configured to interlock with the engagement cavity of a second block, wherein a distance between the engagement cavity and the engagement protrusion reduces from a first value to a second value;
• wherein the first angle extends for a predetermined distance over the engagement cavity.