Monotheist (band)

Last updated

Monotheist
Origin Orlando, Florida U.S.
Genres Progressive death metal, Christian metal [1]
Years active2004–2009, 2012–present [2]
LabelsShigionoth, [3] Independent, Bombworks, [4] SkyBurnsBlack
MembersMike "Prophet" Moore
Cooper Bates
Jose Figueroa
Tyler McDaniel
Chris Stropoli
Past membersJJ "Shiv" Polachek
Elyssa Noel
Eirek Eichel
Isaac Kaplan
Xander Rodriguez
Anthony Wert
Jake Rice
Christian Martinez
Website Monotheist on Facebook

Monotheist is an American death metal band from Orlando, Florida. [5] Former vocalist JJ Polachek is in the bands 7 Horns 7 Eyes and Ovid's Withering, of which, 7H7E, ranked their album on No. 1 on Metalsucks.com by Vince Neilsteins' Top 15 albums, [6] and therefore stated that Monotheist is very similar to 7 Horns 7 Eyes. [7] In 2016, the band released a demo, Scion of Darkness, for their debut album that was to be released in the summer of 2016 via SkyBurnsBlack Records. [8]

Contents

The band released their debut studio album, Scourge, on March 16, 2018. [9]

In January 2019, the band announced that Cooper Bates replaced Shiv on vocals, and Chris Stropoli joined on drums. [10]

Members

Current

Past [11]

Discography

Albums

Demos

EP

Singles

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mushroomhead</span> American heavy metal band

Mushroomhead is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in the Cleveland Warehouse District, the band is known for their avant-garde sound and horror film-inspired imagery which features masks and costumes as well as their unique live shows usually performed at smaller venues. They have sold over two million media units worldwide, and have released eight full-length albums and 35 music videos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jag Panzer</span> American power metal band

Jag Panzer is an American power metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Intronaut</span> American progressive metal band

Intronaut is an American progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California, that incorporates complex polyrhythms, progressive rock, and jazz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Hunt</span> Danish progressive metal band

Royal Hunt is a Danish progressive metal band. The band was founded in 1989 by keyboardist André Andersen in order to combine basic values of classic rock with progressive, current musical elements. The name originated from a painting seen in a museum by Andersen.

<i>Over the Under</i> 2007 studio album by Down

Over the Under, also referred to as Down III: Over the Under, is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Down, released five years after their previous album, Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow. It was released internationally on September 24, 2007, and in the United States on September 25, 2007.

Caninus was an American deathgrind band formed as a side project by Most Precious Blood guitarist Justin Brannan, Rachel Rosen, drummer Colin Thundercurry and two female pitbull terriers, Budgie and Basil. They were signed to War Torn Records and had three releases, including a split with Hatebeak and a 7" split with death metal band Cattle Decapitation. In 2008, Richard Christy played the drums on an unknown number of songs for Caninus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Ocean (band)</span> German post-metal band

The Ocean is a German post-metal band formed in 2000 by German guitarist Robin Staps. Loïc Rossetti has been the band's vocalist since the 2010 albums Heliocentric and Anthropocentric.

Steel Prophet is an American power metal band led by the founder and main writer Steve Kachinsky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Faceless</span> American technical death metal band

The Faceless are an American technical death metal band from the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. They released their debut album, Akeldama, in November 2006, and a follow-up, Planetary Duality, in November 2008. The band's third album, Autotheism, was released on August 14, 2012. On December 1, 2017, the band released their fourth album, In Becoming a Ghost.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nekrogoblikon</span> American melodic death metal band

Nekrogoblikon is an American melodic death metal band based in Los Angeles, California. The group was formed in 2006, by Tim Lyakhovetskiy and Nicky Calonne. The band has released five full-length albums, Goblin Island, Stench, Heavy Meta, Welcome to Bonkers, and The Fundamental Slimes and Humours, and one EP, Power. The band's music centers on goblins. As of 2023, no original members remain in the band while lead guitarist Alex "Goldberg" Alereza remains as the longest serving member.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vektor (band)</span> American thrash metal band

Vektor is an American technical thrash metal band from Tempe, Arizona. Their music is heavily themed around scientific, philosophical, futuristic and astronomical topics.

Tombs is an American heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2007. Thus far, the group has released five full-length records: Winter Hours, Path of Totality, Savage Gold, The Grand Annihilation, and Under Sullen Skies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wretched (death metal band)</span> American extreme metal band

Wretched is an American death metal band from Charlotte, North Carolina, founded by Marshall Wieczorek and Steven Funderburk in 2005. Wretched's musical style incorporates elements of melodic death metal, deathcore, and technical death metal.

7 Horns 7 Eyes is an American Christian death metal band based out of Seattle, Washington. The band formed in 2006 and released their debut album Throes of Absolution on April 24, 2012, on Century Media Records in North America and Basick Records in Europe. On January 10, 2014, after being silent for nearly two years, vocalist JJ Polachek announced the band is working on three potential releases for 2014 and 2015. It was described as a large conceptual work.

<i>Woe to the Vanquished</i> 2017 studio album by Warbringer

Woe to the Vanquished is the fifth studio album by the American thrash metal band Warbringer. It is the band's first album for Napalm Records, and the first to feature bassist Jessie Sanchez and lead guitarist Chase Becker. The album also marks the return of rhythm guitarist Adam Carroll, who last played on 2011's Worlds Torn Asunder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allegaeon</span> American metal band

Allegaeon is an American death metal band from Fort Collins, Colorado, formed in 2008. They have released one EP and six studio albums and are currently signed to Metal Blade Records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ne Obliviscaris (band)</span> Australian progressive metal band

Ne Obliviscaris is a six-piece Australian progressive metal band from Melbourne. Formed initially as a four-piece in April 2003, the group was founded by Marc "Xenoyr" Campbell and Adam Cooper. The current line-up comprises vocalist Xenoyr, violinist and clean vocalist Tim Charles, guitarists Matt Klavins and Benjamin Baret, bassist Martino Garattoni and drummer Dan Presland. To date, the band has released a demo, two extended plays and four studio albums. Their most recent album, Exul, was released on 24 March 2023.

<i>Throes of Absolution</i> 2012 studio album by 7 Horns 7 Eyes

Throes of Absolution is the debut album by Christian death metal band 7 Horns 7 Eyes. This is the only album to feature Ryan Wood, who left to join Project 86. In the early process of writing this album, original vocalist Kyle Wood quit the band to be married, but is still featured as a composer.

Renascent is an unblack metal band that originated in Helsinki, Finland, and the core of the band now currently reside in Bloomington, Indiana. The band has released an EP titled, Demon's Quest in 2004 and a full length titled Through Darkness in 2005. The band released their sophomore album, Praise of the Lord God Almighty, on 5 November 2016. The band is openly Christian. The band has been compared to Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Batushka</span> Polish black metal band

Batushka is a Polish black metal band based in Białystok founded by Krzysztof Drabikowski in 2015. Their music and lyrics, which are written exclusively in Church Slavonic language, are inspired by the Eastern Orthodox Church. The band members wear religious habits and Eastern Orthodox schemas during live performances to conceal their identities. In contrast with many other black metal bands, they use eight-string guitars.

References

  1. Wuensch, Michael (February 2008) Monotheist – Unforsaken at the Wayback Machine (archive index). Lastrit.es. Retrieved on July 22, 2015.
  2. "Monotheist interview". Metal Pulse Radio. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. "Interview with Monotheist". Mauce.nl. February 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. "BOMBWORKS RECORDS SIGNS FLORIDA'S MONOTHEIST". BraveWords. December 19, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  5. "Monotheist". Prosthetic Records. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  6. "Vince Neilstein's top fifteen metal albums on 2012". Metalsucks. December 4, 2012.
  7. "Monotheist – Featuring JJ "Shiv the Impaler" Polachek from 7 Horns 7 Eyes". Metalsucks. April 2, 2013.
  8. 1 2 Kennelty, Greg (February 2, 2016). "Monontheist's (formerly of Ovid's Withering, etc.) New Song "Scion of Darkness" Is Pitch Black and Old School Heavy". Metal Injection. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  9. "MONOTHEIST To Release Scourge Album In May; "The Grey King" Track Featuring Former SCAR SYMMETRY Vocalist Christian Alvestam Streaming". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. February 1, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  10. "MONOTHEIST Welcome Chris Stropoli (Drums), And Confirm Cooper Bates As New Vocalist; Tour Dates With COGNITIVE Announced". Heaven's Metal. January 9, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  11. "Monotheist". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  12. "Monotheist to release new EP, Genesis of Perdition next month, pre-order your copy now". The Metal Resource. April 19, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  13. TheMadIsraeli (June 16, 2013). "Short But Sweet: Monotheist – Genesis of Perdition". No Clean Singing. Retrieved September 18, 2015.