Monotheist (band)

Monotheist
Origin	Orlando, Florida U.S.
Genres	Progressive death metal, Christian metal [1]
Years active	2004–2009, 2012–present [2]
Labels	Shigionoth, [3] Independent, Bombworks, [4] SkyBurnsBlack
Members	Mike "Prophet" Moore Cooper Bates Jose Figueroa Tyler McDaniel Chris Stropoli
Past members	JJ "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]

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

• Cooper Bates – vocals (2019–present), drums (2012–2019)
• Mike "Prophet" Moore – guitars, vocals (2004–present)
• Jose Figueroa – bass (2013–present)
• Tyler McDaniel – guitars, vocals (2013–present)
• Chris Stropoli – drums (2019–present)

Past ^[11]

• JJ "Shiv" Polachek VI – vocals (2008–2019)
• Elyssa Noel – bass, vocals (2004–2009)
• Eirek Eichel ^[12] – drums (2004–2008)
• Isaac Kaplan – guitars
• Xander Rodriguez – guitars
• Anthony Wert – guitars, vocals (2008–2009)
• Jake Rice – vocals (2004–2008)
• Christian Martinez – guitars (2012–2013)

Discography

Albums

• Scourge (2018)

Demos

• Unforsaken (2007)

EP

• Genesis of Perdition (2013) ^[13]

Singles

• "Scion of Darkness" (2016) ^[8]

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. 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.