Monarch - Monarch (Japan Edition) (1997)

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Monarch - Monarch (Japan Edition) (1997)

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Monarch - Monarch (Japan Edition) (1997)

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Year : 1997 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 130 mb


Bio:

After guitarist Ralph Santolla (EYE WITTNESS) released his debut album with his band MILLENIUM in 1998, he simultaneously founded another American melodic rock band, MONARCH.Santolla, who also played bass and keyboards, found the right musicians in singer Jim Dorian (TITAL FORCE), Roger Stephan (drums), Sean Philips (guitar) and Ivan Haledhin (guitar). Todd Plant (MILLENIUM among others) took over the backing vocals in Strudio.In 1998, MONARCH's debut album of the same name was released on the Frontiers label. Fans of C.I.T.A., VON GROOVE, DOKKEN, CASANOVA, CROWN OF THORNS or SKID ROW will enjoy the 11 songs. Jim Dorian acts in the best Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) manner and mastermind Ralph Santolla shakes great melodies out of his sleeve, which are provided with sparkling clean guitar riffs. Highlights are the songs "Eva", "City Of Los Angeles" and "Sunday Morning".After only one album, MONARCH disbanded again and Ralph Santolla initially released further melodic gems with the bands MILLENIUM, JORN, GARY HUGHES, and CRYPTIC VISION, among others.RALPH SANTOLLA - But from 2004 onwards, his musical direction changed. The heavier path led Santola to ICED EARTH in 2004, from 2006 to 2011 he recorded three albums with the band DEICIDE and between 2007 and 2009 he also recorded three albums with the band OBITUARY.In 2002, Ralph Santolla released his first solo album, "Shaolin Monks In The Temple Of Metal", followed by another solo record, "Requiem For Hope", in 2007.

Jim Dorian - vocalist/front-man started performing at age 7. One of Jim’s earliest bands, Masquerade, a staple on the regional Buffalo music scene where Jim was born and raised. Relocating to Florida in 1992 it was not long before Jim’s professionalism, five-octave range caught the attention of many industry veterans such as Steve Lynch of Autograph and the melodic rock band Teer. Jim received international exposure with the band Tidal Force, whose release “A Man Rides Through” was played on radio Nationwide. The video was produced by The Hunger Games Director Francis Lawrence. In 1996, Jim formed and toured regionally with Incite. In 1997, Jim recorded the full length album “Monarch” with guitar virtuoso Ralph Santolla. In 1998 Jim formed the band Anomaly with Jim Studnicki and recording a full length, self-titled CD. Jim flew to Copenhagen in 1999 to audition for Royal Hunt. He gigged extensively with the band Nation. In 2006 Jim began writing with Doctrine produced by Jon Oliva.

Ralph Santolla (December 8, 1966 – June 7, 2018) was an Italian-American heavy metal guitarist. He played in many bands, most recently Deicide, but also including Eyewitness, Death (he never recorded any of their albums, but toured with them in 1993 and appeared in "The Philosopher" video), Millenium, Iced Earth, and the Sebastian Bach band. In 2007, he replaced Allen West in Obituary for their album Xecutioner's Return. Santolla was very proud of his Italian heritage and he played guitars by Jackson and Ibanez with the Italian flag painted on them. He most recently played Jackson Guitars, though he had also been associated with ESP Guitars, Dean Guitars and many others. He also used Randall Amplifiers. He was well known for his shred guitar playing style.

Album:

In 1998, MONARCH's debut album of the same name was released on the Frontiers label. Fans of C.I.T.A., VON GROOVE, DOKKEN, CASANOVA, CROWN OF THORNS or SKID ROW will enjoy the 11 songs. Jim Dorian acts in the best Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) manner and mastermind Ralph Santolla shakes great melodies out of his sleeve, which are provided with sparkling clean guitar riffs. Highlights are the songs "Eva", "City Of Los Angeles" and "Sunday Morning".After only one album, MONARCH disbanded again and Ralph Santolla initially released further melodic gems with the bands MILLENIUM, JORN, GARY HUGHES, and CRYPTIC VISION, among others.In the realm of melodic hard rock, this band, led by the searing axe-work of guitarist Ralph Santolla (Millenium), deserves to be recognized. They crank out some sizzling stuff with sharp hooks, memorable choruses, & multi-layered backing vocals, creating a sound that should appeal to fans of Von Groove, Casanova, Crown of Thorns, & bands of that nature. In short, while you won't consider this CD the crown jewel of your collection.Excellent hard rock release by MONARCH...I guess that you can find many things into it!Jim Dorian s vocs are much better than his earlier average try ,Ralph Santolla s guitars are strong with nice riffs and only the production is thin at sometimes!"sunday morning" is a sensational song with "love takes forever","just yesaterday" being very good too.Nice stuff!!

Line Up:

Jim Dorian - lead and backing vocals (Dorian, Ex-Anomaly, Ex-Incite)
Ralph Santolla - guitars, bass, keyboards (R.I.P. 2018) - See also: ex-Millenium, ex-Deicide, ex-Memorain, ex-Obituary, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Toxik, ex-Iced Earth (live), ex-Melechesh (live), ex-Vital Remains (live), ex-Death (live), ex-Devil's Highway, ex-Eyewitness, ex-Monarch, ex-Ralph Santolla, ex-Redscream, ex-Serpent Seduced Eve, ex-Stare
Sean Philips - additional guitars
Ivan Haledhim - guitar solos
Roger Stephan - drums

+ guest:

Todd Plant - backing vocals

production:

Arranged By – Ralph Santolla
Engineer – Ralph Santolla
Producer – Ralph Santolla

Tracklist:

01. City of Lost Angels 4:37
02. Sunday Morning 4:31
03. Love Takes Forever 4:45
04. Just Yesterday 5:11
05. Tonight 4:07
06. Pagannini 1:17
07. Scorpio 4:02
08. Eva 4:05
09. Survival 3:38
10. Weren't You the One 3:38
11. A Winter Song 4:09


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