Monarch is a name that has been used more than once.

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1) Filthy, dirty sludge doom band from France, with a female vocalist. Also see Monarch!

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2) A piano-driven indie band out of Pittsburgh, PA, that released the album 'The Grandeur That Was Rome.' in 2004 on Northern Records. They disappeared for a while, but vocalist Brennan Strawn has gotten together a new line-up in New York and Monarch is once again making music.

More info at MySpace and Northern Records.

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3) 5 piece thrash metal band out of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The band began in early 2004 and is currently going stronger than ever. Coming from a depressed coal area, Monarch rises above it all to bring the listener songs that are sincere, positive, and fun. Those are three adjectives not used very often to describe a metal band. However, Monarch is not your average “brutal” metal band. With influences ranging from Darkest Hour to Texas is the Reason, the band is not afraid to incorporate something new if it means that it will add substance to a song.

This is one band that puts their heart and every ounce of energy they have into everything that they do. Their brand new ep has already earned them the attention of some of the industry's leaders.

Instrumentation
Monarch is:
Bill Check – Guitar
Ryan Farrell - Guitar
Steve Weber – Vocals
Mike Tyahur – Drums and Vocals
Brandon Whipple – Bass

*Due to legal reasons, Monarch has changed their name to "To Outlive the Beginning"

Their new website is http://www.myspace.com/tooutlivethebegin

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4) A genre-bending metal band from Richmond, Va. Monarch has existed since around 2002. The band released "Tragedy Holds the Hand of Hope" CD/EP on Pop Faction Records in the spring of 2004 and proceded to complete an east coast tour with Accursed Dawn in the fall of 2004. Monarch's debut full-length, simply titled "Monarch", was released in 2005 via Pop Faction; another tour ensued, this time with fellow Richmond residents Battlemaster.

A split release is planned between Monarch and Battlemaster/Municipal Waste side project Cannabis Corpse.

Monarch is:
Joel Hollister - Drums
Gabe Beverly - Guitar
Joel Hager - Bass
Dan Mills - Vocals

More info on Monarch as well as the self-titled LP and the Tragedy Holds The Hand of Hope EP are available here.

4) Finnish death metal band that was found on 2003 and became inactive and later on split up a bit after releasing their one and only demo on 2006 which can be heard on http://mikseri.net/monarch

The latest members were

Mikko Lötjönen - Guitar
Lassi Hirvisaari - Drums
Pauli Hongisto - Guitar
Eetu Keränen - Vocals