BAND: MONARCH! RELEASE: OMENS FORMAT: CD - DIGIPACK RELEASE NUMBER: AAL039-CD LABEL: AT A LOSS RECORDINGS RELEASE DATE:FEB 28TH PRESS: EARSPLIT PR GENRE: METAL RIYL : 0)))), Khanate, Moss

Gone midnight and it's most definitely witching hour in the Boxxed space. Specifically, Burning Witch hour. In much the same way that half the journalistic reactions to Rolo Tomassi involve combinations of the words 'surprising', 'growl' and 'for a girl', it would be easy to reduce French doom royalty Monarch to a lazy caricature. Except this evening the hellish tones flying from their doubled over leader Emilie – aka Eurogirl (got to love Track Listing the Turbonegro nod) – are equal to any troubled soul abusing a mic in 2011. The set's brevity only adds to its impact, Emilie crashing us back to reality after a truly cacopho- nous conclusion by thanking everybody for coming in the sweetest Gallic trill you've 1. Blood Seeress ever heard. Mighty, and mighty well mannered with it.(Supersonic Festival Review) - (12:36) THE QUIETUS

2. Transylvanian Incantations Omens is MONARCH’s sixth full-length release of atmospheric dirge / drone since (3:40) their 2005 inception, not to mention the myriad of other releases within that amount of time including three EPs, three split releases (Elysium, Moss and Grey Daturas) and more, under the banners of Crucial Blast, Throne Records, 20 Buck Spin, 3. Black Becomes the Sun Heathen Skulls and other indie labels! (19:09) Omens was recorded over a period of four months in four different countries (Osaka, Japan by Hironori Ochi @ Kakurega | Melbourne, Australia by Neil Thomason @ Head Gap | Montreal, Canada by Matt Cartman @ Crane Studio | Chicago, IL by Sanford Parker @ Engine Studios). The latest recordings also features newest member Rob Schaeffer (Dark Castle, YOB live, etc.) along with guitarist Shiran Kaïdine (Year of No Light), bassist MicHell Bidegain, and of course the ethereal, penetrating vocals of Emilie Bresson. Guest musicians Atsuchi Sano (Birushanah), Yailen Munoz (Ensorcelor), Eric Quach (Thisquietarmy), Jeanne Peluard (The Sparteens) and Robert MacManus (ex Grey Daturas / ex Monarch) make appearances.

Thirty Four minutes of drone and eerie moans building to lurching drums and strings accented by harsh screams ending with haunting vocals & drones. A 3 minute Lustmordian interlude punctuated with dire howls. Funeral dirge builds adding juxtapositional angelic tones. Ugly drone, dark whispers, screeches erratic yells and then slowly ends as it begun!

1) Press by Earsplit PR (Earth, Sunn O)), Neurosis, Ministry etc...) 2) First CD pressing limited to 1,000 copies - 6 panel wallet w/ spot UV varnish. 3) Mastered by Collin Jordan @ The Boiler Room (Twilight, Ministry, Yob) 4) Constantly touring worldwide!!! Upcoming tours of Europe, Japan, and North America already in the works.