{{Infobox album | name = Chapter I: Monarchy | type = Album | artist = Ad Infinitum | cover = Chapter I Monarchy.jpg | alt = | released = 3 April 2020 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Symphonic metal|}} | length = 61:27 | label = Napalm | producer = Oliver Philipps | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Chapter II: Legacy | next_year = 2021 }} '''''Chapter I: Monarchy''''' is the first studio album by the Swiss symphonic metal band Ad Infinitum, released by Napalm Records on 3 April 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ad Infinitum Chapter I: Monarchy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chapter-i-monarchy-mw0003362726 |website=All Music |access-date=2023-05-29}}</ref> == Reception == The album received mostly positive reviews. Tuonela magazine described the album as "a solid debut album from a talented group of musicians that presents a new facet of the symphonic metal formula. It is sleek and melodic, grandiose and mesmerizing, with a polished production that allows everything to shine and have a well-balanced sound to it."<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Ad Infinitum - Chapter I: Monarchy |url=https://tuonelamagazine.com/review-ad-infinitum-chapter-i-monarchy/|website=Tuonela Magazine |date=4 April 2020 |access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
== Track listing ==
{{track listing | total_length = 61:20 | title1 = Infected Monarchy | length1 = 5:46 | title2 = Marching on Versailles | length2 = 3:52 | title3 = Maleficent | length3 = 3:50 | title4 = See You in Hell | length4 = 3:49 | title5 = I Am the Storm | length5 = 4:22 | title6 = Fire and Ice | length6 = 4:35 | title7 = Live Before You Die | length7 = 4:09 | title8 = Revenge | length8 = 4:37 | title9 = Demons | length9 = 3:56 | title10 = Tell Me Why | length10 = 3:57 | title11 = See You in Hell (Acoustic) | length11 = 3:49 | title12 = Tell Me Why (Acoustic) | length12 = 3:42 | title13 = Marching on Versailles (Instrumental) | length13 = 3:51 | title14 = See You in Hell (Instrumental) | length14 = 3:51 | title15 = This Is Halloween | length15 = 3:14 }}
== Personnel ==
;Band members *Melissa Bonny – vocals *Adrian Thessenvitz – guitars *Jonas Asplind – bass *Niklas Müller – drums
== Charts ==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Chart (2020) !scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Switzerland|69|artist=Ad Infinitum|album=Chapter I - Monarchy|rowheader=true|access-date=09 February 2024}} |}
== References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMyJIrDK3dQ AD INFINITUM - Chapter I: Monarchy (Album Stream) | Napalm Records] *[https://www.discogs.com/release/15061398-Ad-Infinitum-Chapter-I-Monarchy ''Chapter I: Monarchy'' by Ad Infinitum on Discogs]
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Category:2020 debut albums Category:Ad Infinitum (Swiss band) albums Category:Napalm Records albums