# Chapter I: Monarchy

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Chapter I: Monarchy
| type       = Album
| artist     = [Ad Infinitum](/source/Ad_Infinitum_(Swiss_band))
| cover      = Chapter I Monarchy.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 3 April 2020
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = {{hlist|[Symphonic metal](/source/Symphonic_metal)|}}
| length     = 61:27
| label      = [Napalm](/source/Napalm_Records)
| producer   = Oliver Philipps
| prev_title = 
| prev_year  = 
| next_title = [Chapter II: Legacy](/source/Chapter_II%3A_Legacy)
| next_year  = 2021
}}
	
'''''Chapter I: Monarchy''''' is the first studio album by the Swiss [symphonic metal](/source/symphonic_metal) band [Ad Infinitum](/source/Ad_Infinitum_(Swiss_band)), released by [Napalm Records](/source/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](/source/This_Is_Halloween)
| length15 = 3:14
}}

== Personnel ==

;Band members
*[Melissa Bonny](/source/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 ==
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==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

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