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Monty Are I
Monty Are I performing a live show in 2009.
Monty Are I performing a live show in 2009.
Background information
Also known asMonty's Fan Club, Monty
OriginCranston, Rhode Island, United States[1]
GenresAlternative rock
Symphonic rock
Post-hardcore
Years active1998-2011
LabelsIsland Records
MembersStephen "Stevie" Aiello
Justin Muir
Ryan Muir
Andrew Borstein
Past membersGreg Johnson
Nick Salisbury
Greg DeSantis
Mike Matarese
Websitemontyarei.com

Monty Are I (formerly known as Monty's Fan Club and Monty) is an American rock band from Cranston, Rhode Island. Monty Are I is titled after the band instructor, Arthur Montanaro. The "Are I" portion of the name is a pun on "RI", Rhode Island's postal abbreviation.

History and achievements

Monty Are I won Takeover Records' "Sign My Band" contest on MySpace in 2005.[2] They also won the WBRU "Rock Hunt" in 2002 and the Ernie Ball sponsored "Battle of the Bands" in 2003.[3] The group signed to Stolen Transmission, and were upstreamed to Island Records.

Monty has many national tours under their belt, including five years on Vans Warped Tour, and tours with Just Surrender, Secondhand Serenade, Amber Pacific, Anberlin, Powerspace, Rx Bandits, My Chemical Romance, Story of the Year, Sum41, Taking Back Sunday, Yellowcard, Hawthorne Heights and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.[4]

Monty Are I's song "In This Legacy" is featured in the Xbox/PS2 games: ATV Offroad Fury 4 and Tony Hawk's Project 8.

Their first album exclusively under Island/DefJam is titled Break Through The Silence and was released on September 22, 2009. "One in a Million" was the first single, released on August 25, 2009.

As of 2014, new plans for the recording of any new Monty Are I material are put on hold as lead vocalist/guitarist Aiello is touring with Thirty Seconds to Mars in support of the 2013 album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams, contributing bass and keyboards to their live performances.

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "C-3P0 is Melting" (1999)
  • "Dublin Waltz" (2006)
  • "Between The Sheets" (2007)
  • "One in a Million" (2009)
  • "Hope" ( 2009)

Members

References

  1. ^ "Providence Journal | Rhode Island: Breaking News, Sports, Politics, Business, Weather and Classifieds - providencejournal.com". Projo.com. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  2. ^ US. "Sign My Band Contest | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  3. ^ Bob Gulla, The Full Monty, The Providence Phoenix, November 28, 2003. Accessed July 7, 2007.
  4. ^ Monty Are I at Allmusic.com
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