Ronny Munroe (born November 22, 1965) is an American singer, most noted as the lead vocalist of the

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from 2003 until the band broke up in 2009. His second tenure with the band lasted from 2012 when the group reunited until 2014, where he left to "pursue other interests". He also had a brief stint as the vocalist for

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. He was also the lead singer of

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band Presto Ballet. In October 2011 Munroe joined the

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, as a vocalist. In 2022, Munroe became the lead vocalist of

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. and Munroe's Thunder Project in 2016

Biography

Munroe was the lead singer for the band Zero Discipline then onto lead vocals for the band Madhouse. Munroe's first position as a vocalist was with the band Moxi. He was the lead vocalist for the

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band Paladin from 1986 to 1988. He was also in FarCry in the early nineties. Munroe was with the Seattle band Rottweiller when he was asked to audition for Kurdt Vanderhoof for a project he was working on. It was during that audition that Kurdt decided to resurrect

with Munroe as their frontman. Ronny recorded three albums with Metal Church before the band called it quits in 2009. In 2010, Ronny joined up with Kurdt in his progressive rock band Presto Ballet, releasing the ''Invisible Places'' album and the follow-up EP ''Love What You've Done with the Place''. In October 2011 Ronny joined the

as a vocalist for their Fall/Winter tour. Ronny Munroe studied voice under David Kyle, who also taught

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and Nancy Wilson of

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and

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and Ronny's direct predecessor/successor in

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. Munroe is best known for his broad

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and power and his ability to capture his audiences' attention. Munroe released the ''Internal Quest'' EP in 2007 and released his full-length debut ''The Fire Within'' on April 20, 2009. Ronny released his third solo album ''Lords of the Edge'' on October 11, 2011. ''Lords of the Edge'' includes contributions from guitarist

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, who also wrote ''Rock in a Hard Place'' for the album. Also playing on this record are guitarists Rick Van Zandt, Stu Marshall and

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. In 2014 Munroe released his third solo album, ''Electric Wake''. In December 2015 Munroe along with his Manager/partner, J Von Hughes (Joy E Anderson), founded "Munroe's Thunder" and a full length record is in the works. The band members are: Ronny Munroe (vocals), David Mark Pearce (guitar), Justin Zych (guitar), Chris Tristram (bass), and Rick Ward (drums). Original bassist RC Ciejek left in March 2016. In 2018, Munroe formed a supergroup, the band being called ''Peacemaker''. The band's debut album ''Concrete and Terror'' will be released in September.http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=29225

Discography

Founded Munroe's Thunder (2015)

With Metal Church

*'' The Weight of the World'' (2004) *''

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'' (2006) *'' This Present Wasteland'' (2008) *''

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'' (2013)

With Presto Ballet

*''Invisible Places'' (2010) *''Love What You've Done with the Place'' (EP) (2011)

Solo

*''Internal Quest'' (EP) (2007) *''The Fire Within'' (2009) *''Lords of the Edge'' (2011) *''Electric Wake'' (2014)

References

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