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* '''David Wise'''<br />{{Birth date and age|1951|4|11}}<br /><small>guitars</small><br /><br />
* '''[[David Wise]]'''<br />{{Birth date and age|1951|4|11}}<br /><small>guitars</small><br /><br />
* '''Jonathan "Johnny" Moniz'''<br />{{Birth date and age|1957|10|16|df=yes}}<br /><small>lead vocals</small><br /><br />
* '''[[Johnny Moniz|Jonathan "Johnny" Moniz]]'''<br />{{Birth date and age|1957|10|16|df=yes}}<br /><small>lead vocals (1976-), bass (2021-)</small><br /><br />
* '''Lance Rocha'''<br />{{Birth date and age|1956|6|11|df=yes}}<br /><small>drums, percussion</small><br /><br />
* '''Lance Rocha'''<br />{{Birth date and age|1956|6|11|df=yes}}<br /><small>drums, percussion</small><br /><br />
* '''Michael Fonseca'''<br />{{Birth date|1954|7|22}}<br />{{death date and age|df=yes|2015|4|27|1954|7|22}}<br /><small>bass, keyboards</small>
* '''[[Mike Couto-Byers|Michael "Mike" Couto-Byers]]''' (2021-)<br />{{Birth date and age|1950|6|29|df=yes}}<br /><small>keyboards</small><br /><br />
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* '''Michael Fonseca''' (1976-2014) <br />{{Birth date|1954|7|22}}<br />{{death date and age|df=yes|2015|9|27|1954|7|22}}<br /><small>bass, keyboards</small>
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'''Banquet of the New Sound''' is a [[Vitosium|Vitosian]] rock band founded in 1977.
'''Banquet of the New Sound''' is a [[Vitosium|Vitosian]] rock band founded in 1976.


Banquet of the New Sound's debut album, R.S.Z.T. (1979), reached number one on the Top 200 a year after its release. The album has sold approximately 25 million copies worldwide.
Banquet of the New Sound's sixth album, R.S.Z.T. (1988), reached number one on the Top 200 a year after its release. The album has sold approximately 25 million copies worldwide. Their 2022 album, ''Oblivion'', marks 18 studio albums released.


==History==
==History==


The band was started by Michael Fonseca in 1977, who recruited childhood friends, Johnny Moniz and Lance Rocha. After now-legendary David Wise quit [[Molten Crew]] in 1976, Fonseca was quick to reach out and request he audition for the part of guitarist.
The band was started by Michael Fonseca in 1977, who recruited childhood friends, Johnny Moniz and Lance Rocha. After now-legendary [[David Wise]] quit [[Molten Crew]] in 1976, Fonseca was quick to reach out and request he audition for the part of guitarist.


After their final album in 2010, the band toured for one more year before Fonseca and Wise expressed a desire to retire. The next year, 2012, saw a reunion and a world tour. Despite talks of plans to get back together, Fonseca falling fatally ill saw the band retire for good. Johnny Moniz would begin his solo career in 2013 after having released a solo album in 2005.
After their supposed final album, This is the End, in 2012, the band toured for one more year before Fonseca and Wise expressed a desire to retire. The next year after the tour, 2014, saw a reunion and a world tour. Despite talks of plans to get back together, Fonseca falling fatally ill saw the band retire for good. Johnny Moniz would begin his solo career later in 2014 after having released a solo album previously in 2005.
 
In 2021, Wise, Moniz and Rocha announced that they were bringing back the band to carry on Fonseca's spirit and released an album that year about their memories with him. Joining the band as the new keyboardist was Mike Couto-Byers (of [[Molten Crew]] fame) with Johnny Moniz picking up the bass.
 
==The Banquet of Rock==
 
From 2009 to 2011, the first three seasons of [[The Banquet of Rock]] aired, showcasing the lives of the members of the band. After Season 3, though, the members were ready to move on and requested the end of the show. In 2021, Season 4 and 5 were announced, showcasing their lives once again with a big emphasis on the late Michael Fonseca, as the other bandmates wanted to preserve his memory. Season 5 also focused on the band's upcoming release of their 2022 album.


==Discography==
==Discography==
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!Album
!Album
!Songs
!Songs
|-
|1977
|Sacrifices
|1) Winter Secrets<br />2) I Said She's Paranoid<br />3) Let's Walk On The Wild Side<br />4) Evening Road<br />5) March of the Rebel<br />6) Clear As Day<br />7) The Whirlwind
|-
|-
|1979
|1979
|R.S.Z.T.<br /><small><small><small>(pronounced "resist")</small></small></small>
|Immortal Rival
|1) Cold Limit<br />2) Legendary Smile<br />3) Total Destruction<br />4) Rocket Science<br />10) Fool's Ballad
|1) A Different Breed Of Scandals<br />2) Pyromania<br />3) Toxic Highway<br />4) Silent Riot<br />5) 1981 Overture<br />10) Armageddon
|-
|-
|1981
|1981
|Sacrifices
|Overwhelm
|
|1) Hysteria<br />2) Indecision<br />3) Screaming Revolt<br />4) Three Steps Behind<br />5) Blood Runs Deep<br />6) Aberrant Truths<br />10) Dragon Effect
|-
|-
|1983
|1983
|Overwhelm
|Ire Desire
|
|1) Admittance<br />2) Purple Lightning<br />3) Ire Desire<br />4) Thrills of my Paradise<br />5) Chains Of My Mind<br />6) Streak of Luck<br />7) Human Without Desire<br />8) Wicked Brandishing
|-
|-
|1984
|1986
|The Modulation
|The Modulation
|
|1) Fractured Song<br />2) Deliver Me To Paradise<br />3) Euphoria<br />4) Invincibility<br />5) You're Everything To Me<br />6) Into The Abyss<br />7) Spirit Architect<br />8) Angel Estate<br />9) Distortion
|-
|1986
|KO Evolution
|
|-
|-
|1988
|1988
|Immortal Rival
|R.S.Z.T.<br /><small><small><small>(pronounced "resist")</small></small></small>
|
|1) Cold Limit<br />2) Legendary Smile<br />3) Total Destruction<br />4) Rocket Science<br />5) Hello Vitosium<br />6) Titan Network<br />10) Fool's Ballad
|-
|-
|1990
|1990
|Revolution
|KO Evolution
|
|19th Century Man<br />Let It Come Undone<br />Don't Let It Control<br />Mind For Eternity<br />Cloudborne<br />Freaks Of The Universe<br />10) Corrupt Dream
|-
|-
|1992
|1992
|Identical Realms
|Identical Realms
|
|Radioactive<br />Wheels of Abhorrence<br />Forbidden Conspiracy<br />10) Who Am I?
|-
|-
|1996
|1996
|Bullet
|Bullet
|
|1) Adrenalize<br />2) Vol. 5<br />3)Arcane Terzetto<br />12) High Voltage
|-
|-
|1999
|1999
|Cataclysm
|Cataclysm
|
|1) Orchids<br />2) War Cry of the Universe<br />3) Eccentric Outcast<br />10) The Guardian
|-
|-
|2001
|2001
|Methodical Madness
|Methodical Madness
|
|1) Life Mask<br />2) Metalomania<br />3) Venom<br />12) Chasing The Shadows
|-
|-
|2003
|2003
|Final Hour
|Final Hour
|
|1) Am I Going Sane<br />2) Subterfuge<br />3) Ghost Whisperer<br />12) Time Prison
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
|Devil's Details
|Devil's Details
|
|1) Creator Of Damnation<br />3)On The Darkest Speed<br />10) The Lord of Insanity
|-
|-
|2008
|2008
|Ire Desire
|Revolution
|
|In the Cards<br />Revolution of the Dynamic<br />Legend of Illusions<br />10) Victory
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|Bitter Voyage
|Bitter Voyage
|
|1) The Bronze Man<br />2) Dissaray<br />3) Sunpiece<br />12) The Shattering
|-
|2012
|This is the End
|1) Embers<br />Blind Existence<br />Pursuit<br />Eclipse<br />Majestic Commandment<br />Ruthless Request<br />14)Good Times
|-
|2021
|Tribute
|1) An Ode To Michael<br />2) Origins<br />3) Journey Around the World<br />4) Everlasting<br />5) We Remember<br />6) The Beauty Of It All<br />7) Approach<br />8) The Angels Cometh
|-
|2022
|Oblivion
|1) Elaborate Hive<br />2) Beauty of the Inferno<br />3) Urban Broadcast<br />4) Infinity<br />5) Havoc<br />6) Invasion<br />7) Echo of Conflict<br />8) Golden Oracle<br />9) Phantom Project<br />10) Uncanny Crisis<br />11) Star Retribution
|}
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|-
|-
|2013
|2014
|Live and Learn
|Live and Learn
|
|
|-
|-
|2015
|2016
|Devil For Eternity
|Devil For Eternity
|
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|-
|-
|2021
|2020
|Walk Of Secrets
|Walk Of Secrets
|
|-
|2022
|Dominion
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|}
|}

Latest revision as of 09:19, 17 July 2023

Banquet of the New Sound
Genres
  • Alternative Rock
  • Blues Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Heavy Metal
Years active1976-2014, 2021-
Labels
Associated acts
Members
  • David Wise
    (1951-04-11) April 11, 1951 (age 73)
    guitars

  • Jonathan "Johnny" Moniz
    (1957-10-16) 16 October 1957 (age 67)
    lead vocals (1976-), bass (2021-)

  • Lance Rocha
    (1956-06-11) 11 June 1956 (age 68)
    drums, percussion

  • Michael "Mike" Couto-Byers (2021-)
    (1950-06-29) 29 June 1950 (age 74)
    keyboards

Past members
  • Michael Fonseca (1976-2014)
    (1954-07-22)July 22, 1954
    27 September 2015(2015-09-27) (aged 61)
    bass, keyboards

Banquet of the New Sound is a Vitosian rock band founded in 1976.

Banquet of the New Sound's sixth album, R.S.Z.T. (1988), reached number one on the Top 200 a year after its release. The album has sold approximately 25 million copies worldwide. Their 2022 album, Oblivion, marks 18 studio albums released.

History

The band was started by Michael Fonseca in 1977, who recruited childhood friends, Johnny Moniz and Lance Rocha. After now-legendary David Wise quit Molten Crew in 1976, Fonseca was quick to reach out and request he audition for the part of guitarist.

After their supposed final album, This is the End, in 2012, the band toured for one more year before Fonseca and Wise expressed a desire to retire. The next year after the tour, 2014, saw a reunion and a world tour. Despite talks of plans to get back together, Fonseca falling fatally ill saw the band retire for good. Johnny Moniz would begin his solo career later in 2014 after having released a solo album previously in 2005.

In 2021, Wise, Moniz and Rocha announced that they were bringing back the band to carry on Fonseca's spirit and released an album that year about their memories with him. Joining the band as the new keyboardist was Mike Couto-Byers (of Molten Crew fame) with Johnny Moniz picking up the bass.

The Banquet of Rock

From 2009 to 2011, the first three seasons of The Banquet of Rock aired, showcasing the lives of the members of the band. After Season 3, though, the members were ready to move on and requested the end of the show. In 2021, Season 4 and 5 were announced, showcasing their lives once again with a big emphasis on the late Michael Fonseca, as the other bandmates wanted to preserve his memory. Season 5 also focused on the band's upcoming release of their 2022 album.

Discography

Year Album Songs
1977 Sacrifices 1) Winter Secrets
2) I Said She's Paranoid
3) Let's Walk On The Wild Side
4) Evening Road
5) March of the Rebel
6) Clear As Day
7) The Whirlwind
1979 Immortal Rival 1) A Different Breed Of Scandals
2) Pyromania
3) Toxic Highway
4) Silent Riot
5) 1981 Overture
10) Armageddon
1981 Overwhelm 1) Hysteria
2) Indecision
3) Screaming Revolt
4) Three Steps Behind
5) Blood Runs Deep
6) Aberrant Truths
10) Dragon Effect
1983 Ire Desire 1) Admittance
2) Purple Lightning
3) Ire Desire
4) Thrills of my Paradise
5) Chains Of My Mind
6) Streak of Luck
7) Human Without Desire
8) Wicked Brandishing
1986 The Modulation 1) Fractured Song
2) Deliver Me To Paradise
3) Euphoria
4) Invincibility
5) You're Everything To Me
6) Into The Abyss
7) Spirit Architect
8) Angel Estate
9) Distortion
1988 R.S.Z.T.
(pronounced "resist") 		1) Cold Limit
2) Legendary Smile
3) Total Destruction
4) Rocket Science
5) Hello Vitosium
6) Titan Network
10) Fool's Ballad
1990 KO Evolution 19th Century Man
Let It Come Undone
Don't Let It Control
Mind For Eternity
Cloudborne
Freaks Of The Universe
10) Corrupt Dream
1992 Identical Realms Radioactive
Wheels of Abhorrence
Forbidden Conspiracy
10) Who Am I?
1996 Bullet 1) Adrenalize
2) Vol. 5
3)Arcane Terzetto
12) High Voltage
1999 Cataclysm 1) Orchids
2) War Cry of the Universe
3) Eccentric Outcast
10) The Guardian
2001 Methodical Madness 1) Life Mask
2) Metalomania
3) Venom
12) Chasing The Shadows
2003 Final Hour 1) Am I Going Sane
2) Subterfuge
3) Ghost Whisperer
12) Time Prison
2006 Devil's Details 1) Creator Of Damnation
3)On The Darkest Speed
10) The Lord of Insanity
2008 Revolution In the Cards
Revolution of the Dynamic
Legend of Illusions
10) Victory
2010 Bitter Voyage 1) The Bronze Man
2) Dissaray
3) Sunpiece
12) The Shattering
2012 This is the End 1) Embers
Blind Existence
Pursuit
Eclipse
Majestic Commandment
Ruthless Request
14)Good Times
2021 Tribute 1) An Ode To Michael
2) Origins
3) Journey Around the World
4) Everlasting
5) We Remember
6) The Beauty Of It All
7) Approach
8) The Angels Cometh
2022 Oblivion 1) Elaborate Hive
2) Beauty of the Inferno
3) Urban Broadcast
4) Infinity
5) Havoc
6) Invasion
7) Echo of Conflict
8) Golden Oracle
9) Phantom Project
10) Uncanny Crisis
11) Star Retribution

Johnny Moniz's Solo Discography

Year Album Songs
2005 Patient Zero
2014 Live and Learn
2016 Devil For Eternity
2018 Superstitions
2020 Walk Of Secrets
2022 Dominion
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