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There are at least two artists/bands known as The Monads.
The Monads are a "philosophy band" formed at Western Washington University by Kris McDaniel (now philosophy professor at Syracuse University), Shawn Larsen-Bright, and Justin Klocksiem. They played philosophy-themed songs referencing temporal parts, David Hume, and modal realism, among other things.
http://people.umass.edu/phil511/monads/
The Monads are a St. Louis based bluegrass/punk/folk band. .
Monads, a crushing funeral death/doom metal band from Belgium consisting of:
R.Polon - Vocals
H.Cools - Guitars
F.Breulet - Guitars
J.Frederix - Bass
D.Degrieck - Drums
The term “Monad” is used to describe the idea of a person as a focal point of consciousness within a sea of greater consciousness, and it is believed that all things that can be considered a unity unto themselves constitute a monad as well.
http://www.facebook.com/monadsofdoom .