Metal Injection today premieres a video for “Mayhem,” the new single from THE MON – the solo project of Urlo, vocalist/bassist of Italian heavy-psychedelic trio Ufomammut, co-founder of the renowned poster art collective Malleus Rock Art Lab, and of the independent label Supernatural Cat. The song marks the latest preview of his upcoming Songs Of Abandon LP.

HE MON’s double-album Embrace The Abandon is structured in two complementary chapters – Songs Of Abandon and Songs Of Embrace – the project depicting a journey of duality: loss and surrender on one side, acceptance and rebirth on the other. The first chapter of this journey, Songs Of Abandon is perhaps the most intimate and vulnerable work Urlo has ever created. Born in a moment of solitude and personal darkness, the album originated from a radical exercise: writing one song a day, for nine consecutive days, using only acoustic guitar and voice. Later, these sketches were shaped into fully realized tracks, with lyrics and subtle layers of sound – not to overwhelm, but to underline the fragile, raw atmosphere that pervades them. The result is a stripped-down, emotionally charged collection that embodies an inner search: the power of music as a tool to face abandonment, to dig into oneself, and ultimately to glimpse the possibility of an embrace.

With Embrace The Abandon, THE MON reaffirms itself as one of the most personal and uncompromising projects. It is a body of work that fuses vulnerability and strength, speaking directly to the listener with sincerity, leading them through shadow towards light. An intimate yet powerful sound experience, intertwining the minimalism of acoustic folk with the dark, visionary tension that has always defined Urlo’s artistic path.

Both albums were written, performed, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Urlo at The Howl, Italy, between 2023 and 2025, and as with all Supernatural Cat releases, completed with artwork by the Malleus Rock Art Collective, who also created the animated videos.

With the new single, Urlo reveals, “‘Mayhem’ is a furious piece, voice and guitar joined together to scream what our world has become: a great chaos in which every day we sink deeper and deeper. The lyrics tell of what happens around us: the sky turning more and more into hell, those who should guide us blinded by power, holding the lightning bolts that will lead us to destruction, without realizing that it will also be their fate. The chaos surrounding us is a light that explodes, a star shining in the hands of those who cannot see anything but the vortex of chaos itself. Today more than ever we cannot remain silent: we need to shout against the evil that devours us, against the indifference that is dragging us toward the abyss. Mayhem is not just a song, it is a necessary cry, rage turning into resistance, the voice that breaks the silence before it is too late.”

Metal Injection writes, “If you’re looking for a different kind of heavy today, you’re in the right place. We’re streaming the new single ‘Mayhem’ from THE MON… This one feels like a Monster Magnet cut and I’m here for it.”

Watch THE MON’s video for “Mayhem” first at Metal Injection HERE.

Songs Of Abandon will be released digitally, on CD, and with both standard and limited LP pressings on November 7th. Those who preorder the limited edition of Songs Of Abandon will have early access to an advance preorder of Songs Of Embrace. Find preorders at the Supernatural Cat webshop HERE and in the USA at A Thousand Arms HERE, and watch the “Your Eyes” video HERE.

The second chapter, Songs Of Embrace, is an instrumental counterpart – darker, ambient, and ritualistic – and it will be unveiled in the Spring of 2026.

Where Ufomammut projects massive, otherworldly soundscapes, THE MON offers a more vulnerable and introspective experience. The music moves through shadowy electronic landscapes, ambient textures, and hypnotic dark folk, always guided by an emotional core that searches for meaning, balance, and transformation. The name THE MON evokes several layers of meaning: a contraction of “demon,” “monk,” and the Japanese word 門 (mon, meaning “gate”), a symbolic passage toward altered states of consciousness and inner truth. This duality of light and dark, sacred and profane, runs through the entire project.

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Embrace The Abandon is the new project by THE MON, the solo vision of Urlo, vocalist/bassist of the long-running Italian heavy-psychedelic trio Ufomammut, as well as the co-founder of the internationally renowned poster art collective Malleus Rock Art Lab and of the independent label Supernatural Cat.

Where Ufomammut projects massive, otherworldly soundscapes, THE MON offers a more vulnerable and introspective experience. The music moves through shadowy electronic landscapes, ambient textures, and hypnotic dark folk, always guided by an emotional core that searches for meaning, balance, and transformation.

The name THE MON evokes several layers of meaning: a contraction of “demon,” “monk,” and the Japanese word 門 (mon, meaning “gate”), a symbolic passage toward altered states of consciousness and inner truth. This duality of light and dark, sacred and profane, runs through the entire project.

THE MON’s Embrace The Abandon is structured in two complementary chapters – Songs Of Abandon and Songs Of Embrace – the project depicting a journey of duality: loss and surrender on one side, acceptance and rebirth on the other.

The first chapter of this journey, Songs Of Abandon is perhaps the most intimate and vulnerable work Urlo has ever created. Born in a moment of solitude and personal darkness, the album originated from a radical exercise: writing one song a day, for nine consecutive days, using only acoustic guitar and voice. Later, these sketches were shaped into fully realized tracks, with lyrics and subtle layers of sound – not to overwhelm, but to underline the fragile, raw atmosphere that pervades them. The result is a stripped-down, emotionally charged collection that embodies an inner search: the power of music as a tool to face abandonment, to dig into oneself, and ultimately to glimpse the possibility of an embrace.

Songs Of Abandon was written, performed, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Urlo at The Howl, Italy, between 2023 and 2025, and as with all Supernatural Cat releases, completed with artwork by the Malleus Rock Art Collective.

The first preview of this project arrives through a video for “Your Eyes.” Urlo states with its unveiling, “‘Your Eyes’ closes Songs Of Abandon and was among the very first pieces I wrote for the project. It was 2021 and I set myself the task of writing one song a day for nine days, armed only with my acoustic guitar. Those sketches became the nine acoustic tracks that form Songs Of Abandon. Shaping them into their final form was far from easy. When the mix was finally complete, ‘Your Eyes’ revealed itself as the perfect ending, the closing of a circle. It marked a time when abandonment became a confrontation with myself, a way to re-embrace those eyes through my own gaze. From that darkness, the second part of the album would eventually rise.”

Stream the song HERE.

With Embrace The Abandon, THE MON reaffirms itself as one of the most personal and uncompromising projects. It is a body of work that fuses vulnerability and strength, speaking directly to the listener with sincerity, leading them through shadow towards light. An intimate yet powerful sound experience, intertwining the minimalism of acoustic folk with the dark, visionary tension that has always defined Urlo’s artistic path.

The second chapter, Songs Of Embrace, is an instrumental counterpart – darker, ambient, and ritualistic – and it will be unveiled in the Spring of 2026.

Songs Of Abandon will be released digitally, on CD, and on vinyl – with both a standard LP pressing and a limited pressing of 100 copies – on November 7th. Those who preorder the limited edition of Songs Of Abandon will have early access to an advance preorder of Songs Of Embrace as well. Find preorders at the Supernatural Cat webshop HERE and in the USA at “A Thousand Arms” HERE.

Songs Of Abandon Track Listing:

1. Smiling Dog
2. Two Stones
3. The Hidden Ghost
4. Hourglass
5. The Moon & The Devil
6. Mayhem
7. Little Bird
8. The Fluorescent Sand
9. Beautiful Star
10. Your Eyes

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Following the release of his sophomore studio album, Eye (released in 2023 via Supernatural Cat Records HERE and on Bandcamp HERE!), THE MON – the solo project of Ufomammut’s Urlo, presents his new song entitled “Major Arcana”. The stand-alone single is out now on all digital streaming services, and is accompanied by an incredible visualizer video clip, that is premiering below!

“Over the past years, Malleus, the artistic collective I am part of, has created a series of silkscreen prints dedicated to the Tarot’s Major Arcana, a long and intense journey of reimagining these mystical figures,” Urlo comments.

“Inspired by this series (https://www.malleusdelic.com/home/tarots/), I composed Major Arcana, a track that unfolds like a ritual—layering voices and synths into a meditative rise before erupting into waves of guitar-driven intensity. Rooted in ambient and drone textures, it seeks to channel the esoteric power of the Tarot, their deep connection to our existence, and the four elements that shape our world.

This track marks the completion of the Malleusdelic Major Arcana cycle while opening the door to a year of new projects with The Mon. The videoclip takes you on a journey through the world crafted by Malleus, bringing their vision to life.”

“Major Arcana” artwork by Malleus Rock Art Lab

THE MON is the solo project by Urlo, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and synth player in the heavy psych italian band Ufomammut and one of the three minds behind the poster art trio Malleus Rock Art Lab. Where Ufomammut creates mind-expanding, heavy psychedelic, almost other-dimensional sounds, THE MON by comparison is far more intimate, looking inward, as Urlo explores and examines his inner most thoughts through music.

THE MON builds layers of brooding sounds which sometimes unfurl at a glacial pace and other times lurch with rhythmic propulsion, each piece distinct, densely packed, and all-consuming in their evocative atmospheres. The aim is to reach the boundaries of a spiritual soundscape in which the music becomes purification and atonement, a way to bring out the world that is inside human soul. THE MON‘s sound is a journey through the mind and a personal discovery of the relation between evil and good. 

That starts from the name THE MON (to be kept together) – like ‘Demon,’ but also like ‘the Monk” or, in Japanese language ” gate” (often used in referring to the many gates used by Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and traditional-style buildings and castles) — to reach landscapes of sound that enable the listener to enter into different levels of consciousness in a cathartic way.

For More Infos Visit:

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http://themon.bandcamp.com
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http://www.supernaturalcat.com
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https://www.instagram.com/SupernaturalCat_recs
https://www.malleusdelic.com

Eye, the second album from THE MON – the solo project of Ufomammut member Urlo – was released in May through Supernatural Cat Records. Now, just exclusively premiered with Everything Is Noise, a new video for the LP’s song “Secret,” as Urlo prepares to perform the project’s first live gigs and a European tour with Ufomammut, is streaming below.

Urlo, who is most widely known as the lead vocalist, bassist, synth player and one of the founding members of the heavy psych Italian band Ufomammut. He is also one of the three minds behind the poster art trio Malleus Rock Art Lab, and one of the operators of Supernatural Cat Records. The aim of THE MON is to reach the boundaries of a spiritual soundscape in which the music becomes purification and atonement, a way to bring out the world that is inside the human soul. Where Ufomammut creates mind-expanding, heavy psychedelic, almost other-dimensional sounds, THE MON is far more intimate, looking inward, as Urlo explores and examines his innermost thoughts through music. THE MON builds layers of brooding sounds which sometimes unfurl at a glacial pace and other times lurch with rhythmic propulsion, each piece distinct, densely packed, and all-consuming in their evocative atmospheres.

In comparison to its predecessor, Doppelleben, THE MON’s Eye LP is more introspective and denser, the new record built around electronic soundscapes and acoustic atmospheres that take you on a sonic journey where the songs flow nonstop into one another. While Urlo performs the entire musical foundation of the album, he is joined by a cast of special guests, with vocal/lyrical contributions from Steve Von Till (Neurosis), Colin H. Van Eeckhout (Amenra), and Francesca De Franceschi Manzoni, as well as violins from Sarah Pendleton (Subrosa, The Otolith), and guitars from David W (White Hills).

Eye was written, performed, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Urlo at The Howl, Italy, and the artwork completed by the Malleus Rock Art Lab collective. While choosing a singular genre for THE MON’s Eye is surely a difficult challenge, one could classify the album as heavy dark folk electronic.

With the new video, Urlo reveals, “‘Secret’ is a song about friendship, loss, separation. I imagined all this as a galaxy in which our emotions become stars, waterfall of colors, lights in which we lose ourselves. In this period, I’m preparing THE MON‘s live shows and I’ve worked a lot on the configuration of my pedalboard. One evening, looking at all those lights turning on and off, I thought they were a small galaxy, a pocket universe from which sounds and emotions filter. And I tried to take close-ups, discovering a hidden world that perfectly reflected ‘Secret.’”

Eye is out now available on limited 12” Blue and Red vinyl variants, digipak CD, and all digital services via Supernatural Cat. Order at the label webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE!

Urlo is preparing to take THE MON live for the project’s maiden shows, with three performances booked in October. See the confirmed dates below and watch for more to be booked in the months ahead.

THE MON Live:
1210.2023 Teatro Linguaggi Creativi – Milano, IT
13.10.2023 Raindogs – Savona, IT
22.10.2023 Freakout – Bologna, IT

UFOMAMMUT Live:
29.10.2023 Samhain festival – Maastricht (NL)
30.10.2023 Feierwerk – Munich (DE)
04.11.2023 Sonic Rites – Helsinki (FI)
15.11.2023 Mostovna – Nova Gorica (SLO)
16.11.2023 Arena – Wien (AT)
17.11.2023 Turbina – Budapest (HU)
18.11.2023 Stadtwerkstatt – Linz (AT)
19.11.2023 Kamienna – Krakow (PL)
20.11.2023 Hydrozagadka – Warsaw (PL)
21.11.2023 Kabinet Muz – Brno (CZ)
22.11.2023 Club 007 Strahov – Prague (CZ)
23.11.2023 Cassiopeia – Berlin (DE)
24.11.2023 Hafenklang – Hamburg (DE)
25.11.2023 4AD – Diksmuide (BE)
26.11.2023 GeBAude 9 – Koln (DE)
27.11.2023 P8 – Karlsruhe (DE)
29.11.2023 Effenaar – Eindhoven (NL)
30.11.2023 Le Bulle – Lille (FR)
01.12.2023 Petit Bain – Paris (FR)
02.12.2023 La Poudriere – Belfort (FR)
03.12.2023 Old Capitol-Langenthal (CH)

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May 26, 2023 seen the THE MON – the solo project of Ufomammut bassist/vocalist Urlo – release its second album Eye, featuring several high class guests such as Steve Von Till (Neurosis), Colin H. Van Eeckhout (Amenra), Francesca De Franceschi Manzoni and more. Today, a new video clip for the haunting song “Burning From Afar”, featuring Sarah Pendleton (Subrosa, The Otolith) on violin and guitars from David W (White Hills), has been premiered with It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine!

Urlo comments, “’Burning from Afar’ is like a lysergic fairy tale in which the lyrics chase each other to create a mystical nursery rhyme. It’s also one of the two songs in which my friend Dave from the White Hills played his magic guitar, along with Sarah Pendleton from the Otolith which created a wonderful texture with her violin.. This song is one of my favourites of the album, hope You’ll like it as I do.”

Watch the new clip for “Burning From Afar” now streaming HERE:

Urlo, who is most widely known as the lead vocalist, bassist, synth player and one of the founding members of the heavy psych Italian band Ufomammut, is also one of the three minds behind the poster art trio Malleus Rock Art Lab, and one of the operators of Supernatural Cat Records. The aim of THE MON is to reach the boundaries of a spiritual soundscape in which the music becomes purification and atonement, a way to bring out the world that is inside the human soul. Where Ufomammut creates mind-expanding, heavy psychedelic, almost other-dimensional sounds, THE MON is far more intimate, looking inward, as Urlo explores and examines his innermost thoughts through music. THE MON builds layers of brooding sounds which sometimes unfurl at a glacial pace and other times lurch with rhythmic propulsion, each piece distinct, densely packed, and all-consuming in their evocative atmospheres.

In comparison to its predecessor, Doppelleben, THE MON’s Eye LP is more introspective and denser, the new record built around electronic soundscapes and acoustic atmospheres that take you on a sonic journey where the songs flow nonstop into one another.

The album was written, performed, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Urlo at The Howl, Italy, and the artwork completed by the Malleus Rock Art Lab collective. While choosing a singular genre for THE MON’s Eye is surely a difficult challenge, one could classify the album as heavy dark folk electronic.

Eye is out now available on limited 12” Blue and Red vinyl variants, digipak CD, and all digital services via Supernatural Cat . Order at the label webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE!

For More Info Visit:

• http://themon.bandcamp.com
• https://www.facebook.com/urlothemon
• http://www.supernaturalcat.com
• https://www.facebook.com/Supernaturalcat666
• https://www.instagram.com/SupernaturalCat_recs
• https://www.malleusdelic.com

Eye is the second album from THE MON, the solo project of Ufomammut bassist/vocalist Urlo, also featuring guests from Neurosis, Amenra, White Hills, The Otolith, and more. The record has just been exclusively premiered via The Obelisk!

In comparison to its predecessor, Doppelleben, THE MON’s Eye LP is more introspective and denser, the new record built around electronic soundscapes and acoustic atmospheres that take you on a sonic journey where the songs flow nonstop into one another. While Urlo performs the entire musical foundation of the album, he is joined by a cast of special guests, with vocal/lyrical contributions from Steve Von Till (Neurosis), Colin H. Van Eeckhout (Amenra), and Francesca De Franceschi Manzoni, as well as violins from Sarah Pendleton (Subrosa, The Otolith), and guitars from David W (White Hills).

Eye was written, performed, produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Urlo at The Howl, Italy, and the artwork completed by the Malleus Rock Art Lab collective. While choosing a singular genre for THE MON’s Eye is surely a difficult challenge, one could classify the album as heavy dark folk electronic.

Urlo writes, “I’m so excited and grateful for this second album of mine, under the monicker THE MON: Eye. It’s a new path opening for me. I feel these songs differently from everything I did before. I love to play them in every way, with just an acoustic guitar or with effects and layers. I’m so thankful to all the great artists that helped me in creating Eye for what it is – Steve, Colin, Sarah, Dave, and Francesca – but also, all the friends that gave me suggestions and help when I was creating the songs and mixing the album. I’m working on bringing the tracks to a live setting now, and I hope I will be on the road with these new songs, so, I’ll see you very soon.”

Listen to THE MON’s Eye in its expansive entirety through The Obelisk now at THIS LOCATION!

Eye is out now available on limited 12” Blue and Red vinyl variants, digipak CD, and all digital services via Supernatural Cat . Order at the label webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE!

THE MON is the solo project of Urlo, who is most widely known as the lead vocalist, bassist, synth player and one of the founding members of the heavy psych Italian band Ufomammut. He is also one of the three minds behind the poster art trio Malleus Rock Art Lab, and one of the operators of Supernatural Cat Records. The aim of THE MON is to reach the boundaries of a spiritual soundscape in which the music becomes purification and atonement, a way to bring out the world that is inside the human soul. Where Ufomammut creates mind-expanding, heavy psychedelic, almost other-dimensional sounds, THE MON is far more intimate, looking inward, as Urlo explores and examines his innermost thoughts through music. THE MON builds layers of brooding sounds which sometimes unfurl at a glacial pace and other times lurch with rhythmic propulsion, each piece distinct, densely packed, and all-consuming in their evocative atmospheres.

THE MON released its debut LP, Doppelleben, in 2018, and has since released a digital audio/video EP My Rotten Heart featuring Colin H. Van Eeckhout (Amenra), followed by his brand new LP Eye.

For More Info Visit:

• http://themon.bandcamp.com
• https://www.facebook.com/urlothemon
• http://www.supernaturalcat.com
• https://www.facebook.com/Supernaturalcat666
• https://www.instagram.com/SupernaturalCat_recs
• https://www.malleusdelic.com