UFOMAMMUT: BrooklynVegan Premieres Engulfing “Vibrhate” Video From Italian Psychedelic Metal Trio; Crookhead EP Nears Halloween Release On Supernatural Cat Records

photos by Francesca De Franceschi Manzoni

ââ¦heavy, trippy, and melodic vibesâ¦â â BrooklynVegan

BrooklynVegan is hosting the exclusive premiere of UFOMAMMUTâs new video for âVibrhate,â a track from the Italian psychedelic/doom trioâs Crookhead EP, nearing Halloween release on their own Supernatural Cat Records.

Presenting three new tracks, the Crookhead EP was recorded at Flat Scenario Studio in Italy by Lorenzo Stecconi in July 2022, and was mixed and mastered at Triple Sun by Lorenzo Stecconi. The artwork, as with all UFOMAMMUT releases, was designed and printed by Malleus Rock Art Lab, the graphic design collective which Poia and Urlo are both founding members of. The artwork, with its handprinted and numbered silkscreened cover, adds an artistic touch to the EP. Crookhead is a foretaste of the bandâs impending tenth album, which will be released when the band celebrates their 25th anniversary in 2024.

Like any good psychedelic trip, the music of UFOMAMMUT has always been inextricably intertwined with visual art, as if to reinforce the relevance and importance of visual art in the bandâs music. This is reflected in the new video for âVibrhate,â also edited by Malleus.

The band reveals with the new song, ââVibrhateâ is the second song taken from the brand new Crookhead EP. It’s a short song, which moves rapidly: an instant of madness, as described by the text, which makes us imagine finding ourselves transformed into fire. Our heart beats, kept by burning fingers. Time passes, simmering in our psyche, as we slowly separate from our bodies. And in an instant, it’s all over.

Writes BrooklynVegan, âItâs more a concise track than the recently-released, nine-minute title track, and it finds the bandâs mix of heavy, trippy, and melodic vibes in fine form.â

Watch UFOMAMMUTâs gripping âVibrhateâ video first at BrooklynVegan RIGHT HERE.

Crookhead will be released on Halloween, October 31st. The EP will be released digitally and in a limited vinyl version of 500 copies â 200 on Marble Red Vinyl, 200 in Marble Gold Vinyl, and 100 in clear transparent vinyl which will be available only on the bandâs fall tour. Find preorders at the Supernatural Cat shop HERE and Bandcamp where the title track is streaming HERE.

UFOMAMMUT will also tour across Europe in conjunction with the release of Crookhead, with dates running from October 29th through December 3rd. See the confirmed dates below and expect new tours to be announced in the weeks ahead.

UFOMAMMUT Tour Dates:
10/29/2023 Samhain Festival â Maastricht, NL
10/30/2023 Feierwerk â Munich, DE
11/04/2023 Sonic Rites â Helsinki, FI
11/15/2023 Mostovna – Nova Gorica, SLO
11/16/2023 Arena â Wien, AT
11/17/2023 Turbina â Budapest, HU
11/18/2023 Stadtwerkstatt â Linz, AT
11/19/2023 Kamienna â Krakow, PL
11/20/2023 Hydrozagadka â Warsaw, PL
11/21/2023 Kabinet Muz â Brno, CZ
11/22/2023 Club 007 Strahov â Prague, CZ
11/23/2023 Cassiopeia â Berlin, DE
11/24/2023 Hafenklang â Hamburg, DE
11/25/2023 4AD â Diksmuide, BE
11/26/2023 GeBAude 9 â Koln, DE
11/27/2023 P8 â Karlsruhe, DE
11/29/2023 Effenaar â Eindhoven, NL
11/30/2023 Le Bulle â Lille, FR
11/01/2023 Petit Bain â Paris, FR
11/02/2023 La Poudriere â Belfort, FR
11/03/2023 Old Capitol â Langenthal, CH

Rising from the ashes of their prior band Judy Corda, UFOMAMMUT formed in the late 1990s by Poia (guitars, effects) and Urlo (bass, vocals, effect, synths), together with Vita (drums). For more than two decades, UFOMAMMUT has combined the heaviness and majesty of dynamic riff worship with a nuanced understanding of psychedelic tradition and history in music, creating a cosmic, futuristic, and technicolor sound destined for absolute immersion.

In 2022, UFOMAMMUT released their latest album, Fenice (âphoenixâ in Italian), representing endless rebirth and the ability to start again after everything seems doomed. Released through Neurot Recordings, the album was the first recording with new drummer Levre joining Poia and Urlo, marking a new chapter in the bandâs history and unveiling a more intimate, free sound for the group.

While the band is renowned for their psychedelic travels into the far reaches of the cosmos, Fenice showcased a much more introspective listening experience. The album was conceived as a single concept track, divided in six facets of this inward-facing focus. Sonic experimentations abound in the exploration of this central theme; synths and experimental vocal effects are featured more prominently than ever before as the band push themselves ever further into the uncharted territory of their very identity.

In 2023, UFOMAMMUT took part in the Superunknown Redux album for Magnetic Eye Records, paying tribute to Soundgarden with their cover of “Let Me Drown.â The personal interpretation of the song was well-received and considered by the listeners as one of the standout moments on the compilation.

Now, UFOMAMMUT presents the Crookhead EP, with three new songs that continue the expansion of the bandâs sonic vision.