Japanese post progressive metal band Mono will be releasing not one but two albums this fall and we’re here to bring you an exclusive video teaser that was animated by legendary Japanese animator Koji Morimoto (Akira, The Animatrix)! The video shows a man listening to Mono and his flesh peels away with a strong wind gale, leaving only a skeleton to enjoy the music.

The latest animation piece is a music video for a world known Instrumental Rock band called MONO in 2014. The production was requested and started by Morimoto himself when he listened to the song “Recoil, Ignite” for the first time. The song at the time did not have a title, but the final piece unpredictably matched with the inspiration Morimoto had and the title which was given later. Even though the piece is only 15 seconds long, it portraits its dark hellish world perfectly. These kind of expressions he brings, almost like a revolution of the original idea is what makes Morimoto unique and world-famous.

The short teaser promotes both Rays Of Darkness and The Last Dawn, which will be the band’s followup to 2012’s For My Parents. The albums come out Oct. 24th in Europe, 27th in the UK, 28th in US, and November 5th in Japan. You can pre-order the album via Temporary Residence for US and through Pelagic for EU/UK.

I only found about out these guys recently and they’ve been blowing my mind since. It’s truly fantastic music that is emotional, dynamic, and feels like an epic journey. It’s music that requires patience and attention and I couldn’t recommend it any more.

Mono online:
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Tour dates:
Oct 17, 2014 Yugong Yishan Beijing
Oct 18, 2014 MAO LIVE HOUSE Shanghai
Oct 21, 2014 VOX Wuhan
Oct 23, 2014 XIAN THEATRE XIAN
Oct 24, 2014 MINI LIVE CHENGDU
Oct 25, 2014 B10 live SHENZHEN
Oct 26, 2014 Music Zone, HONG KONG
Oct 29, 2014 Cargo Bar, 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Oct 31, 2014 THE WALL GONG GUAN Taipei, Taiwan
Nov 18, 2014 Hydrozagadka Warsaw Day off, PL
Nov 20, 2014 Re:Public Minsk, BY
Nov 21, 2014 Gertrudes Ielas Teatris Riga, LV
Nov 22, 2014 16 Tons Moscow, RU
Nov 23, 2014 Mod St Petersburg, RU
Nov 24, 2014 Tavastia Helsinki, FIN
Nov 26, 2014 Debaser Slussen Stockholm, SE
Nov 27, 2014 John Dee Oslo, NO
Nov 29, 2014 Loppen Copenhagen, DK
Nov 30, 2014 Studenterhuset Aalborg, DK
Dec 1, 2014 Hafenklang Hamburg, DE
Dec 2, 2014 Vera Groningen, NL
Dec 3, 2014 MAZ Brugge, BE
Dec 4, 2014 Patronaat Haarlem, NL
Dec 5, 2014 Drill Festival Brighton, UK
Dec 6, 2014 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, UK
Dec 7, 2014 Stereo Glasgow, UK
Dec 8, 2014 Whelans Dublin, IRE
Dec 10, 2014 Islington Assembly Hall London, UK
Dec 11, 2014 Trabendo Paris, FR
Dec 13, 2014 Pelagic Festival Berlin, DE
Dec 14, 2014 Gebaudeg Koln, DE
Dec 15, 2014 Jubez Karlsruhe, DE
Dec 16, 2014 Feierwerk Munich, DE
Dec 17, 2014 Podnik Prague, CZ
Dec 18, 2014 Beatpol Dresden, DE