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The Band

Bram en Jeroen founded Monomad in the local scene around Ghent in 2012, where they made a first impression in small clubs. A year later, Jeroen meets singer-bass player Valdis at Graspop Metal Meeting. They became friends and their communal music taste and backgrounds lead them to the conclusion that Valdis could be a valuable contribution to Monomad. Soon he started jamming with the band, preparing for their already planned gigs. In 2013 and 2014 they won some competitions and because of this they got to record a first studio single: Proletarian, released through Bandcamp. That same summer Monomad got the chance of performing at Manifiesta 2014. The festival made more people aware of the phenomenon that is Monomad, and made Monomad aware of the existence of bigger crowds. 2016 they released their tribute album "The Art of The Broken Mind", followd by a tour.

Currently Monomad is working on new material with guest musicians.

The music

For some this music is hard to define. We just call it Shroom. The basic foundation consists of Jeroen's guitar riffs, played in a myriad of ad hoc performed loops. As an experiment Valdis started to add electronics in 2014. Everyone enjoyed the result so much that it became a vital part of the Monomad sound you hear today. Another distinctive feature is the usage of vocals, switching continuously between two vocalists throughout most of the songs. Bram's NO-nonsense drumming complete the picture.