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Monster Magnet

Monster Magnet is an American rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded in 1989 by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar) and Tim Cronin (vocals and drums); they have since gone through several lineup changes, leaving Wyndorf as the only constant member. Monster Magnet has released ten studio albums to date, and they are best known for their 1990s hits "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" and "Space Lord". The band has also been credited for developing and popularizing the stoner rock genre, along with Masters of Reality, Kyuss, Fu Manchu and Sleep.[1][2][3]

Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet live in Spain, 2008
Background information
OriginRed Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Years active1989–present
Labels
MembersDave Wyndorf
Garrett Sweeny
Phil Caivano
Bob Pantella
Alec Morton
Past membersEd Mundell
Joe Calandra
Jon Kleiman
Michael Wildwood
John McBain
Tim Cronin
Jim Baglino
Chris Kosnik

Career

Beginnings and Spine of God (1989–1992)

Original names for the band were Dog of Mystery, Airport 75, Triple Bad Acid and King Fuzz before finally settling on Monster Magnet, taken from the name of a 1960s toy made by Wham-O, which Wyndorf liked when he was a child.[4]

In 1989, Monster Magnet released two demo cassettes: Forget About Life, I'm High on Dope and I'm Stoned, What Ya Gonna Do About It?. The band's first "official" release was a single "Lizard Johnny/Freakshop USA" on Long Island-based Circuit Records. The first demo and single were recorded as a three piece (McBain, guitar and bass, Wyndorf, guitar and vocals, Cronin, drums and vocals). Before the second demo Jon Kleiman and Joe Calandra joined on drums and bass respectively. Thus the lineup was composed of McBain on guitar, Wyndorf on guitar and vocals, Cronin on vocals, Kleiman on drums and Calandra on bass. The EP Monster Magnet followed, on Glitterhouse Records of Germany, containing the songs "Snake Dance" and "Nod Scene", (both of which would appear again on Spine of God), and "Tractor", (which would be re-recorded later for Powertrip).

In 1990 the band signed with Caroline Records and released a single "Murder/Tractor". Cronin left shortly after; although he would remain in the background- particularly at live shows- contributing to auditory effects, lights, and visuals, for many years. In 1991 they released their first full-length album, the cult classic Spine of God on the labels Go Get Organized/Atypeek Music, Primo Scree, Glitterhouse Records, Caroline Records, Glitterhouse Records. The album is hailed as one of the classics of the stoner rock genre ranking 28th on Heavy Planet's "Top 50 of All Time". The album contained the single "Medicine" (which would be re-recorded ten years later on God Says No), which was also the band's first music video. The band followed with a tour alongside rising grunge band Soundgarden.[5] The tour helped the band get a recording contract with major record label A&M Records.

Their final release with Caroline Records was an EP titled Tab which included, among two other marathon-length songs, a 32-minute track called "Tab...". The Tab EP was recorded before Spine of God, yet released after it. McBain quit the band soon after and was replaced by Atomic Bitchwax guitarist Ed Mundell.[5]

A&M Records-era and popularity (1992–2002)

In 1992, Monster Magnet was signed to A&M Records, and their first album on the label, Superjudge, was released the following year. Despite being released on a major label, it fared poorly commercially. The songs "Twin Earth" and "Face Down" were released as singles (with accompanying videos), but it did little to help promote the album.

Dopes to Infinity (1995), the follow-up record, had a hit single, "Negasonic Teenage Warhead", which benefitted from a music video that received regular rotation on MTV. Still, the album was not as successful as the band had hoped.

After the Dopes to Infinity tour, Wyndorf moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in order to begin working on Powertrip (1998), a breakthrough hit that finally earned the band a gold record. Guitarist Phil Caivano joined the band in 1998.[5] "Space Lord", the first single, was a major radio hit and the band went on tour with successful bands Aerosmith, Metallica and Rob Zombie. The band also toured as one of the opening acts of the bands Hole and Marilyn Manson co-headlined Beautiful Monsters Tour.[6] Following the well-publicized falling out between the outspoken vocalists of Hole and Marilyn Manson, Monster Magnet continued touring with Manson and opened the first three shows of his Rock is Dead Tour.[7] The songs "Powertrip", "Temple of Your Dreams", and "See You In Hell" also received airplay on rock radio stations. The album charted at No. 97 on the Billboard 200.

After a two-year tour supporting Powertrip, the band released God Says No (2001), charting at No. 153 on Billboard. However, it failed to match the commercial success of the band's previous release. After the release, Joe Calandra and Jon Kleiman left the band. They would be replaced by Jim Baglino and Michael Wildwood who recorded Monolithic Baby! and, after a short stint, Wildwood was replaced by former Love Among Freaks drummer Bob Pantella, respectively. The band also left A&M Records during this period.

Following the split from A&M Records, Monster Magnet wrote and performed "Live For The Moment", which was the former entrance theme of WWE wrestler Matt Hardy from 2002 to 2010. The song also appeared on the WWF Forceable Entry compilation.

Monolithic Baby! and 4-Way Diablo (2003–2008)

In 2003, Monster Magnet released Greatest Hits, a double album featuring their best songs, some rarities, and music videos from their time with A&M. They then signed to the European label SPV, and in early 2004 released Monolithic Baby! throughout Europe. The US release followed in May on SPV America. The band had a minor hit with the song "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)".

In March 2005, Caivano departed after seven years service in a split described as amicable by Wyndorf. A followup to Monolithic Baby! was expected in March 2006, to coincide with their European tour, along with re-releases of Spine of God and Tab, both featuring new artwork and liner notes; however the tour and album releases failed to materialize.

On February 27, 2006, Dave Wyndorf overdosed on prescription drugs and was hospitalized.[8]

In 2007, it was announced that Monster Magnet would release a new album, 4-Way Diablo, which had been put back for a year because of Wyndorf's overdose. It was released later that year. Later in 2007, another greatest hits collection, 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Monster Magnet, was released. "Powertrip" was used as the official theme song for the WWE pay-per-view event No Way Out 2007.

Prior to Monster Magnet's 2008 European tour, Caivano returned to the band.

Mastermind, Last Patrol and Mindfucker (2009–2019)

On November 24, 2009, it was announced that Monster Magnet had signed a new deal with Napalm Records. The band also announced that they would enter the studio in January 2010 to record a new album for a summer release.[9] According to Wyndorf, the band is very pleased with the label, which is "doing a good job".[10]

 
Monster Magnet live in 2010

The new album, Mastermind, was released in October 2010. The band embarked on a massive European tour, in August and then in November–December 2010, to promote their new album. After the tour, Ed Mundell left the band after 18 years "to collaborate with other musicians and producers", forming The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic. Wyndorf stated that Garrett Sweeny (Riotgod) replaced Ed on the tour.[11]

In the fall of 2011, Monster Magnet toured and performed the seminal Dopes to Infinity record in its entirety throughout Europe. One year later they did the same thing with their 1992 album Spine of God.

Last Patrol was released in North America on October 15, 2013. Monster Magnet's website also announced a North American tour for the album, their first in ten years. However, the remaining shows in mid-December got cancelled because of Wyndorf's influenza. The tour resumed in Europe in January and continued through February. Wyndorf stated that the band would play at each show the entire Last Patrol.[12]

In November 2014 a reworked version of "Last Patrol" called Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining of Last Patrol was released, and in October 2015, a reworked version of "Mastermind" called Cobras and Fire (The Mastermind Redux) was released. Featuring re-recordings and new arrangements, they contained a less polished, psychedelic production. In 2016, the band reissued the A&M era LPs with bonus content via Spinefarm Records. They toured Europe again.

Monster Magnet's first studio album in five years, Mindfucker, was released on March 23, 2018.[13]

A Better Dystopia (2020–present)

As of December 2020, Monster Magnet has been working on their eleventh studio album. It was mentioned that same month by Loudwire in their "88 of 2021's Most Anticipated Rock + Metal Albums" list.[14] The band released the first single of the album A Better Dystopia on March 23, 2021: Mr. Destroyer, a cover of the Poobah song. A Better Dystopia is 12 tracks of cover songs.[15] Released on May 21, 2021, the album received critical acclaim.[16]

Musical style and influences

 
Monster Magnet performing in 2017

Monster Magnet is noted for having a "heavy and spacy sound".[17] They have been described as a "space-metal outfit [that] helped codify the stoner-rock template with their landmark efforts in the early 1990s".[18] The album Superjudge, according to Metal Injection, "helped forge a sound that crafted a band and a genre."[19] Their sound has been described as "heady heavy metal".[20] Additionally, Monster Magnet is regarded as space rock,[21] hard rock,[22] and as part of the first wave of alternative metal.[23] Their style is heavily influenced by 1970s space rock bands such as Hawkwind,[24] psychedelia[23] and early metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Blue Öyster Cult and Sir Lord Baltimore.

In addition to recording covers such as Black Sabbath's "Into the Void" (Master of Reality, 1971) and Hawkwind's "Brainstorm" (Doremi Fasol Latido, 1972), Wyndorf sometimes incorporated elements of space rock staples into his own songs. For instance, the Dopes to Infinity title track borrows some of its lyrics from "Lord of Light" (ibid.), and Superjudge's "Twin Earth" is a reinterpretation of Captain Beyond's "Mesmerization Eclipse" (Captain Beyond, 1972). The main guitar riff to the track Dopes To Infinity is lifted from The Sir Lord Baltimore song "Woman Tamer" (Sir Lord Baltimore, 1971). The band has cited the British band Depeche Mode as an influence on its music. They covered Depeche Mode's "Black Celebration" for For the Masses, a 1998 Depeche Mode tribute album.

Wyndorf is a fan of 1960s comic books, particularly ones by Jack Kirby. He mentions Kirby in the song "Melt" from God Says No. He also mentions Marvel Comics characters MODOK (on "Baby Götterdämmerung" from Powertrip) and Ego the Living Planet (on "Ego, The Living Planet" from Dopes to Infinity). "Mindless Ones" from the album "Last Patrol" has references to the race of the same name, Dormammu, Great Vishanti and The Ancient One from Marvel's 'Doctor Strange'. "All Shook Out" from God Says No has a reference to "Children of the Atom" which is a reference to X-Men, also from Marvel Comics. Additionally, Marvel's Fantastic Four is referenced in the song "The Titan Who Cried Like a Baby" on their Mastermind album.

In other media

Television

The television drama series Sons of Anarchy uses Monster Magnet tracks frequently. Those featured include "Monolithic" in season 1 (episode 10), "Radiation Day", "Slut Machine" and "Freeze and Pixelate" in season 2 (episodes 1, 4 and 13), and "100 Million Miles" in season 3 (episode 12).

Tracks from the 2001 album God Says No have been used in television series, including the sci-fi TV series Alphas ("Heads Explode"), and The Shield, which featured the track "God Says No" in an early episode.

The reality series Viva La Bam also used several tracks from Monolithic Baby!, such as 'Slut Machine', 'Supercruel', and 'Unbroken' during multiple episodes.

Film

Tracks from the 1995 album Dopes to Infinity were included on the soundtrack for The Matrix ("Look to Your Orb for the Warning") and The Girl Next Door ("Dopes to Infinity"). The soundtrack of the 1994 movie S.F.W. features an early, otherwise-unreleased version of a song originally from Dopes to Infinity, "Negasonic Teenage Warhead".[25] The 1999 film Beowulf features the track "Lord 13" from Monster Magnet's early 1990s EP Tab during its end credits. The film Boys (1996) features the track "The Secret".

Several tracks from the 1998 Monster Magnet album Powertrip have been featured in film soundtracks, including "See You in Hell" in Bride of Chucky (1998), "Powertrip" in Soldier (1998), "Crop Circle" in Urban Legend (1998), and "Space Lord" in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006). "Big God", the bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album (and also B-side to "Space Lord"), appears in The Crow: Salvation (2000).

Tracks from the 2001 album God Says No have also been used in films. Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) includes "Silver Future"; Made (2001) includes "Down in the Jungle";[26] and Dracula 2000 (2000) includes "Heads Explode", and part of the music video for "Heads Explode" is also shown in Dracula 2000. The 2004 mountain bike film New World Disorder V - Disorderly Conduct features "Radiation Day" and "Slut Machine" on its soundtrack.

Monster Magnet contributed a cover of the MC5 song "Kick Out the Jams" to the Varsity Blues soundtrack. They also performed their track "Master of Light" from Monolithic Baby! live in a scene in the movie Torque.

The Marvel Comics character Negasonic Teenage Warhead, featured in the 2016 film Deadpool and its sequel, is named after the song of the same name from the band's album Dopes to Infinity.

Video games

Promotional use

  • The Crusty Demons Freestyle Motocross series has used both "Powertrip" from Powertrip and "Melt" from God Says No.
  • "Live for the Moment" was the theme song of WWE wrestler Matt Hardy, and was featured on WWF Forceable Entry.
  • "Space Lord" is used in a commercial for the Swedish chain store JC (jeans and clothes).
  • "Powertrip" from Powertrip was the official theme song for No Way Out 2007 for WWE.

Band members

Timeline

Members' other projects

As teenagers, Wyndorf and Caivano played in punk/power pop band Shrapnel from the late 70s until 1985. The band was managed by Legs McNeil, put out two indie singles and an EP on Elektra Records, played with the Ramones at CBGB, featured guitar from future producer Daniel Rey, and appeared both on the Uncle Floyd Show and in a Frank Miller issue of Amazing Spider-Man.

Since the mid-1990s, Cronin and Kleiman have fronted The Ribeye Bros. In 2003, Pantella mixed and plays bass on The Glasspack's Bridgeburner album. Mundell also played lead guitar on The Glasspack's track "Peepshow". The album was released on Small Stone Records in May 2004.[28]

In 2010, Ed Mundell left Monster Magnet to collaborate with new musicians and producers. In 2011 he formed The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic, and has contributed to albums for Sasquatch, Abrahma, 9 Chambers. His solo album "Space Time Employment Agency" is slated for 2013.

In 2007 Pantella joined The Atomic Bitchwax. Also in 2007, Pantella and Baglino formed RIOTGOD, along with Garrett Sweeny (of Psycho Daisy), and Mark Sunshine.

In 2010, Pantella appeared on LadyKiller's debut self-titled release. He is credited as having played drums on 13 of the 16 songs, in addition to having tracked more than half of the album at his recording studio in Sayerville, New Jersey.

In 2010, the first single "American Dream" was released on One Voice by Capricorn, a band formed by Phil Caivano, Todd Youth (of Murphy's Law, Danzig, Ace Frehley, Glen Campbell and The Chelsea Smiles) and Karl Rosqvist (of Danzig, The Chelsea Smiles and Michael Monroe).[29]

Chris Kosnik has played in The Atomic Bitchwax since its formation in 1993.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[30]
US
Ind

[31]
AUT
[32]
BEL (FL)
[33]
CAN
[34][35]
SWI
[36]
GER
[37]
SWE
[38]
UK
[39]
1991 Spine of God
1993 Superjudge
1995 Dopes to Infinity
  • Released: March 21, 1995
  • Label: A&M Records
61 30 17 51
1998 Powertrip
  • Released: June 16, 1998
  • Label: A&M Records
97 31 81 21 23 65
2000 God Says No
  • Released: November 12, 2000
  • Label: A&M Records
153 17 17 94
2004 Monolithic Baby!
  • Released: May 25, 2004
  • Label: SPV
22 46 37 13 7 91
2007 4-Way Diablo
  • Released: November 6, 2007
  • Label: SPV
81 51
2010 Mastermind 165 23 70 84 38 34 192
2013 Last Patrol
  • Released: October 15, 2013
  • Label: Napalm Records
188 46 50 100 44 29 102
2018 Mindfucker
  • Released: March 23, 2018
  • Label: Napalm Records
9 29 54 29 19
2021 A Better Dystopia
  • Released: May 21, 2021
  • Label: Napalm Records
22 87 25 10
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Remix/redux albums

Year Title Label
2014 Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining of Last Patrol Napalm Records
2015 Cobras and Fire (The Mastermind Redux) Napalm Records

EPs

Year Title Label Notes
1990 Monster Magnet Glitterhouse Records
1991 Tab Caroline Records Re-released by SPV in 2006
2001 Love Monster Wrong Way Records Collection of demos from 1988

Compilation albums

Year Title Label
1992 It's a Satanic Drug Thing...You Wouldn't Understand Glitterhouse Records
2003 Greatest Hits A&M Records
2007 The Best of Monster Magnet – The Millennium Collection A&M Records
2012 Space Lords Universal

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt

[41]
US
Main
CAN
[42]
CAN
Alt

[43]
UK
[39]
1990 "Lizard Johnny" Monster Magnet
"Murder"
1993 "Twin Earth" Superjudge
"Cyclops Revolution"
"Face Down"
"Cage Around the Sun"
1995 "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" 26 19 17 49 Dopes to Infinity
"Dopes to Infinity" 58
"Dead Christmas"
"Look to Your Orb for the Warning"
1998 "Space Lord" 29 3 5 45 Powertrip
"Powertrip" 20 49 8 39
1999 "Temple of Your Dreams" 25
"See You in Hell"
2000 "Silver Future" 15 God Says No
2001 "Heads Explode" 26
"Melt"
2004 "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" 31 Monolithic Baby!
"Monolithic"
2007 "Wall of Fire" 4-Way Diablo
2010 "Gods and Punks" Mastermind
2011 "100 Million Miles"
2013 "Mindless Ones" Last Patrol
"The Duke (of Supernature)"
2018 "Mindfucker" Mindfucker
"Ejection"
2021 "Mr. Destroyer" A Better Dystopia
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

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External links

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  • Monster Magnet at AllMusic  

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Monster Magnet is an American rock band Hailing from Red Bank New Jersey the group was founded in 1989 by Dave Wyndorf vocals and guitar John McBain guitar and Tim Cronin vocals and drums they have since gone through several lineup changes leaving Wyndorf as the only constant member Monster Magnet has released ten studio albums to date and they are best known for their 1990s hits Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Space Lord The band has also been credited for developing and popularizing the stoner rock genre along with Masters of Reality Kyuss Fu Manchu and Sleep 1 2 3 Monster MagnetMonster Magnet live in Spain 2008Background informationOriginRed Bank New Jersey U S GenresStoner rockhard rockspace rockYears active1989 presentLabelsCircuit Glitterhouse Caroline Atypeek A amp M SPV NapalmMembersDave WyndorfGarrett SweenyPhil CaivanoBob PantellaAlec MortonPast membersEd MundellJoe CalandraJon KleimanMichael WildwoodJohn McBainTim CroninJim BaglinoChris Kosnik Contents 1 Career 1 1 Beginnings and Spine of God 1989 1992 1 2 A amp M Records era and popularity 1992 2002 1 3 Monolithic Baby and 4 Way Diablo 2003 2008 1 4 Mastermind Last Patrol and Mindfucker 2009 2019 1 5 A Better Dystopia 2020 present 2 Musical style and influences 3 In other media 3 1 Television 3 2 Film 3 3 Video games 3 4 Promotional use 4 Band members 4 1 Timeline 5 Members other projects 6 Discography 6 1 Studio albums 6 2 Remix redux albums 6 3 EPs 6 4 Compilation albums 6 5 Singles 7 References 8 External linksCareer EditBeginnings and Spine of God 1989 1992 Edit Original names for the band were Dog of Mystery Airport 75 Triple Bad Acid and King Fuzz before finally settling on Monster Magnet taken from the name of a 1960s toy made by Wham O which Wyndorf liked when he was a child 4 In 1989 Monster Magnet released two demo cassettes Forget About Life I m High on Dope and I m Stoned What Ya Gonna Do About It The band s first official release was a single Lizard Johnny Freakshop USA on Long Island based Circuit Records The first demo and single were recorded as a three piece McBain guitar and bass Wyndorf guitar and vocals Cronin drums and vocals Before the second demo Jon Kleiman and Joe Calandra joined on drums and bass respectively Thus the lineup was composed of McBain on guitar Wyndorf on guitar and vocals Cronin on vocals Kleiman on drums and Calandra on bass The EP Monster Magnet followed on Glitterhouse Records of Germany containing the songs Snake Dance and Nod Scene both of which would appear again on Spine of God and Tractor which would be re recorded later for Powertrip In 1990 the band signed with Caroline Records and released a single Murder Tractor Cronin left shortly after although he would remain in the background particularly at live shows contributing to auditory effects lights and visuals for many years In 1991 they released their first full length album the cult classic Spine of God on the labels Go Get Organized Atypeek Music Primo Scree Glitterhouse Records Caroline Records Glitterhouse Records The album is hailed as one of the classics of the stoner rock genre ranking 28th on Heavy Planet s Top 50 of All Time The album contained the single Medicine which would be re recorded ten years later on God Says No which was also the band s first music video The band followed with a tour alongside rising grunge band Soundgarden 5 The tour helped the band get a recording contract with major record label A amp M Records Their final release with Caroline Records was an EP titled Tab which included among two other marathon length songs a 32 minute track called Tab The Tab EP was recorded before Spine of God yet released after it McBain quit the band soon after and was replaced by Atomic Bitchwax guitarist Ed Mundell 5 A amp M Records era and popularity 1992 2002 Edit In 1992 Monster Magnet was signed to A amp M Records and their first album on the label Superjudge was released the following year Despite being released on a major label it fared poorly commercially The songs Twin Earth and Face Down were released as singles with accompanying videos but it did little to help promote the album Dopes to Infinity 1995 the follow up record had a hit single Negasonic Teenage Warhead which benefitted from a music video that received regular rotation on MTV Still the album was not as successful as the band had hoped After the Dopes to Infinity tour Wyndorf moved to Las Vegas Nevada in order to begin working on Powertrip 1998 a breakthrough hit that finally earned the band a gold record Guitarist Phil Caivano joined the band in 1998 5 Space Lord the first single was a major radio hit and the band went on tour with successful bands Aerosmith Metallica and Rob Zombie The band also toured as one of the opening acts of the bands Hole and Marilyn Manson co headlined Beautiful Monsters Tour 6 Following the well publicized falling out between the outspoken vocalists of Hole and Marilyn Manson Monster Magnet continued touring with Manson and opened the first three shows of his Rock is Dead Tour 7 The songs Powertrip Temple of Your Dreams and See You In Hell also received airplay on rock radio stations The album charted at No 97 on the Billboard 200 After a two year tour supporting Powertrip the band released God Says No 2001 charting at No 153 on Billboard However it failed to match the commercial success of the band s previous release After the release Joe Calandra and Jon Kleiman left the band They would be replaced by Jim Baglino and Michael Wildwood who recorded Monolithic Baby and after a short stint Wildwood was replaced by former Love Among Freaks drummer Bob Pantella respectively The band also left A amp M Records during this period Following the split from A amp M Records Monster Magnet wrote and performed Live For The Moment which was the former entrance theme of WWE wrestler Matt Hardy from 2002 to 2010 The song also appeared on the WWF Forceable Entry compilation Monolithic Baby and 4 Way Diablo 2003 2008 Edit In 2003 Monster Magnet released Greatest Hits a double album featuring their best songs some rarities and music videos from their time with A amp M They then signed to the European label SPV and in early 2004 released Monolithic Baby throughout Europe The US release followed in May on SPV America The band had a minor hit with the song Unbroken Hotel Baby In March 2005 Caivano departed after seven years service in a split described as amicable by Wyndorf A followup to Monolithic Baby was expected in March 2006 to coincide with their European tour along with re releases of Spine of God and Tab both featuring new artwork and liner notes however the tour and album releases failed to materialize On February 27 2006 Dave Wyndorf overdosed on prescription drugs and was hospitalized 8 In 2007 it was announced that Monster Magnet would release a new album 4 Way Diablo which had been put back for a year because of Wyndorf s overdose It was released later that year Later in 2007 another greatest hits collection 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection The Best of Monster Magnet was released Powertrip was used as the official theme song for the WWE pay per view event No Way Out 2007 Prior to Monster Magnet s 2008 European tour Caivano returned to the band Mastermind Last Patrol and Mindfucker 2009 2019 Edit On November 24 2009 it was announced that Monster Magnet had signed a new deal with Napalm Records The band also announced that they would enter the studio in January 2010 to record a new album for a summer release 9 According to Wyndorf the band is very pleased with the label which is doing a good job 10 Monster Magnet live in 2010The new album Mastermind was released in October 2010 The band embarked on a massive European tour in August and then in November December 2010 to promote their new album After the tour Ed Mundell left the band after 18 years to collaborate with other musicians and producers forming The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic Wyndorf stated that Garrett Sweeny Riotgod replaced Ed on the tour 11 In the fall of 2011 Monster Magnet toured and performed the seminal Dopes to Infinity record in its entirety throughout Europe One year later they did the same thing with their 1992 album Spine of God Last Patrol was released in North America on October 15 2013 Monster Magnet s website also announced a North American tour for the album their first in ten years However the remaining shows in mid December got cancelled because of Wyndorf s influenza The tour resumed in Europe in January and continued through February Wyndorf stated that the band would play at each show the entire Last Patrol 12 In November 2014 a reworked version of Last Patrol called Milking the Stars A Re Imagining of Last Patrol was released and in October 2015 a reworked version of Mastermind called Cobras and Fire The Mastermind Redux was released Featuring re recordings and new arrangements they contained a less polished psychedelic production In 2016 the band reissued the A amp M era LPs with bonus content via Spinefarm Records They toured Europe again Monster Magnet s first studio album in five years Mindfucker was released on March 23 2018 13 A Better Dystopia 2020 present Edit As of December 2020 Monster Magnet has been working on their eleventh studio album It was mentioned that same month by Loudwire in their 88 of 2021 s Most Anticipated Rock Metal Albums list 14 The band released the first single of the album A Better Dystopia on March 23 2021 Mr Destroyer a cover of the Poobah song A Better Dystopia is 12 tracks of cover songs 15 Released on May 21 2021 the album received critical acclaim 16 Musical style and influences Edit Monster Magnet performing in 2017Monster Magnet is noted for having a heavy and spacy sound 17 They have been described as a space metal outfit that helped codify the stoner rock template with their landmark efforts in the early 1990s 18 The album Superjudge according to Metal Injection helped forge a sound that crafted a band and a genre 19 Their sound has been described as heady heavy metal 20 Additionally Monster Magnet is regarded as space rock 21 hard rock 22 and as part of the first wave of alternative metal 23 Their style is heavily influenced by 1970s space rock bands such as Hawkwind 24 psychedelia 23 and early metal bands such as Black Sabbath Deep Purple Blue Oyster Cult and Sir Lord Baltimore In addition to recording covers such as Black Sabbath s Into the Void Master of Reality 1971 and Hawkwind s Brainstorm Doremi Fasol Latido 1972 Wyndorf sometimes incorporated elements of space rock staples into his own songs For instance the Dopes to Infinity title track borrows some of its lyrics from Lord of Light ibid and Superjudge s Twin Earth is a reinterpretation of Captain Beyond s Mesmerization Eclipse Captain Beyond 1972 The main guitar riff to the track Dopes To Infinity is lifted from The Sir Lord Baltimore song Woman Tamer Sir Lord Baltimore 1971 The band has cited the British band Depeche Mode as an influence on its music They covered Depeche Mode s Black Celebration for For the Masses a 1998 Depeche Mode tribute album Wyndorf is a fan of 1960s comic books particularly ones by Jack Kirby He mentions Kirby in the song Melt from God Says No He also mentions Marvel Comics characters MODOK on Baby Gotterdammerung from Powertrip and Ego the Living Planet on Ego The Living Planet from Dopes to Infinity Mindless Ones from the album Last Patrol has references to the race of the same name Dormammu Great Vishanti and The Ancient One from Marvel s Doctor Strange All Shook Out from God Says No has a reference to Children of the Atom which is a reference to X Men also from Marvel Comics Additionally Marvel s Fantastic Four is referenced in the song The Titan Who Cried Like a Baby on their Mastermind album In other media EditTelevision Edit The television drama series Sons of Anarchy uses Monster Magnet tracks frequently Those featured include Monolithic in season 1 episode 10 Radiation Day Slut Machine and Freeze and Pixelate in season 2 episodes 1 4 and 13 and 100 Million Miles in season 3 episode 12 Tracks from the 2001 album God Says No have been used in television series including the sci fi TV series Alphas Heads Explode and The Shield which featured the track God Says No in an early episode The reality series Viva La Bam also used several tracks from Monolithic Baby such as Slut Machine Supercruel and Unbroken during multiple episodes Film Edit Tracks from the 1995 album Dopes to Infinity were included on the soundtrack for The Matrix Look to Your Orb for the Warning and The Girl Next Door Dopes to Infinity The soundtrack of the 1994 movie S F W features an early otherwise unreleased version of a song originally from Dopes to Infinity Negasonic Teenage Warhead 25 The 1999 film Beowulf features the track Lord 13 from Monster Magnet s early 1990s EP Tab during its end credits The film Boys 1996 features the track The Secret Several tracks from the 1998 Monster Magnet album Powertrip have been featured in film soundtracks including See You in Hell in Bride of Chucky 1998 Powertrip in Soldier 1998 Crop Circle in Urban Legend 1998 and Space Lord in Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006 Big God the bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album and also B side to Space Lord appears in The Crow Salvation 2000 Tracks from the 2001 album God Says No have also been used in films Heavy Metal 2000 2000 includes Silver Future Made 2001 includes Down in the Jungle 26 and Dracula 2000 2000 includes Heads Explode and part of the music video for Heads Explode is also shown in Dracula 2000 The 2004 mountain bike film New World Disorder V Disorderly Conduct features Radiation Day and Slut Machine on its soundtrack Monster Magnet contributed a cover of the MC5 song Kick Out the Jams to the Varsity Blues soundtrack They also performed their track Master of Light from Monolithic Baby live in a scene in the movie Torque The Marvel Comics character Negasonic Teenage Warhead featured in the 2016 film Deadpool and its sequel is named after the song of the same name from the band s album Dopes to Infinity Video games Edit Sony Computer Entertainment s 2007 PlayStation 3 release MotorStorm featured Powertrip from Powertrip Electronic Arts s early 90s release Road Rash featured Dinosaur Vacume from Superjudge Activision Value s 2006 27 release American Chopper featured Space Lord MercurySteam s 2017 release Raiders of the Broken Planet later renamed to Spacelords featured Space lord as the opening themePromotional use Edit The Crusty Demons Freestyle Motocross series has used both Powertrip from Powertrip and Melt from God Says No Live for the Moment was the theme song of WWE wrestler Matt Hardy and was featured on WWF Forceable Entry Space Lord is used in a commercial for the Swedish chain store JC jeans and clothes Powertrip from Powertrip was the official theme song for No Way Out 2007 for WWE Band members EditCurrent members Dave Wyndorf vocals rhythm guitar 1989 present Phil Caivano rhythm guitar lead guitar 1998 2005 2008 present Bob Pantella drums 2004 present Garrett Sweeny lead guitar 2010 present Alec Morton bass guitar 2020 present Former members John McBain lead guitar bass 1989 1992 Tim Cronin vocals drums bass 1989 1990 Tom Diello drums 1989 1991 Ed Mundell lead guitar 1992 2010 Joe Calandra bass guitar 1990 2001 Jon Kleiman drums 1991 2001 Jim Baglino bass guitar 2001 2013 Michael Wildwood drums 2001 2004 Chris Kosnik bass guitar 2013 2020 Timeline EditMembers other projects EditAs teenagers Wyndorf and Caivano played in punk power pop band Shrapnel from the late 70s until 1985 The band was managed by Legs McNeil put out two indie singles and an EP on Elektra Records played with the Ramones at CBGB featured guitar from future producer Daniel Rey and appeared both on the Uncle Floyd Show and in a Frank Miller issue of Amazing Spider Man Since the mid 1990s Cronin and Kleiman have fronted The Ribeye Bros In 2003 Pantella mixed and plays bass on The Glasspack s Bridgeburner album Mundell also played lead guitar on The Glasspack s track Peepshow The album was released on Small Stone Records in May 2004 28 In 2010 Ed Mundell left Monster Magnet to collaborate with new musicians and producers In 2011 he formed The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic and has contributed to albums for Sasquatch Abrahma 9 Chambers His solo album Space Time Employment Agency is slated for 2013 In 2007 Pantella joined The Atomic Bitchwax Also in 2007 Pantella and Baglino formed RIOTGOD along with Garrett Sweeny of Psycho Daisy and Mark Sunshine In 2010 Pantella appeared on LadyKiller s debut self titled release He is credited as having played drums on 13 of the 16 songs in addition to having tracked more than half of the album at his recording studio in Sayerville New Jersey In 2010 the first single American Dream was released on One Voice by Capricorn a band formed by Phil Caivano Todd Youth of Murphy s Law Danzig Ace Frehley Glen Campbell and The Chelsea Smiles and Karl Rosqvist of Danzig The Chelsea Smiles and Michael Monroe 29 Chris Kosnik has played in The Atomic Bitchwax since its formation in 1993 Discography EditStudio albums Edit Year Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUS 30 USInd 31 AUT 32 BEL FL 33 CAN 34 35 SWI 36 GER 37 SWE 38 UK 39 1991 Spine of God Released December 6 1991 Label Caroline Records Label Go Get Organized Atypeek Music 1993 Superjudge Released April 6 1993 Label A amp M Records 1995 Dopes to Infinity Released March 21 1995 Label A amp M Records 61 30 17 511998 Powertrip Released June 16 1998 Label A amp M Records 97 31 81 21 23 65 RIAA Gold 40 2000 God Says No Released November 12 2000 Label A amp M Records 153 17 17 942004 Monolithic Baby Released May 25 2004 Label SPV 22 46 37 13 7 912007 4 Way Diablo Released November 6 2007 Label SPV 81 51 2010 Mastermind Released October 27 2010 Label Napalm Records 165 23 70 84 38 34 1922013 Last Patrol Released October 15 2013 Label Napalm Records 188 46 50 100 44 29 1022018 Mindfucker Released March 23 2018 Label Napalm Records 9 29 54 29 19 2021 A Better Dystopia Released May 21 2021 Label Napalm Records 22 87 25 10 denotes a release that did not chart Remix redux albums Edit Year Title Label2014 Milking the Stars A Re Imagining of Last Patrol Napalm Records2015 Cobras and Fire The Mastermind Redux Napalm RecordsEPs Edit Year Title Label Notes1990 Monster Magnet Glitterhouse Records1991 Tab Caroline Records Re released by SPV in 20062001 Love Monster Wrong Way Records Collection of demos from 1988Compilation albums Edit Year Title Label1992 It s a Satanic Drug Thing You Wouldn t Understand Glitterhouse Records2003 Greatest Hits A amp M Records2007 The Best of Monster Magnet The Millennium Collection A amp M Records2012 Space Lords UniversalSingles Edit Year Song Peak chart positions AlbumUSAlt 41 USMain CAN 42 CANAlt 43 UK 39 1990 Lizard Johnny Monster Magnet Murder 1993 Twin Earth Superjudge Cyclops Revolution Face Down Cage Around the Sun 1995 Negasonic Teenage Warhead 26 19 17 49 Dopes to Infinity Dopes to Infinity 58 Dead Christmas Look to Your Orb for the Warning 1998 Space Lord 29 3 5 45 Powertrip Powertrip 20 49 8 391999 Temple of Your Dreams 25 See You in Hell 2000 Silver Future 15 God Says No2001 Heads Explode 26 Melt 2004 Unbroken Hotel Baby 31 Monolithic Baby Monolithic 2007 Wall of Fire 4 Way Diablo2010 Gods and Punks Mastermind2011 100 Million Miles 2013 Mindless Ones Last Patrol The Duke of Supernature 2018 Mindfucker Mindfucker Ejection 2021 Mr Destroyer A Better Dystopia denotes a release that did not chart 5 References Edit 10 essential stoner rock albums Louder October 16 2016 Retrieved December 28 2020 Monster Magnet Bring Larger Than Life Rock to Williamsburg The Village Voice October 16 2016 Retrieved December 28 2020 STONER METAL a metal music subgenre Metal Music Archives Retrieved December 28 2020 Biography monstermagnet net Archived from 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