![]() With the release of 2013's Last Patrol, the band began fusing the more hard rock-oriented style they had been performing since Powertrip, with the space rock stylings from earlier in their career. Mundell left (on good terms with Wyndorf) in 2010, and was replaced by Garrett Sweeny. The band released 4-Way Diablo the next year and Mastermind in 2010, the latter on Napalm Records (another new label). This was followed by Wyndorf's near-death in 2006 due to a prescription drug overdose. In 2004, the new lineup released Monolithic Baby! on SPV and had another (minor) hit with "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)". In spite of the setbacks, Monster Magnet managed to replace the lost members (with Jim Baglino and Michael Wildwood, though Wildwood was quickly replaced by Bob Pantella) and even managed to record the theme song of WWE superstar Matt Hardy. Calandra and Kleiman quit shortly thereafter. However, after just one more album, they found themselves dropped from A&M due to their inability to follow "Space Lord" up with another similarly large hit. Just before the recording of Powertrip (the band's first gold record and best-selling album), they added another guitarist, Phil Caivano. Of these, Dopes To Infinity and Powertrip were the most successful, spawning the minor hits "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" (with a video memorably spoofed on Beavis And Butthead) and "Space Lord" (the band's breakthrough song), respectively. They released a strong of 4 albums on A&M that expanded their fanbase significantly and helped them come to be known as a key band in the emerging Stoner movement (alongside Kyuss and Sleep). Their final release on Caroline was Tab, a 50-minute collection of long jams that the band calls an EP for some reason. After this, they went on tour with Soundgarden, which got them signed to Soundgarden's label, to boot. ![]() They released their cult classic first album, Spine of God, in 1991 on the slightly larger Caronline Records. Cronin left shortly after, though the next couple records credit him as a "creative consultant" in various hilarious ways. They're known for their rather nonsensical lyrics, as well as their loud, grindingly heavy (and memorable) riffs and Wyndorf's wailing voice.įormed in 1989 by main man Dave Wyndorf, John McBain and Tim Cronin, after releasing a demo and a single, they then expanded to a five piece and produced more demos and their self-titled EP (on an obscure German label, oddly enough). Their music combines 70s-style Heavy Metal and Hard Rock with Psychedelic Rock and Space Rock, as well as Doom Metal and Grunge influences. They're also one of the most commercially successful and popular of Stoner bands, and are well-known for the semi-hits "Negasonic Teenage Warhead", "Space Lord" and "Powertrip". Monster Magnet are a seminal Stoner Rock/ Stoner Metal band (technically slightly different things, but they count as both), who have had significance influence on the genre. ![]()
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