| Mastermind | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Monster Magnet | ||
| Released | October 26 2010 | |
| Recorded | 2009 - 2010 | |
| Genre | Space rock · stoner rock · psychedelic rock · hard rock | |
| Length | 66:23 | |
| Label | Napalm Records | |
| Producer | Dave Wyndorf, Matt Hyde | |
| Monster Magnet chronology | ||
| 4-Way Diablo (2007) |
Mastermind (2010) |
Superjudge / She Digs That Hole (2010) |
Mastermind is the eighth studio album by the New Jersey stoner rock band Monster Magnet, released initially on 26 October 2010 and their first album on Napalm Records. Notably it would be the band's first charting album in the United States since 2000's God Says No, debuting at #165 on the Billboard 200 with around 3,000 copies sold in it's first week.[1] Notably this album would be the final Monster Magnet release to feature longtime lead guitarist Ed Mundell, whom quit the band on 3 November.[2][3]
Background[]
Work would begin on the next Monster Magnet album in late 2009 going into 2010. Around the Summer of 2010 Mastermind would officially be announced and set for 26 October release.[4] A music video for "Gods and Punks" would be released on 4 October to further promote the album. Commercially it would be more successful than the band's previous effort 4-Way Diablo, charting in several countries shortly after it's release.[5]
Mastermind received generally positive reception from critics. Blabbermouth, awarding an 8/10, cited the band's "older, more surly" feel cited the album as "it rocks hard and plants a boot in the ass of any naysayer who thought MONSTER MAGNET had nothing left in the tank.".[6] PopMatters praised the album and noted the following tracks to close out: "Hallucination Bomb" boasts a wicked elastic riff that exudes as much menace as Sabbath's Born Again. "Bored With Secrecy" charges along at a rampaging pace that we haven't heard from Wyndorf in ages, and "When the Planes Fell from the Sky" is built around a devastating riff made all the more dramatic by the melancholy tone of Wyndorf's singing. Overall, it's a welcome return to form by a band that's shown a lot more resilience than most people would have expected.".[7] Other reviews whom ranged the album on a more average scale would be The Obelisk,[8] The Guardian,[9] Metal Injection[10] and Stereoboard.[11]
Tracklist[]
MONSTER MAGNET - Gods and Punks (Official)
All songs written by Dave Wyndorf except where noted.
Tracks 13 and 14 are bonus tracks.
- 1. Hallucination Bomb (5:27)
- 2. Bored With Sorcery (4:02)
- 3. Dig That Hole (5:34) (Dave Wyndorf, Phil Caivano)
- 4. Gods And Punks (5:31)
- 5. The Titan Who Cried Like A Baby (3:36)
- 6. Mastermind (5:08)
- 7. 100 Million Miles (5:01)
- 8. Perish In Fire (4:42)
- 9. Time Machine (5:30)
- 10. When The Planes Fall From The Sky (5:46)
- 11. Ghost Story (5:20)
- 12. All Outta Nothin (4:28)
- 13. Watch Me Fade (3:05)
- 14. Fuzz Pig (3:13)
Personnel[]
- Dave Wyndorf - Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Art Direction
- Phil Caivano - Guitar, Additional Recording, Additional Production
- Ed Mundell - Guitar
- Jim Baglino - Bass
- Bob Pantella - Drums
- Matt Hyde - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- Tom Baker - Mastering
- Chris Rakestraw - Additional Recording
- Ryan Clark - Illustration, Design
- Invisible Creature, Inc. - Art Direction
- MK - Lacquer Cut
External Links[]
References[]
| V·T·E Monster Magnet | |
|---|---|
| Current Members | Dave Wyndorf • Phil Caivano • Bob Pantella • Garrett Sweeny • Alec Morton |
| Past Members | John McBain • Tim Cronin • Tom Diello • Ed Mundell • Jim Baglino • Joe Calandra • Jon Kleiman • Michael Wildwood • Chris Kosnik |
| Studio Albums | Spine of God • Superjudge • Dopes To Infinity • Powertrip • God Says No • Monolithic Baby! • 4-Way Diablo • Mastermind • Last Patrol • Mindfucker • A Better Dystopia |
| Extended Plays | Monster Magnet • Tab • Superjudge / She Digs That Hole • Dopes |
| Demo Albums and Remix Albums | Forget About Life, I'm High On Dope • We're Stoned, What Are You Going To Do About It? • The TAB Remix • Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining Of Last Patrol • Cobras and Fire: The Mastermind Redux |
| Associated Bands, Artists, Etc. | The Atomic Bitchwax • Gallery of Mites • Black Nasa • Daisycutter • Shrapnel • The Desert Sessions • Love Monster • The Ultra Electric Mega Galactic • Godspeed • Riotgod • The Ribeye Brothers • A Thousand Knives of Fire • Queens of the Stone Age • Raging Slab • Dirty Bird • Jakalope • Love Among Freaks • Dog of Mystery • Pinque Phloyd • Acid Reich • The Wellwater Conspiracy • 9 Chambers • Human Remains |