"A decadent psych-rock whirlpool" - ROLLING
STONE
"Monstrously mind-bending. the mother lode for
those who crave maximum psychedelic overload" -
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Described as a "mind-expansion team" by The New
York Times, New Jersey's MONSTER MAGNET is
hands down one of the most explosive and exciting
U.S. rock bands of the last two decades. The band
will release its long-awaited new album "Mastermind"
this October.
"It's a big, beefy ball of demented anthems and power
rock," says MAGNET frontman Dave Wyndorf with
enthusiasm. "The music itself is exaggerated and
muscular. Like classic rock gone insane! Giant hooks,
giant sounds. The rockers are direct and intense. The
ballads, trippy and strange. It's guitar heaven."
And the lyrics? Dave laughs. "Well, the lyrics read like
a fever-dream of life in the 21st century. Cynicism,
optimism, satire, sex, deluded fantasies and dead-on
reality. They're all here - sometimes even in the same
song! In my world, images, information and emotions
tend to intertwine. I'll describe the smallest details of
my personal life in crazy, cinematic terms. When I
write, the words play out in my mind like scenes from
a movie and that's the vibe I tried to capture on
"Mastermind" - rapid-fire emotion. What can I say?
I'm having a weird life and I have to write it down that
way."
MONSTER MAGNET formed in 1989; fusing a
template born of metal, punk, space rock and
psychedelic influences. The band soon developed a
sludgy, feedback-heavy hard rock sound that helped
them stand out from the era's burgeoning retro-rock
movement. After signing with independent label
Caroline Records in 1992, the band recorded its first
full-length album: the very impressive, uniquely dark
psychedelic masterpiece "Spine of God". A support
tour with the then fast-rising Soundgarden helped
attract the attention of A&M Records, who would issue
MONSTER MAGNET's stellar major-label debut
"Superjudge" in 1993.
With 1995's "Dopes to Infinity", MONSTER MAGNET
would achieve interstellar overdrive, becoming
international superstars. Recorded at The Magic Shop
and Electric Lady Studios in New York, the album
yielded the top-ten rock single "Negasonic Teenage
Warhead", still a staple
of the band's live set.
The record's massively
successful follow up -
1998's "Powertrip" -
unleashed the singles
"Powertrip", "Temple of
Your Dreams", "See
You In Hell", and the
hugely successful
"Space Lord", all of
which received substantial rock radio airplay. Two
years worth of world tours with the likes of Aerosmith,
Metallica, Rob Zombie, and Marilyn Manson made
MONSTER MAGNET a household name.
2004's "Monolithic Baby!" and 2007's "4-Way Diablo"
were bridged with a break in time when Wyndorf
overdosed on prescription drugs. After a successful
battle with his personal demons, the artist returned
stronger and more focused than ever and today,
continues to play and make great rock and roll.
.Which brings us full circle to the impending record,
"Mastermind". Saying that the album is a "return to
form" would be a severe understatement. Songs such
as the first single "Gods and Punks" and "100 Million
Miles" are among the catchiest and heaviest hitting
tracks in MONSTER MAGNET's storied catalog. Or to
let the frontman succinctly sum it up:
"In the end, "Mastermind" ROCKS, and that's what's
most important."
Official Web Site: http://www.zodiaclung.com/
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/monstermagnet
For promotional material please contact:
USA: nathan@napalmrecords.com
All other countries: ben@napalmrecords.com
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