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| Released | May 22, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | Freak Shop, Port Monmouth, New Jersey | |||
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| Length | 47:32 | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
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A Better Dystopia is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band Monster Magnet. The album was released on May 22, 2021, by Napalm Records. It is a cover album, being mostly made up of songs from psychedelic rock and garage rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Diamond Mine" (Dave Diamond cover) | 1:58 |
| 2. | "Born to Go" (Hawkwind cover) | 5:47 |
| 3. | "Epitaph for a Head" (J.D. Blackfoot cover) | 2:08 |
| 4. | "Solid Gold Hell" (The Scientists cover) | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Be Forewarned" (Pentagram cover) | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Mr. Destroyer" (Poobah cover) | 5:41 |
| 7. | "When The Wolf Sits" (Jerusalem cover) | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Death" (The Pretty Things cover) | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Situation" (Josefus cover) | 2:16 |
| 10. | "It's Trash" (The Cave Men cover) | 2:10 |
| 11. | "Motorcycle (Straight to Hell)" (Table Scraps cover) | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Learning to Die" (Dust cover) | 6:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Welcome to the Void" (Morgen cover) | 2:49 |
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| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] | 22 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] | 87 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] | 10 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] | 25 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [9] | 53 |
Monster Magnet is an American rock band, founded in Red Bank, New Jersey in 1989 by Dave Wyndorf, John McBain (guitar) and Tim Cronin. The band has since gone through several lineup changes, leaving Wyndorf as the only constant member. Monster Magnet has released eleven studio albums to date, and 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.
Powertrip is the fourth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released on June 16, 1998. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, achieving mainstream success due largely to the hit single "Space Lord". Other hit songs on the album include "Powertrip", "Temple of Your Dreams", and "See You in Hell". The album itself, reached #1 on the Heatseekers Charts, #21 in the German Charts, #65 in the UK Charts, and #97 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 25, 1999.
Dopes to Infinity is the third album by American rock band Monster Magnet. It was released on March 21, 1995.
Spine of God is the debut studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in Europe in 1991 and in the United States the following year. The album represents one of the earliest examples of the emerging 1990s sub-genre of stoner rock. Spine of God did not perform well commercially upon its initial release. The song "Medicine" was released as a single with accompanying music video.
Superjudge is the second full-length album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released on April 6, 1993. It is the first Monster Magnet album to feature lead guitarist Ed Mundell, who replaced founding member John McBain in 1992. Tracks "Twin Earth" and "Face Down" were released as singles with accompanying music videos.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, released in 1994. Certified Diamond by the RIAA, it is Seger's most successful album to date. In December 2009, Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan confirmed that with nearly nine million copies sold. Bob Seger's Greatest Hits was the decade's best-selling catalog album in the United States, even out-selling The Beatles' 1 and Michael Jackson's Number Ones. By September 2011, the album had sold a total of 9,062,000 copies in the United States.
David Albert Wyndorf is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of hard rock band Monster Magnet. He is the band's frontman, songwriter and only remaining founding member. Monster Magnet has released eleven studio albums and is considered one of the pioneers of the stoner rock genre. Prior to forming Monster Magnet, Wyndorf was the frontman of punk band Shrapnel.
Monster Magnet is the debut EP by American rock band Monster Magnet, released via the German label Glitterhouse Records in 1990. The songs "Snake Dance" and "Nod Scene" would later be re-recorded for the group's debut full-length album Spine of God, released in 1991. The song "Tractor" would later be re-recorded for the group's Powertrip album, released in 1998.
Tab is the second EP by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in 1991. Initially released only in Europe, it was recorded before the band's 1991 debut full-length album Spine of God and was not released in North America until after the group's 1993 album Superjudge became a minor hit. The EP is generally viewed as Monster Magnet's most psychedelic release, with the first two tracks alone totaling 45 minutes.
God Says No is the fifth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet. It was released in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2000, and in the United States on April 10, 2001. It was a commercial failure compared to their previous album, Powertrip. It was their last release recorded for A&M Records, due to problems with promotion of the album but it reached #17 in Germany. It would also be the last release with bassist Joe Calandra and drummer Jon Kleiman.
Monolithic Baby! is the sixth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in 2004. It is a follow-up to 2000's God Says No. It would also be the first album featuring bassist Jim Baglino. Bob Pantella was hired to fill the band's drum position after the album's recording; the drums on the album were performed by Michael Wildwood.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in 2003 via A&M Records. The first disc contains the band's best-known material, and contains tracks from 1991's Spine of God up until their 2000 effort, God Says No, while the second disc contains the band's music videos and a few B-sides and rarities.
Deja Vu All Over Again is the sixth solo studio album by John Fogerty. It was released in 2004, seven years after his previous studio album Blue Moon Swamp. Originally issued by DreamWorks Records, it was reissued by Geffen Records after it absorbed DreamWorks.
Hourglass is the second solo studio album by English singer Dave Gahan, released on 17 October 2007 by Mute Records. It received generally favourable reviews; most critics complimented its electronica sound, while some criticised it for sounding too similar to Gahan's group Depeche Mode.
4-Way Diablo is the seventh studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet. It was recorded in four different studios: Sound City Studios, American Studios, The Sunset Lodge and Hydeaway Studios. It was released in 2007, November 5 in Europe and November 6 in the United States where it sold 1,800 copies on its first week of release. This album doesn't feature guitarist Phil Caivano.
Mastermind is the eighth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet. A video for the first single, "Gods and Punks", was released on October 1, 2010. The album was released on October 25, 2010. It debuted at No. 165 on the Billboard 200 selling around 3,000 copies, becoming the band's first album since 2001's God Says No to chart on the Billboard 200. Mastermind was the final album of lead guitarist and long-term member Ed Mundell, as well as bassist Jim Baglino. This album marked the return of guitarist Phil Caivano after his 4-year hiatus.
Last Patrol is the ninth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet. It is the first recording since their 1991 debut album Spine of God not to feature long time member Ed Mundell who left the band shortly after their 2010 album Mastermind.
Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining of Last Patrol is the remix studio album by the American rock band Monster Magnet. According to the band's frontman Dave Wyndorf, the album is a "reimagined" version of their previous album, 2013's Last Patrol, featuring four new songs and two live tracks. The album is not strictly a remix of Last Patrol; songs feature new recordings and arrangements aimed at giving the album what Wyndorf describes as "a weird 1960s vibe". The album closes with two live tracks which were recorded at the AB in Brussels in 2014, and which feature the debut performance of the band's new bassist, Chris Kosnik.
Cobras and Fire is the redux studio album by the American rock band Monster Magnet. The album is a reworking of material previously included on Mastermind (2010).
Mindfucker is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Monster Magnet. The album was released on March 23, 2018, by Napalm Records. The album swaps in their trademark hazy jams and bigger-than-life guitar solos for proto-punk and garage metal.
