Mastermind (Monster Magnet album)

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Mastermind
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)
Genre
Length66:23
Label Napalm Records
Producer Dave Wyndorf, Matt Hyde
Monster Magnet chronology
4-Way Diablo
(2007)
Mastermind
(2010)
Last Patrol
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Blabbermouth.net 8/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Jukebox:Metal Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
PopMatters 7/10 [9]

Mastermind is the eighth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet. [10] A video for the first single, "Gods and Punks", was released on October 1, 2010. [11] The album was released on October 25, 2010. [12] 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.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Dave Wyndorf except where stated.

  1. "Hallucination Bomb" – 5:27
  2. "Bored with Sorcery" – 4:02
  3. "Dig That Hole" (Wyndorf, Phil Caivano) – 5:34
  4. "Gods and Punks" – 5:32
  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'" – 4:29
  13. "Watch Me Fade" (bonus track) – 3:05
  14. "Fuzz Pig" (bonus track) – 3:13

Personnel

Production and art

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart [13] 70
Swedish Albums Chart [13] 34
Swiss Albums Charts [13] 84
UK Albums Chart [14] 192
UK Indie Chart [14] 18
US Billboard 200 [14] 165
US Indie Chart [14] 23
US Rock Albums [14] 47
US Hard Rock Albums [14] 14

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