History Music / MonsterMagnet

* {{Bowdlerize}}: "Space Lord" was hit with a case of preemptive bowdlerization, changing "Space Lord motherfucker" to "Space Lord, mother mother". May count as Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad since Space Lord went on to be Monster Magnet's biggest hit. The Intergalactic 7 Remix used the original phrasing however, as do most remixes. Also, the line about "I drink from your tit I sing the blues every day" is often censored to "I drink from your ''tin'' I sing the blues every day."

* NotChristianRock: The band makes quite a few trippy references to God and Christianity in their music, but they are not a Christian band per say.

* EpicRocking: Pretty often, but Tab (from the EP/album of the same name) takes the cake- it's [[UpToEleven OVER 30 minutes long]]!

* CoverVersion: Many: "Sin's A Good Man's Brother" (Music/GrandFunkRailroad), "Evil" (Howlin' Wolf), "Brainstorm" (Music/{{Hawkwind}}), "Kick Out The Jams" (Music/{{MC5}}), "There's No Way Out" (Ken Baker, also covered by [[Music/PinkFloyd David Gilmour]]), "The Right Stuff" ([[Music/{{Hawkwind}} Robert Calvert]]), "Venus In Furs" (Music/VelvetUnderground), "2000 Light Years From Home" (Music/TheRollingStones) and "Three Kingfishers" (Music/{{Donovan}}).

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Most songs average around 6-7, some go down into the 2-4 range ("Blow 'Em Off", "Your Lies Become You", "Baby Gotterdamerung") and a few up to about 8 ("I Control, I Fly", arguably).

* CoolShades: Wyndorf seems to never leave home without his. It's asleep very effective when he takes them off, revealing piercing blue eyes.

* CoolShades: Wyndorf seems to never leave home without his.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: "Space Lord" was hit with a case of preemptive bowdlerization, changing "Space Lord motherfucker" to "Space Lord, mother mother". May count as TropesAreNotBad since Space Lord went on to be Monster Magnet's biggest hit. The Intergalactic 7 Remix used the original phrasing however, as do most remixes. Also, the line about "I drink from your tit I sing the blues every day" is often censored to "I drink from your ''tin'' I sing the blues every day."

** His shout of "I talk to planets, baby!" in "Ego, The Living Planet" stands out as well, as it's the only thing he says in an otherwise instrumental song.

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 Music/{{Kyuss}} and Music/{{Sleep}}). Of these, ''Dopes To Infinity'' and ''Powertrip'' were the most successful, spawning the minor hits "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" (with a video memorably spoofed on WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead) and "Space Lord" (the band's breakthrough song), respectively. Just before the recording of ''Powertrip'' (the band's first gold record and best-selling album), they added another guitarist, Phil Caivano. 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. Calandra and Kleiman quit shortly thereafter.

Tropes that apply to Monster Magnet:

* John McBain, guitar (1989-1992)

Formed 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). Cronin left shortly after, though the next couple records credit him as a "creative consultant" in [[RunningGag various hilarious ways]]. They released their cult classic first album in 1991 on the slightly larger Caronline Records. After this, they went on tour with Music/{{Soundgarden}}, which got them signed to Soundgarden's label, to boot. Their final release on Caroline was Tab, a 50-minute collection of [[EpicRocking long jams]] that the band calls an EP for some reason.

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 Music/{{Kyuss}} and Music/{{Sleep}}). Of these, Dopes To Infinity and Powertrip were the most successful, spawning the minor hits "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" (with a video memorably spoofed on WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead) and "Space Lord" (the band's breakthrough song), respectively. Just before the recording of Powertrip (the band's first gold record and best-selling album), they added another guitarist, Phil Caivano. 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. Calandra and Kleiman quit shortly thereafter.

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 Wrestling/MattHardy. In 2004, the new lineup released Monolithic Baby! on SPV and had another (minor) hit with "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)". In 2005, Caivano left amicably. This was followed by Wyndorf's near-death in 2006 due to a prescription drug overdose. Thankfully, he got over it.

The band released 4-Way Diablo the next year and Mastermind in 2010, the latter on Napalm Records (another new label). Mundell left (on good terms with Wyndorf) in 2010, and was replaced by Garrett Sweeny. Also, Caivano [[HesBack returned]] in 2008. The band's apparently working on a follow-up right now.

* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Monster Magnet EP]]'', 1990
* ''Spine of God'', 1991
* ''Tab EP'', 1991 (also known as Tab 25 or 25 Tab, long enough to be an album but called an EP by the band)
* ''Superjudge'', 1993
* ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dopes To Infinity]]'', 1995
* ''Powertrip'', 1998
* ''God Says No'', 2001
* ''Monolithic Baby!'', 2004
* ''4 Way Diablo'', 2007
* ''Mastermind'', 2010
* ''Last Patrol'', 2013

* AlternativeMetal

* CoverVersion: Many- "Sin's A Good Man's Brother" (Music/GrandFunkRailroad), "Evil" (Howlin' Wolf), "Brainstorm" (Music/{{Hawkwind}}), "Kick Out The Jams" (Music/{{MC5}}), "There's No Way Out" (Ken Baker, also covered by [[Music/PinkFloyd David Gilmour]]), "The Right Stuff" ([[Music/{{Hawkwind}} Robert Calvert]]), "Venus In Furs" (Music/VelvetUnderground), "2000 Light Years From Home" (Music/TheRollingStones) and "Three Kingfishers" (Music/{{Donovan}}).

* ShoutOut: Many, mostly to various comics (Dave lists JackKirby as his favorite comic artist) and sci-fi works. In return, there's a Marvel comics character named Negasonic Teenage Warhead after the song ([[Creator/GrantMorrison someone there]] was a fan, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negasonic_Teenage_Warhead_%28comics%29 apparently]])...

Formed 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). Cronin left shortly after, though the next couple records credit him as a "creative consultant" in [[RunningGag various hilarious ways]]. They released their cult classic first album in 1991 on the slightly larger Caronline Records. After this, they went on tour with Music/{{Soundgarden}}, which got them signed to Soundgarden's label, to boot. Their final release on Caroline was Tab, a 50-minute collection of [[EpicRocking long jams]] that the band calls an EP for some reason.

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). Of these, Dopes To Infinity and Powertrip were the most successful, spawning the minor hits "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" (with a video memorably spoofed on WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead) and "Space Lord" (the band's breakthrough song), respectively. Just before the recording of Powertrip (the band's first gold record and best-selling album), they added another guitarist, Phil Caivano. 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. Calandra and Kleiman quit shortly thereafter.

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). Of these, Dopes To Infinity and Powertrip were the most successful, spawning the minor hits "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" (with a video memorably spoofed on BeavisAndButthead) and "Space Lord" (the band's breakthrough song), respectively. Just before the recording of Powertrip (the band's first gold record and best-selling album), they added another guitarist, Phil Caivano. 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. Calandra and Kleiman quit shortly thereafter.

Like every subatomic genius who just invented pain\\

* ShoutOut: Many, mostly to various comics (Dave lists JackKirby as his favorite comic artist) and sci-fi works. In return, there's a Marvel comics character named Negasonic Teenage Warhead after the song ([[Creator/GrantMorrison someone there]] was a fan, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negasonic_Teenage_Warhead_%28comics%29 apparently]]...

Monster Magnet are a seminal Stoner Rock/ [[DoomMetal Stoner Metal]] band (technically slightly different things, but they count as both), who have had significance influence on the genre. 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".

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Formed 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). Cronin left shortly after, though the next couple records credit him as a "creative consultant" in [[RunningGag various hilarious ways]]. They released their cult classic first album in 1991 on the slightly larger Caronline Records. After this, they went on tour with {{Soundgarden}}, which got them signed to Soundgarden's label, to boot. Their final release on Caroline was Tab, a 50-minute collection of [[EpicRocking long jams]] that the band calls an EP for some reason.

* CoverVersion: Many- "Sin's A Good Man's Brother" (Music/GrandFunkRailroad), "Evil" (Howlin' Wolf), "Brainstorm" (Music/{{Hawkwind}}), "Kick Out The Jams" (Music/{{MC5}}), "There's No Way Out" (Ken Baker, also covered by [[PinkFloyd David Gilmour]]), "The Right Stuff" ([[Music/{{Hawkwind}} Robert Calvert]]), "Venus In Furs" (Music/VelvetUnderground), "2000 Light Years From Home" (Music/TheRollingStones) and "Three Kingfishers" (Music/{{Donovan}}).

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 MattHardy. In 2004, the new lineup released Monolithic Baby! on SPV and had another (minor) hit with "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)". In 2005, Caivano left amicably. This was followed by Wyndorf's near-death in 2006 due to a prescription drug overdose. Thankfully, he got over it.