A Tribute To Monster Magnet

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* 09 september 2005 : I am very sorry but this will be the very final update coming from me on this website. If you haven't done so already, read the statement on the mainpage at www.monstermagnet.be for more info. The past 8 years have been a blast but i just can't find the time two run 2 different websites about the same band anymore. Thanks and keep in touch ... Serge

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* 24 august 2005, message from Ed Mundell : We leave 1 week from today for Spain for the Azkena Festival, can't wait ! We're practicing 3 to 5 times a week for the new record (the material is sounding execellent and it's fun stuff too). Probably hit the studio in october..

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* 24 march 2005 : On Saturday April 9th 2005 the Dutch Roadburn Festival is celebrating it's 10th anniversary edition with a stunning variety of Space / Stoner / Doom Rock bands on 3 different stages. Monster Magnet lead guitarist Ed Mundell has been confirmed to jam live on stage with headliners SpaceRitual and maybe Brant Bjork ... check out the Roadburn site for complete line-up and all info !

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* In other news Holland's major network VPRO / 3voor12 will be re-broadcasting last year's "Monster Magnet Live at the 9th Roadburn Festival" footage. The webcast will run on April 6, 2005 at 6.00 PM GMT (8.00 PM CET) at www.3voor12.nl (click webtv).

* 19 march 2005 : Unfortunately rhythm guitarist / backing vocalist Phil Caivano has decided to move on from Monster Magnet. Phil joined the band in '98 shortly after the release of the Powertrip album and has been a solid contributor ever since. This is without a doubt a great loss both for the band and the Magnet family in general. Over the years i had the luck to get to know Phil as a very talented musician and a great friend. However Phil will stay active in the rock bizz and will let us know what he's up to whenever time is right. We will miss you Phil, good luck and see you out there somewhere !

In an official statement main Magnet Dave Wyndorf confirms that replacing his long time friend Phil Caivano will be impossible but however Monster Magnet is auditioning guitarists to fill the rhythm slot. In the meantime Dave will be playing guitars himself and the change in line-up will in now way affect the output of Monster Magnet. Dave is in fact writing the new record as we speak ... more soon.

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* Monster Magnet lead guitarist Ed Mundell just announced two upcoming solo acoustic shows which will take place in his second homeland Belgium. Dates and venues are April 3rd @ Den Denker / Sint Niklaas and April 16th @ JH Sojo / Leuven. Ed Mundell : "this should be fun and there will probably be more dates to follow, but these are confirmed so far, so come out and have some beers...lots of tunes, so don't hesitate to make requests... more details to follow soon".

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* 10 february 2005 : Leadsinger Dave Wyndorf revealed some of Monster Magnet's plans for 2005. SPV Records will release a DVD as well as re-issues of the Spine Of God and TAB albums. The band will starting writing and recording the follow up for 2004 album Monolithic Baby, Dave will start working on his first ever solo album. On top of that Monster Magnet will appear on some selected summer festivals and will do an unplugged European tour later this year.

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* On saturday, june 18th 2005 German punkrockers Böhse Onkelz are organizing their fellware festival at Klettwitz / Lausitzring in Germany. On the bill are next to the headliners Böhse Onkelz, Monster Magnet / Misfits / DAD / Pychopunch / Marky Ramone and more. More Monster Magnet summerdates to be added soon !

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* ToplessRadio.Com has launched and is airing three interview segments with Monster Magnet's Dave Wyndorf. Also included are videso(s for Monolithic and the uncensored version of Unbroken (Hotel Baby) in numerous half hour music video shows, check it out!

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* 06 december 2004 : Starting today Monster Magnet will do a series of headline U.S. dates to make up for some earlier cancelled dates during the previous tour. Check the Tour section for details.

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* Check out Dave "Rave" Ogilvie's new project Jakalope. Ogilvie is mostly known as the producer, mixer, remixer for industrial acts such as Skinny Puppy / Nine Inch Nails / Marilyn Manson etc. but recently he started his own project with a long list of 36 contributors including Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), Phil Caivano (Monster Magnet), Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland), Chris Murphy (Sloan) and vocalist Katie B. (a 22-year-old newcomer). Jakalope's debut album is now out on Toronto's Orange Records, click here for more info.

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* Later this fall, the smash-hit television series 'Monster Garage' will air a high energy performance from the band, taped during their recent trip to the west coast. You can cath Monster Magnet rocking out for host Jesse James and crew on Monday, November 29 on the Discovery Channel !

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* Check out the brandnew Monster Magnet videoclip for new single Monolithic @ the Underground Music Television website! Click here for the site or here for a direct link to the video.

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* Upcoming November 12th 2004 the US HIM / Monster Magnet / Auf dER Maur tour kicks off at the Palladium / Worcester MA. Check the Tour section for dates!

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* Check out the beyond-awesome Monster Magnet cartoon on the cover of this months issue of Lollipop magazine! The people at Lollipop would love to drop all the text and inserts, work in the band logo and release the cover as a poster in order for the band to sell them on the road / online or just as simple give-aways, whatever. Like what you see? Start a topic entitled "Lolipop Cover" at the Official Magnet forum in order to let the band know you want this stuff up your wall !

* 10 september 2004 : Finnish pop-rock band HIM are planning a US headlining tour with Monster Magnet as support act and ex Hole / Smashing Pumpkins bassplayer Melissa Auf Der Maur opening. Keep an eye on the tour section for dates and venues soon.

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* 08 september 2004 : Unfortunately some dates on the current US tour have been cancelled, check the Tour section on this site for details.

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* 28 july 2004 : The Monster Magnet video for Unbroken (Hotel Baby) will make it's national debut on Headbangers Ball upcoming saturday, July 31st. The show airs in the US on MTV2 at 10.00 p.m. Eastern time. In the meantime more US tourdates have been confirmed, check the Tour section now!

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* 14 july 2004 : Words out that Monster Magnet will keep on touring for at least the rest of 2004. Next to the upcoming US tour the band's planning to play both Australia and Asia and finally yet another European tour by the end of the year or early 2005. Other plans are an upcoming DVD, re-releases etc. etc. Stay tuned !

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* No rest for the wicked, whilst the current European Tour is coming to an end Monster Magnet have announced a series of upcoming US tourdates. Check the Tour section for dates and locations, more to come very soon !

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* VPRO 3voor12 will pull off a full webcast of the 9th Roadburn festival on the 17th of june and it starts at approx. 19.30hrs CET [13.30pm east coast / 10.30am west coast].

WITCHCRAFT will kick off the live-webcast at 19.45 to 20.15 CET [13.45pm east coast / 10.45am west coast] followed by GRAND MAGUS from 20.30 - 21.00 CET [14.30pm east coast / 11.30am west coast ], ORANGE GOBLIN from 21.15 to 22.05 CET [15.15pm east coast / 12.15pm west coast] and finally MONSTER MAGNET, starting 22.35 CET [16.35pm east coast / 13.35pm west coast ].

Here are the actual links to the live webcast on the 17th of june:
3voor12 Radio / Windows Media Player / Real Player

The VPRO has put up a special 3voor12/Roadburn2004 website to coincide with the live-webcast.

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Brothers & Sisters, words out that Monster Magnet will probably use the footage + live registrations of the VPRO Webcast for a future live DVD so all those who are able to be there, go wild ! And for those who unfortunately can't be with us on june 17th, please check it out online, the succes of the webcast is quite important for both Roadburn and VPRO so please support the Rock, thanks !

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* 15 june 2004 : The Forum on this site is temporary down. I'm very sorry but apparantly i exceeded and even multiplied 3 times the max. bandwidth limit. This is due to the fact that the downloadable MP3's on the Official Monster Magnet Website are stored on the same server. The past weeks there has been massive traffic generated mainly from the offcial site and the bandwidth limit got spend in two weeks time. Currently i'm on tour with the band so we're trying to find another solution / webhost who can offer us more bandwidth. Due to this problem the downloadable B-Sides and Rarities both here and on the official site are also unreachable. To be continued ...

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* Today's Song For Tomorrow, the new album by Lord Sterling featuring Monster Magnet bassplayer Jim Baglino, had just been released through Small Stone Records. In the spirit of Black Flag / Son House / MC5 / Hawkwind / 13th Floor Elevators or John Coltrane the album is definitely a must have for every self respecting fan of psychedelic rock music out there. Check out the Lord Sterling website for more info.

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* 2004 / 2005 will definitely be a very busy and legendary time in the history of Monster Magnet. Not only have they released the new Monolithic Baby album both in Europe and the USA, they are touring both sides of the atlantic, re-releases of both the Spine Of God and Tab albums including re-recorded bonus tracks are in the works and last but not least we can expect a solo album by main Magnet Dave Wyndorf as well as yet unnamed side projects by both Monster Magnet guitarists Phil Caivano and Ed Mundell !

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* 23 may 2004 : With two more days to go before the US release of new Monster Magnet album Monolithic Baby the band is getting ready for the second leg of their European tour. During the short time in between both European tours the band took the time to rehearse like crazy for the upcoming psychedelic club gigs and even managed to film the video for next single Monolithic.

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* On May 25th at 07.00 p.m. Monster Magnet will do an In Store live show @ Vintage Vinyl / 51 Lafayette Rd. - Fords NJ.

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* 28 april 2004 : The upcoming European summer tour will be a combination of special club gigs and festival shows. During the club gigs Monster Magnet will play a totally different setlist with a strong bend towards the psychedelic, which means less vocals, lots of Dave on guitars and no hits ! Of course the festival gigs will be full on Rock. Check the Tour Section on this site for a full list of tourdates.

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* On june 17th 2004 Monster Magnet will be playing the 9th Roadburn Festival at the Effenaar Club / Eindhoven / Holland with Orange Goblin, Grand Magus & Witchcraft.

"VPRO 3 voor 12", one of Holland's premier networks, will do a live coverage of the 9th Roadburn Festival, check the Roadburn website for more info and the actual link to the live webcast. People outside of Holland can purchase tickets through info@effenaar.nl.

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* For all you desperate fans in the USA : as mentioned previously Monolithic Baby will be released on May 25th 2004 through SPV USA Records with bonus tracks + DVD in the USA / Canada / Australia & New Zealand. A stateside US tour (probably starting in September 2004) is in the works, stay tuned !

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* The earlier mentioned deal with Sanctuary Records seems to be gone up in smoke. Monolithic Baby is now set for a May 25th 2004 release in America by SPV USA ! The US version will feature two bonustracks : the Velvet Underground cover Venus in Furs and King Of Mars 2004, a re-recorded heaviër version of the song featured on the 1995 release Dopes To Infinity + a different mix of the song Monolithic. Just like in Europe the limited edition version of the album will feature the bonus DVD.

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* 07 april 2004 : Shortly before the current European tour kicked off both Magnet guitarist Phil Caivano and I played with the idea of doing an exlusive interview for this site.We hooked up on the road, questions popped up, answers were given so here's the result : an interview with a man obsessed by rock.

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* Unfortunately the band had to cancel two shows during the current tour due to troubles with Dave's voice. The gigs @ Trevisto / Italy and Madrid / Spain had to be sacrificed in order for the rest of the tour to continue.

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* New album Monolithic Baby is now also available from SPV on double 12" vinyl.

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* Check the Pic's section on this site for lots of photo's taken by fans during the current Euro tour, i still have a lot of stuff laying around and will hook up with the band again later this week so there's more to come both here and on the Official Monster Magnet Headquarters.

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* 17 february 2004 : Both versions of the new album, Monolithic Baby are now offcially realeased in Europe and the U.K. by SPV Records. The album will later on be released in the rest of the world by Sanctuary Records with possibly one or two bonustracks. The band embarks on a massive European tour today.

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* 13 february 2004 : The Monster Magnet Official Headquarters have been re-vamped by yours truly. New design, lot's of new sections, frequently updated, online tourdiary by Tim Cronin during the upcoming Euro trip, Monster Magnet News Network, etc. all straight from the BullGod : www.monstermagnet.net !

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* The Monster Magnet part at the SPV / Steamhammer Records site has been re-designed with awesome flash graphics + the the videoclip for Unbroken (Hotel Baby) in Streaming RealVideo, check it out here.

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* Listen up people, for once it's o.k. to send spam all over the planet. It's all for a good cause and for the sake of Rock'n Roll ! Click right here and download a Monster Magnet e-card promoting the upcoming 2004 Euro tour and the release of Monolithic Baby. Attach it to your e-mails, post it in newsgroups, drop it all over the net. Hell, do whatever you want with it ... let's spread the word. Thanks & RockOn !

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* 2004 will definetely go into history as Monster Magnet's most productive year ever. Not only will "Monolthic Baby" be released in two different versions both in Europe and the U.S., followed by intensive tours at both sides of the ocean but the band will also enter the studio later this month to record 4 or 5 old forgotten demo tunes which will feature as extra tracks on re-issues of both the "Spine Of God" and "Tab" albums later this year, how about that. Tim Cronin will be doing lead voc's on one of the songs. On top of all that a heaviër version of the song King Of Mars from the Dopes album seems to be recorded recently!

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* As mentioned before Monster Magnet will be at the European festivals this summer, already announced are Holland's WaldRock and Belgium's Rock Werchter, more to be confirmed very soon !

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* Check out the SPV Rec's website to listen to samples taken from all songs on the soon to be released masterpiece Monolithic Baby, click the graphic and off you go !

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* At the upcoming gig @ Belgium's ABClub Monster Magnet will not only be supported by labelmates Gluecifer and The Quill but there also seem to be quite a rockin' afterparty in the works featuring Belgian stoners Carlos, click here to check out their ultra cool site and listen to some tunes.

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...* There will be two different versions of the upcoming new album "Monolithic Baby" both versions will contain different artwork. One for the Ltd. Ed. digipack with bonus DVD, the other for the regular CD release.

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Tracklisting for the CD is as follows :
01. Slut Machine (3:28) / 02. Supercruel (3:40) / 03. On The Verge (5:54) / 04. Unbroken (Hotel Baby) (3:42) / 05. Radiation Day (4:48) / 06. Monolithic (4.43) / 07. The Right Stuff (4:32) / 08. There's No Way Out Of Here (4:10) / 09. Master Of Light (4:44) / 10. Too Bad (3:33) / 11. Ultimate Everything (7:25) / 12. CNN War Theme (3:37).

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The Bonus DVD which comes with the Ltd. Ed. will contain the following :
01. Music Video "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" - Uncensored / 02. DVD Exclusive Music Video "The Right Stuff" - Full lenght version (6:36) / 03. Interview / 04. 2 Live Tracks from the December 7th 2003 show at the London Astoria, Track 1 - "Radiation Day", Track 2 - "Monolithic".

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* The new videoclip for the upcoming Monster Magnet single Unbroken (Hotel Baby) has been produced by Braddon Mendelson @ Noisivision and directed by Brian Smith @ Rose13 Creative. Click here to check out some stills taken during the videoshoot.

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* The upcoming European tour will not start on february 20th 2004 in the UK like previously announced but a couple of days earlier on february 17 or 18th, in Greece at a yet to be confirmed city and venue.

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* On January 19^th 2004 SPV Rec's will release the first single from the upcoming new album. The new single will feature the song “Unbroken (Hotel Baby)” with the Velvet Underground cover “Venus In Furs” as a b-side. Release of the new full album “Monolithic Baby” is scheduled for February 16^th 2004. Both are European release dates, US release dates haven’t been confirmed yet. A video clip for the upcoming single has been shot.

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* 14 december 2003 : The Forum is back online at a new and better location! With special thanks to the people @ compactvision.net for hosting it and sharing their knowledge on restoring sql databases. After several days of “try and error” a backup from november 26^th has been successfully restored, hopefully not to much new subscribers and/or messages have been lost.

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* No rest for the wicked … after the show at the London Astoria last week main Magnet Dave Wyndorf continues his European press & promo tour. The rest of the band flew back home to NJ after which guitarist Phil Caivano immediately left for LA for the final mastering of the new album “Monolithic Baby”. Reviews of both London shows can be found at the Official Monster Magnet Forum.

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* Word's out that Monster Magnet are doing a surprise show in London upcoming friday (december 5th 2004). Entrance is 5£ / the venue is The Barfly @ The Monarch / showtime is 10.00 p.m ... no advance tickets, first come first serve !!!

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* 03 december 2003 : New drummer for Monster Magnet is local NJ musician Bob Pantella who's been in several bands including Raging Slab. Bob Pantella is also playing with NJ blues musician Matt O'Rea in the Blues Hounds and in Lee Stuart's (Halfway To Gone) new band A Thousand Knives of Fire. Welcome aboard Bob and have fun on the upcoming tour, see ya on the road !

Bob Pantella

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* Monster Magnet will headline the upcoming WRAT show at the Stone Poney @ Asbury Park, NJ on December 27th 2004.

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* Support acts for the entire upcoming European tour will be The Quill and Gluecifer, both labelmates of Monster Magnet on SPV Records.

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* Unfortunately the Forum on this site is down again..There seem to be a lot of technical problems at the company who's hosting it, their servers have been taken offline and apparently bankruptcy is lurking around the corner. As long as i don't get at least temporary access to their server there's no way i can backup the database and eventually move it to another server ... sorry, to be continued.

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* 20 november 2003 : Early 2004, right after the release of the new album, Monster Magnet will embark on what seems to be the most intensive European tour ever ! Check out the Tour Section for details, I received this from someone @ SPV rec's earlier today, 40 dates in a row all over the continent, let's Rawk !!!!

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* 17 november 2003 - Mail from Phil : Well, the new record is done and the artwork is being worked on as I type. We are very exicited about playing in Europe. I don't have any info on the dates, just that a lot of thing are being put together and we will be there. Hope all is well with you guys.

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* Drummer Michael Wildwood is no longer part of Monster Magnet. More info about who's playing with the band will be given when the time is right. In the meantime more live dates have been comfirmed, check out the Tour section for details. Magnet will be all over Europe early 2004 !

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* Due to server issues the Forum has been offline for almost an entire week, sorry about that. The company who's hosting the thing seem to have their act together now so let's hope it stays up, thanks for your patience !

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* On september 15th 2003 A&M Records will release the Monster Magnet Greatest Hits double CD album. Whilst the first CD seems to contain the obvious collection of singles and a random series of tracks picked by the Magnet's old label the second CD contains a couple of hard to find b-sides and a complete selection of their video clips. All in all a good closing of almost a decade at A&M records. To bad for the poor artwork though which looks like a quick job done by the label's doorkeeper on a quiet night. Check out the Discography section for tracklist. Let's focus on the new album now ... to be released early 2004 on SPV !

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* On december 7th 2003 Monster Magnet will play the London Astoria as part of the anual Kerrang! Fest. It's unclear right now if this gig will be part of a more extensive tour ... The Magnet will however be all Europe early 2004 !

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* Check out Norwegian online Rock E-Zine Metal Express for a streaming Real Audio interview with Dave Wyndorf. Interesting news seems to be the change of tentative title for the new album from Radiation Day to Monolithic Baby and the fact Dave will no longer produce the album together with Joe Baresi but with Scott Humphrey who also produced the soundtrack for the Torque movie. Click here for the interview and pick Dave Wyndorf (Monster Magnet) Sept '03 from the list.

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* Last time i met Ed Mundell during the European Bitchwax tour he gave me a couple of very cool looking T-shirts. They were designed by a fan a long time ago and very few were made, that's all he knew about them. As i'm pretty sure a lot of you warheads out there want to show the world your part of the Monster Magnet legions, what better way than wearing a cool looking shirt like this ? Here's a call to whoever made them, please get in touch. Plan is to re-produce the design and selling the shirts as cheap as possible on this site. Obviously all (small) profits would go directly to the people who originally designed them, that's why i need to know who you are! Click here or the graphic to see a larger version of this awesome piece of clothing.

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* 03 august 2003 : On friday august 1st Monster Magnet left for L.A. to record the upcoming new album "Radiation Day". Later this month the band will play at a couple of European festivals inluding headlining at Austria's Two Days A Week Fest. In the meantime A&M / Universal seems to have pushed back the release date of the greatest hits album 'till later this year.

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* On july 17th i saw The Atomic Bitchwax rocking the hell out of the Sojo Club @ Leuven / Belgium. Click here for a series of pictures taken at the gig.

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* Just got a cool pic in the mail from Phil, click here to check it out ... Rock 'n Roll!

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* Upcoming August Monster Magnet will start recording sessions for the new album (tentative entitled Radiation Day) in Los Angeles. The album will be produced by Joe Baresi (who previously worked with Queens Of The Stone Age / Hole / Turbonegro and many more) and main Magnet Dave Wyndorf. The album is scheduled for an early 2004 release on SPV / Steamhammer Records. In the meantime A&M / Universal will release Monster Magnet's greatest hits in Europe this summer, the two CD set will include collected b-sides, videos and more.

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* 21 june 2003 : Last weekend i had the luck to travel along with the mighty Monster Magnet and witness their first two gigs in the new line-up. Check out the Picture section for images taken during a mighty fine weekend. Special thanks to the entire band and their crew, Maria at SPV Rec's and all the other cool people we ran into.

Monster Magnet new line-up!

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* Monster Magnet announced a series of gigs on late summer festivals in Germany and Austria, check out the Tour section for dates. Further rumours include a German / U.K. tour with Motörhead later this year !!

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* Confirmed : the new Monster Magnet drummer is Michael Wildwood ! The NY City based musician was previously in DGeneration and Chrome Locust. After the demise of Chrome Locust in 1999 Michael worked on various projects before joining Monster Magnet earlier this month ... welcome aboard Mike, kick ass & let's rock !

Michael Wildwood

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* The Atomic Bitchwax (featuring Magnet guitarist Ed Mundell) will embark on an 11 day tour throughout Europe in July, check out the International Bitchwax Fan Site for dates and venues. The Ribeye Brothers (featuring Monster Magnet's Tim Cronin / Jim Baglino and ex-Magnet drummer Jon Kleiman) will also hit the road for a US tour this summer, check out the Ribeye's here.

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* Monster Magnet's upcoming club show on saturday June 14th has been scheduled at the Podium @ Hardenberg in the east of Holland ... Roadtrip !

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* 21 may 2003 : It's officially confirmed, Monster Magnet will rock the mainstage at the Fields Of Rock festival, Nijmegen / Holland on sunday June 15th ... on top of this the Magnet will do a special club show the night before being saturday June 14th @ a later to be confirmed club in the Netherlands see ya there ! Check the festival website for complete lineup.

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* A&M / Universal (Magnet's old label) will release a Monster Magnet greatest hits album this summer including an interactive section featuring all videoclips the band made during the ten years they were signed to the label. A brandnew album on SPV / Steamhammer will follow later this year, Maximum Rock 'n Roll !

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* 18 may 2003 : Last week I had the opportunity to ask main Magnet Dave Wyndorf a couple of questions about the SPV deal, the upcoming new album, the Torque soundtrack and of course the split with the Monster Magnet rhythm section, click here to read the very first interview since the changes within' the band, enjoy!

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* There's a big chance Monster Magnet will be added to the bill of the Fields Of Rock festival on June 15th 2003 @ Nijmegen / The Netherlands! The festival announced as "A Heavy Day in the Park" filled the gap left by the once again cancelled Dynamo Open Air festival and proudly presents a bill featuring bands such as Metallica / Marilyn Manson / Ministry and many more. More on this soon.

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* 12 may 2003 : Monster Magnet welcomes aboard new bass player Jim Baglino! The NJ based musician and long time friend of the band, toured Europe with the Magnet as a roadie during the God Says No tour. Jim Baglino, also known as the four stringer for NJ SpaceRockers Lord Sterling has been recruited to replace former Magnet bassist Joe Calandra. Auditions for the vacant drum stool are happening as we speak ... current runner up seems to be ex-Chrome Locust drummer Michael Wildwood ... more on this soon.

Jim Baglino

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* Atomic Bitchwax announced their first gig from what maybe should become a full Euro tour this summer. You can check them out at the 2 day Stoned From The Underground III festival at Ertfurd / Germany on July 18th & 19th 2003.

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* Monster Magnet have signed a European deal with German label SPV / Steamhammer earlier this week ! The band parted ways with the A&M label in 2001 after the release of God Says No. The Hannover based label is thrilled that one of the most influential rock bands on the planet has chosen to call Steamhammer/SPV their new home. By joining SPV records Monster Magnet find themselves amongst great labelmates such as Motörhead / Fu Manchu / Life Of Agony / Rollins Band / Biohazard / Rose Tattoo / Firebird ... and many more. An extensive interview with main Magnet Dave Wyndorf will appeare on my site very soon, RockOn !

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* 10 may 2003 Forum Update : Due to problems with the previous forum I programmed a new one myself which runs on my own webspace. My apologies to the people who already registered on the previous forum, please do it again. All you freaks please sign up 'cause i put quite a lot of work in the thing, thanks a lot !

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* The Atomic Bitchwax is back ! They are scheduled for the “Emissions From The Monolith” festival which runs from May 23^rd ‘till May 25^th at Youngstown Ohio. The Atomic Bitchwax are also booked for two shows in support for High On Fire. On June 25^th at the Bowery Ballroom NYC and June 26^th at the Trocadero Philadelphia. This is the original line-up with Cris Kosnik, Keith Ackerman and Ed Mundell. Early June 2003 Chris Kosnik’s other band Black Nasa will hit the road in the US for a short tour whilst Ed Mundell will be busy in the studio with Monster Magnet.

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* 25 april 2003 : I added a brandnew Forum to my site. Please register and login massively, I took a temporary six month license on the quite advanced software on which the whole thing runs so lets hope the thing smokes ... see ya there !

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* Apparently the Monster Magnet rhythm section got fired on April 16^th 2003. Both bass player Joe Calandra and drummer Jon Kleiman were long time members of the band, ever since the early nineties when the first, self titled EP, was released. Right now no further details are known about the split. Both musicians will be deeply missed amongst their worldwide fan base and without a doubt also by their remaining band mates. Both members and especially Joe Calandra became a good friend of mine over the years ever since I started doin’ this site. I surely hope Joe and Jon will continue their musical careers and naturally all their future moves will be followed and reviewed right here. Thanks for the great times, it's been a hell of a ride and always an honour to hang out with you guys … it’s sad to see you leave.

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* GALLERY OF MITES : the official street date for Gallery of Mites' Bugs On The Bluefish debut CD is April 8th. 2003. MeteorCity hopes to have finished copies available online just a bit earlier than that, though, so keep your ear to the ground. Early reviews are already coming in (how the hell do folks have copies already, damn internet ;-) and the buzz is solid. Meandmyfriends.de describes the sound : "...Fat stoner rhythms with smooth guitars, jamming guitars, burning guitars! ... a must in your Stoner Rock collection." Also to be available as an exclusive import vinyl LP from People Like You Records. Check out their Gallery Of Mites page online !
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* Ed Mundell's 77 just changed their name into "The Formula" and has plenty of shows booked for march 2003. You can check them out march 1st @ Screwy's / Kearney NJ, march 7th @ The Brighton Bar / Long Branch NJ with Lord Sterling, next they go to Austin / Texas to play 2 shows @ the SXSW fest. on march 13th where their headlining the TeePee Rec's showcase and march 15th. @ the HighTimes Magazine party !

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*Monster Magnet on new compilation : Rough Trade has just released a new 2 CD compilation entitled Rock and Roll 1 that includes the Monster Magnet song 'Freak Shop USA' taken from the bands' first EP released in 1990. It's jam packed with tons of great bands from the Butthole Surfers to the Stooges and everything in between. "Each one of the tracks included here has the ability to lift you out of your seat, to give you that rush of energy that only great rock and roll supplies". Check out a review here.

* I posted some pretty old fanzines called Freak Shop USA. Some people on the forum at the official site seemed interested so click here to check them out.

* 30 january 2003, mail from Phil Caivano : Things are Ok here. We are just standing by until Dave finishes the sound track he's been working on. Its taking more time then any of us really wanted but its all for the best and I'm happy that he's doing something he always wanted to do. I did go to LA with Dave to play on some of it and the stuff sounds cool.The sound track does have one Monster Magnet song in it called Master Of Light....And we are in one scene of the movie playing the song. The band is good and we have recorded a bunch of songs and getting ready to record again. Its been a frustrating time for us.The music business sucks ! But Im not a business man Im a musician and I love what I do. We will be back with a great album that I am sure our true fans will love.It will be well worth the wait.

* Click here to read the full story on the upcoming movie Torque and Dave Wyndorf's involment in the making of the soundtrack.

* Jon Kleiman : "I have no idea what Monster Magnet's current plans are, I have not spoken with Dave for a while but I assume we are still a band. I imagine an album will be recorded this year, but we still don't have a label." "As far as the Ribeye Brothers go, we have several local shows lined up and are trying to get a tour of the east coast. We also sent out a new batch of CD's in hopes of attracting some attention in Europe, where i think we could do well. and the new record should be recorded within a month or two.

* Ed Mundell - 77 : It's nearly a year ago that The Atomic Bitchwax broke up, but due to an error it almost seemed that the band was together again and would play a gig at the Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY on January 24. "This must be an error of the Southpaw website", says former ABW-bassist Chris Kosnik, "but I don't want to destroy all hopes: "I have been talking with Ed and Keith to get back together." "The Atomic Bitchwax is not together again", says Ed Mundell, "and I think the confusion came about because I have a band with Keith Ackerman [former Bitchwax drummer] and we're doing some shows in January and February; we were slow in picking out a name for this project." "One of the clubs we are booked at put up the Bitchwax name in the ad for the show...the real name of the band is 77." "So, we are called 77. We do play bitchwax-style crazy instrumentals as of now, we haven't decided if we want vocals yet!!! I hope this clears things up..." In the meantime former Atomic Bitchwax bassplayer / vocalist Chris Kosnik's band Black Nasa embarked on a Europen tour early february 2003, check out their site for more info or the Roadburn website for tourdates.

*The Gallery Of Mites debut album entitled Bugs on a Blue Fish is now scheduled for a march 2003 release on MeteorCity Records.

* For those still catching up here's once again the updated Gallery Of Mites lineup: Tim Cronin (Monster Magnet - Ribeye Bros.) : Vocals / Jon Kleiman (Monster Magnet - Ribeye Bros.) : Drums, Rhythm Guitar, Bass / Ed Mundell (Monster Magnet) : Lead Guitar / Joe Calandra (Monster Magnet) : Bass / Phil Caivano (Monster Magnet) : Lead Guitar / Stu Gollin (Halfway To Gone) : Lead Guitar / Tommy Southard (Solace) : Lead Guitar / Mike Schwaggert (Lord Sterling) : Lead Guitar / Jim Baglino (Lord Sterling) : Bass / Duane Hutter (Black Nasa) : Harmonica & John Garcia (Hermano - Unida) : Vocals (on 100 Days).

* Ex Kyuss throat John Garcia (Unida / Hermano) is the latest to join the ever growing list of musicians participating in the Gallery Of Mites project. As reported on this site years ago Magnet musicians Ed Mundell, Joe Calandra and Jon Kleiman started writing some songs whilst rehearsing for the (at that time) upcoming Powertrip tour. The songs were never written for Dave (Wyndorf) but for a band called "Heron" made up of just the three mentioned Monster Magnet musicians. They decided to call in the help of John Garcia to sing on those tunes, which happened but for some reason the songs never got released and the Heron project died even before it began ... until now that is. "I've had that song for years now", says Garcia, "and it was good to finally lay it down, you know. It was a beautiful day to sing out at Rancho De La Luna. It was also 100 days to the day that former Rancho co-owner Fred Drake passed away, so i re-named the song 100 Days in his memory.

*Monster Magnet are currently shopping a new 3 song demo to interested record companies following their split with longtime label A&M Records earlier this year. Recorded in August 2002, the demo features the following cuts : Master Of Light / Oh Baby / Blow Your Mind.

* Monster Magnet just finished working on a movie called Torque in LA. Torque is videoclip director Joseph khan's first full lenght movie. Khan directed the Monster Magnet videoclip for Space Lord back in 1998 and wanted them for his movie. Apparently the Warner Bros movie is about two rival biker gangs, some featured actors are Ice Cube, Jay Hernandez and Matt Schulze and of course Monster Magnet who are doing what they do best ... playing a rockband ! For the movie they have an additional female guitarist named Roxy who's a musician/actress and a protégé from the Chriss Goss / Masters Of Reality / Queens Of The Stone Age clan. As we speak "Torque" is still in it's production fase, it should be out in the U.S. somewhere early 2003.

*German fan Bony (a.k.a. TheBonyDeviL at the Offcial forum) decided to start his own Monster Magnet Fan Site. Check it out at www.satanicdrug.de.vu.

* Rumours are Monster Magnet have plans to tour Europe late 2002 - early 2003 so hopefully this means the new, yet untitled album will be released around the same time. As far as i know the upcoming album is completely written and recorded but legal hassle and label stuff are preventing it to be released earlier.

* Friend of the band Ron Faiola @ pbgadget.com sais : "Hey Serge, I've uploaded two new clips and a couple of photos to my website. One clip is from Milwaukee - its Magnet doing a cover of Captain Beyond's "I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part II)," something they've added to their set list. Another clip is 15 seconds of a video I made for Tim to project over the stage during the show. I have a second one I will be uploading soon, along with some more clips from Milwaukee and Chicago. Requests for clips are welcome. I will probably make some MPEG's and MP3's along with the QuickTime clips. The photos are from the Orange Goblin show in Milwaukee on May 24. It was a day off for the band, so we went to a baseball game in Milwaukee, then the OG/Alabama Thunder Pussy show. Enjoy! Ron" So ckeck out Ron's site for lot's of cool Magnet stuff !

* Some Ribeye news from Meteor City : Ribeye Bros. contest on Zoopa Loop, one of France's coolest heavy-rock webzines, is running a Ribeye Brothers contest from June 10th through the end of the month. Just visit the Zoopa Loop site between these dates and correctly answer the contest questions, and you could be the winner of a free copy of The Ribeye Brothers debut album, "If I Had A Horse...". Also on the Ribeye front, there's a hilarious interview with the band on the Rocknation webzine right now, be sure and check it out for a laugh. There's also a semi-coherent sit-down with the Ribeye guys and Deanna of StonerRockChick.com, so stop by her site for a read as well.

* The Monster Magnet U.S. tour 2002 kicked off on may 3rd in Boston and according to fans who where lucky to be at the first shows on the current tour it was a pretty intense experience. Make sure to check out the "Forum" at the Official Site regulary as more and more gig reviews will probably be posted as the U.S. tour continues. Click here for tour dates.

* Darren Grealish at Biff! Bang! Pow! Studios has brand new Monster Magnet posters for sale now. It's the poster for the upcoming gig at "Theatre of the Living Arts" in Philadelphia on may 8th. Darren previously designed posters for Nebula, Electric Frankenstein, Nashville Pussy, Queens of the Stone Age, The Hellacopters ... and lots more. You can contact him at Darren Grealish / 5826 Harold Way / Los Angeles, CA 90028 / USA or e-mail him at racerx13dg@hotmail.co. Click here for a larger scan of the great looking poster, make sure to check out Darren's site for more cool designs.

* 5 may 2002 : There's more info on the upcoming release of the Dog of Mystery recordings up at Nodzine, check it out here.

* Die hard collectors beware, since a few weeks vinyl copies of the God Says No album are appearing on eBay. They are sold as promo copies and as it's the only Monster Magnet album i didn't own on vinyl yet i bought one. I received it a couple of days ago ... i can be wrong but my guess is these are bootlegs. Especially the lack of any label info on both record and sleeve seems a little suspicious to me. Anyway, this is just a warning in case your after the real deal ... considering i never saw a real vinyl version of GSN it's still better than nothing and still a cool item for collectors.

* In the studio right now are Gallery of Mites, this multi talented band, featuring Jon Kleiman, Ed Mundell, Joe Calandra and Tim Cronin from Monster Magnet, Tommy Southard from Solace, Mike Schweigert and Jim Baglino from Lord Sterling and Lee Stuart from Halfway To Gone are rocking through their Raw riff-blasting debut as only the Jersey rock contingent can. If that doesn't say HEAVY, nothing does. Stay tuned, 'cause if all goes well, we're looking at an end of the year release for this bad boy on MeteorCity Records.

* Check out the Tour Section as more dates on the upcoming U.S. headlining tour has been revealed.

* Tomorrow, march 26th The WWF Forceable Entry compilation will be released in the U.S. through Columbia Records. Track 13 on the CD is the brandnew Monster Magnet tune Live for the Moment and it's the entry theme music for the Hardy Boyz, which are apparently a couple of greasy oiled clowns who have nothing better to do than pretending to fight in some sort of ring, some people might call it wrestling .. wonder how they ended up on a World Wildlife Foundation compilation ;-) Anyway, Live For The Moment is a pretty cool and rockin' tune so get your RealPlayer ready and click here to listen to the song in streaming Real Audio, enjoy !

* Yet another Monster Magnet related album will be relased on Meteor City Rec's. On april 15th 2002 the label will re-release If I Had A Horse ..., the debut album by The Ribeye Brothers. The album has previously been released in 2000 on All Indie Records but thanks to Meteor City it should be available worldwide now. Tracklist for the albums is : 1. If I had a horse / 2. Mister Ray Charles / 3. Bootful of Piss / 4. D.W.I. / 5. How Does It Feel / 6. Drinkin' and Stinkin' / 7. Last Place Champs / 8. Mr. Ray Charles / 9. Steakhat / 10. Swagger Turned to Stagger / 11. Don't Pass Me By / 12. Love Theme. The Ribeye Brothers are: Tim Cronin : vocals & banjo, Jon Kleiman : everything else + vocals on Drinkin' and Stinkin'.

* Monster Magnet are gearing up to hit the road in the U.S. early May! The first date is scheduled for Boston on May 3rd with many more to follow. As soon as more dates are available they will be listed in the Tour section on this site. Have a great tour guys and get your asses over to Europe as soon as the U.S. tour is over!

* 25 March 2002 : today is the official release date for the Atomic Bitchwax - Spit Blood CD through Meteor City. Tracklist for the brandnew CD is : 1. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (AC/DC cover) / 2. Liquor Queen (alternate version) / 3. Get Your Gear / 4. Cold Day In Hell / 5. Spit Blood / 6. Black Trans Am / 7. U Want I Should. Spit Blood is an enhanced CD containing a multimedia feature, Nod Zine's "Fly On the Wall". Fly On the Wall looks behind the scenes at the making of Spit Blood, containing MP3's and video clips as well as an interview.

* Unfortunately Monster Magnet guitarist Ed Mundell left The Atomic Bitchwax on february 4th so Spit Blood was set to be their swan-song but according to the Atomic Bitchwax Fan Site remaining Bitchwax members Kris Kosnik and Keith Ackerman are looking for a new guitarist. Alhough things definitely wont be the same this band is simply to good to disappear, at least that's how i think about it ... to be continued.

* Don at Nodzine says : Hey, to those interested, I have heard that the Dog of Mystery (pre-Magnet band) tapes were being shopped around, and that Tim Cronin and John McBain have found someone they feel will be doing this release. You can read about the Dog of Mystery here. The exact song list has not been determined, but I can tell you that it appears the release will be limited to 150-200 copies, possibly autographed (not sure how many will be autographed), and that there will be liner notes by Tim and John. If you would like to be put on the waiting list for this release, which I understand should sell for under $15, then head over to Nod Zine and put your name and email down here, I will make sure that all information collected here gets in the proper hands, on a first come first served basis. This is a chance to own a genuine, authorized piece of Magnet history. You can also visit this page periodicly and I will post new news as I get it and confirm it. Peace, DON

* RIBEYE BRO'S LIVE : Jon Kleiman and Tim Cronin's RIBEYE BROTHERS will be performing at the upstairs of The Downtown Cafe in Red Bank, NJ tomorrow, February 19.Door is $5, and the show starts at 9 pm with openers El Segundo (featuring Chris Kosnick of The Atomic Bitchwax) and then The Ribeyes will play two sets.

* 15 february 2002 : Although everything's rather silent 13 tracks for what should become the next Monster Magnet album have been written. It's still unknown when or where the new, yet untitled album will be recorded / released but pray to the BullGod and i'm sure it'll hit us with a bang before we know it. In the meantime plan is to re-release some very old stuff with extra bonus tracks so keep your eyes open for that in the near future.

* As you all know Monster Magnet released enough hard to find bonus tracks and B-sides over the years to fill an entire album. Because the band doesn't own the rights to any of these songs anymore they are not able to release such an album but guess what ... no one can stop them from making the songs available for free on their offcial site so that's exaclty what's gonna happen. Coming somewhere in the next few weeks in the "extra" section at www.monstermagnet.net are 12 songs downladable for free, how about that !

* Spine of God, the album that started the whole "Stoner Rock" revolution back in 1991 is now available at the Official Monster Magnet Online store. Also back in stock is spaced out masterpiece TAB released in 1993. Also for sale are cool t-shirts and coming very soon ... action packs containing all kinds of great Monster Magnet stuff. What the hell are you still doin' here ? Get your butt over there NOW !

* Rare tracks by Creed and Limp Bizkit and a host of newly recorded theme songs are all in the mix on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) compilation "WWF Forced Entry," due March 26, 2002 from Columbia. The bulk of the album features new recordings of theme songs from WWF stars, with such pairings as Disturbed / "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Sevendust / Chris Jericho, Rob Zombie / Edge, Cypress Hill / Tazz, Dope / Vince McMahon, Drowning Pool / Triple H, Monster Magnet / Hardy Boyz, Our Lady Peace / Chris Benoit, and Stereomud.

* Upcoming U.S. shows for The Atomic Bitchwax : January 19th @ North 6th in Brooklyn NY with Karma To Burn and JJ Paradise Players Club / January 26th @ Brighton Bar in Long Branch NJ with Shovelhead and MC9.

* 06 january 2002 : The first update of the new year is probably a long-awaited one for the musicians amongst my visitors. Over the years i received numerous e-mails to ask why i hadn't any guitar-tabs up on this site. The reason is simple ... i can't play and didn't want to steal them from somewhere else. Finally the right man for the job popped up out of nowhere. About a week ago guitarist Nathan Tobola, Magnet freak and regular visitor of my site offered me to tab everything out and did a hell of a job by doing all Magnet albums in only six days. All i had to do was making his tabs suitable for the web and put the stuff online ! The brand-new Tabs Section is a fact so check it out. All you freaks keep an eye on this section, right now Nathan is all tabbed-out for a while but he will continue with the Tab...25 album, b-sides etc., thanks man ! Our goal is to have tabs for every song the Magnet ever did up and running on this site in the very near future!

* 19 december 2001 : The Official Monster Magnet site is back in business ! Since the band officialy parted ways with the record company and some sections of the site were part of the company's web hosting site they decided to take things in own hands. The new site is up and running and looks pretty damn cool. Completely new is the "Merchandise" section which gives us the chance to buy cool shirts / cd's / vinyl etc. directly from the band, check it out ! Also back online is the brand new Forum which will be moderated by the bandmembers themselves instead of some rec. company jerk so ... sign in and get writing !

* I'm very sorry for the delay but i'm still busy writing & designing a complete Monster Magnet biography instead of the crapy "ultimate bandlist" type of thing which used to be on my site 'til a year ago. As i want it to be absolutely complete including every little bit of information about previous bands / side projects / early recordings / etc. it's a pretty complex not to say "a hell" of a job, i assure you. Because i'm still not certain about some details i decided to call in some help from the bandmembers ... they agreed to help me out but hey ... these guys are damn busy and so am i so please be patient and come back often. In the very near future the most complete story on the most kickass band on planet earth and beyond will be posted right here on this site. Tomorrow it's Bitchwax time as i'm gonna see Magnet guitarist Ed Mundell and friends in Nijmegen (Holland) but after this i hope to shift to fifth gear and have the thing online within' the next few weeks, thanks for your patience and Rock On!

* Whilst most Monster Magnet members are busy touring / recording with their side projects frontman Dave Wyndorf is writing songs for what should become the next Monster Magnet album. According to Tim Cronin it sounds great and really heavy psyche!

* Friends of the Magnet Heavy Liquid just added a bunch of very cool MP3 and RealAudio files to their site including live recordings from their NJ & NYC shows with Solarized and Suicide King earlier this year, check it out !

* 08 december 2001 : News from MeteorCity. Ah, the many faces of rock. There are as many different worthwhile explorations of rock in the world as canals on Mars, and it's always exciting when a familiar artist reels out something unexpected; that's the sort of refreshing surprise the rock world needs more of. Monster Magnet skinsman Jon Kleinman and Jersey rock-stalwart Tim Cronin have brought their diverse and intense range of musical interests to the MeteorCity fold with their two project bands, The Ribeye Brothers and Gallery of Mites. Ribeye is pretty out there, being heavy on bluesy themes, surf-pop nostalgia, and outlaw country swagger. Gallery, conversely, is a head-down, balls-out rock beast in the vein of The Stooges and MC5. Both bands are helmed by the Kleinman/Cronin dynamic duo, Ribeye being wholly performed and driven by the pair, while Gallery takes the shape of an actual full band with fellow Magnets Ed Mundell and Joe Calandra filling out its lineup. Both bands debut records will be out next year, with the possibility of a second Ribeye outing before 2003 if ambition runs high. First out is The Ribeye Brothers' "If I Had A Horse..." in March or April 2002; this album saw a very small self-release of less than a few hundred copies early this past Spring, but is now being given the full MeteorCity treatment to get it out to the world properly, including a pair of new tracks not included on that initial short run. Gallery of Mites is hoping to get into the studio in January to lay things down, and we'll be shooting for a late-Summer launch date on that one; several special-guest possibilities have presented themselves as well, so stay tuned for more info! And once more, to Mr. Kleinman and Mr. Cronin, welcome to MeteorCity! You're in good company.

* Don at Nodzine sais : I have put a video clip of Monster Magnet doing Black Balloon at the Vintage Vinyl record store show earlier this year, up on the Nod Zine Video Jukebox. Watch the clip here, this is the complete song in high quality. To acces it, click the middle blank spot between pictures on the top Row, and that will play a 225k video stream.

* The Atomic Bitchwax International Fan Site has a new webmaster! Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Benjamin from Berlin who took over the job to spread the news about The Bitchwax online from Naomi. Send all Bitchwax info, pic's, reviews etc. to cojak@gmx.de. Naomi's old site will be up until the end of this year and on january 1st - 2002 the new site will kick off !

* Whilst The Atomic Bitchwax keeps on rockin' through the European continent you can click here for an audio broadcast of their show at the Roadburn festival last wednesday, december 4th.

* Scroll down for the complete and definitive list of Atomic Bitchwax European tourdates !

* The House Of Blues website is re-running the 24-hour video webcast of Monster Magnet's show at Mountain Dew Rock Stage - Summerfest, Milwaukee WI on friday october 19th 2001.

* As mentioned earlier on this site The Atomic Bitchwax will embark on a one month European tour later this year. Here's the complete list of confirmed tourdates. There's a slight chance that "Spit Blood" will come out in Europe in time for the band to sell it on the road. If you're a European Bitchwax fan and want new music from them this year, email Meteorcity, the label that will release "Spit Blood" at info@meteorcity.com and they will pass your message on to the band.

EUROPEAN ATOMIC BITCHWAX TOUR 2001
29 november 2001	Underworld	London	U.K.
30 november 2001	Engelfest	Den Helder	HOLLAND
01 december 2001	Musico Drome	Hasselt	BELGIUM
02 december 2001	Batschkapp	Frankfurt	GERMANY
03 december 2001	Röhre	Stuttgart	GERMANY
04 december 2001	013	Tilburg	HOLLAND
05 december 2001	Stahlwerk	Dusseldorf	GERMANY
06 december 2001	Scheune	Dresden	GERMANY
07 december 2001	Kuhlhaus	Flensburg	GERMANY
08 december 2001	Luna	Bielefeld	GERMANY
09 december 2001	Stengade	Kobenhavn	DENMARK
10 december 2001	Rosenkeller	Jena	GERMANY
11 december 2001	Knaack	Berlin	GERMANY
12 december 2001	Arcadium	Graz	AUSTRIA
13 december 2001	MC Velenje	Velenje	SLOVENIA
14 december 2001	Kud.p.f.	Ljublijana	SLOVENIA
15 december 2001	Easy Rider	Pisa	ITALY
16 december 2001	Garage Club	Barcelona	SPAIN
17 december 2001	El Leguana Club	Viga	SPAIN
18 december 2001	Stereo Club	Alicante	SPAIN
19 december 2001	Hirschenneck	Basel	SWITZERLAND
20 december 2001	Staddijk	Nijmegen	HOLLAND
21 december 2001	Bolwerk	Sneek	HOLLAND
22 december 2001	Victoria	Swindon	U.K.

* In the meantime things are rather quiet in the Monster Magnet camp. As for now there will be no extension of the interrupted "God Says No" tour. Dave recovered well from his knee surgery earlier this summer and instead of another tour the band decided to concentrate on re-grouping and start working on some new stuff for what should become the next album. Meanwhile here's a pic of Dave spotted recently enjoying a drink with legendary producer and Def Jam Records founder Rick Rubin, now what's this supposed to mean, don't ask me ...

* Here's a message posted by bassplayer Joe Calandra on the Official site : Well I guess you all thought we fell off the face of the earth didn't you? Sorry for not keeping up on the site but we've been in a kind of limbo ever since Dave hurt his knee (which, by the way, is fine now). Lots of crap has been happening which caused us to stop touring and reassess how we do what we do. Without going into much detail right now, we are trying to get things straightened out between us and some of the people and organizations that are supposed to be working for us but appear to have been working against us (or not working at all). Unfortunately, there is a lot more to being in a band then just getting on stage and playing music. Sometimes you have to deal with the business end of the music business which always sucks! And this just happens to be one of those times for us. That being said I want to thank every one who keeps coming to the site and posting stuff on the forum even though none of us ever (or should I say rarely) write in. Don't get discouraged we try to look at it every day so keep it up. Anyway, many of the things I've been eluding to here should become crystal clear in the coming weeks so just keep yr shirts on.

* From MeteorCity news : For all you Atomic Bitchwax junkies, the wait for something new is almost over. The guys have been steadily compiling and fine-tuning the material for their first MeteorCity release, "Spit Blood", for over a year now, and they're just about done. "Spit Blood" will feature 7 new Bitchwax recordings that span sessions from '96 to the present, including an extended version of "Liquor Queen" from their II album and a cosmic rendition of the AC/DC classic "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". The final release date has yet to be determined, but we've got our fingers crossed that all the material will be here in order to allow us to make January or February. Go to Meteorcity's News section to download an MP3 of the band's rough mix of "Dirty Deeds" Hope that'll tide you over during these last couple months of waiting for the official release!

* More from MeteorCity news, released September 11th 2001 : In the works for nearly three years, SCENE KILLER was worth the wait. Fuzzed-out flowing guitar rock like they made thirty years ago, this record features once-in-a-lifetime collaborations between members of every important riff-rock band from New Jersey: Monster Magnet, Solace, The Atomic Bitchwax, Core, Solarized, The Lemmings, Drag Pack, Halfway To Gone, Burnout King, The Clone Obey, Six Sigma, and The Ribeye Bros. Executive produced by James Hogan of Solarized, with mixing and post-production by the legendary Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Nebula), and cover art by Wes Benscoter, SCENE KILLER is thirteen tracks of spur-of-the moment greatness and loud, stony glory. Tracks: 1. Intro / 2. Island Zero / 3. Pit of the Soul / 4. You Know / 5. Aurora / 6. Interlude / 7. Back of My Mind / 8. Midnight Snack / 9. Psychic Down / 10. Wasteland / 11. Found / 12. Buckshot / 13. As You Look. Click here to order SCENEKILLER at MeteorCity's "All That's Heavy" Online store @ stonerrock.com !

* Upcoming U.S. shows for The Atomic Bitchwax : October 13th @ Brighton Bar - Long Branch NJ / November 16th @ CBGB's NY.

* 10 september 2001 : Check out the House Of Blues website tomorrow, tuesday september 11th for a 24-hour video webcast of Monster Magnet's show at Mountain Dew Rock Stage at Summerfest, Milwaukee WI - USA earlier this year (3rd july 2001).

* As things are rather quiet in the Monster Magnet camp these days with Dave recovering from his knee surgery and stuff i finally found some time to concentrate on the official Heavy Liquid site. There isn't much out there for now but people can get an idea on what the site will look like as the main layout is finished and online, any suggestions are welcome and both The Liquid and I are especially looking for artists who can draw and create some nasty space rawk 'n roll artwork for the band ! You will get all the credits for your work both on the site and the upcoming record so please, anyone out there with some talent ... send in your work. Heavy Liquid are long time friends and roadies for Monster Magnet and vocalist/guitarist Trezz is also known as the sound wizard for Nick Fury's Phantom Eye (a.k.a. Monster Magnet).

* Apparently Ed Mundell's Atomic Bitchwax are planning a European trip later on this year. Up until now only one show has been announced and this one's still to be confirmed but ... at least it seems as the mighty Bitchwax might finally make it to Europe. Strange thing is, the announced show is in Belgium and as you all know this is where i live, weird enough everyone involved in the organisation of the gig wraps himself into a haze of mystery for now. Check out Orange Factory as these are the people who announced the show. I'll do my best to update you all on a possible Euro Atomic Bitchwax tour as soon as possible.

* Unfortunately Naomi announced the closing of her long standing and awesome international Official Atomic Bitchwax Fan Site. In a message on her site she sais she just can't keep it up anymore and believe me, this sounds familiar to me and all those out there who maintain a highly visited fansite. This must have been a pretty hard decision to make for Naomi and i want to thank her for doing one of my favourite websites for the past three years. Her site, "as it is today", will still be online for a while but she stopped updating it last week. In the same message she also asked for anyone who feels like starting a new Bitchwax fan site and sais she will be happy to transfer all her info and stuff to the new site ... so come on people, i'm sure the right people for the job are somewhere out there! Oh, and before someone gets any ideas ... at first, there's no way i can make something even similair to Naomi's site because she's a much better designer than i ever will be and second, i'm very busy designing and maintaining this Monster Magnet site, the Cowboys & Aliëns site, the Heavy Liquid site and the Artline Tattoo's site. Third thing is Dan's server at stonerrrock.com is over-full so i wouldn't even know where to find the webspace. Next to that i have a full time job and a family but ... whoever feels like doing a serious attempt to start a new Atomic Bitchwax fansite count me in for any help you might need for design and stuff ;-) ... let's Rock! Thanks again to Naomi for the great job with her site, the nice e-mails in the past, the beautiful designed birthday cards each and every year and for simply being a very cool fellow music freak with a heart for great and groovy tunes!

* Monster Magnet has been nominated for the second annual Doobie Awards for Conscious Music, which seeks to celebrate those artists who have helped promote marijuana. To be held in New York in September, the list of nominees includes Tool, Marilyn Manson, Weezer, Monster Magnet and the Black Crowes.

* Monster Magnet's Down in the Jungle appears on the soundtrack for the upcoming new movie Made featuring Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn.

* Vicky @ Kerrang! sais : The 2001 Kerrang! Awards are fast approaching and of course we would like to give Monster Magnet the best chance at being successful this year. To do this, we would like you to help us to promote the event to your visitors, Monster Magnet's strongest fans. Remember The Kerrang Awards are the "Oscars" of the rock and metal world, winners of awards here are seen as the bands and artists of the moment. All votes count, and the margins between the winners and the losers are sometimes very small. You can make a difference for Monster Magnet, so please click the image and you will be taken to the Kerrang! Site. Once your there, scroll down a little and click the "Kerrang! Awards 2001" heading (right next to Marilyn Manson's ugly mug), fill out the voting form and be in with a chance of winning V.I.P. tickets to the awards themselves. Voting for the awards stops on August 15th.

* 04 august 2001 : Ed Mundell and Co a.k.a. Atomic Bitchwax will be playing live on saturday august 11th @ The Brighton Bar , New Jersey.

* Live chat with Atomic Bitchwax ! : On friday august 10th, Ed / Chris & Keith will be hosting a live chat session in their I Hope You Die Club @ Yahoo. The chat starts at 9 pm EST, be sure to adjust the time for your time zone ! All club members can log into the club's "Chat Room" and talk to the band. Not a member yet ... what are you waiting for ? Go here and sign up! RockOn Raven ;-).

* 22 july 2001 : Available now from Chrome Dreams, Maximum Monster Magnet, The unauthorised biography. Well ... it's unauthorised, right? This smells like bootlegs, right? I guess the band doesn't earn shit for this so does it makes any difference if you buy this or not ? I don't think so ... so go ahead, get your RealPlayer ready and click here , enjoy !!

* 08 july 2001 : Because of Dave Wyndorf's knee injury the band had to cancel last night's show at Philadelphia's Electric Factory. Unfortunately the only way to correct Dave's knee is surgery. Monster Magnet will be playing the Boston and New York gigs on july 10th & 11th after which Dave will have an operation, the rest of the U.S. tour with The Cult is cancelled. After Dave recovers the band will hopefully head towards Europe and then it's anyone's guess but maybe another headlining tour in the States.

* 06 july 2001 : According to Phil Caivano the tour with The Cult is going fine. They are good guys and the fans are cool sais Phil. Monster Magnet is planning a trip to Europe around August 18th. More details on possible European dates on this site as soon as possible.

* Friend of the band Ron Faiola at pbgadget.com was at the Milwaukee Summerfest where Monster Magnet headlined the rockstage. Once more Ron added a videoclip to his site, this time it's Jon Kleiman using Cheap Trick's Bun E. Carlos's giant drumsticks at the end of SpaceLord. Click here to watch the video. Keep checking back 'cause Ron will be putting more clips and pic's online soon.

* 05 june 2001 : Monster Magnet demos released on cd ... "LoveMonster", this seven track rarity recorded on a four-track way back when "Spine Of God" wasn't even released suddenly popped up on Wrong Way Rec's and should be available at various online stores now. A few tittles on the album are "War Hippie" and "Atom Age Vampire", definitely food for the freaks.

* Ron at pbgadget.com has been working with Monster Magnet since 1993, shot much of the footage on the "I Talk To Planets CD-Rom" and also made all the videos Tim Cronin used during live shows. Ron hooked up with the band a couple of weeks ago and videotaped their Madison show. Check out a clip of Dave burning the guitar during "Bummer".

* As previously mentioned on this site Monster Magnet guitarist Phil Caivano produced a demo for New Jersey Powerfuzz combo Heavy Liquid. Whilst i'm anxiously waiting for that final inspiration kick to add the finishing touch to their upcoming official website you can order yourself the 5$ promo pack at buzzbomb6913@aol.com and get blown away by the three "acid-monster" songs Hard To Beat, Crawlspace and F 66 by Doug / Trezz / Suds and Jay Liquid a.k.a. HEAVY LIQUID, In Your Face ! Keep an eye on this page for the Official launching of the Liquid Website soon ...

* Click the banner below to win an autographed Wellwater Conspiray epiphone guitar, a CD copy of "The Scroll and It’s Combinations",a black light poster and more @ dcn.com.

* Starting june 14th Monster Magnet will tour the U.S. with Stabbing Westward and The Cult. The tour will go on 'till late august after which the band will most likely head towards Europe for the late summer festivals. Check the Tour section on this site for upcoming shows.

* Wellwater Conspiracy featuring former Monster Magnet guitarist John McBain and former Soundgarden, current Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron are releasing their new album The Scroll And Its Combinations through TVT Records on may 22nd. The new album also features Soundgarden's Ben Shepherd and Kim Thayil along with guest vocals by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. Click the banner or here to visit the Official Wellwater Conspiracy site.

* Click here for a RealAudio interview with Dave at www.eddietrunk.com about New Jersey, music and tons more.

* Check out the Vintage Vinyl Records Website for cool pictures and a RealVideo clip of Monster Magnet performing the song Black Balloon during their in store appearance on april 10th.

* Click the image to win a trip and tickets to a Monster Magnet / The Cult show in L.A. on august 3rd at the Universal Amphitheatre. They'll fly you and a friend to LA, put you up for two nights in a first class hotel, and provide ground transportation, show tix, and backstage passes! The contest is organized by www.13thstreet.com, other prizes are signed God Says No copies and T-shirts.

* Freakshop USA webmaster Rich recently launched V2.0 of his site, click here to check out the new design. The site looks great and features a huge concert chronology, tons of articles and more !

* 12 april 2001 : Rob Wrong at stonerrock.com says : I talked to Magnet guitarist Phil Caivano last week about the upcoming tours, God Says No, and gear last Friday on the phone...and I just got it up for all to see...enjoy! Click here to read the cool interview.

* On april 10th the Monster Magnet U.S. 2001 tour started with a free in-store show at Vintage Vinyl Records, Fords / New Jersey. It turned out to be another unusual Magnet show with not exactly unplugged but "turned down" versions of Magnet songs featuring Indian drums, Sitar and weird sound effects. The setlist was Superjudge / Melt / Kiss Of The Scorpion / God Says No / Black Balloon / Cry / Gravity Well and Cage around the sun.

* Lisa at artistdirect.com and crew are running an online promotion for Monster Magnet. You can win a signed Fender guitar and back catalogue CD's. Click the banner to check it out ! Also new T-shirts from the new album are due in this week and are for sale at the Official Monster Magnet Store.

* Tomorrow (april 10th) the Monster Magnet U.S. tour hits the road, check the Tour section on this site regulary as more dates have to be comfirmed.

* 09 april 2001 : Tonight Monster Magnet features on Rockline, a syndicated call-in radio show in the U.S. at 11:30 PM Eastern. You can listen to the show online by clicking here. Time schedule for anyone outside the U.S. is : UK 4:30am (Tuesday morning) / France 5:30am (Tuesday morning) / Germany 5:30am (Tuesday morning) / Russia (Moscow) 7:30am (Tuesday morning) / Japan 1:30pm (Tuesday afternoon) / Australia (Syndey) 2:30pm (Tuesday afternoon) / New Zealand 3:30pm (Tuesday afternoon). Enjoy !

* Another Magnet side project has resulted in the recording of a demo. Gallery Of Mites is featuring Jon Kleiman and Tim Cronin a.k.a. The Ribeye Bro's. The 4 songs on the demo have been recorded with the help of fellow Monster Magnet musicians Ed Mundell and Joe Calandra, Halway To Gone guitarist Stu Gollin and Lord Sterling members Mike Schwaggert and Jim Bagalino. As usual Don is right on top of things so check out the Rare Audio section @ Nodzine to listen to the tunes.

* Monster Magnet free show @ Vintage Vinyl Records, 51 Lafayette Rd., Fords, New Jersey on April 10th! The band will be performing live at 7 PM and signing copies of "God Says No". According to insiders this is also the day Monster Magnet will be recording some acoustic versions for promotional purposes who might also appear on a future new EP.

* Click here to download a cool Monster Magnet Flash E-card ... Mac users click here.

* First date on the Monster Magnet U.S. tour announced ! Live in New York City on april 11th at the Village Underground. Check the Tour section on this site for more upcoming shows. Read more about Monster Magnet's "God Says No" Tour on Sonic Net.

* Next move for Monster Magnet is to rework some of their songs as acoustic versions. While these will be primarily used for appearances on U.S. radio stations in coming months, Dave Wyndorf reveals that they may surface on a future new EP.

* Monster Magnet intend to crack the U.S. market with the help of the brand new video for "Heads Explode". While the band had already shot a clip for the track, which was screened in Europe, frontman Dave Wyndorf and Co were less than pleased with the result. With the current album "God Says No" only now set for US release on April 17, the band want to make a better first impression.

* The first dates on the Monster Magnet / Buck Cherry U.S. Tour 2001 have been announced, check out the tour section on this site.

* Magnet guitarist Phil Caivano produced new matarial for New Jersey rockers Heavy Liquid. The band features guitarist Mike Trezza a.k.a. as the sound effect wizard during the "Nick Furry's Phantom Eye" show at the Brighton Bar late last year. More news on this soon.

* Monster Magnet will tour with The Cult from june 8th 'till august 4th.

* The Monster Magnet / Buck Cherry tour will hit the road in the U.S. from april 13th 'till may 27th. Tourdates for both upcoming tours will be online on this site as soon as available.

* On march 7th Monster Magnet recorded a new video for the song Heads Explode at Occidental Studios in Hollywood. The clip was directed by Johan Renck

* 06 march 2001 : On sale on july 1st 2001, a CD-audio biography including the full story with interviews and a free mini poster. Maximum Monster Magnet, the unauthorized biography by Michael Sumsion will be available through amazon.com and various other online stores.

* According to the official Buckcherry website the band's management is booking shows with Monster Magnet, rumours are that also The Cult will be involved in this U.S. tour ... more news and tourdates on this site as soon as available.

* Click here for an interview with Dave Wyndorf at ClubCd.com.

* 24 february 2001 : Monster Magnet is doing a show this weekend (Saturday Feb 24) in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at the Chili Pepper for the Guinness Toast.

* The North American release of the God Says No album has once more been delayed. Release date is now set for april 10th. Apparently the tracklist will be slightly different than the European version including a re-release of the song Medicine which featured on the Magnet's 1991 album Spine Of God.

* Two interviews with lots of Monster Magnet content are now up at Nodzine. Click here for an interview with former Monster Magnet guitarist John McBain (Wellwater Conspiracy) and here for an interview with Magnet / Atomic Bitchwax guitarist Ed Mundell.

* The promotional machine in support of the U.S. God Says No release seems to hit the road ... and you the fans can take part in it by signing up for the Monster Magnet eTeam, check it out. Subscriptions are limited to 60 and things should get started next tuesday (february 27th).

* The online version of Spin Magazine has a Monster Magnet article up on their site, click here to read it.

* Jon Kleiman and Tim Cronin's project The Ribeye Bro's are the subject of a new Yahoo club, you can take part in the activities by going here.

* 03 february 2001 : Atomic Bitchwax are doing some recordings in Virginia this weekend. Don from Nodzine is travelling with them to document the event so expect a review on his site soon. Thanks for the news Christine ... speaking of Christine, again she generously donated more of her awesome pictures, check them out on my Halloween 2000 page.

* 02 february 2001 : Lots of people are anxiously waiting for US tour dates / news so i decided to ask someone who might know, here's what Tim Cronin knows : "hey / last i heard we are going to tour with queens (of the stoneage) ... in the u.s. starting in march, starting in the south, thats all i know right now / tim.".

* Here's a little shameless self promotion ... I started designing the Official Cowboys and Aliens Website. They are a Belgian grooverock band from my hometown and toured with the Magnet last december. Do them a favour and check out their brandnew site here , RealAudio / MP3 samples of their new album should be online in the next few days. Whilst your there, sign their guestbook please. Believe me, these guys deserve some attention, thanks !

* Click here for more pictures by Christine Myers. These pic's are taken during the Monster Magnet Halloween gig @ the Tradewinds, Seabright - New Jersey on october 31st. 2000, once again special thanks to Christine for sharing this cool stuff with us !

* 26 january 2001 : Unfortunately tonight's Atomic Bitchwax show at the Brighton Bar is cancelled ... again thanks to Christine for letting me know.

* I added a couple of the coolest Monster Magnet pic's ever appeared online to the site, click here to check them out. The pictures are taken @ the Nick Fury's Phantom Eye gig at the Brighton Bar, New Jersey by Christine Myers so very special thanks to Christine for her generosity !

* Ed Mundell's Atomic Bitchwax live @ the Brighton Bar / Long Branch, New Jersey on the 26th of january!

* Magnet's Jon Kleiman and Tim Cronin a.k.a. The Ribeye Bro's are doing two headline shows in a row later this month ! On the 20th of january the band will perform at the Brighton Bar , New Jersey and on the 21st at Manitoba's, New York City. Never heard the Ribeye's, shame on you! Go to The Ribeye Bro.s section on Nodine and listen to them, NOW !

* This is especially for all you Belgian and Dutch fans out there, next thurday ... january 18th, the entire episode of "lola da musica", a music show on Dutch TV Channel Nl. 3 will be dedicated to Monster Magnet. There will be an extensive interview with Dave and plenty of live footage filmed at last month's Tilburg gig. The show starts at 8.00 p.m. 'till 8.45 p.m. ... don't miss it !

* I'm planning a total re-design of my entire Monster Magnet Tribute Site. I already have some stuff in mind but most important thing is of course the visitors opinion, after all this site is out there for all you worldwide Magnet freaks ! So all suggestions are welcome ... tell me whatever you want to see and read online and what not ... even if you want it to stay the way it is, let me know and maybe i'll just make a new version next to the old one, who knows. Go ahead, mail me, thanks !

* 06 january 2001 : Check out the Live section on this site for lots of live- and backstage pictures taken during the European "God Says No" tour in december 2000.

* 14 december 2000 : I finally added the lyrics for the God Says No album.

* 12 december 2000 : Tomorrow Monster Magnet and Cowboys and Aliëns are performing at the 013 in Tilburg (The Netherlands), we're gonna check them out a final time on this Euro tour so expect lot's of updates in the upcoming weeks.

* U.K rock-journalist Laura Ward interviewed Monster Magnet guitarist Phil Caivano during the U.K. tour. Check out this great interview online at vagabond-tribe.com, go to features and click on Monster Magnet.

* The official US release date for "God Says No" is set for february 13th 2001.

* The Monster Magnet gig on the 4th december @ Düsseldorf (Germany) has been broadcasted live on the internet and will be available online for at least another month. Go to Motormusic.de and click "Monster Magnet Live" to check it out.

* The official Monster Magnet site has been completely re-designed, the new site features cool flash animations and looks groovier than ever. Click here to check it out, make sure to download the latest version of the Flash player first.

* 27 november 2000 : Some news from the various Magnet members ... God Says No will probably be released in the U.S. in february 2001 which leaves the Magnet with some spare time after the Christmas holidays so there's a possibility that they will be back in Europe in january 2001. Next up for Magnet are headlining shows throughout the United States, maybe supporting AC/DC on their U.S. tour and another European trip for the summer festivals.

* Early december i'm gonna see Monster Magnet again in Dusseldörf (Germany) and Tilburg (Holland) so i'll probably wait to start working on my "European Tour 2000" section 'till those dates are over.

* The last couple of days i went to see Monster Magnet both in Belgium and Luxembourg. Both stunning performances will be reviewed with onstage and backstage pic's as soon as i sorted all the stuff out ... In the meantime i highly suggest to check out the awesome Lord Sterling, their bassplayer Jim Baglino is on tour as a roadie with the magnet right now and gave me their brandnew Amplified E.P., believe me, this shit ROCKS, thanks a lot Jim ! Another album to look out for is If I had a horse by The Ribeye Brothers featuring Magnet's drummer Jon Kleiman and lights wizard Tim Cronin. The album is out on All Indie Rec's and is available at the merchandise stand during this tour. Thanks Jon and Tim for the great album, it's a totally different but very cool thing and funny as hell !

* Very special thanks to everyone in Monster Magnet for being awesome and making us feel like family as usual. Also thanks to tourmanager Tony Moorehead and the crew (Dann, Jim and everyone else) for being cool as shit!

* Also special thanks to the generous people at the Kulturfabrik @ Esch-Alzette (Luxembourg) for giving us a place to stay the night after Monster Magnet's gig last friday, René and crew, you people definitely ROCK ! Thanks for the hospitality, the food, the drinks, the luckyweed and the bedroom. Hope to see ya all again soon.

* And another special thanks goes out to my friends in Cowboys and Aliëns for rocking the shit out of the place as Monster Magnet's supportact @ the Vooruit in Ghent last thursday. You people are awesome, thanks for the booze and HELL YEAH i'm gonna build you guys a website. The Magnet watched ya ... and decided you ROCK ! All you Belgian and Dutch freaks out there, C&A will celebrate the realease of their new album at the Cactus Club in Bruges (Belgium) on december 8th and will support Monster Magnet another time at Tilburg (The Netherlands) on decebember 13th ... be there!

* The new Atomic Bitchwax album, entitled II is now available in Europe. The album is released on TeePee Records and has the following tracklist : Ice pick freak / Forty five / Play the game / Smoke screen / Cast aside your masks / The cloning chamber / Marching on the skulls of the dead / Dishing out a heavy dose of tough love / Solid / Liquor Queen. As Bitchwax guitarist Ed Mundell will be busy touring with Magnet for quite a while it's unlikely that the band will be able to tour in support of the album within the next months. I really hope they will ever tour Europe though 'cause these guys are awesome ! Check out Naomi's Official Atomic Bitchwax Fansite for all info on the future of RiffRock!

* Although first single "Heads Explode" is already released in Germany it wont be available in the rest of Europe 'till early next year.

* During the "God says no" sessions 4 extra songs were recorded to feature as B-sides on upcoming singles. Stooges cover "1970" and acoustic track "Leapin' Lizards" both feature on first single "Heads Explode". Next to those tracks the band also recorded the Union Carbide Productions cover "I want more" and a song called "Slut Machine" which accourding to Dave is a mid-60's, garage punk thing.

* 14 november 2000 : Sooner than first announced the 1970 / Doomsday singles arrived at various recordstores in Europe. The 7" version is on extra thick vinyl and the 10" version is on transparent vinyl. Hurry up 'cause these collector items are very limited.

* Unfortunately for Irish fans the Monster Magnet / Queens of the Stone Age gig at the Limelight in Belfast announced for november 15th has been cancelled.

* A new fansite called By The Bull is online. Some parts are still under construction but things are looking promissing.

* Tons of people are writing me for "God Says No" lyrics but i'm still waiting for an official version of the lyrics ... in the meantime you all can check out Atomic Propaganda or By The Bull, both webmasters wrote down the lyrics whilst listening to the album and although they probably screwed up on some parts you get a pretty good idea. As soon as the official lyrics are available they will be online on my site too.

* Local groove rockers and close friends of mine Cowboys and Aliëns are doing Monster Magnet's supportact in Belgium on the 23rd of november. Their brandnew and awesome album "A trip to the stonehenge colony" has just been released. Right now negotiations are happening in order to let the band doing the supportact on both the Luxembourg and Dutch shows later on this year. An upcoming official "Cowboys and Aliëns" Website designed by myself will be the next step to let the world know about Belgium's best kept secret.

* Don added a very cool Flash version about the "Nick Fury's Phantom Eye" gig to Nodzine including some audio clips ... go to the Brainstorm 2000 Section on Nodzine to check it out.

* After a few weeks of provider troubles Paul's longstanding and excellent BullGod site is back online at a new u.r.l.

* As you all probably know Jon Kleiman and Tim Cronin from Monster Magnet also have a project called The Ribeye Bro's, their debutalbum If i had a horse has just been released on All Indie Rec's and can be ordered online at amazon.com. Don at Nodzine has a section on his "Son of Brainstorm" pages on the Ribeye Bro's where you can listen to a complete show in real audio, click here to check it out.

* Check out Motor Music which is the European (German) outlet for A&M, Universal, Interscope ... or something, for Monster Magnet news and a snippet of the new "Heads Explode" video. There's also an interview with Dave Wyndorf online (can someone translate this please).

* Apparently there are two different versions of the new "God Says No" album circulating in Europe. The regular European release has one bonus track "Silver Future" but the U.K. version of the album will feature "I Want More" as an extra bonus track next to "Silver Future". "God Says No" has been released in Europe since october 30th, the U.K. release date has been set for november 9th.

* The earlier mentioned limited edition vinyl 7" & 10" singles will feature the songs "Doomsday" and the Stoges cover "1970", they will be released late december 2000.

* 01 november 2000 : According to Don @ Nodzine the Halloween gig in Seabright, New Jersey was a killer performance. Monster Magnet did their last US show last night before they leave for Europe later this week. Don sais the show featured trippy lights, dancers and the following setlist : Atomic Clock / Medicine / Powertrip / Cry / Little Friend / Melt / Crop Circle / God Says No / Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Bummer followed by an encore of Tractor / Spacelord and Spine Of God.

* 28 october 2000 : The people at Kerrang! magazine U.K. received the official "God Says No" album with full cover artwork etc. Apparently the official release has a slightly different tracklist as the earlier appeared promo copies of the new album. Next to this the artwork looks awesome and for me personally there's a very nice suprise on the inlay ... click here or on the image to see and read more !

* 27 october 2000 : The earlier mentioned Halloween 2000 Monster Magnet show has been comfirmed for october 31st (obviously) at the Tradewinds in Seabright, New Jersey U.S.A.

* Nodzine webmaster Don was one of the very lucky people people who was at the secret Monster Magnet show on october 23rd where the band played under the name of Nick Fury's Phantom Eye. Click here to read the great review on his site.

* On october 26th the upcoming album "God Says No" have been introduced on Belgian national radio channel "Studio Brussels", they played five songs of the new album, mentioned the official euro release date as october 30th and comfirmed the Belgian show at the Vooruit in Ghent on the 23rd of november.

* New single Heads Explode will feature on the soundtrack for the upcoming movie Dracula 2000. Some other participating bands are Powerman 5000 / System of a Down / Pantera / Disturbed / Godhead + Marilyn Manson / Static X and the mighty Slayer. The soundtrack is set for a U.S. release december 5th 2000 on Columbia Records.

* Swedish retro-rockers Spiritual Beggars will support Monster Magnet on the Swedish part of the upcoming European Tour ... bring this amazing band as supportact to Belgium and Holland too please !

* Rumour is that Monster Magnet is doing a Halloween 2000 gig somewhere in the New Jersey aera. Exact date or venue are unknown to me ... more news on this soon.

* On the 23rd of october Monster Magnet did a secret gig in New Jersey under the name Nick Fury's Phantom Eye. Apparently it wasn't the usual Magnet performance but kind of a Rock'n Soul Psychedelic show with an additional keyboard player and a sound effects wizard. The gig who also featured psychedelic light effects by Tim Cronin had the following setlist : Kiss of the scorpion / Five years ahead of my time / God says no / Cry / Dinosaur vacuum / Baby gotterdammerung and Cage around the sun. Supportacts were Lemmings / Heavy Liquid and Lord Sterling.

* 12 october 2000 : New single Heads Explode will be officially released in Europe on october 16th. Next to the titletrack the cd single also contains the Stooges cover 1970, a version of the song Leapin' Lizards which will be different than the version on the upcoming album and the Heads Explode Videoclip.

* Limited edition vinyl 10-inches and 7-inches will be available in Europe very soon. The 10-inch is a limited pressing of 2000 copies, the 7-inch is limited to only 1000 copies worldwide. Right now it's unknown which songs will feature on those vinyl releases.

* 27 september 2000 : As more and more dates for the upcoming European Monster Magnet Tour are being comfirmed i wont list them in here anymore, check the Tour Section on this site, more dates will be added in there as soon as they are comfirmed.

* B-side for first single Heads Explode is a kickass version of the Stooges classic 1970, this song wont be avilable on the upcoming God Says No album. European release date for the first single is otober 9th

* Two new dates on the upcoming Euro tour have been comfirmed, on november 20th Monster Magnet will perform at the Astoria in London U.K. and on december 12th at the Columbiahalle in Berlin, Germany.

* 21 september 2000 : For some reason the date for the upcoming gig at 013 at Tilburg (Holland) is changed from 22 november to 13 december 2000, the gig listed for november 23th in Belgium remains the same ... as it seems Monster Magnet will also do a series of European gigs as special guest for Queens of the Stone Age this fall ... what the f**k, shouldn't this be the opposite?

* 18 september 2000 : The first dates on the upcoming European Monster Magnet tour have been announced, on wednesday november 22nd the band will perform at the 013 at Tilburg in the Netherlands and the next day, november 23th at the Vooruit in Ghent, Belgium. Tickets for the Belgian gig are already on sale. More info and tourdates on this site as soon as possible.

* Here's the tracklist for the upcoming new album God Says No : 1. Melt / 2. Heads Explode (first single) / 3. Doomsday / 4. God Says No / 5. Kiss Of The Scorpion / 6. All Shook Out / 7. Gravity Well / 8. My Little Friend / 9. Queen Of You / 10. Down In The Jungle / 11. Leapin' Lizards / 12. Cry / 13. Take It. Another song from the "God Says No" sessions is "1970" which will probably be used as B-side for first single "Heads Explode".

* The Offcial "The Jibe" Site has been moved to a new address, click here to check out Pete Wyndorf's (Dave's nephew) band.

* Click the banner below to enter the new HEAVY METAL 2000 contest on SonicNet. You can win the FAKK2 3D action video game, the soundtrack featuring Monster Magnet, a DVD package with both the original Heavy Metal and the Heavy Metal 2000 animated movies, and more ...

* 11 september 2000 : Finally the exact European release dates for the best kept secret on Planet BullGod and beyond have been announced. On october 9th first single Heads Explode will be unleashed on the European market, followed by full album God Says No on october 30th. As mentioned before both single and album will be held back from the North American market 'til early 2001. Most likely the video for Heads Explode will be taken in heavy rotation on European TV channels at the same time as the single release.

* The band returned home to NJ after shooting the videoclip for first single Heads Explode in LA, the clip has been directed by frontman Dave Wyndorf. Click here for some pictures on the Nodzine - Brainstorm 2000 Site, pic's have been taken during the recording sessions for the clip and are showing some of the bandmembers surrounded by the inevitable scanty dressed ladies.

* Since last week promo cd singles have showed up in Germany including two brandnew tracks from the upcoming album. The featured tracks are 1970 and Doomsday. Don't ask me how to get this highly wanted item 'cause at first i'm not in Germany and second ... if i would know i would own the damn thing myself. Keep an eye on E-Bay and pray to the mighty BullGod ... all info is welcome, thanks!

* Naomi has added the second part of the very cool and exclusive interview with the band to her Atomic Bitchwax site, go to the "articles" page and check it out!

* The Atomic Propaganda Fan Site has been moved to another u.r.l., the new address is http://members.nbci.com/stinkfist665/ but according to Atomic Webmaster Jason you can also use the re-direct u.r.l. http://atomicpropaganda.cjb.net which will work no matter where the sites moves to in the future.

* 19 august 2000 : AGM managment now officially comfirmes that new album God Says No is set for a European release in November 2000, however the album wont be released in the US 'til early 2001. The album was recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, and like 1998's Powertrip, Matt Hyde and Randy Staub handled production duties, with Alan Moulder (Dopes to Infinity) mixing the disc in London (UK). The managment also comfirmed a short European tour right after the november release but you all read this on this site before haven't you ...

* Monster Magnet plans to shoot a video for new track Heads Explode around the end of august 2000 with frontman Dave Wyndorf directing. The managment promises the clip to have some similarities to the bands Vegas- Style "SpaceLord" video, boasting playboy playmates and an even bigger production plan. The videoclip will most likely be held back from the North American market until the new year ... a clever marketing move by Interscope Records or just a tribute to European fans who embraced the band years before the american masses, who knows ??

* 13 august 2000 : Release date and title of the upcoming album have now officially been comfirmed. "God Says No" will be released through Interscope Records late november 2000. The album will be released in Europe about two months earlier than in the US ... right now it's unclear if the november release means the European or the US release but i think it's the Euro date. Rumours are that Monster Magnet will hit the road for a short European tour right after the november release after which they will tour the States in early 2001 followed by another full European tour. People who had the chance to listen to the advanced tape are absolutely stoked ... naturally. More news on this site as soon as available

* Interscope Records is distributing a sample CD at this years OzzFest featuring such bands like Oueens of the Stone Age, Rob Zombie, Primus and .... Monster Magnet ! The song on the sample is entitled Melt, it's definitely kicking ass and it will feature on the upcoming new album.

* There's a new section on this site called Freak-Shop where die-hard Monster Magnet collectors like myself can trade hard to find releases and merchandise with other fans. No more bidding, from now on trading is the word ... check it out.

* Apparently the new Monster Magnet record has been delayed for a bit ... AGM management has now announced the album for a late summer 2000 release.

* Monster Magnet guitarist Phil Caivano has produced the upcoming new album by New Jersey Punk'n Roll band Electric Frankenstein . The album entitled "Don't Touch Me, I'm Electric!" is a multimedia enhanced CD that will be released in the fall of 2000 (october 31st). The album will be a direct marketing promotional tool, it will be given out free in large numbers through various prearranged distribution outlets and will feature 13 unreleased Electric Frankenstein audio tracks of both newly recorded and non-LP songs.

* 10 june 2000 : The Atomic Bitchwax (including Magnet guitarist Ed Mundell) just finished mixing their second album at Track East studios in South River (NJ). Other New Jersey rockers who also recorded some pretty groovy albums at the same studio are Core and Solace. The album will feature 10 songs from which five are instrumental. The album features a guest appearance by Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers / Government Mule), who plays slide guitar from beginning to end on a song called Smoke Screen. If all goes as planned the album should be out late summer or early september.

* Check out The Jibe , a band with lead singer Peter Wyndorf ( Dave's nephew) ... based in New York city and pouring the soul back into rock & roll. Kick ass !

* 06 june 2000 : Kerrang! journalist Mörat did an exclusive feature with Dave Wyndorf whilst Dave was in London last week to mix the upcoming new Monster Magnet album. The interview will feature in this weeks Kerrang issue but apparently a lot of the original feature has been cut ... so click here to read the full story.

* The next, yet untitled album by The Atomic Bitchwax will be released both on cd and vinyl on october 31st 2000 through TeePee Records.

* Atomic Bitchwax will record their new album at LoHo Studios in NYC during the last week of May 2000 and mix it at Trax East studios in June with Eric Rachel.

* As mentioned on this site before the long awaited follow-up for the 1994 Nativity In Black - A tribute To Black Sabbath" album is featuring Monster Magnet who's paying tribute to the legendary British doomsters with a cover of the classic Into The Void. Monster Magnet lines up with Pantera, Godsmack, Slayer, System of a down, Machine Head, Megadeth, Primus (with Ozzy Osbourne), Soulfly, Hed(pe) and Busta Rhymes to pay their respect to Black Sabbath on new tribute album "Nativity in Black II". European release for N.I.B. II is set for June 2000 through Virgin Records.

* As soon as the new album is out Monster Magnet will embark on a six week tour throughout the US with Fu Manchu, earlier rumours were that also Queens of the Stone Age would be part of this package but this will not happen as they are touring with the Ozzfest at the same time. Tourdates will be on this site as soon as comfirmed.

* Monster Magnet is gonna shoot a videoclip for the song Silver Future which appears on the Heavy Metal II soundtrack, the videoclip will be used for promotional purposes for the upcoming movie.

* The nice people at Koch records send me the soundtrack (featuring Monster Magnet) for the latest "The Crow" sequel called "Salvation" in order to write a review for my site so click here to check out my review.

* 05 april 2000 : the band came home from the Warehouse studios in Vancouver (Canada) after the recording sessions for the new album. Dave still has some more vocals to do on it, and then off into post-production. In the meantime some news on what to expect is leaking out. The album will be produced by the same team who did the Powertrip album : Matt Hyde & Dave Wyndorf. According to Dave the material sounds darker and heavier than anything on Powertrip. At times it's very twisted and it's shaping up very psychedelic and strange. The album should be finished by the end of April 2000 with a summer release expected after which the band will gear themselves up for a worldwide tour.

* Monster Magnet appears on the soundtrack for the upcoming movie The Crow III - Salvation with the the non-album track Big God, the song was recorded during the Powertrip sessions and was already released as a b-side on several singles and on the Japanese import version of the Powertrip album. Some other participating bands on the soundtrack are Filter, Kid Rock, Pitchshifter, Stabbing Westward and Danzig. More info on the Official "The Crow" Site. The soundtrack will be released on Koch Records.

* Well, holy shit ... goddamn this is some groovy piece of news here, if this is true, and i guess it is 'cause it comes from the Offcial Fu Manchu Site, i mean WOW ! Tour of the Year Confirmed : to start in July:
Monster Magnet, Fu Manchu and Queens Of The Stone Age. More to follow ...

* 27th march 2000 : The band is still in Vancouver (Canada) doing recording sessions for the new album, in the meantime Chris Kosnik from the Atomic Bitchwax is working on their new album, which they hope to record as soon as Monster Magnet / Atomic Bitchwax guitarist Ed Mundell is back in April.

* In spite of earlier confirmations Monster Magnet doesn't appear on the bill on the official Ozzfest 2000 Website ... still several radiostations in the US keep on broadcasting The Magnet as an Ozzfest 2000 band, more news on this as soon as possible.

* Click the banner below for all info on the HEAVY METAL II soundtrack, featuring the brandnew Monster Magnet song Silver Future ... release date : april 18th 2000.

* Monster Magnet has now officialy been added to the lineup for Ozzfest 2000, the band will play the mainstage. Some other comfirmed bands are Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Godsmack, Static-X, Incubus, Methods of Mayhem, Ministry and Kittie ... more to follow.

* Click here to check out Annalena's cool pic's taken while she was on the road with the Magnet last year along some European summer festivals, thanks for donating them to this site Annalena, hope to hook up again soon !

* 10 march 2000 : Monster Magnet is in Vancouver doing recording sessions for the new, yet untitled album. Plans are to release the album mid 2000 immediately followed by a tour.

* Magnet drummer Jon Kleiman and lights & projections man Tim Cronin have a comic strip that they have been working on called Joe Jr. This has become a weekly strip that you will be able to read on the Son of Brainstorm section at Nodzine pretty soon.

* Kleiman and Cronin have also been working on new material for their other band "The Ribeye Brothers". Third Gear Rec.'s will release their debut later this year. The duo admit that another group of theirs called "Gallery of Mites" will probably interest fans of Monster Magnet more, they are also working on "Gallery of Mites" material.

* Check out the awesome Brainstorm 2000 section @ Nodzine for tons of RealAudio on Monster Magnet and Magnet related bands. Don, the webmaster of Nodzine also released the Nodzine CD-Rom, click here for more info.

* Don't take it for granted yet ... but rumours are strong that Monster Magnet will appear on this years Ozzfest.

* Naomi's ATOMIC BITCHWAX site has moved, the new address is http://bitchwax.cjb.net/, check it out, once more she changed the complete layout and it's looking groovier than ever !

* Monster Magnet frontman Dave Wyndorf has lashed out at the Vietnamese government. "I wanted to write the new album in Vietnam," he tells Kerrang!, "but the motherfuckers wouldn't let me in, man! It was something to do with my records and a whole bunch of stuff. All my plans to write the album somewhere far away ended up with me in New Jersey most of the time!" Dave describes the direction of the new Magnet LP as more psychedelic. "It's more low-key and twisted. At this point in writing the album I'm not sure how much rock stuff will be in there." Wyndorf does say, however, that he wants to collaborate with Kid Rock at some point: "He's awesome. I'm sure we'll hook up. I'm kinda hanging out and watching the world suck. Apart from that, I've been writing the new record for the last four weeks. It's gonna sound a lot different because Phil Caivano will be taking up a lot of the guitar parts that I used to play. There'll be some strange keyboards and more singing on the record, it's all coming together. Phil's rockin' the band out the entire time."

* Click here to listen to the full length RealAudio clip of the new Monster Magnet song "Silver Future" from the Heavy Metal II soundtrack at BLISTERING.COM , latest version of the RealAudio Player required.

* 28 january 2000 (E-mail from from Joe Calandra - thanks Joe!) : Dave is in New Mexico writing songs and the rest of us are writing songs without him. He's home on friday so well be getting together next week to preview all the stuff we've got. It should be good. We're in the studio in late March and on tour in the summer (hopefully!!).

* 24 january 2000 : According to the ever friendly Phil Caivano (thanks for the mail Phil!) all is well in Magnet land. It was good to have some time off but right now the band is ready to rock and working on the new album . Phil Caivano, the ex-Shrapnel & ex-Blitzspeer guitarist, joined Monster Magnet in 1998 shortly after the "Powertrip" release. As Dave mentioned in recent interviews Phil hadn't yet the chance to play on any of Monster Magnet's albums (except for the songs "Silver Future" on the Heavy Metal II soundtrack & the Black Sabbath cover "Into The Void" on the upcoming Nativity in Black II tribute) but he will be "ALL OVER" the next record! Those who saw Phil rockin' live with the Magnet on the Powertrip tour know what to expect ... kick out the jams motherfuckers!

* The Atomic Bitchwax will appear on the upcoming Aerosmith tribute "Right in the nuts" with a cover for the song "Combination". The tribute album is scheduled for release this spring on Small Stone Records and will also feature other cool bands as Roadsaw, Fireball Ministry, Solace, Alabama Thunder Pussy, Natas ... and much more. A vinyl version of the album will be out on Tee Pee / Mia Records.

* Italian label "Red Sun" will release a new stonerrock compilation called "Stone Def Forever" on which The Atomic Bitchwax will feature with an unreleased track entitled "Marching on the skulls of the dead". Some other participating bands are Solace, Beaver, Spirit Caravan, Church of Misery and Core. Most bands will deliver unreleased songs for the compilation.

* The Atomic Bitchwax is going to record the AC/DC song "Dirty deeds done dirt cheap" for a double split 7" with fellow New Jersey stoners "Solace" ! The 7" will be released on MeteorCity Records later this year. HA ! "Dirty deeds done with sheep".

* This month (december 1999) Monster Magnet starts rehearsing for the successor to the million selling Powertrip album. The new, yet untitled record should be released somewhere around june next year.

* Ed Mundell will be busy with the Magnet for the next few months but there is however a European tour in the works for Atomic Bitchwax and Nebula some time in March / April 2000.

* Some news picked from Paul's BullGod mailing list : As it appears, Tim Cronin and Jon Kleiman's band THE RIBEYE BROTHERS will finally have a real record out on 3rd Gear Records somewhere next year. The new Monster Magnet album will probably be out in the middle of next year, says Tim Cronin.

* Rumours are circulating about an upcoming European tour for Ed Mundell's ATOMIC BITCHWAX. Nothing is sure for now but some Italian magazines are talking about a few comfirmed dates in january 2000 ... more news and / or dates on this site as soon as possible.

* PRESS RELEASE : Monster Magnet sight Detroit band The MC5 as a major influence. Recently Dave Wyndorf and the band filmed an extensive / testimonial segment for the upcoming documentary film about the dangerous MC5. To read more about this historic film, view production photos and read fragments from the Monster Magnet interview transcript, go visit the official site for MC 5 "A TRUE TESTIMONIAL at http://www.futurenowfilms.com.

* Monster Magnet is among the bands who will cover classic Black Sabbath songs on the forthcoming "Nativity in Black II" tribute album. The Magnet covers the song "Into the Void". Some other participating bands are Godsmack, System of a down, Machine Head, Megadeth, Pantera, Static-X and Primus who will team up with Ozzy Osbourne for a version of "N.I.B." A release date for "Nativity in Black II" has yet to be confirmed.

* Monster Magnet is playing the Brighton Bar (New Jersey) on wednesday 29th september and saturday 01 october, supportact on both dates is Lord Sterling.

* Ed Mundell's Atomic Bitchwax is doing some warm-up gigs in the New Jersey area for their upcoming tour with Nebula and Core. The full tour starts on october 2nd and rumour is that a fourth band, Fireball Ministry, will join them on some of the gigs. Check out Naomi's Atomic Bitchwax Site for all tourdates.

* A&M released yet another version of the Space Lord single in Europe. The tracklist is : Space Lord / Negasonic Teenage Warhead / Dopes to infinity / Space Lord (live) - Same version as on the Viva Las Vegas e.p. which is a bonus disc available with the tour edition of the Powertrip album.

* Well, I already was made aware of the following extremely groovy news during the recent European tour by some of the bandmembers (Ed and Joe) but as it was also mentioned in Kerrang magazine and on the Stoner Rock Mailing list a few days ago, i guess it's safe to say it might be called official now, here we go : Monster Magnet members Ed Mundell, Joe Calandra and Jon Kleiman have recorded four instrumental tracks back in June 1998 which they wanted to use for a sideproject. The demotape with the four instrumental tracks has then been sent to John Garcia (ex-Kyuss, ex-Sloburn), vocalist in Unida. The Monster Magnet trio were waiting for Garcia to add lyrics and vocals to the tracks before deciding what to do with them. As it seems John Garcia has already worked out some melody lines to the tracks but Monster Magnet has been constantly on the road since Powertrip came out and John Garcia was also very busy with his band Unida so right now it isn't sure yet what's gonna happen with these songs. To be continued .......

* Check out Paul's cool BULL GOD site. He recently added a very interesting 'trivia' page and loads of new links to Magnet related stuff on the Web. While your there, do us all a favour and subscribe to his BullGod mailing list, we definitely need more subbers on the list, thanks !

* On october 6th 1999 the long awaited ATOMIC BITCHWAX / NEBULA / CORE tour starts in Cleveland, Ohio USA.

* On saturday july 3rd the Magnet finally came back to Belgium. The past year we travelled all over Europe to hook up with the band and check out the gigs so it was nice that it was only a 2 hour drive this time. Jump to the Live Section on this site for a little review and some live and backstage pic's on the Magnet's Belgian assault.

* The next Monster Magnet release will probably be an E.P. featuring 5 or 6 six new songs. The band is planning to hit the studio right after the Iron Maiden tour. "I think we're gonna record some old fashioned space rock. We just got a gold record for Powertrip so we earned some credits to do whatever we want." : says Ed Mundell. The E.P. should be out by the end of the year. In the meanwhile Ed will hit the road in october with his other band ATOMIC BITCHWAX. "First we tour the States and then hopefully Europe" : says Ed. Rumour goes that tourmates for the States will probably be the high octane three piece stonercrew NEBULA !

* The soundtrack for the upcoming animated movie "Heavy Metal II", which is a sequel on the original cult classic will feature a previously unreleased Monster Magnet song called "Silver Future".

* On june 21st The Magnet blew me away at the Paradiso club in Amsterdam. It was definitly the COOLEST Monster Magnet show i ever saw. Not only because of the fact that a lot of my all time favorite songs were performed live but especially the whole atmosphere at the gig was simply unbelievable. I want to thank all the people who were there and all together made that day my most special birthday ever ! My great friends Birgit and Caren from the U.K. for flying over to Holland to see the Magnet and to help me celebrate / Natacha for all her love and support over the years / Sabrina for coming from Germany to Holland to celebrate and for giving the birthday kisses TWICE ;-) / the whole band and the crew (no matter how busy you guys are not a single one of you people forgot to wish me a happy birthday, ... once more all of you have proven to be there for your fans, AWESOME !!!) / Samantha, Joe Calandra's lovely wife for her enthusiasm about my website and for being so friendly / Walter from Roadburn / The Hellacopters for being the perfect supportact / the whole crowd at the Paradiso for going insane and all the other people i might have forgotten ... THANKS A LOT !! Check out the Live Section for cool pic's on that very special headline show

* After the upcoming U.S. Iron Maiden tour the Magnet will do a few Japanese and Australian gigs (Australian dates will be posted on this site as soon as possible, the Japanese dates are in the Tour section) and after these dates they will finally take a well deserved break and Dave will start working on new material which, according to Ed, will give him the opportunity to focus on Atomic Bitchwax for a while and maybe (let's hope !!) a European tour with fellow New Jersey stoners Solarized. But ... like Phil said to us in Amsterdam : "You never know ...." so maybe the Powertrip tour will just go on and on and on YEAH !!

* Since yesterday the ATOMIC BITCHWAX debutalbum is available in the U.S. and it ROCKS !! The album is released on Tee Pee / Mia Records. The album isn't available in Europe yet but the ever friendly Ed Mundell gave me one at the Monster Magnet gig in Amsterdam so thanks a lot Ed for the album, the stickers, the company, the drinks, etc. ! The album should however already be available at Online Stores like Meteor City .

Check out Naomi's ATOMIC BITCHWAX Website for all the info on Ed Mundell's, Keith Ackerman's & Chris Kosnik's extremely groovy band !!

* In order to celebrate the upcoming (june 22nd) release of Ed Mundell's ATOMIC BITCHWAX debutalbum, Naomi has totally re-designed her great looking Atomic Bitchwax Site. Check it out ! It has a very nice new layout and contains all kinds of very interesting info.

* New single "See You In Hell" has arrived in Europe, apparently no extra live songs on this first CD version .... The single includes a 'See you in hell' - Remix, the regular version as on the 'Powertrip' album and the songs 'Dopes to infinity' and 'Negasonic Teenage Warhead' as appeared on the 1995 'Dopes To Infinity' album. Browse to the Singles and Promo Section to check out the sleeve. Other formats of the new single are expected very soon.

* Dave intends to write and record the next album as soon as Monster Magnet wrap up touring in October 1999. "Right now I feel like writing more psychedelic and trippy songs because I've been rocking nonstop for the past year but it's a strange process writing an album. I start off writing what I wanna hear but once it comes time to do the album I usually get back in the rock mode. I think I'll continue with the rock thing, simply because it's too damn fun." says Dave.

* Apparently Monster Magnet has also recorded a brandnew song for the soundtrack of the upcoming movie "Me, myself and Irene" starring Jim Carrey.

* On sunday may 23rd the band magnetized the Netherlands on the anual Dynamo Open Air Festival. Click here to check out my special Dynamo Open Air '99 pages with lots of Monster Magnet pic's, backstage and live + more cool pic's on other Dynamo bands like Nebula and Unida, enjoy !

* Right after the current European Metallica tour Monster Magnet will hit the road in the US for some dates on the Iron Maiden tour. Check the Tour Section on this site for tourdates.

* The next new Monster Magnet material will surface on the soundtrack of the upcoming animated 'Heavy Metal II' movie. The Magnet is hoping to complete two tracks with producer Bob Ezrin before the upcoming tour.

* There will be a limited festival edition of the 'Powertrip' album available during the upcoming European tour with Metallica. The album will include an EP called 'Viva Las Vegas' (live in Las Vegas), featuring live versions of the songs : 'Temple Of Your Dreams', 'Dinosaur Vacume', 'Baby Gotterdamerung', 'Cage Around The Sun', 'Bummer' & 'Space Lord'.

* (12 may 1999) New single / Video 'See You In Hell' has just been released. Apparently the live shots recorded during the song 'Temple of your dreams' earlier on the US tour have been used for the video for 'See you in hell'. According to Dave the various formats of the single will feature extra live tracks.

* The release date for the debut album by Ed Mundell's Atomic Bitchwax is now set for June 22nd 1999, hopefully no more delay this time.

* Oh Yeah !! Praise the BullGod !! Check out this ticket : June 21ste (my birthday), my most favorite band in the entire universe in Amsterdam which is my most favorite city on planet earth and beyond ! Speaking of THE coolest birthday present i ever had !! I guess Rock'n Roll beasts 'The Hellacopters' are the perfect support for that little party ! More info on the Official Paradiso Website.

* During the upcoming European tour as support for Metallica, Monster Magnet will also do some headline clubgigs including a show at the legandary Paradiso Club (Amsterdam, Holland) on june 21ste. Check the Tour Section for all tourdates.

* A short U.S. Headline Tour is scheduled from may 3th until may 17th as warm-up for the upcoming Monster Magnet / Metallica Tour. Check the Tour Section on this site for dates and venues.

* UPDATED TOURNEWS (10th april '99) : In spite of earlier confirmations the Magnet had to leave the U.S. "Rock Is Dead Tour" with Marilyn Manson and Nashville Pussy in order to join the Metallica tour in time as the tour kicks of tomorrow in Hawai. Jump to the Tour Section on this site for all the dates on the Monster Magnet / Metallica Summer Tour 1999.

* Monster Magnet appears on the soundtrack of the movie THE MATRIX with the song Look to Your Orb for the Warning of the Dopes To Infinity album. The movie opens in the US on march 30th.

* Two Monster Magnet members are giving a little help to their friends and former bandmates by playing on three hard-riffing, sludgy tracks of the debut album by New Jersey's cosmic-groove rockers SOLARIZED. Monster Magnet lead guitarist Ed Mundell and Center of the Universe Tim Cronin lend their talents as guitarist and percussionist to Solarized's Neanderthal Speedway on the tracks "Cloud King", "Gravity Well" and "Monolith". The album will be released on April 9th on Man's Ruin Records. Read all about the upcoming album and the band on the Official SOLARIZED Website.

* UPDATED TOURNEWS (22nd march '99) : It's now officially confirmed by the band (thanks a lot to Doug & Phil) that Monster Magnet will continue the U.S. Marilyn Manson tour until the end on the 27th april 1999 in Minneapolis. Hole has quit the tour and since Imperial Teen, who was announced to take over the opening spot for the tour was picked by Courtney Love, they have also been removed from the bill. That gives the Magnet the number two spot next to Manson. Nashville Pussy has been added to the bill as openingact for the rest of the tour.

* Monster Magnet will perform on some big European Summer Festivals in 1999 as they are doing the supportact for the European Metallica tour. Following festivals are confirmed : Dynamo Open Air Fest. (The Netherlands) May '99 / Rock Am Ring - Im Park Fest. (Germany) May '99 / Roskilde Fest. (Denmark) June '99 / Gods of Metal Fest. (Italy) June '99 / Big Day Out Fest. (U.K.) June '99 / Rock Werchter Fest. (Belgium) July '99. Exact dates , more festivals & complete lineups will be posted in the toursection on this site very soon.

* There's an ATOMIC BITCHWAX (Magnet Guitarist Ed Mundell's side project) Live video for sale now ! It's live at the Brighton Bar, NJ 1997 and can be ordered online.

* There's also a new fanzine out there called NOD ZINE featuring Monster Magnet, Fu Manchu, Kyuss, and more. The upcoming issue will including material from a Atomic Bitchwax show. If you are interested in hearing some samples, click on the banner below.

* On march 5th the Magnet will do a show at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell MA. It's a WAAF beachparty and tickets can only be obtained by winning them on WAAF. Some other bands on the bill are Roadsaw, Godsmack and Queens of the Stone Age.

* A lot of rumours were circulating about Monster Magnet dropping out of the Hole / Marilyn Manson tour so here's the official version. Monster Magnet is flying over from London later this week, straight to Washington State to start supporting Hole and Manson on the 28th of february. They are doing the tour at least till the Philadelphia show on the 4th of April at the First Union Spectrum. On the 6th of april former Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum's band "Imperial Teen" takes over the opening spot for the rest of the Hole / Manson U.S. tour. Unresolved sheduling commitments kept Monster Magnet from honoring their original commintment to do the entire tour.

* In may and june 1999 the Magnet is expected back in Europe to support Metallica on their tour along some festivals including the world famous Dynamo Open Air Festival in the Netherlands. Thanks a lot to Phil Caivano for this magnificent news !

* No rest for the Magnet ! After their very successful U.S. headlining tour the band is flying over to London to do some press for about a week, unfortunately no live shows are planned. After that Monster Magnet hits the road again for another tour throughout the States as supportact on the Hole / Marilyn Manson tour directly followed by more European shows. Thanks again to Phil for the news.

* According to the organizor of the world famous Dynamo Open Air Festival it has now (04 february 1999) been officialy confirmed that Monster Magnet will be playing at the 1999 edition of the festival. The Dynamo festival will be held at Mierlo in the Netherlands (about 15 miles from Eindhoven) during the weekend of 21,22 & 23 may 1999. More details about this big event will be on this site very soon.

* On several shows during the current U.S. headlining tour the band is shooting material for a new video during the song "Temple of Your Dreams", which will also be the new and third single coming from the "Powertrip" album.

* On the 28th february 1998 the Monster Magnet / Hole / Marilyn Manson U.S. Tour kicks off at the Arena in SPOKANE (WA). Click here for all the dates of this tour.

* Ed Mundell's ATOMIX BITCHWAX have now revealed the complete tracklist for their forthcoming debut album. Following 11 songs will appear on the album : Stork Theme / Birth to the earth / Shitkicker / Hang me / Hey alright / Crazed fandango / Hope you die / Getting old / The formula / Kiss the sun / V-8. The record will be out somewhere in february on Tee Pee Records. It includes two covers (Core's "Kiss the sun" and Tommy Bolin's "Crazed Fandango"). Check this site soon for an official releasedate.

* According to Aardschok Magazine, more and more rumours are circulating that Monster Magnet will appear on the 1999 edition of the Dynamo Open Air Festival in the Netherlands during the weekend of 22, 23 & 24 may '99. Let's hope, unlike last year, the rumours are true this time .... to be continued ....

* Click here for the confirmed dates of the Monster Magnet headlining U.S. tour 1999

* Somewhere in march 1999 the Magnet will hit the road for an intensive U.S. tour as supportact on the Hole / Marilyn Manson co-headling tour.

* Monster Magnet will spent most of 1999 on the road. First comes a brief U.S. headlining tour before cruising the States with Marilyn Manson and Hole. More European live shows are expected in the summer of 1999.

* The Magnet are set to record a new E.P. early in 1999. Dave Wyndorf has already written some songs and according to Dave the style will be a little different to the Powertrip album but not a radical departure. Dave will also be recording more songs with New York rapper "Korupt". They already worked together on a song called "Gimme what you want". The tracks will feature on Korupt's forthcoming album.

* Monster Magnet will feature on the soundtrack for the upcoming film "Varsity Blues" starring John Voight and James Van Der Beek. The Magnet appears on the soundtrack with their version of the MC5 classic "Kick out the jams". The movie arrives on screens on January 15 and the soundtrack should be available a few days earlier on January 12. Some other participating artists are Loadmouth, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Van Halen, Third Eye Blind, Collective Soul, Fastball and Days of the New.

* Now available on the Official A&M site , "Let it Ride", a brand new enhanced EP featuring the award winning "Spacelord" video, the song "Big God" (unreleased in the U.S.), a screensaver and more multimedia goodies.

* I also was at the gig in Düsseldorf on friday the 11th december 1998 and as usual it was a stunning performance. I want to thank the whole band (Tim, Phil, Dave, Ed, Jon & Joe) for putting me on the guestlist for that show, Sabrina for informing the band that I was coming to Düsseldorf and the whole Monster Magnet Roadcrew for what was definetlty the greatest experience in my life !! Thanks a lot, you people are definetly keeping it real !! Check the "live section" on this site for lots of pictures, reviews and other cool stuff on the Magnet's European tour.

* On thursday the 03rd december 1998 I was at the Monster Magnet gig in Tilburg (The Netherlands) at the brandnew 013 venue. It was the first show of this small European headlining tour, the band flew in from Boston USA the day before and the show was AWESOME !! The Magnet loves the Netherlands and Holland loves the Magnet so it kicked major ass ! I've met the band backstage afterwards and all the guys in the band told me that they really appreciate the thing I'm doing with my website so this is together will all the positive vibes I'm getting from all you people the biggest encouragement I ever had ! Especially Phil was very enthousiastic and even mentioned that the first e-mail he ever send was the one to me, after he visited my site. When I asked why this European tour is so short Dave mentioned that for the first time in the bands existence they sell a lot of albums in the States so they just have to tour over there as much as possible. They really would love to tour in all the other countries like Belgium, Spain, Italy etc. but it's all really because of a lack of time. Dave also said that the band will probably be back in Europe in the spring or the summer of 1999 so all of you out there who missed the Magnet on this tour, your time will come.

* It seems as Rob Zombie has cancelled most European tourdates. No need to panic though. Monster Magnet will be here, which makes them the absolute headliners for this tour instead of co-headlining with Zombie. Well, isn't this great news ?

* The ATOMIC BITCHWAX, the side-band of Ed Mundell from Monster Magnet finaly recorded a full-lenght album which should be out in January on Tee Pee Records. The album will include a new version of the song "Hey Alright" (the original version appears on the "Welcome To Meteorcity" compilation) and a cover of CORE's "Kiss the sun".

* The Backyard Babies (Sweden) are doin' the supportact for all the European dates on the MONSTER MAGNET tour.

EUROPEAN HEADLINING TOUR WITH THE BACKYARD BABIES
03th december 1998	013	Tilburg	Holland
04th december 1998	G 1	Hamburg	Germany
06th december 1998	tba	Copenhagen	Denmark
07th december 1998	Columbiahalle	Berlin	Germany
09th december 1998	Colosseum	Munich	Germany
10th december 1998	Kongresshalle	Boblingen	Germany
11th december 1998	Stahlwerk	Dusseldorf	Germany
13th december 1998	Academy	Manchester	U.K.
14h december 1998	Civic Hall	Wolverhampton	U.K.
15th december 1998	Astoria	London	U.K.

* Last sunday (08th november '98) another incident happened at a Monster Magnet gig. Fargo police arrested 26 year old Marianne Cox after she danced topless on stage at the Civic Memorial Auditorium. According to a local news paper, she and another woman got on stage with the Magnet. Officers in the crowd saw the woman on stage, lifting their shirts to the crowd. One woman then took of her shirt and approached the lead singer, who put his head to her breasts. YEEHAA, way to go Dave !!! It's about time you guys are comin' to Europe. At least topless dancing isn't a big deal over here ! It's obvious that the United States Of Who Gives A Shit are to fucking conservative to appreciate some good old Monster Magnet entertainment !

* Seems as the Magnet is stirring some controversy at their recent U.S. gigs. It's not actually the band that's getting all the attention. A group of female fans have started to do some performing of their own at some Monster Magnet gig's, like the band's stop in Atlanta where two woman simulated a sex act on stage at the international ballroom. Read all about it at MTV News Online.

* Some rumours are circulating that the Magnet will do a headline tour with "Clutch" after the current tour with Rob Zombie.

* According to their U.K. press outlet Monster Magnet has already sold 400.000 copies of the "Powertrip" album stateside !

* On the 23th of october the new Kurt Russell action movie "Soldier" will be released which features Monster Magnet on the soundtrack. At the moment they are making a Powertrip video for the movie.

* Monster Magnet will appear on the soundtrack of Childsplay IV (The bride of Chucky) with the song "See you in hell". A few other participating bands are White Zombie, Coal Chamber, Slayer, Motörhead and Judas Priest. The soundtrack should be available in Europe from october 2nd.

* The release of THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX's debutalbum has been delayed until january '99. Atomic Bitchwax is Monster Magnet guitarist Ed Mundell's other band.

* On saturday the 29th of august i saw the Magnet at the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium. It was a pretty good show although i was a little dissapointed to see them appear on the mainstage in the early afternoon. They were announced as headliners on the Marquee stage at first but for some strange reasons this was changed afterwards. Anyway, i had the opportunity to meet the band after the show. Very cool is the fact that bassplayer Joe Calandra promised me to check out my Magnet fansite as soon as he gets home from the current European festivaltour. Joe Calandra also mentioned that the Magnet will be back for a European headlining tour in december or in January.

POWERTRIP ALBUM SIGNED !!

THE MAGNET & YOUR WASTED WEBMASTER

* Monster Magnet is on tour in the States this fall as supportact for Aerosmith. There are also some shows sheduled with Rob Zombie and Fear Factory on which the Magnet will appear as Co headliner (hope to see this package later on in Europe). Check the Official Website at A & M records for all the latest tourdates.

* Uppermagnet DAVE WYNDORF features on the DEPECHE MODE tribute album 'For The Masses' with the song Black Celebration. Dave does the cover with Jeff Turzo from the band GOD LIVES UNDERWATER.

* The next (second) single of the new album will be POWERTRIP and should be released by the end of september 1998. B-sides will be Tractor / Baby Götterdamerung & The Game. Track 2 and 3 are identical to the album versions. The game is a song that was recorded during the Powertrip sessions but that hasn't been released yet.

* MONSTER MAGNET welcomes aboard PHIL CAIVANO on guitar who will be touring with the band. That's right, they added an additional third guitarplayer to the lineup to have an even better livesound than they use to have. Phil seems to be a former member of Schrapnel, Dave Wyndorf's old band. He is a long time friend of the band and he has lended equipment to Monster Magnet for Superjudge, Dopes To Infinity and Powertrip.

* In an interview in the july edition of Aardschok magazine Dave Wyndorf said that Monster Magnet will tour in Europe for eight or ten weeks in the fall of 1998. After this European tour the band goes back to the States, Australia, Japan and South-America for a headlining tour.

* On this years Dynamo Open Air festival in Holland there were some rumours that Monster Magnet would appeare as special guests on the Stoner Rock Stage on sunday the 30th may. Unfortunate those rumours were not true, i know it because i was there for the whole weekend waiting for the band to show up. On the other hand i saw some cool gigs from bands as Fu Manchu, Spiritual Beggars, 7 Zuma 7, Orange Goblin, sHeavy, Cathedral, etc.

* In the festivalguide which all visitors received at the entrance there was a Monster Magnet competition and probably that was what caused the rumours that they were playing there. By answering three easy questions people could win a special promo-cd called 'Fuel from powertrip' or a T-shirt from the band. As all good warheads i won both by entering the competition twice (hehe).

Front and Backcover of the Promo-CD received at the Dynamo Festival

The Promo T-shirts have the new bullgod logo on the frontprint and on the backprint are the words "You are a Spacelord Motherfucker now!"

* At the moment Monster Magnet is on tour. Check out the fully re-designed Official Website at A&M records for all the current tourdates.

* The album is produced by Matt Hyde (Porno for Pyros) together with Dave Wyndorf. The album is mixed by Randy Staub except for the songs 'Baby Götterdämerung' and 'Your lies become you' that are mixed by producer Matt Hyde and the songs 'See you in hell' and 'Goliath and the vampires' that are mixed by Terry Date who is known for his excellent work with bands like Soundgarden and White Zombie.

* The current album, POWERTRIP is out in Europe since june 2nd 1998 and in the States since june 16th, it is released by A & M records.

* SPACELORD, the first single of the new album was released worldwide on april 20th 1998 and in the USA on may 18th 1998. B-sides are 'Big God' and 'Kick out the jams' (an MC5 cover).