MONSTER MAGNET will release on Friday, May 21 2021 its new album A Better Dystopia via the label NAPALM RECORDS (Pre-Order)
Wyndorf is at the top of his game on "A Better Dystopia", delivering each lyric in his own inimitable style, and musicians Phil Caivano, Bob Pantella, Garrett Sweeney and Alec Morton own the sound — vintage and old school, dense and heavy, with searing fuzz leads and pounding bass and drums all played in a deft style that's almost been lost in modern music. The album opens with "The Diamond Mine", as Dave Wyndorf recites a classic monologue by Dave Diamond, an American radio DJ whose programs in the late '60s and early '70s helped popularize many psychedelic and acid rock bands. At this point the real trip begins, as the opening chords of the HAWKWIND classic "Born To Go" gear up for launch. Tracks like standout "Mr. Destroyer" (POO-BAH) spur visions of some untold freak revolution — or perhaps dinosaurs battling on a burning planet at the end of time — creating a perfect blend of hard rock and psychedelia. Feverish "Motorcycle (Straight To Hell)" (TABLE SCRAPS) is pure punk fury of the old school tradition, evoking a cross between Iggy Pop and MOTÖRHEAD as Wyndorf wails "I'm gonna drive it straight to HELL!" Falling even further down the mind-bending rabbit hole, MAGNET offers their stunning, whirlwind take on the often-overlooked hard rock classic "Learning To Die" (DUST) and a masterful version of the STOOGES-meets-goth epic "Solid Gold Hell" (THE SCIENTISTS). The album closes with a bonus nuclear cover of MORGEN's "Welcome To The Void", inviting you to restart the ride again and again
TRACK LISTING
01. The Diamond Mine, 02. Born To Go, 03. Epitaph For A Head, 04. Solid Gold Hell, 05. Be Forewarned, 06. Mr. Destroyer, 07. When The Wolf Sits, 08. Death, 09. Situation, 10. It's Trash, 11. Motorcycle (Straight To Hell), 12. Learning To Die, 13. Welcome To The Void (bonus track)
LINE-UP
Alec Morton: bass
Bob Pantella: drums
Dave Wyndorf: vocals, guitar
Garrett Sweeny: guitar
Phil Caivano: guitar