Release
date: March
23rd
2018.
Label: Napalm
Reocrds.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
MINDFUCKER
– Tracklisting
1.Rocket
Freak 03:29
2.Soul
05:26
3.Mindfucker
04:59
4.I'm
God 06:16
5.Drowning
07:20
6.Ejection
03:27
7.Want
Some 05:48
8.Brainwashed
03:22
9.All
Day Midnight 03:59
10.When
The Hammer Comes Down 05:47
Members
Dave
Wyndorf (Vocals)
Ed
Mundell (Guitar)
Phil
Caivano (Guitar)
Jim
Baglino (Bass)
Bob
Pantella (Drums)
Review
Greetings All,
Monster Magnet has
returned with their first new album in 4 years. Well apart from the Remix/Redux albums they released in 2014 and 2015.
Mindfucker and the
band is back in a big way and as bombastic as ever. The band
unleashes a refreshingly killer mix of garage, punk, and metal with
enough stoner and psychedelia to make it go down real smooth. While
the album is heavy there is much more of a definite early 70’s
rock/punk sound.
You can hear the
Stooges, MC5 and Ramones in almost every track all with Monster
Magnets own spin. There are also some 60’s pop influences that pop
up from time to time that are quite welcome. The songs are all very
tight on Mindfucker and the album moves quickly and effortlessly
through its 10 amazing tracks. Main man Dave Wyndorf sounds energized
and as good as ever. Like most of Monster Magnet songs the theme of
the record, hence the title, seems to be the human mind. Which is a
topic of infinite possibilities, and the band hits it hard from a lot
of different angles.
The garage rock
inspired Rocket Freak opens the record with a million mile an
hour driving beat. Soul follows and lives up to its name, it
has bombastic 70’s soul music feel about it. The title track,
Mindfucker is a super catchy rocker with a big juicy riff. The
production and feel of the songs makes them feel like they were
recorded sometime in the mid 1970’s. That vibe is very apparent on
I’m God which is an effortlessly catchy jam.
The band slows it down
and brings the heavy in with Drowning. This beast being the
most metal sounding track on the record. Ejection is an old
school 60’s style rocker ala the Kinks. Want Some comes in
with some serious rock n roll swagger and backs it up 120%. You hear
a later 70’s punk/Ramones-esque feel on Brainwashed. My
favorite track on the record is the dark 60’s/70’s AM rock (for
those of you that even know what that is) of All Day Midnight.
This jam brings the riff and a killer hook and a goddam sitar.
What more do you need.
The
album closes with the epic sound of When the Hammer Comes Down.
It is a somewhat slower, heavier mid-tempo rocker that reminded me a
bit of the Obsessed in the delivery. There is a killer shift towards
the end that picks up the pace and closes the record with an
extremely satisfying feel.
Monster
Magnet have been around for close to 30 years. This record deserves
recognition as one of the best records the band has put out. I
wouldn’t necessarily say that Mindfucker is a change in style as
the band has always been a tough one to pigeon-hole into any one
sound.
However,
it is a welcome addition to the bands already illustrious catalogue.
If you dig Monster Magnet there is absolutely no reason you will not
flip you lid for this killer record. Track it down and rock out,
since that is exactly what these guys want you to do!
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Words by Todd Stealey
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