Powertrip

Powertrip is the fourth studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released on June 16, 1998. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, achieving mainstream success due largely to the hit single "Space Lord". Other hit songs on the album include "Powertrip", "Temple of Your Dreams", and "See You in Hell". The album reached #1 on the Heatseekers Charts, #21 in the German Charts,^[6] #65 in the UK Charts, and #97 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 25, 1999.^[7][8] Music videos were made for the songs "Space Lord", "Powertrip", and "See You in Hell".

Recording

After the Dopes to Infinity tour, Dave Wyndorf flew to Las Vegas to work on the group's next album. He got a hotel room 10 miles (16 km) outside the city, where he would write one song a day for twenty-one days.^[9] Most of the songs were based on the themes of Las Vegas, such as naked women and people losing their money. The song "Tractor" is a re-recorded version of the song originally released on the band's 1990 EP Monster Magnet.

In popular culture

• "Powertrip" is featured in the film Soldier, starring Kurt Russell, and was the official theme song for the WWE pay-per-view event No Way Out (2007).
• "Space Lord" is featured in the film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
• "Crop Circle" is featured in the film Urban Legend.
• "See you in Hell" is featured in the film Bride of Chucky.
• "Powertrip" was included on the soundtracks of the video games MotorStorm and Far Cry 5.

Track listing

A Limited Tour Edition was also released with a bonus disc entitled Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas). The Japanese version contains this bonus disc and three bonus tracks on the original.

Personnel

• Dave Wyndorf – vocals, guitar
• Ed Mundell – guitar
• Philip Caivano – guitar
• Joe Calandra – bass
• Jon Kleiman – drums

Additional personnel

• Matt Hyde – guitar, engineer, mixing
• John Flannery – guitar
• Scott Garrett – drums
• Tim Cronin – autovisuals, misinformation, herald of galactus

Production

• Steve Mixdorf – assistant engineer
• Jesse Fishman – assistant engineer
• Cameron Webb – assistant engineer
• Paul Silveira – assistant engineer
• Randy Staub – mixing
• John Travis – mixing
• Ron Boustead – digital editing
• Don C. Tyler – digital editing
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Chart positions

Album

Singles

Certifications

References

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7. ^ "American certifications – Monster Magnet". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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12. ^ "Billboard Top 200". allmusic.com. Retrieved on November 16, 2013.
13. ^ "Top Heatseekers". allmusic.com. Retrieved on November 16, 2013.