maar het scheelde niet veel.

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MONSTER MAGNET have cancelled their European tour after the group's mainman, Dave Wyndorf, was hospitalized following a drug overdose.

"The battle with one's inner demons is the most personal fight any of us can undertake," said MONSTER MAGNET's manager, Steve Davis of Davis Entertainment Group. "The fight is at times a lonely, confusing journey. On the evening of February 27, Dave Wyndorf suffered a setback in his own fight and was hospitalized due to a drug overdose. His full recovery is expected. We ask that all those he has encountered over the years or simply affected by his music to take a moment to think good thoughts of and for him. With the grace of God and those who love him we are all confident that Dave will rebound from this set back and continue to play and make great rock and roll."

MONSTER MAGNET recently spent time at Sound City and Paramount recording studios in Los Angeles recording the follow-up to 2004's "Monolithic Baby", tentatively due this summer via SPV. The CD is being produced by friend and veteran MAGNET producer/mixer Matt Hyde ("Powertrip" and "God Says No"). Also planned for release are reissues of the band's classic albums "Tab" and "Spine of God", featuring new artwork and liner notes, as well as bonus tracks, as part of SPV's SuPerValue reissue series. A DVD is also in the planning for late 2006.

Monster Magnet zijn wat mij betreft toch wel over hun hoogtepunt heen. Albums als Superjudge en Dopes to Infinity zie ik ze eerlijkgezegd niet meer maken. Maar verder mooi dat ie nog leeft hoor.

Don't forget Spine of God, die is misschien nog wel beter dan bovengenoemde twee krachtpatsers.

helemaal mee eens! Ik had die al toen ie uitkwam, nog voor de doorbraak.
Maarre, ken jij 'Milking the Stars'? Dat is een recentere maar ook echt geweldig geinspireerde Monster Magnet plaat, had ik niet meer verwacht

Zeker ken ik die en dat is idd een verrassend goeie, meer in de lijn van het oudere werk. Meer psychedelisch en minder recht toe recht aan powerrock. De latere albums van Monders Magnet, eigenlijk vanaf Dopes, vond ik stukken minder. Ik ben fan van de sound van Spine of God, Superjudge en ook nog wel Dopes, maar daar hoor je toch al een wat commerciëler soundje. Toegankelijker en catchier so to speak. Overigens was ik ook positief verrast door Cobras and Fire en Last Patrol.