''Powertrip'' is the fourth studio album by American
rock
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band
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded in 1989 by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar) and Tim Cronin (vocals and drums); they have since gone through several lineup c ...
, 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 itself, reached #1 on the Heatseekers Charts, #21 in the German Charts, #65 in the
UK Charts, and #97 on the
''Billboard'' 200. The album was
certified gold by the
RIAA
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on January 25, 1999.
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 outside the city, where he would write one song a day for twenty-one days.
"The Third Degree with Monster Magnet"
lasvegassun.com. Retrieved on December 27, 2013. Most of the songs were based on the themes of Vegas, such as naked women and people losing their money.
Tracks used in popular culture
* "Powertrip" was one of the songs in the film ''Soldier
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'', starring Kurt Russell
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.
* "Powertrip" was the official theme song for the WWE pay-per-view event No Way Out 2007
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.
* "Space Lord" was one of the songs in the film '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'', starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly
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* "Crop Circle" was one of the songs in the film ''Urban Legend
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''.
* "See you in Hell" was one of the songs in the film ''Bride of Chucky
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''.
* "Powertrip" was featured in the 2006 video game ''MotorStorm
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''.
* "Powertrip" is part of the soundtrack video game '' Far Cry 5''.
Track listing
Original CD
All songs written by Dave Wyndorf unless noted otherwise.
;Japanese bonus tracks
#"Big God" – 5:58
# "Kick Out the Jams
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cover) – 2:35
# "The Game" – 4:54
A Limited Tour Edition was also released with a bonus CD entitled ''Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas)''. The Japanese version contains this bonus CD and three bonus tracks on the original.
''Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas)''
# "Temple of Your Dreams" – 5:34
# "Dinosaur Vacuum" – 5:19
# "Baby Götterdämmerung" – 4:00
# "Cage Around the Sun" – 8:18
# "Bummer" – 7:35
# "Space Lord" – 9:32
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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1998 albums
Monster Magnet albums
A&M Records albums
Albums produced by Matt Hyde