Last Patrol

Monster Magnet’s Davie Wyndorf is far smarter and musically sharp than most critics give him credit for. His lyrics alone tell twisted dreams in diamond-hard catchphrases that an average stoner-rock dude would hardly conjure (listen to the speed-freak ramble of “Hallelujah”). Yet Wyndorf’s consistency has worked against him. “Just another new Monster Magnet album” is no way to greet albums loaded with killer guitar riffs and battering Sabbath and/or Stooges-like rhythms. Donovan’s “Three Kingfishers” gets a sublime re-arrangement as a Middle Eastern punk/metal track. “I Live Behind the Clouds” demonstrates how strong influences—Hawkwind, Stooges, garage rock, Black Sabbath—are essential when putting together superior modern rock. *Last Patrol* is subtler than previous Magnet albums, with a heavier psychedelic/meditative undertow to the songs—though “Mindless Ones” builds into a whirling vortex of sound. The album remains consistent throughout, with the trippy “Stay Tuned,” the nasty rocker “Strobe Light Beatdown,\" and the acoustic-electric “One Dead Moon” completing the album with the definitive style of a first-rate band.

10th Studio Album from the Stoner Rock Pioneers Considered one of the most creative, diverse, and hard-rocking of contemporary American bands, Monster Magnet is credited with pioneering “stoner rock”. They’re noted for the uniqueness of their sound, their authenticity as a band, their ability to grow musically, and the intelligence and wit of their songs. Fusing garage rock, progressive rock, heavy metal, punk and psychedelia – Last Patrol is Monster Magnet’s tenth studio album and a testament to everything they stand for. In addition to musical influences, the band has always been inspired by comic book, science fiction, horror movies, and B-movies by filmmakers such as Roger Gorman and Russ Myer. © NAPALM RECORDS

New Jersey's Monster Magnet have been cranking out their signature blend of FM doom rock and cosmic stoner metal since the late '80s, and releasing fat slabs of it every three years since 1991, which makes 2013's Last Patrol the venerable band's tenth long-player.

The category of stoner rock has become so broad in definition it's become hipster jargon at this point. Really, if you want to discuss what stoner rock's about, you need turn no further than one of the pioneers themselves, MONSTER MAGNET. On their tenth album, "The Last Patrol", Dave Wyndorf and com...

A review of Last Patrol by Monster Magnet, available in North American on October 15th and in Europe on the 18th via Napalm Records.

Monster Magnet - Last Patrol review: Monster Magnet travel through space and time back to 1991 and the psychedelic roots of their music.