Spine of God

Studio album by Monster Magnet

Released

1991 (Europe)
February 28, 1992 (U.S.A.)

Recorded

1991 at Subterranean Sound, (High Street, USA) Long Branch, New Jersey

Genre

Stoner rock, psychedelic rock, space rock

49:48

Label

Caroline Records
Glitterhouse Records
Go Get Organized

Producer

Dave Wyndorf & John McBain

Monster Magnet chronology

Tab
(1991)

Spine of God
(1991)

Superjudge
(1993)

2006 reissue

Cover of the 2006 reissue

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Blabbermouth	9.5/10^[2]
Kerrang!	^[3]

Spine of God is the debut album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in 1991 in Europe and in the United States in the following year. It is the band's first official full-length album and one of the earliest examples of the genre of stoner rock.

The album mixes elements of punk, heavy metal, psychedelic rock, and space rock. The album features a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "Sin's a Good Man's Brother". It was voted Spin's "Number 9 Album of 1991 You Didn't Hear".^[4]

A music video was made for the song "Medicine".

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Wyndorf unless noted otherwise.

"Pill Shovel" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 4:00
"Medicine" – 3:21
"Nod Scene" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 6:46
"Black Mastermind" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 8:13
"Zodiac Lung" – 4:44
"Spine of God" – 8:02
"Snake Dance" – 3:10
"Sin's a Good Man's Brother" (Mark Farner) – 3:31
"Ozium" – 8:01
"Ozium" [Demo] – 8:38 *

* Reissue bonus track

Spine of God was re-released in March 2006 on Stoner rock Records with new artwork, new liner notes, compressed dynamic range, and a demo version of "Ozium" as a bonus track.

Personnel

Dave Wyndorf – guitar, vocals, producer
John McBain – guitar, producer
Joe Calandra – bass
Jon Kleiman – drums
Tim Cronin – (credited, in typical Monster Magnet style, as "Dope/Lights/Center of the Universe")

Production and art

Stacy "Springdale" Phelon – engineer
Rob Leecock – bullgod design
Samantha Muccini – photography
Reed Linkletter Jr. – art direction
Alexander von Wieding – reissue artwork

References

↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Monster Magnet Spine of God review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
↑ Alisoglu, Scott (24 April 2006). "Monster Magnet - Spine of God (SPV re-issue)". Blabbermouth. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
↑ Gitter, Mike (12 October 1991). "Monster Magnet 'Spine of God'". Kerrang!. 362. London, UK: EMAP. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Levy, Joe (December 1991). "10 Best Albums of the Year You Didn't Hear". Spin. p. 88. Retrieved 1 February 2011.

Monster Magnet

Dave Wyndorf Phil Caivano Bob Pantella Garrett Sweeny Chris Kosnick

Former members	Tim Cronin Tom Diello Joe Calandra Jon Kleiman John McBain Michael Wildwood Ed Mundell

Demos	Forget About Life, I'm High On Dope (1989) We're Stoned, What Are You Gonna Do About It? (1989) TAB Demos (1989)

Studio albums	Spine of God (1991) Superjudge (1993) Dopes to Infinity (1995) Powertrip (1998) God Says No (2000) Monolithic Baby! (2004) 4-Way Diablo (2007) Mastermind (2010) Last Patrol (2013) Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining Of Last Patrol (2014) Cobras and Fire (The Mastermind Redux) (2015)

EPs	Monster Magnet (1990) Tab (1991) Love Monster (2001)

Singles	"Medicine" "Twin Earth" "Face Down" "Dopes to Infinity" "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" "Dead Christmas" "Space Lord" "Powertrip" "Temple of Your Dreams" "See You in Hell" "Silver Future" "Heads Explode" "Unbroken (Hotel Baby)" "The Right Stuff" "Monolithic" "Wall of Fire" "Gods and Punks" "100 Million Miles" "Mindless Ones"

Compliation Albums:	Greatest Hits (2003) 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Monster Magnet (2007) Space Lords (2012)

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