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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 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 on January 25, 1999, and later went multi-platinum. 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. 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.
= Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas)
=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
Certifications
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Powertrip
- Monster Magnet
- Dave Wyndorf
- Ludichrist
- Space Lord
- Matt Hyde
- Spine of God
- God Says No
- Power Trip (band)
- Greatest Hits (Monster Magnet album)
