“I thought it was the height of hilarity to promote drugs and Satan while not doing any of it”: How Monster Magnet became metal’s ultimate space lords

Monster Magnet posing for a photograph in 1995.

Monster Magnet are the godfathers of acid-soaked stoner metal who became unlikely mainstream stars with 1998’s monumental Powertrip album. In 2012, as the band celebrated the 21st anniversary of their debut album Spine Of God, mainman Dave Wyndorf looked back on a lifetime of comic books, LSD and one near-fatal overdose.

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