{"id":410,"date":"2013-09-10T16:07:39","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T16:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goatsurfer.com\/retromtb\/?p=410"},"modified":"2013-09-10T16:09:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T16:09:19","slug":"last-patrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goatsurfer.com\/retromtb\/?p=410","title":{"rendered":"Last Patrol"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my all time favourite bands Monster Magnet<\/a> are back!\u00a0 The band has confirmed an October 15th North American release date for their new album entitled Last Patrol via Napalm Records.\u00a0 Today MONSTER MAGNET<\/a> has unveiled the artwork and tracklisting for Last Patrol.\u00a0 Dave Wyndorf and Phil Caivano produced Last Patrol, while Evil Joe Barresit mixed the album with additional production duties handled by Matt Hyde.\u00a0 The artwork was created by John Sumrow<\/a> with consultation coming from Chris Ryall and designs by Ryan Clark for Invisible Creatures Inc.\u00a0 The album will be available as a Limited Edition CD, standard CD, 2LP and digital format.<\/p>\n

In support of Last Patrol, MONSTER MAGNET<\/a> will be embarking on a full-blown North American Tour!\u00a0 Although the band has toured Europe relentlessly over the past decade, this is MONSTER MAGNET<\/a>\u2019s first full North American tour in over 10 years!\u00a0 The band is eager to hit the road in the states for the first time in what seems like forever.\u00a0 Prepare to hear MONSTER MAGNET<\/a> classics and new cuts from Last Patrol for the first time live! Support will come from Prosthetic Records artist Zodiac.\u00a0 The tour is scheduled to kick off November 14th in Grand Rapids, MI and will run through December 14th in New York, NY.<\/p>\n

\"Last<\/p>\n

Frontman and MONSTER MAGNET<\/a> mastermind Dave Wyndorf checked in with his thoughts about Last Patrol:<\/p>\n

\u201cLast Patrol is a return to our roots in terms of vibe and recording style. It\u2019s full-on psychedelic space-rock with a 60\u2019s garage feel, recorded almost exclusively with vintage guitars, amps and effects in our hometown of Red Bank, NJ. The songs are a kind of Space-Noir, tales of cosmic revenge, peaking libidos, alienation and epic strangeness. It\u2019s a weird trip through the back alleys of a dark, retro-future, which not by coincidence very much resembles my own life. (laughs) The lyrics aren\u2019t fantasy really, rather a recounting of my musings on, observations of and general emotional reaction to my life and environment during a 1 week writing period in February of 2013. But I tend to use the vernacular and imagery of science fiction and surrealism to express myself and that\u2019s where these lyrics get trippy. There’s also our cover version of Donovan\u2019s \u201cThree Kingfishers\u201d which I thought fit the mood of the album – Dave Wyndorf\u201d<\/p>\n

Sample track from the new album The Duke:
\n