Powertrip

For other uses, see Power Trip.

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,^[15] #65 in the UK Charts, and #97 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 25, 1999.^[16]

Powertrip
Studio album by Monster Magnet
Released	June 16, 1998 (1998-06-16)
Recorded	1997
Studio	North Vine, NRG
Genre	Stoner rock[1][2] hard rock[3][4] heavy metal[5]
Length	60:42
Label	A&M
Producer	Dave Wyndorf, Matt Hyde
Monster Magnet chronology
Dopes to Infinity (1995) Powertrip (1998) God Says No (2000)
Singles from Powertrip
"Space Lord" Released: 1998 "Powertrip" Released: 1998 "Temple of Your Dreams" Released: 1999 "See You in Hell" Released: 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Chicago Sun-Times	[7]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[8]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10[9]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[10]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[11]
Metal Hammer	10/10[12]
NME	6/10[13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[14]

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.^[17] 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.

Tracks used in popular culture

• "Powertrip" was one of the songs in the film Soldier, starring Kurt Russell.
• "Powertrip" was the official theme song for the WWE pay-per-view event No Way Out (2007).
• "Space Lord" was one of the songs in the film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
• "Crop Circle" was one of the songs in the film Urban Legend.
• "See you in Hell" was one of the songs in the film Bride of Chucky.
• "Powertrip" was featured in the 2006 video game MotorStorm.
• "Powertrip" is part of the soundtrack video game Far Cry 5.

Track listing

Original CD

All songs written by Dave Wyndorf unless noted otherwise.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crop Circle"	5:32
2.	"Powertrip"	3:31
3.	"Space Lord"	5:55
4.	"Temple of Your Dreams"	4:35
5.	"Bummer"	7:35
6.	"Baby Götterdämerung" (misspelling of Götterdämmerung)	3:09
7.	"19 Witches"	4:02
8.	"3rd Eye Landslide"	5:10
9.	"See You in Hell"	4:05
10.	"Tractor"	3:26
11.	"Atomic Clock"	5:06
12.	"Goliath and the Vampires"	4:13
13.	"Your Lies Become You"	4:18

Japanese bonus tracks

14. "Big God" – 5:58
15. "Kick Out the Jams" (MC5 cover) – 2:35
16. "The Game" – 4:54

A Limited Tour Edition was also released with a bonus CD entitled Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas). The Japanese version contains this bonus CD and three bonus tracks on the original.

Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas)

1. "Temple of Your Dreams" – 5:34
2. "Dinosaur Vacuum" – 5:19
3. "Baby Götterdämmerung" – 4:00
4. "Cage Around the Sun" – 8:18
5. "Bummer" – 7:35
6. "Space Lord" – 9:32

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

Album Chart (1998) Peak position Belgian Albums Chart (VL)[18] 31 German Albums Chart[19] 21 Swedish Albums Chart[18] 23 UK Albums Chart 65 US Billboard 200[20] 97 US Top Heatseekers[21] 1 Singles Year Single Modern Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks 1997 "Temple of Your Dreams" – #25 1998 "Space Lord" #29 #3 1998 "Powertrip" – #20

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certification
United States	RIAA	Gold[16]

References

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