4-Way Diablo

4-Way Diablo is the seventh studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in November 2007. The album was recorded between 2006 and 2007, following frontman Dave Wyndorf's overdose on anxiolytics in February 2006.^[5][6] 4-Way Diablo sold 1,800 copies on its first week of release in the United States and is the band's first album since Dopes to Infinity (1995) to not feature guitarist Phil Caivano.

4-Way Diablo
Studio album by Monster Magnet
Released	November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
Recorded	2006–2007
Studio	Sound City Studios, American Studios, The Sunset Lodge and Hydeaway Studios
Genre	Stoner rock psychedelic rock[1] garage rock[1]
Length	57:47
Label	SPV
Producer	Dave Wyndorf, Matt Hyde
Monster Magnet chronology
Monolithic Baby! (2004) 4-Way Diablo (2007) Mastermind (2010)
Singles from 4-Way Diablo
"Wall of Fire" Released: 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	(B-)[3]
Blabbermouth.net	7/10[4]

Following the album's release, none of its songs were included in the concert sets. According to frontman Dave Wyndorf, they were not written as live songs and he deemed them too delicate to work as such.^[7] The album includes a cover of The Rolling Stones' "2000 Light Years from Home" from their 1967 psychedelic rock album Their Satanic Majesties Request. The track "No Vacation" is a re-recording of the song "Atom Age Vampire" originally featured on the EP Love Monster, a demo collection recorded by Wyndorf in 1988.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"4-Way Diablo"	3:19
2.	"Wall of Fire"	3:44
3.	"You're Alive"	4:03
4.	"Blow Your Mind"	4:27
5.	"Cyclone"	5:32
6.	"2000 Light Years from Home" (The Rolling Stones cover)	4:51
7.	"No Vacation"	5:01
8.	"I'm Calling You"	4:21
9.	"Solid Gold"	5:51
10.	"Freeze and Pixillate"	4:25
11.	"A Thousand Stars"	5:29
12.	"Slap in the Face"	4:26
13.	"Little Bag of Gloom"	2:18
Total length:		57:47

All tracks are written by Dave Wyndorf, except where noted.^[5]

Vinyl bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Tomorrow's Sun"	5:25

Personnel

• Dave Wyndorf – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Ed Mundell – lead guitar
• Bob Pantella – drums
• Jim Baglino – bass

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
German Albums Chart[8]	81
Swedish Albums Chart[9]	51

References

1. "Review: Monster Magnet - 4-Way Diablo". Sputnik Music. December 28, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
2. "Four-Way Diablo - Monster Magnet | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
3. "Monster Magnet: 4-Way Diablo". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
4. Kaye, Don (November 10, 2007). "4 Way Diablo - Monster Magnet". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
5. Monster Magnet. 4-Way Diablo. Liner notes. Retrieved on November 5, 2007
6. "Monster Magnet singer Dave Wyndorf overdoses!". Metal Sludge. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
7. "Dear guitar hero Dave Wyndorf". guitarworld. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
8. Archived October 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine musicline.de. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
9. "Monster Magnet - 4-Way Diablo". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2013.