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Monster Magnet

Monster Magnet is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kyuss, Sleep, Soundgarden, Hawkwind and Black Sabbath. Those roots explain a lot about how Monster Magnet arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity, Kyuss, 1000mods and Mondo Generator, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 40 Below Summer, Aerosmith, Metallica, Rob Zombie and Hole, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Monster Magnet, reaching back through Kyuss and forward to 40 Below Summer. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Monster Magnet is an American rock band formed in Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1989 by Dave Wyndorf, John McBain (guitar), and Tim Cronin. The band has since undergone several lineup changes, with Wyndorf remaining the only constant member. Monster Magnet has released 11 studio albums to date and is best known for their 1990s hits "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" and "Space Lord". The band is also credited with developing and popularizing the stoner rock genre, along with Masters of Reality, Kyuss, Fu Manchu, and Sleep.

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Monster MagnetKyussSleepSoundgardenHawkwindBlack SabbathCaptain BeyondDepeche ModeNapalm Records40 Below SummerAerosmithMetallicaRob ZombieHoleMarilyn MansonQueens of the Stone …ClutchCorrosion of Conform…Kyuss1000modsMondo GeneratorThe HellacoptersWitchcraftGreen Lung

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Monster Magnet connections

Monster Magnet grew out of Kyuss, Sleep, Soundgarden and Hawkwind, shares an orbit with Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity, Kyuss and 1000mods, went on to shape 40 Below Summer, Aerosmith, Metallica and Rob Zombie. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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