''Powertrip'' is the fourth studio album by American

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, released on June 16, 1998. The album was the band's commercial breakthrough, achieving mainstream success due largely to the hit single "

Space Lord "Space Lord" is a 1998 single by American rock band Monster Magnet from the album ''Powertrip''. The song is in the key of C minor. It brought them mainstream success, with its accompanying music video directed by Joseph Kahn (director), Joseph Kah ...

". Other hit songs on the album include "Powertrip", "Temple of Your Dreams", and "See You in Hell". The album reached #1 on the Heatseekers Charts, #21 in the German Charts, #65 in the UK Charts, and #97 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album was certified gold by the

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on January 25, 1999. 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 outside the city, where he would write one song a day for twenty-one days."The Third Degree with Monster Magnet"
lasvegassun.com. Retrieved on December 27, 2013. 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 ''

''.

In popular culture

* "Powertrip" is featured in the film ''

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'', starring

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, and was the official theme song for the WWE pay-per-view event No Way Out (2007). * "Space Lord" is featured in the film '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'', starring

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and John C. Reilly. * "Crop Circle" is featured in the film ''

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''. * "See you in Hell" is featured in the film '' Bride of Chucky''. * "Powertrip" was included on the soundtracks of the video games '' MotorStorm'' and '' Far Cry 5''.

Track listing

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

''Viva Las Vegas (Live in Las Vegas)''

Personnel

* Dave Wyndorf – vocals, guitar *

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– guitar * Philip Caivano – guitar * Joe Calandra – bass * Jon Kleiman – drums

Additional personnel

Matt Hyde Matt Hyde (born June 19, 1964) is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. He has been credited as engineer, producer, mixer and/or mastering engineer on notable albums such as No Doubt's '' Tragic Kingdom'', Monster Magnet's '' Powert ...

– 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

Singles

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1998 albums Monster Magnet albums A&M Records albums Albums produced by Matt Hyde