Spine of God

Infobox Album | Name = Spine of God
Type = Album
Artist = Monster Magnet


Released = 1992
Recorded = 1991
Genre = Hard rock, psychedelic rock
Length = 49:48
Label = Caroline Records Glitterhouse Records
Producer = Dave Wyndorf,
John McBain
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:mlc8b5f4tsqh~T1 link]
*Blabbermouth.net rating-10|9.5 [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=697 link]
Last album = "Monster Magnet"
(1990)
This album = "Spine of God"
(1991)
Next album = "Tab"
(1992)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = 2006 reissue
Type = Album
Background =

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Lower caption = Cover of the 2006 reissue

"Spine of God" is the debut album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in 1992. It is the band's first official full-length album. The album features elements of punk, metal, psychedelic rock, and space rock. It has the caption "It's a Satanic Drug Thing, You Wouldn't Understand." The album features a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "Sin's a Good Man's Brother."

A music video was made for the song "Medicine."

Track listing

# "Pill Shovel" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 4:00
# "Medicine" (Wyndorf) – 3:21
# "Nod Scene" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 6:46
# "Black Mastermind" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 8:13
# "Zodiac Lung" (Wyndorf) – 4:44
# "Spine of God" (Wyndorf) – 8:02
# "Snake Dance" (Wyndorf) – 3:10
# "Sin's a Good Man's Brother" (Mark Farner) – 3:31
# "Ozium" (Wyndorf) – 8:01

Spine of God was re-released in March 2006 with new artwork, new liner notes, compressed dynamic range, and a demo version of "Ozium" as a bonus track.

Reissue Track Listing

# "Pill Shovel" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 4:00
# "Medicine" (Wyndorf) – 3:21
# "Nod Scene" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 6:46
# "Black Mastermind" (McBain/Wyndorf) – 8:13
# "Zodiac Lung" (Wyndorf) – 4:44
# "Spine of God" (Wyndorf) – 8:02
# "Snake Dance" (Wyndorf) – 3:10
# "Sin's a Good Man's Brother" (Farner) – 3:31
# "Ozium" (Wyndorf) – 8:01
# "Ozium" [Demo] (Wyndorf) – 8:38

Personnel

* Dave Wyndorf – Guitar, Vocals, Producer
* Joe Calandra – Bass
* John McBain – Guitar, Producer
* Jon Kleiman - Drums
* Tim Cronin –(Credited, in typical Monster Magnet style, as "Dope/Lights/Center Of The Universe")
* Samantha Muccini – Photography
* Stacy Phelon – Engineer
* Rob Leecock – Bullgod design
* Alexander von Wieding – Reissue artwork