While the rest of the music loving world was apparently enthralled by the Grunge phenomenon emanating from Seattle in the early 1990s, a group of maverick reprobates from New Jersey were experimenting with a dark, psychedelic space rock, the fruits of which identified them as true originators. Monster Magnet went on to achieve massive critical acclaim with their first two releases before breakthrough album 'Dopes To Infinity' made them a name to drop in all relevant circles. In the years since their quite extraordinary introduction to the heavy rock community, the band's sound - and line up - has continued to evolve across a string of classic records and massive world tours, a process that could well have reached a conclusion when singer Dave Wyndorf was hospitalised after a drugs overdose in 2006. But with new material once more delighting their legions of fans, this strange collective look set to take the globe by storm all over again.