Mondo Generator
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Mondo Generator is an American
metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri
. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork
spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri's Sunn
amplifier. Mondo means "world" in Italian
. The Oliveri-penned Kyuss
song appearing on the 1992 album Blues for the Red Sun
also took its name from this event, and the amplifier itself appears in the artwork for the album.
, Rob Oswald
, Karl Doyle and others, recorded the debut album, Cocaine Rodeo
. The album
wouldn't be released until 3 years later due to Oliveri and Homme being full-time members of Queens of the Stone Age
. The album was released by cult-favorite Southern Lord Records in 2000. There was little support of the album by the way of live shows, and the band gained cult status among the most devoted Queens of the Stone Age fans.
In 2003, the band again emerged with a new album, A Drug Problem That Never Existed
. This time, Oliveri hired on more friends for recording duties including Dave Catching, Troy Van Leeuwen
, Mark Lanegan
, Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, Molly McGuire
, and Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia
for co-producing duties. It was released jointly by Mike Patton
's label, Ipecac Recordings
, and Homme's Rekords Rekords
. The live band, which included Oliveri, Catching, Bjork, and McGuire, went on a three month tour of North America
and Europe
to support the disc. That summer, the band also played on the second stage of the Lollapalooza
festival. Oliveri would do an afternoon set with Mondo Generator, then at night he would play with Queens of the Stone Age, who were appearing on the main stage.
, and toured Europe with Brant Bjork and Mark Lanegan Band
. He then recorded an EP
with Catching, McGuire, and Alfredo Hernández
. On July 21, 2004, during the summer tour to promote the disc, Oliveri physically assaulted a sound crew member of the South German
night club Canapé (Trossingen
) after complaining about his sound through a few songs during the band's set. The other members of the band were furious and left Oliveri behind and returned to the United States.
In 2005, Oliveri once again toured Europe frequently, opening for such bands as Motörhead, and playing alongside and on stage as a member of Dwarves. Oliveri also recruited UK
band Winnebago Deal
's Ben Perrier and Ben Thomas to join Mondo Generator on tour. They were frequently dubbed "Winnebago Generator" by fans and even themselves. The three-piece entered Dave Grohl
's Studio 606 in Los Angeles
in December 2005 to begin work on the next Mondo Generator album. Oliveri also hired on several friends from his hometown to record parts of the record, which was co-produced by Nick Raskulinecz
and Oliveri.
, who released the new album, Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails in the UK and Europe in September 2006. Current touring members of the band include Ian Taylor on guitar, and Hoss, former drummer who recently rejoined the band after leaving in early 2007 to join The Exies
.
On March 21, 2007, they were added to Ozzfest
2007 as one of the non-rotating acts on the Second Stage. Their invite and subsequent tour with Ozzfest was thought by many to be a direct slap at Homme, who rejected offers for Queens of the Stone Age to tour in the 2007 line-up. The rejection sparked a war of words between Sharon Osbourne
and Homme, and shortly after, Mondo Generator accepted QOTSA's slot. Ozzfest began on July 12, and on July 26, Oliveri released a statement announcing that the band had left the tour due to things "out of [his] control". It was announced on July 28 that their spot would be filled by DevilDriver
. After which Mondo Generator went on a U.S. supporting Turbonegro.
Suburban Noize Records released "Dead Planet" in the United States on July 17, 2007.
On September 25, 2007, Courtesy of Suburban Noize Records, Mondo Generator was the featured band on Poison Tree Records Compilation called Road To Nowhere
.
In an August interview with AltitudeTv, Nick said that after the Australian tour, Mondo Generator would be "taking a big long break," allowing him to focus on his new band The Knives.
October 2008, After a long two month break, Nick and drummer David "Hoss" Wright began the recording of a new Mondo Generator record with long time friend, J. Bradley Cook as engineer and co-producer. In a July 2009 Myspace blog, Oliveri announced that the next Mondo Generator record would be titled "Shooter's Bible," but removed the post a day later.
In 2010, Nick Oliveri
has appeared as a singer on the track "Chains and Shackles" from guitarist Slash
's self-titled solo album. The track was released as a bonus track on the Australian edition of the album.
On April 6, 2010, it was announced their fourth full length album would be entitled Time to Destroy with a release date slated for July/August. The first single, "Dog Food" will be released May 21, 2010, and features Dave Grohl
(Foo Fighters
, Nirvana
, Them Crooked Vultures
), Happy Tom (Turbonegro
), and The Fresh Prince of Darkness (The Dwarves). The band will begin a world tour in Australia in May, hitting Europe in June and July, and the United States in August.
In March 2011, Oliveri stated that the band had recently recorded yet another album at his former band mate Josh Homme's studio: "I just did a new record called Hell Comes To Your Heart. So far, I'm talking to a couple of small labels to put it out, and I might just put it out myself with some distribution. So it's one of those things I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get it out there. It will be out soon. [...] It's definitely the best one yet, I really feel good about it."
Bassists
Drummers
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
metal/punk hybrid band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
. The name of the band originated when Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork
Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
spray-painted the words on the side of Oliveri's Sunn
Sunn
Sunn Amplifiers, are a brand of musical instrument amplifiers.- History :In early 1963, the Kingsmen, a band based in the U.S. state of Oregon, became known for the song "Louie, Louie". After its hit single, the band soon embarked on a fifty-state national tour...
amplifier. Mondo means "world" in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
. The Oliveri-penned Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...
song appearing on the 1992 album Blues for the Red Sun
Blues for the Red Sun
Blues for the Red Sun is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Kyuss, released in 1992. While the album received mainly favorable reviews, it sold only 39,000 units....
also took its name from this event, and the amplifier itself appears in the artwork for the album.
Oliveri/Homme band (2000-2004)
Nick Oliveri (under the moniker Rex Everything) formed Mondo Generator in 1997 and with friends Josh Homme, Brant BjorkBrant Bjork
Brant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
, Rob Oswald
Rob Oswald
Robert Oswald is an American drummer. Oswald currently plays drums for Karma To Burn. He also plays in the band Year Long Disaster, who feature an identical line up, as well as recording as Crack Angel. He has previously been a member of various bands, including Mondo Generator, Nebula, ...
, Karl Doyle and others, recorded the debut album, Cocaine Rodeo
Cocaine Rodeo
Cocaine Rodeo is the debut album by American metal/punk band Mondo Generator, released on Southern Lord Records in 2000. It was compiled of material recorded by vocalist/bassist Nick Oliveri with an Austin, Texas punk band and his ex-Kyuss bandmates. Recorded in 1997, the material was shelved for...
. The album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
wouldn't be released until 3 years later due to Oliveri and Homme being full-time members of Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
. The album was released by cult-favorite Southern Lord Records in 2000. There was little support of the album by the way of live shows, and the band gained cult status among the most devoted Queens of the Stone Age fans.
In 2003, the band again emerged with a new album, A Drug Problem That Never Existed
A Drug Problem That Never Existed
A Drug Problem That Never Existed is an album released by Mondo Generator on the Rekords Rekords label in 2003. It takes its name from a line in The Frogs' "I've Got Drugs ", from their album It's Only Right and Natural...
. This time, Oliveri hired on more friends for recording duties including Dave Catching, Troy Van Leeuwen
Troy Van Leeuwen
Troy Dean Van Leeuwen is an American musician and producer. Van Leeuwen began playing music at young age and started playing guitar at age 13. Soon Van Leeuwen was playing in various local bands such as Jester, 60 Cycle and later Failure...
, Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
, Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, Molly McGuire
Molly McGuire
Molly McGuire is a singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, California. She is a multi-instrumentalist, but primarily sings and plays bass when performing live.Originally from Canada, McGuire was a visual artist before becoming a musician....
, and Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia
Blag Dahlia
Paul Cafaro , better known as Blag Dahlia, is an American musician, producer, and author.-Music career:Cafaro is a native of Highland Park, Illinois, and is most well known as the front-man of Dwarves, a punk rock band. With the Dwarves he has written and produced 10 full length records over a span...
for co-producing duties. It was released jointly by Mike Patton
Mike Patton
Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
's label, Ipecac Recordings
Ipecac Recordings
Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman and Mike Patton Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles,...
, and Homme's Rekords Rekords
Rekords Rekords
Rekords Rekords is a record label formed by Josh Homme. It emerged in the aftermath of the downfall of Man's Ruin Records, the record label formally putting out Homme's project The Desert Sessions...
. The live band, which included Oliveri, Catching, Bjork, and McGuire, went on a three month tour of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
to support the disc. That summer, the band also played on the second stage of the Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock and hip hop bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups. The music festival hosts more than 160,000 people over a...
festival. Oliveri would do an afternoon set with Mondo Generator, then at night he would play with Queens of the Stone Age, who were appearing on the main stage.
End of Homme era
In early 2004, after Oliveri was fired from Queens of the Stone Age by Homme, he announced that Mondo Generator would become his full-time project. He recorded an acoustic record, Demolition DayDemolition Day
Demolition Day is former Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist/vocalist Nick Oliveri's first solo acoustic album. The album was recorded in 2003 and 2004 at Dave Grohl's Studio 606. The album features Oliveri on bass, vocals, guitars and percussion, as well as horns and guitars from other...
, and toured Europe with Brant Bjork and Mark Lanegan Band
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
. He then recorded an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
with Catching, McGuire, and Alfredo Hernández
Alfredo Hernandez
Alfredo Hernández is an American drummer best known as a member of desert rock bands Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Brant Bjork and the Bros and Yawning Man. He is jazz trained.- Career :...
. On July 21, 2004, during the summer tour to promote the disc, Oliveri physically assaulted a sound crew member of the South German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
night club Canapé (Trossingen
Trossingen
Trossingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in a region called Baar, between the Swabian Alb and the Black Forest. Stuttgart is about an hour away, Lake Constance about half an hour, and the source of the river Danube can be reached in about twenty minutes by car.Trossingen...
) after complaining about his sound through a few songs during the band's set. The other members of the band were furious and left Oliveri behind and returned to the United States.
In 2005, Oliveri once again toured Europe frequently, opening for such bands as Motörhead, and playing alongside and on stage as a member of Dwarves. Oliveri also recruited UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
band Winnebago Deal
Winnebago Deal
Winnebago Deal are a rock music band from Oxford, United Kingdom. They started life in the late 1990s at Bartholomew School in Eynsham, with Ben Perrier and Ben Thomas writing songs then recruiting a drummer and bass player through an ad...
's Ben Perrier and Ben Thomas to join Mondo Generator on tour. They were frequently dubbed "Winnebago Generator" by fans and even themselves. The three-piece entered Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...
's Studio 606 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in December 2005 to begin work on the next Mondo Generator album. Oliveri also hired on several friends from his hometown to record parts of the record, which was co-produced by Nick Raskulinecz
Nick Raskulinecz
Nick Raskulinecz is a Grammy-winning American record producer. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee.-Production career:Raskulinecz is from the Bearden area of Knoxville, Tennessee. He first produced and recorded bands in Knoxville on a 8-track recorder that his grandfather bought for him...
and Oliveri.
Recent activities
In July 2006, it was reported that Perrier and Thomas had exited the band under unknown circumstances. Oliveri then re-named his band "Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator" and signed to Mother Tongue RecordsMother Tongue Records
Mother Tongue Records is an independent record label formed in the early 1990s that featured the 12 piece glam-orchestral Britpop band My Life Story, the label was resurrected in the early 2000s with The Barbs, Nick Oliveri and The Long Weekend amongst its acts...
, who released the new album, Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails in the UK and Europe in September 2006. Current touring members of the band include Ian Taylor on guitar, and Hoss, former drummer who recently rejoined the band after leaving in early 2007 to join The Exies
The Exies
The Exies are an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1997. Their name, "The Exies", is short for "The Existentialists". Their two Virgin Records releases, Inertia and Head for the Door , have sold over 400,000 copies combined.-History:The Exies formed in 1997 when singer and...
.
On March 21, 2007, they were added to Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
2007 as one of the non-rotating acts on the Second Stage. Their invite and subsequent tour with Ozzfest was thought by many to be a direct slap at Homme, who rejected offers for Queens of the Stone Age to tour in the 2007 line-up. The rejection sparked a war of words between Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne....
and Homme, and shortly after, Mondo Generator accepted QOTSA's slot. Ozzfest began on July 12, and on July 26, Oliveri released a statement announcing that the band had left the tour due to things "out of [his] control". It was announced on July 28 that their spot would be filled by DevilDriver
DevilDriver
DevilDriver is an American heavy metal band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 2002. The band was originally named Deathride, however, due to copyright issues and the name being taken by several bands, Deathride changed its name to DevilDriver, which refers to bells Italian witches used to...
. After which Mondo Generator went on a U.S. supporting Turbonegro.
Suburban Noize Records released "Dead Planet" in the United States on July 17, 2007.
On September 25, 2007, Courtesy of Suburban Noize Records, Mondo Generator was the featured band on Poison Tree Records Compilation called Road To Nowhere
Road to Nowhere
"Road to Nowhere" is a song by Talking Heads, from the 1985 album Little Creatures. It also appeared on Best of Talking Heads, Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites, the Once in a Lifetime box set and the Brick box set...
.
In an August interview with AltitudeTv, Nick said that after the Australian tour, Mondo Generator would be "taking a big long break," allowing him to focus on his new band The Knives.
October 2008, After a long two month break, Nick and drummer David "Hoss" Wright began the recording of a new Mondo Generator record with long time friend, J. Bradley Cook as engineer and co-producer. In a July 2009 Myspace blog, Oliveri announced that the next Mondo Generator record would be titled "Shooter's Bible," but removed the post a day later.
In 2010, Nick Oliveri
Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
has appeared as a singer on the track "Chains and Shackles" from guitarist Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
's self-titled solo album. The track was released as a bonus track on the Australian edition of the album.
On April 6, 2010, it was announced their fourth full length album would be entitled Time to Destroy with a release date slated for July/August. The first single, "Dog Food" will be released May 21, 2010, and features Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
David Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...
(Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...
, Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
, Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones , Dave Grohl , and Josh Homme . The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances...
), Happy Tom (Turbonegro
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....
), and The Fresh Prince of Darkness (The Dwarves). The band will begin a world tour in Australia in May, hitting Europe in June and July, and the United States in August.
In March 2011, Oliveri stated that the band had recently recorded yet another album at his former band mate Josh Homme's studio: "I just did a new record called Hell Comes To Your Heart. So far, I'm talking to a couple of small labels to put it out, and I might just put it out myself with some distribution. So it's one of those things I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get it out there. It will be out soon. [...] It's definitely the best one yet, I really feel good about it."
Current lineup
- Nick OliveriNick OliveriNick Steven Oliveri is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. He plays bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and is a vocalist...
- lead vocals, bass (1997–present) - Ian FlannonIan Flannon TaylorIan Flannon Taylor is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. Taylor currently plays guitar in Mondo Generator and was previously the front-man for San Diego skate punk band Furious IV. Taylor owns a carpentry company called Taylor Design And Build, which specializes in scenery for...
- guitar, backing vocals (2007–present) - HossHoss (musician)David "Hoss" Wright is an American drummer. Who has played for The Exies, and Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator. While part of Mondo Generator, he wrote some songs for the album Dead Planet with Nick Oliveri. His musical career began around the time he was 13 in Richmond, Virginia...
- drums, percussion (2007–present)
2010 touring band
- Mick Curley (of Hy-Test) - lead guitar
- Luke Armstrong (of Hy-Test) - rhythm guitar
- Stooks (of Extortion) - drums
Former members
Guitarists- Spud (2006–2007)
- Ben Perrier (2004–2006)
- Marc Diamond (2004–2005)
- Dave Catching (2003–2004)
- Josh Homme (1997–2002)
- Brent Malkus (a.k.a. Burnt Mattress) (1997)
- Derek Myers (1997–1998)
Bassists
- Molly McGuireMolly McGuireMolly McGuire is a singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, California. She is a multi-instrumentalist, but primarily sings and plays bass when performing live.Originally from Canada, McGuire was a visual artist before becoming a musician....
(2003–2004)
Drummers
- Giampaolo Farnedi (2007)
- Ernie Longoria (2006–2007)
- Ben Thomas (2004–2006)
- Josh Lamar (2004–2006)
- Alfredo HernándezAlfredo HernandezAlfredo Hernández is an American drummer best known as a member of desert rock bands Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Brant Bjork and the Bros and Yawning Man. He is jazz trained.- Career :...
(2004) - Brant BjorkBrant BjorkBrant Bjork is an American musician from Palm Desert, California, who is a drummer, producer, guitarist and one of the more notable figures in the stoner rock and Palm Desert scenes.-Early career and Kyuss:...
(1997–2004) - Dave GrohlDave GrohlDavid Eric "Dave" Grohl is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for Foo Fighters; the former drummer for Nirvana and Scream; and the current drummer for Them Crooked Vultures...
(2003) - Rob OswaldRob OswaldRobert Oswald is an American drummer. Oswald currently plays drums for Karma To Burn. He also plays in the band Year Long Disaster, who feature an identical line up, as well as recording as Crack Angel. He has previously been a member of various bands, including Mondo Generator, Nebula, ...
(a.k.a. Up N. Syder) (1997)
Discography
- Split 7" Single w/ Jack SaintsJack SaintsJack Saints is a garage Punk/Rock 'n Roll band formed in Palm Springs, California, in 1995. In 1996 they moved to San Francisco and became part of the underground music scene there, releasing three singles, three albums, and appearing on many compilations. Bill Randt of the New Bomb Turks joined...
(1997, Milk*Sop Records) - Cocaine RodeoCocaine RodeoCocaine Rodeo is the debut album by American metal/punk band Mondo Generator, released on Southern Lord Records in 2000. It was compiled of material recorded by vocalist/bassist Nick Oliveri with an Austin, Texas punk band and his ex-Kyuss bandmates. Recorded in 1997, the material was shelved for...
(2000, Southern Lord) (2009, Impedance) - A Drug Problem That Never ExistedA Drug Problem That Never ExistedA Drug Problem That Never Existed is an album released by Mondo Generator on the Rekords Rekords label in 2003. It takes its name from a line in The Frogs' "I've Got Drugs ", from their album It's Only Right and Natural...
(2003, IpecacIpecac RecordingsIpecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman and Mike Patton Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles,...
) - Use Once And Destroy MeUse Once and Destroy MeUse Once And Destroy Me is a DVD filmed on the 2003 tour of Europe and the United States by hard rock band Mondo Generator. It was released on September 7, 2004 by Tornado Records...
(2004, Tornado) (DVD) - III the EPIII the EPIII the EP is an EP released by Mondo Generator on the Tornado Records label in 2004.-Track listing:# "All the Way Down" - # "Bloody Hammer" - # "There She Goes Again" -...
(2004, Tornado/Cargo Records) - Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails (2006, Mother TongueMother Tongue RecordsMother Tongue Records is an independent record label formed in the early 1990s that featured the 12 piece glam-orchestral Britpop band My Life Story, the label was resurrected in the early 2000s with The Barbs, Nick Oliveri and The Long Weekend amongst its acts...
) (UK/EU) / Impedance (AU) - "I Never Sleep" – 7" (2006, Mother TongueMother Tongue RecordsMother Tongue Records is an independent record label formed in the early 1990s that featured the 12 piece glam-orchestral Britpop band My Life Story, the label was resurrected in the early 2000s with The Barbs, Nick Oliveri and The Long Weekend amongst its acts...
) - Dead PlanetDead PlanetDead Planet is the third full length studio album from former Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist/vocalist Nick Oliveri and his band, Mondo Generator. The album was recorded in late 2005 and early 2006 at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 and at Donner & Blitzen studios...
(2007, Suburban Noize) - Australian Tour EPAustralian Tour EP 2008Australian Tour EP 2008 is a 6-track EP from Mondo Generator containing a mix of studio, acoustic, and live material. It was released to coincide with their first Australian tour in August 2008...
(2008, Impedance) - Dog Food EPDog Food EPDog Food EP is an EP from Mondo Generator featuring a cover of Iggy Pop's classic "Dog Food". The song features Dave Grohl, Happy-Tom and Marc Diamond...
(2010, Impedance) - Hell Comes to Your Heart EP (2011, No Balls)
- Time To Destroy (TBD)