Tab is the title of Monster Magnet

Monster Magnet

Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...

's second EP

Extended play

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, released in 1991. Originally released on Glitterhouse Records

Glitterhouse Records

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, it was reissued in 1993 to capitalize on the success of the band's debut album. Though long enough to qualify as a full-length album, it is referred to as an EP. It is generally viewed by critics as the band's most psychedelic

Psychedelic rock

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 release, with the first two tracks alone tracks totaling 45 minutes. The cover bears the text "MONSTERMAGNET 25............tab"; however, the band's website refers to it as "TAB".

Track listing

1. "Tab..." – 32:14
2. "25 / Longhair" – 12:28
3. "Lord 13" – 4:09

Some Caroline Records versions

4. "Untitled (Murder)" – 3:38
5. "Untitled (Tractor)" – 3:25

2006 Reissue

4. "Spine of God (Live)" - 7:25

Some Caroline Records versions include the songs "Murder" and "Tractor", taken from the band's eponymous debut EP, as hidden bonus tracks. A March 2006 reissue added a live version of "Spine of God", the studio version of which appeared originally on Spine of God

Spine of God

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 and one of the earliest examples of the genre of stoner rock....

.

Trivia

The 1999 film Beowulf

Beowulf (1999 film)

Beowulf is a 1999 film loosely based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf. Unlike most film adaptations of the poem, this version is a science-fiction/fantasy film that, according to one film critic, "takes place in a post-apocalyptic, techno-feudal future that owes more to Mad Max than Beowulf."...

features the track "Lord 13" in its soundtrack. It is played during the ending credits of the movie.

Personnel

• Dave Wyndorf
  Dave Wyndorf
  David "Dave" Albert Wyndorf is the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, trombonist, and songwriter for the American stoner rock group Monster Magnet. He is the frontman and only original member of the band.-Early life:...
  
   – vocals, guitar
• John McBain
  John McBain (musician)
  John Paul McBain was a guitarist for Monster Magnet, Wellwater Conspiracy, his solo work, and has contributed to The Desert Sessions...
  
  – guitar
• Joe Calandra - bass
• Jon Kleiman - drums
• Tim Cronin - bass, additional vocals, additional drums