Mondo Generator
Guitarist Josh Homme and bassist Nick Oliveri have made quite a career out of playing with other musicians. They are joined by a rotating cast of supporting musicians in their main group, Queens of the Stone Age, in addition to playing in a variety of side projects, including the Desert Sessions and Mondo Generator, to name a few. Oliveri and Homme were originally bandmates during the early '90s with Kyuss, before Oliveri left (Homme remained with the group). With Kyuss on their last legs by 1997, Oliveri reunited with Homme and another longtime Kyuss member, drummer Brant Bjork, to form Mondo Generator. The trio recorded an album's worth of compositions, before ultimately deciding to shelve the tapes. Several years later (with Oliveri and Homme having launched another band together, the aforementioned Queens of the Stone Age), the bassist gave the tapes another listen, and was impressed with the results. A friend at the indie label Southern Lord Records offered to release the album, which was finally issued in July of 2000 - titled Cocaine Rodeo. Queens of the Stone Age has subsequently played several Mondo Generator songs at their own shows, including "Simple Exploding Man" and "13th Floor," the latter of which was re-recorded by QOTSA under a different title ("Tension Head") for their 2000 release, R. Although Mondo Generator was initially supposed to be just a studio project, the group has been known to play sporadic live dates, including one in April of 2002 at the Troubador in Los Angeles, which saw Oliveri and Homme joined by ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and ex-Marilyn Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez.
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19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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We Stand Against You
Punk / New Wave - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 13 Oct 2023
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Cocaine Rodeo (20th Anniversary Repress)
Rock - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 11 Sep 2020
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A Drug Problem That Never Existed
Rock - Released by Ipecac Recordings on 1 Jul 2003
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Dead Planet (Repress)
Rock - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 18 Sep 2020
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A Drug Problem That Never Existed
Metal - Released by Ipecac Recordings - Rekords Rekords on 1 Jul 2003
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Shooter's Bible
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 28 Feb 2020
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Death March
Punk / New Wave - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 25 Jul 2023
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Dead Planet (Special Edition)
Metal - Released by Suburban Noize Records on 23 Jun 2009
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Dead Planet
Rock - Released by Suburban Noize Records on 1 Jan 2006
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One Two Three Four
Punk / New Wave - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 31 Aug 2023
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The Best of Mondo Generator
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 6 Sep 2019
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Hell Comes to Your Heart
Metal - Released by Mondo Media on 22 May 2012
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When Death Comes
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 6 Dec 2019
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Live at Bronson (Live at Bronson)
Punk / New Wave - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 2 Jul 2021
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Dead Silence
Rock - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 20 Dec 2019
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Dead Silence (Live at Bronson)
Punk / New Wave - Released by Heavy Psych Sounds on 7 Jun 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo