US stoners MONSTER MAGNET have officially entered the recording phase for the follow-up to 2004’s Monolithic Baby. The new album (title tba) will be released in March 2006 via SPV and will coincide with their European Tour. The new album is being produced by friend and veteran Magnet producer/mixer Matt Hyde (Powertrip and God Says No). The band is currently in Los Angeles, laying down the new tracks at both Sound City and Paramount recording studios. With excitement building around the new studio album, the news that rereleases of their classic albums Tab and Spine Of God will be coming as well have excited many longtime fans of the band. These reissues will feature new artwork and liner notes, as well as bonus tracks, as part of SPV’s SuPerValue re-issue series and will again be available worldwide. A DVD is also in planning for late 2006.

2006 Monster Magnet tour dates with WITCHCRAFT are as follows:

March

4 - Wolverhampton, UK at Wulfrun Hall
5 - Nottingham, UK at Rock City
6 - Manchester, UK at Manchester Academy 2
8 - Glasgow, Scotland at QMU
9 - Leeds, UK at The Cockpit
10 - Sheffield, UK at The Corporation
12 - London at Astoria - United Kingdom
13 - Brussels, Belgium at Ancienne Belgique
14 - Tilburg, The Netherlands at 013
16 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands at Paradiso
17 - Hamburg, Germany at Grosse Freiheit
18 - Gothenburg, Sweden at Tragarn
20 - Helsinki, Finland at Tavastia Klubi
22 - Stockholm, Sweden at Arenan
23 - Oslo, Norway at Rockefeller Music Hall
24 - Malmo, Sweden at KB
26 - Copenhagen, Denmark at Pumpehuset
27 - Arhus, Denmark at Voxhall
28 - Berlin, Germany at Columbiahalle
30 - Herford, Germany at Club X
31 - Weisbaden, Germany at Schlachthof

April

1 - Leipzig, Germany at Werk 2
3 - Dortmund, Germany at Soundgarden
4 - Cologne, Germany at Live Music Hall
5 - Stuttgart, Germany at Longhorn
7 - Munich, Germany at Tonhalle
8 - Linz, Germany at Posthof
9 - Vienna, Austria at Arena
11 - Zurich, Switzerland at Xtra
13 - Barcelona, Spain at Razzmatazz II
14 - Madrid, Spain at Aqualung