Mondo Generator
Background information
Origin	Van Nuys, California, USA
Genre(s)	Hard Rock Heavy Metal Stoner Metal Alternative Metal Post-Hardcore
Years active	1997–present
Label(s)	Southern Lord Rekords Rekords Ipecac Mother Tongue Suburban Noize
Associated acts	Kyuss Queens of the Stone Age The Dwarves Yellow #5 The Spores The Exies Winnebago Deal Moistboyz Amen Furious IV
Website	Official website
Members
Nick Oliveri - bass, vocals Ian Flannon - guitar Hoss - drums
Former members
See below

Mondo Generator (sometimes known as Nick Oliveri And The 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. 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. Van Nuys is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Stoner music, stoner metal and stoner rock are interchangeable terms describing a sub-genre of rock music. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... Post-hardcore; this specific genre was created by others as a sourse to relaese the emotion that builds inside, making the music intimate and touching to listeners. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Southern Lord is an American record label, founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson and Stephen OMalley, specializing in doom, sludge, drone and experimental metal. ... Rekords Rekords is a record label formed by Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age after Mans Ruin Records, the record label formally putting out The Desert Sessions went defunct. ... Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in Orinda, California. ... 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, which was resurrected in the early 2000s with The Barbs and Nick Oliveri amongst its acts. ... This page is under construction. ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... The Dwarves are a punk rock band formed in the mid-1980s by Paul Cafaro aka Blag Dahlia aka Blag the Ripper aka Blag Jesus aka Blag History Month aka Blag Plague. ... . The substitution or omission of a # sign is because of technical restrictions. ... For the Hamburg group of Beatles followers, see Exy The Exies are a rock band from Los Angeles, California that was formed in 1997. ... Winnebago Deal started life as a four piece in 1999 at Bartholomew School, Oxford, though two of the original members left shortly after. ... Moistboyz is the duo of Mickey Melchiondo Jr. ... Amen (sometimes all-capitalised to AMEN) is a cross-genre hard rock band formed in 1994, continuing on today. ... Nick Stephen Oliveri (born October 21, 1971 in Los Angeles) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. ... Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator (formerly known as Mondo Generator) is an American hard rock band fronted by bassist Nick Oliveri (formerly of Queens of the Stone Age). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Nick Stephen Oliveri (born October 21, 1971 in Los Angeles) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. ... 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 desert rock, and Palm Desert scenes. ... Sunn Amplifiers logo Sunn Amplifiers, or Sunn Amps for short, are a brand of musical instrument amplifiers. ... This article is about the band. ... Blues for the Red Sun is a 1992 (see 1992 in music) album by stoner metal band Kyuss. ...

History

Oliveri/Homme band (2000-2004)

Nick Oliveri (under the moniker Rex Everything) formed Mondo Generator in 1997 and with friends Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, Rob Oswald, 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. Joshua Michael Homme (born May 17, 1973[2] in Palm Springs, California) is an American Rock musician. ... 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 desert rock, and Palm Desert scenes. ... Rob Oswald (born April 3, 1964 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American drummer. ... Cocaine Rodeo is an album released by Mondo Generator on the Southern Lord label in 2000. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Southern Lord is an American record label, founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson and Stephen OMalley, specializing in doom, sludge, drone and experimental metal. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

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. A Drug Problem That Never Existed is an album released by Mondo Generator on the Rekords Rekords label in 2003. ... David (Dave) Catching (b. ... Troy Van Leeuwen is an American guitarist who currently plays lap steel guitar, electric guitar, keyboards and sometimes bass in Queens of the Stone Age. ... Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is a singer and songwriter. ... Molly McGuire is a singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, California. ... The Dwarves are a punk rock band formed in the mid-1980s by Paul Cafaro aka Blag Dahlia aka Blag the Ripper aka Blag Jesus aka Blag History Month aka Blag Plague. ... Paul Cafaro, better known as Blag Dahlia, is an American musician and writer from Chicago, Illinois. ... Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Faith No More from 1988 to 1998. ... Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in Orinda, California. ... Rekords Rekords is a record label formed by Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age after Mans Ruin Records, the record label formally putting out The Desert Sessions went defunct. ... North American redirects here. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring rock, alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ...

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 Day, and toured Europe with Brant Bjork and Mark Lanegan Band. He then recorded an EP with Catching, McGuire, and Alfredo Hernández. On the summer 2004 tour to promote the disc, Oliveri physically assaulted a sound crew member of a German night club 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. Demolition Day is former Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist/vocalist Nick Oliveris first solo acoustic album. ... Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is a singer and songwriter. ... EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light... 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. ...

In 2005, Oliveri once again toured Europe frequently, opening for such bands as Motörhead, and playing along-side 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. This article is about the band. ... The Dwarves are a punk rock band formed in the mid-1980s by Paul Cafaro aka Blag Dahlia aka Blag the Ripper aka Blag Jesus aka Blag History Month aka Blag Plague. ... Winnebago Deal started life as a four piece in 1999 at Bartholomew School, Oxford, though two of the original members left shortly after. ... David Eric Grohl (b. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Raskulinecz (right, in the back) with Nick Oliveri Nick Raskulinecz (born in Knoxville, Tennessee)[1] is a Grammy-winning American record producer. ...

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 Records, who released the new album, Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails in the UK and Europe in September of 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. 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, which was resurrected in the early 2000s with The Barbs and Nick Oliveri amongst its acts. ... For the Hamburg group of Beatles followers, see Exy The Exies are a rock band from Los Angeles, California that was formed in 1997. ...

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 28th that their spot would be filled by DevilDriver. Ozzfest is an annual tour of the United States (and in some years, Europe) featuring performances by many Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal, Hardcore and Nu Metal groups. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter. ... DevilDriver is a melodic death metal-influenced groove metal band from Santa Barbara, California. ...

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Oliveri has said that he would rejoin QOTSA and disband Mondo Generator if the opportunity presented itself. In 2007, after three years of not speaking, Homme and Oliveri reconciled their friendship but have yet to perform or play together since their original falling out in Germany during the Songs for the Deaf tour. Alternate cover Cover of U.S. vinyl release Songs for the Deaf is a 2002 album by hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age and is notable for including Dave Grohl, well-known Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters guitarist and lead singer, as a guest drummer. ...

Former members

Guitarists

• Spud - (2006-2007)
• Ben Perrier - (2005-2006)
• Marc Diamond - (2004-2005)
• Dave Catching - (2003-2004)
• Josh Homme - (1997-2002)
• Brent Malkus (a.k.a. Burnt Mattress) - (also vocals) (1997)

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Bassists

• Molly McGuire -(2003-2004)

Molly McGuire is a singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, California. ...

Drummers

• Giampaolo Farnedi - (2007)
• Ernie Longoria - (2007)
• Ben Thomas - (2005-2006)
• Josh Lamar - (2004-2007)
• Alfredo Hernández - (2004)
• Brant Bjork - (1997-2004)
• Dave Grohl - (2003)
• Rob Oswald (a.k.a. Up N. Syder) - (1997)

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Discography

• Cocaine Rodeo (2000, Southern Lord)
• A Drug Problem That Never Existed (2003, Ipecac)
• III the EP (2004, Tornado)
• Use Once And Destroy Me ((DVD), 2004, Tornado)
• Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails (2006, Mother Tongue (UK/Europe) / Impedance Records (Australia)
• Dead Planet (2007, Suburban Noize)

Cocaine Rodeo is an album released by Mondo Generator on the Southern Lord label in 2000. ... Southern Lord is an American record label, founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson and Stephen OMalley, specializing in doom, sludge, drone and experimental metal. ... A Drug Problem That Never Existed is an album released by Mondo Generator on the Rekords Rekords label in 2003. ... III The EP is an album released by Mondo Generator on the Tornado Records label in 2004. ... Use Once And Destroy Me is a DVD filmed on the 2003 tour of Europe and the United States by hard rock band Mondo Generator. ... Dead Planet is the third album from former Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist/vocalist Nick Oliveri and his band, Mondo Generator. ...

External links

• Mondo Generator Official Homepage
• Mondo Generator Official Myspace
• Mondo Generator Article for Billboard.com (by writer Greg Prato)

References

1. ^ Suburban Noize Records