| Spine of God | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Monster Magnet |
| Cover: | Monster Magnet Spine of God.jpg |
| Released: | 1991 |
| Recorded: | 1991 |
| Studio: | Subterranean Sound, (High Street, USA) Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Length: | 49:48 |
| Producer: | Dave Wyndorf, John McBain |
| Prev Title: | Tab |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Superjudge |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
Spine of God is the debut studio album by American rock band Monster Magnet, released in Europe in 1991 and in the United States the following year. The album represents one of the earliest examples of the emerging 1990s sub-genre of stoner rock. Spine of God did not perform well commercially upon its initial release, but was praised by critics and would later be considered a major influence on stoner rock bands.[1] The song "Medicine" was released as a single with accompanying music video.
Spine of God features a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "Sin's a Good Man's Brother". It was re-released in March 2006 on Steamhammer records with new artwork, new liner notes, compressed dynamic range, and a previously unreleased demo version of "Ozium" included as a bonus track.
The Philadelphia Inquirer called the album "a mixture of grunge, metal, and late '60s acid rock, loaded with feedback noise, and more than a little depravity".[2] Spin, in its December 1991 issue, referred to the album as "a total KO" while comparing it favorably to the work of grunge rock icons of the day such as Soundgarden, Tad, and Mudhoney; it was listed on Spins "Ten Best Albums of the Year You Didn't Hear" for 1991.[3]