Cobras and Fire (The Mastermind Redux) is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band Monster Magnet. The album is a reworking of material previously included on Mastermind (2010).[5]

Cobras and Fire (The Mastermind Redux)
Studio album by Monster Magnet
Released	October 9, 2015
Genre	Garage rock psychedelic rock
Length	64:48
Label	Napalm Records
Producer	Dave Wyndorf, Phil Caivano
Monster Magnet chronology
Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining of Last Patrol (2014) Cobras and Fire (The Mastermind Redux) (2015) Mindfucker (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	7/10[2]
The Rockpit	[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

In regards to the album, Dave Wyndorf told Blabbermouth.net:

"With 'Cobras And Fire', I wanted to present these songs in a much stranger and dirtier atmosphere. Less 'classic rock' and more… well, I'd guess I'd call it a deranged fusion of garage-psych, fuzz punk and movie soundtrack music. It's almost completely re-recorded and, as in 'Milking The Stars', I've added organ, piano, sitars and more to flesh out a completely new sound for these tunes."[6]

Track listing

1. "She Digs That Hole" – 5:48
2. "Watch Me Fade" – 3:06
3. "Mastermind '69" – 6:28
4. "Cobras and Fire (Hallucination Bomb)" – 9:16
5. "Gods, Punks, and the Everlasting Twilight" – 6:57
6. "The Titan" – 3:48
7. "When the Planes Fall from the Sky (Sitar and Psych Version)" – 5:50
8. "Ball of Confusion" – 7:23 (The Temptations cover)
9. "Time Machine" – 6:18
10. "I Live Behind the Paradise Machine: Evil Joe Barresi's Magnet Mash Vol. 1" – 8:54

Personnel

• Dave Wyndorf – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Philip Caivano – bass, guitar
• Bob Pantella – percussion, drums
• Garrett Sweeny – guitar
• Tim Cronin – backing vocals on "Ball of Confusion"
• Jeff Levine – organ on "Watch Me Fade" and "Mastermind '69"
• Robert Ryan – Tambora on "Cobras and Fire (Hallucination Bomb)"

References