Group Members | Nick Oliveri Mike Pygmie Jeff Bowman Michael Amster |
Past Group Members | See below |
Music Genre(s) | Alternative metal punk rock stoner rock hard rock alternative rock |
Origin | Van Nuys, California, USA Van Nuys, California, United States Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
Year(s) Active | 1997–present |
Record Label | Southern Lord Rekords Ipecac Mother Tongue Suburban Noize Self Destructo Records |
Official Websites | mondogenerator.com |
Associated Acts | Kyuss Queens of the Stone Age The Dwarves Yellow No. 5 The Spores The Exies Vista Chino Winnebago Deal The Adolescents Moistboyz Amen Unsound You Know Who Furious IV Hy-Test Extortion Dwarves The Uncontrollable The Desert Sessions The Agents Mighty Jack |
Mondo Generator (sometimes known as Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator) is an American rock 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. Mondo means "world" in Italian. 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.