High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Monster is the ninth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1994 on Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by the band and Scott Litt, Monster was an intentional stylistic shift from the group`s preceding albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), consisting of loud, distorted guitar tones and simple song arrangements. Singer Michael Stipe`s lyrics dealt with the nature of celebrity, which he sang while assuming various characters. Led by the single "What`s the Frequency, Kenneth?", Monster which debuted at number one in the United States. The band promoted the record with its first concert tour since 1989.