Mushroomhead

  • Cleveland, OH
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  • Rock
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  • 1993
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Known for its theatrical live show and the black masks that most of its members wear on-stage, Mushroomhead is one of the more unique and adventurous alternative metal outfits that emerged in the 1990s. And the Cleveland band's music is as interesting as its image; Mushroomhead's forceful yet melodic alterna-metal incorporates elements of hip-hop, punk, and goth rock as well as industrial and techno. The members of Mushroomhead have been performing incognito since 1993, when drummer Skinny founded the band. At first, Mushroomhead was only meant to be a side project. Its members were playing in various local bands at the time, and they wore the blacks masks (which look like a cross between S&M/bondage masks and World War I gas masks) so that people wouldn't recognize them. The only Mushroomhead member who doesn't wear a black mask opts for Kiss-like clown makeup instead. After a few years, Mushroomhead became one of Cleveland's top local attractions -- and its members kept wearing the masks when they saw how intriguing people found them to be. Mushroomhead's self-titled debut album was released independently in 1995, followed by Superbuick in 1996 and M3 in 1999. The Midwesterners signed with Eclipse in 2000, and their next album, XX, came out the following year. In 2001, Mushroomhead's members included drummer/founder Skinny, lead vocalists J. Mann and Jeffrey Nothing, guitarists Bronson and Gravy, keyboardist Shmotz, bassist Pig Benis, and sample provider Stitch when they signed to Universal Records to re-release XX. Their first proper effort for the label was 2003's dynamic XIII, but the band soon parted ways with not only Universal, but also vocalist J. Mann during a subsequent tour. Undeterred, Mushroomhead pressed on with their D.I.Y. ethos intact and welcomed new frontman Waylon, formerly of 3 Quarters Dead, into the fray. The DVD Mushroomhead, Vol. 1 followed in mid-2005 before the guys returned in September 2006 with Savior Sorrow, released through New York-based indie Megaforce Records. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi

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  • Come On
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  • Come On
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    Come On
  • Save Us
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  • Burn
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  • 12 Hundred
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    • Solitaire Unraveling
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    • Sun Doesn't Rise
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    • Crazy
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    • Before I Die
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    • These Filthy Hands
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Tour Dates

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  • Jun 21 Friday
    Toledo, OH, US Jackson County Fair
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Jackson, MI, US Rockapalooza
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Jackson, MI, US Jackson County Fairgrounds
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Jackson, MI, US Jackson County Fairgrounds
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  • Jul 20 Saturday
    Cleveland, OH, US Peabody's
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  • Aug 31 Saturday
    Stuttgart, Germany Universum
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  • Sep 26 Thursday
    Rochester, NY, US Montage Music Hall
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  • Sep 27 Friday
    Syracuse, NY, US Lost Horizon
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Discography

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  • Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (2010)
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    Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (2010)
    Megaforce
  • Savior Sorrow (2006)
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    Savior Sorrow (2006)
    Megaforce
  • XIII (2003)
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    XIII (2003)
    Universal Records
  • Mushroomhead (2003)
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    Harvest
  • XX (2001)
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    XX (2001)
    Universal Records
  • M3 (1999)
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    M3 (1999)
    Schroomco
  • Superbuick (1996)
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    Superbuick (1996)
    Schroomco
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