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Mushroomhead

1,682 Shouts   -   6,559,937 Scrobbles

Biography

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 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 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 Smash It Up! in 1996 and 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

Top Songs

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  1.  
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    Some kind of evidence
    Some kind of reason
    Why I can't find a way
    To begin my life
    Somewhere in this dying day
    Sun Doesn't Rise - (3:13)  -  36,318 plays
  2.  
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    Want to
    We can if we want to
    Lead you from behind you
    Time will takes its toll re-evaluate
    The leeches and the lepers start to salivate
    Kill Tomorrow - (3:44)  -  17,882 plays
  3.  
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    Morning's gone, echoes of dawn
    Shaking my soul, all but done
    Delirium, the rain with the cold
    (With nowhere to go)
    Love destroyed, this body figureheads
    Nowhere To Go - (3:42)  -  16,356 plays
  4.  
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    Canceled compassion, this our ignorance
    Not everlasting much less eminent
    Stay time heals everything
    One more day to regret
    One more day to regret
    One More Day - (3:36)  -  14,684 plays
  5.  
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    Betrayed by my soul
    The blame placed on my shoulders
    Weight, I will carry all the way to my grave
    I cannot be saved abandoned is my faith
    Awaken, now the dream is over
    The Dream Is Over - (3:15)  -  13,026 plays
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