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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, All Music GuideMore

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Burn
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Sun Doesn't Rise
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Simple Survival
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Fan Comments

Jun 26th, 9:57pm
Mushroomhead=Effin Awesome. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE!!
I'm enough a Shroomie to make an entire J Mann character for the sake of it . . . and have him drop Ten Thousand Cadillacs on some unfortunate punk.
Jun 10th, 1:56pm
If you severely loved mushroomhead enough, then you would realize that you spelled their name wrong there is NO SPACE BETWEEN Mushroom and Head...its just Mushroomhead!! DUMBASS....and your just like oh look oh i made a pretty little playlist of MUSHROOM HEAD!!!!!! oh look oh oh.......LMFAOROTF.....but ey....does anyone agree with me!!!
May 4th, 10:35pm
http://www.imeem.com/people/X4HkmKg heres a Mushroom head play list i made! :)
Apr 22nd, 12:45am
Rock on Mushroom head!
Mar 7th, 10:02pm
Oh yeah Mushroom head RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! O_O
Dec 24th, 8:44am
hey they play shows.
Nov 2nd, 2:46am
Their only good image and song is in the video "Solitaire Unraveling".
Oct 16th, 3:05am
They rule : P