Know your Mushroomhead In 1993, Mushroomhead was established as a side project. To differentiate itself from the members existing bands and to dispel any misconceptions about the groups sound and musical content, Mushroomhead used costumes, masks, and pseudonyms. Mushroomhead played its first show in 1993. Days later, the octet found itself on stage alongside established metal band GWAR. In 1995, Mushroomhead released a self-financed debut album, Mushroomhead, with their own record label, Filthy Hands Co. (previously known as Shroomco Records and later on, MRH Records). For the members, Mushroomhead became a priority with their original bands breaking-up. Although the line-up saw many changes throughout the 1990s, the band stayed active, steadily releasing music and gaining followers. In 1996, they released Superbuick. In 1999, Mushroomhead released M3, which was the final album self-financed and self-released by the band. In 2001, Mushroomhead released a compilation album titled XX on the independent label Eclipse Records. Later in the year, after quickly selling almost 40,000 copies in just 2–3 months, the band signed with major label Universal Records and the compilation was remastered and re-released internationally. The release of the album led Mushroomhead to major national and international tours including Ozzfest 2002; as well as television exposure via their first music video Solitaire/Unraveling. Also in 2001, guitarist J.J. Righteous was replaced by one of the bands previous stage dancers & then current sampler, Marko Vukcevich. 2003 saw the release of XIII, their first album with new material for Universal Records. The album produced the single Sun Doesnt Rise which was featured on MTV: Headbangers Ball and the Freddy vs Jason soundtrack. Also featuring the hidden track Crazy, a song originally by Seal. The album debuted at no. 40 on the Billboard Top 200 charts and sold 400,000 copies worldwide. After an extensive world tour, singer J Mann announced he was leaving the band in August 2004, citing exhaustion and to take care of his sick father. He was replaced by Three Quarters Dead singer, Waylon Reavis. Savior Sorrow was released on September 19, 2006, and debuted at No. 45 on the Billboard 200 charts with sales exceeding 12,000. The bands label stated that sales were closer to 25,000 with the inclusion of sales made while on tour. They released Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children in September 2010. Within the first week of its release, it became the No. 1 best selling metal album on iTunes. A new song, Your Soul Is Mine, appeared on the Saw VI Soundtrack. On October 1, 2010, a music video for Come On debuted on Headbangers Ball on MTV In February 2012, it was announced that guitarist Gravy and bassist Pig Benis would be replaced by Tommy Church and Ryan Farrell respectively. In April 2012, Dave Gravy Felton stated publicly on his Facebook fan page that he was kicked out of the band. In May 2012, Daniel Lil Dan Fox left Mushroomhead to work for another band. It is rumored that he is working as a drum technician for Marilyn Manson. On May 22, Dave Felton posted on his fan page an interview about his latest band. In the interview, he was asked about the Mushroomhead split. He said that he was kicked out via email and that it was the third time he had been told to leave. He said that he thought one of the reasons was because he didnt have a party mentality (drinking and smoking) and that he thought it sometimes got in the way of band progress. The interview was on Uncensored Net Noise on the Msc Radio Network LLC. Drum tech Major Trauma (also known from (hed) pe) had taken over Lil Dans custom percussion parts in the Hed 2 Head Tour 3. After the Hed 2 Head Tour ended, drum tech Elliot Mapes took over Dans drum parts for live shows. People have jokingly called him Tall E in reference to Dans nickname being Lil Dan. He was soon replaced with current member Robbie. On Thursday, August 16, 2012, Mushroomhead stated on their official Facebook fan page that former member Bronson would return on guitar for their 2012 Old School Show. On February 14, 2014, Mushroomhead released the date and name of their new album which will be released May 13, 2014 and the name of the new album is The Righteous & the Butterfly. This album marks the return of J Mann. On April 15, 2014, Frontman Jeffrey Nothing released the bands first unofficial single Qwerty on YouTube from his personal Facebook account. This marks the first song featuring J Mann since rejoining the band. The album received mostly positive reviews and is Mushroomheads first album to reach the top 20 of the Billboard Top 200 chart in the United States, reaching #20, selling around 11,000 copies the first week. The album also, reached #1 in the Billboard Indie chart, their first album to do so. The Righteous & the Butterfly reached #5 in the Top Rock Albums and #1 in the Top Hard Rock Albums.Mushroomhead have released an official music video for the albums second single Out Of My Mind Mushroomheads sound combines elements of heavy metal, hip hop, experimental music, industrial music and techno[The band has been categorized as alternative metal, industrial metal,electro-industrial, nu metal,experimental metal and symphonic metal.They are influenced by bands such as Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Pink Floyd, Pantera, Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein, and KMFDM Current members Jeffrey Hatrix – vocals (1993–present) Jason Popson – vocals (1993–2004, 2013–present) Waylon Reavis – vocals (2004–present) Tommy Church – guitar (2012–present) Ryan Farrell – bass (2012–present) Tom Schmitz – keyboard, samples (1993–present) Rick Thomas – turntables, samples, programming (2001–present); custom percussion (2006–present) Robbie Godsey – custom percussion (2013–present) Steve Felton – drums (1993–present) Touring members Jackie LaPonza – vocals (2014–present) Former members John Sekula – guitar (1993–2001; died 2010) Richie Moore – guitar (1993–1999) Marko Vukcevich – guitar (2001–2006), samples (1995–2001) Dave Felton – guitar (1999–2012) Joe Kilcoyne – bass (1993–1995) Jack Kilcoyne – bass (1995–2012) Joe Lenkey – turntables, samples (1993–1995) Daniel Fox – percussion (2009–2012)
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