Mushroomhead
Cleveland masked metallers with an avant-garde edge.
The band is known for wearing masks and costumes to differentiate itself from members' other bands.[1][2] Heavy metal, hip-hop, experimental, industrial, gothic rock, punk rock, and techno are all genres that contribute to Mushroomhead's sound.[3]
Quick Facts
- Discography
- Mushroomhead discography
- Years active
- 1993–present
- Genre
- Alternative metal
- industrial metal
- nu metal
- experimental metal
- Origin
- Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
- Label
- Eclipse
- Universal
- Megaforce
- Filthy Hands
- Napalm
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
They released Superbuick in 1996 and M3 in 1999, the last self-released album.[4] In 2000, Mushroomhead signed with Eclipse Records and released the compilation XX in 2001.[5] Their first album of new material for Universal, XIII, came out in 2003 and sold 400,000 copies worldwide.[6] In 2006, Savior Sorrow debuted at No. 45 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales exceeding 12,000.[7]
Their eighth album, The Righteous & the Butterfly, was released May 13, 2014 and became their first to reach the top 20 of the Billboard 200, debuting at No. 20.[8][9][10] Mushroomhead's debut performance occurred in 1993, and shortly after that, they shared a stage with Gwar at the Cleveland Agora.[1] The band financed and put out their first album, Mushroomhead, in 1995 via their own label, Filthy Hands Co.[4] Roughly 40,000 copies of the compilation XX were sold within two to three months, leading to a contract with Universal Records and an international re-release of the album.[5]
"Sun Doesn't Rise" was a single that was included on the soundtrack for the film Freddy vs Jason.[6] Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children, released in September 2010, achieved the top spot on iTunes for best-selling metal album during its debut week.[11]
What the cited sources add
A Blabbermouth article from 2014 reports that The Righteous & the Butterfly sold around 11,000 copies in its first week in the United States.[10] The same article notes that the album marked the return of vocalist J Mann and the debut of guitarist Church and bassist Dr. F.[10] The Loudwire article also states that The Righteous & the Butterfly was released via Megaforce Records.[12]
References
- Wikipedia, "Mushroomhead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mushroomhead" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mushroomhead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mushroomhead sprouts new recording", Bedfordtimesregister.com, September 16, 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mushroomhead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mushroomhead", The Gauntlet; "Newspaper Archive", Nl.newsbank.com, January 16, 2004; Henderson, "Mushroomhead – Artist Biography", AllMusic; Henderson, "Mushroomhead – Artist Biography", AllMusic; Taniwha (Garry Sharpe-Young), "Mushroomhead", MusicMight; Le Miere, "Exclusive: Jeffrey Nothing Premieres "Deathbed Masquerade"", Revolver, August 22, 2011; "MUSHROOMHEAD Vocalist Reveals New Album Title In 'Iron City Rocks' Podcast", Blabbermouth.net, March 10, 2010; Ant, "Mushroomhead Premiere New Music Video – 'QWERTY'", All About The Rock; C en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mushroomhead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "second demo by mushroomhead call superbuick"; "M3 would be the last EP by mushroomhead" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mushroomhead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Verified through use of Nielsen Soundscan (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mushroomhead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mushroomhead Enters Billboard" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mushroomhead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mushroomhead Enters Billboard"; "Mushroomhead Enters Billboard"; "Mushroomhead Enters Billboard" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mushroomhead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Jason Popson – Old school, new school, this is the WHOLE...", Facebook; "Soundwave Festival 2016", Soundwavefestival.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mushroomhead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mushroomhead – Chart history", Billboard; "Mushroomhead's 'The Righteous & The Butterfly' Cracks U.S. Top 20", Blabbermouth.net, May 21, 2014; "Mushroomhead Release Video For "Out Of My Mind"", Bloody-disgusting.com, August 25, 2014; "Mushroomhead Unveil Brutal 'Out of My Mind' Video", Loudwire.com, August 28, 2014 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Mushroomhead's 'The Righteous & The Butterfly' Cracks U.S. Top 20", Blabbermouth.net, May 21, 2014. facts only, no text reused. blabbermouth.net
- Wikipedia, "Mushroomhead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Thirteam", Thirteam.proboards.com; Bloody-Disgusting.com, "BD Music News – Mushroomhead Debut Video For 'Come On': Banned From TV", Bloody-disgusting.com; "Former Mushroomhead Guitarist JJ Righteous Dies", Gun Shy Assassin, November 3, 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Mushroomhead Unveil Brutal 'Out of My Mind' Video", Loudwire.com, August 28, 2014. facts only, no text reused. loudwire.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Mushroomhead (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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