M3 (album)
(Redirected from M3 (Album))
This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2021) |
M3 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 9, 1999[1] | |||
Studio | Mars (Cleveland) | |||
Genre | Alternative metal[2] | |||
Length | 62:29 | |||
Label | MRH | |||
Producer | Mushroomhead | |||
Mushroomhead chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
M3 is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Mushroomhead. It was released independently in 1999 on their own label. This was the final studio album with JJ Righteous and Dinner as band members. The album, alongside Mushroomhead and Superbuick, was reissued with alternate artwork in 2002. The songs "Before I Die", "Solitaire/Unraveling", "The New Cult King", "Xeroxed" and "Born of Desire" were later included on both the Eclipse and Universal Records versions of XX in 2001.
Musical style
Musically described as alternative metal, the album incorporates elements of genres such as rap, punk, industrial, gothic rock, and techno.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mushroomhead
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Before I Die" | 3:13 |
2. | "Solitaire/Unraveling" | 4:34 |
3. | "The New Cult King" | 5:08 |
4. | "Inevitable" | 5:03 |
5. | "Xeroxed" | 2:56 |
6. | "The Final Act" | 4:44 |
7. | "Conflict - The Argument Goes On…" | 2:42 |
8. | "Exploiting Your Weakness" | 4:21 |
9. | "Beauteous" (instrumental) | 3:12 |
10. | "Born of Desire" | 4:03 |
11. | "Dark and Evil Joe" (hidden track in earlier editions) | 12:17 |
Total length: | 62:29 |
Notes
- Tracks 10 and 11 are separated by ten minutes and sixteen seconds of silence.[3]
- "Dark and Evil Joe" is a prank phone call made to Joe Aufricht of the black metal band Satanicon.
Personnel
Mushroomhead
- Jeffrey Nothing – vocals
- J Mann – vocals
- J.J. Righteous – guitars
- Dinner – guitars
- Pig Benis – bass
- Shmotz – keyboards, samples
- Bronson – samples, programming
- Skinny – drums
Additional musician
- Scot Edgel – additional vocals on "The New Cult King" and "The Final Act"
Production
- Mushroomhead – production
- Bill Korecky – engineering
- Patrick Lewis – additional engineering
- Steve Felton – mastering
- Rich Moore/Rmg – artwork
References
- ^ "Mushroomhead - M3". portALTERNATIVO. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. "M3 – Mushroomhead". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Mushroomhead – M3 (1999, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
Categories:
- Use mdy dates from April 2021
- Articles needing additional references from April 2021
- All articles needing additional references
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with hAudio microformats
- Album articles lacking alt text for covers
- Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers
- 1999 albums
- Mushroomhead albums
- Self-released albums