XX

by Mushroomhead

Overview

No one will accuse Mushroomhead of not having an intriguing image; on stage, most of their members wear black masks that look like a cross between S&M/bondage masks and World War I-style gas masks. The exception is the member who wears Kiss-like clown makeup instead. Mushroomhead's unusual look is definitely an attention-getter, but having an interesting image wouldn't mean much if the Cleveland band didn't have some worthwhile music to go with it. Thankfully, Mushroomhead's music is as creative as their image; XX, in fact, is among the most ambitious alternative metal releases of 2001. Far from generic, this CD successfully fuses alt-metal with everything from hip-hop, punk, and goth rock to industrial and techno. Plenty of headbangers have jumped on the rap-metal bandwagon, but how many metal bands that incorporate a lot of rapping also incorporate goth, industrial, and techno elements? At times, XX almost sounds like Rage Against the Machine meets Ministry by way of Bauhaus -- with some techno/rave exuberance added to the mix. That isn't exactly the most conventional mixture in the world, and the nice thing is that Mushroomhead's experimentation always sounds organic rather than forced or unnatural. Anyone who is seeking something fresh and risk-taking from alternative metal should make a point of hearing this superb CD. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	12/04/2001
Label:	Universal Distribution
UPC:	0044001643026

Tracks

1. Before I Die
2. Bwomp
3. Solitaire Unraveling
4. These Filthy Hands
5. Never Let It Go
6. Xeroxed
7. The Wrist
8. Chancre Sore
9. The New Cult King
10. Born of Desire
11. 43
12. Epiphany
13. Episode 29
14. [Silence]
15. [Silence]
16. [Silence]
17. [Silence]
18. [Silence]
19. [Silence]
20. [Silence]
21. [Silence]
22. [Silence]
23. [Silence]
24. [Silence]
25. [Silence]
26. [Silence]
27. [Silence]
28. [Silence]
29. [Silence]
30. [Silence]
31. [Silence]
32. [Silence]
33. [Silence]
34. [Silence]
35. [Silence]
36. [Silence]
37. [Silence]
38. [Silence]
39. [Silence]
40. [Silence]
41. [Silence]
42. [Silence]
43. [Untitled Hidden Track]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mushroomhead   Primary Artist
Skinny   Drums
Jeffrey Nothing   Vocals
Pig Benis   Bass
DJ Stitch   Sampling
Bronson   Guitar,Sampling
Gravy   Guitar
J-Mann   Vocals

Technical Credits

Vanessa Solowiow   Photography
Pat Lewis   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Benis   Composer
Roger Waters   Composer
Toby Wright   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Mushroomhead   Mixing,Producer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Steve Felton   Composer,Producer
Jason Popson   Composer
Gravy   Composer
Mann   Composer
Elliott Blakey   Mixing
Elliot Blakely   Mixing Assistant
The Nothing   Composer
Dave Felton   Composer
The Righteous   Composer
Jeff Hetrick   Composer
Tom Schmitz   Composer
John Kilcoyne   Composer
John Sekula   Composer
Joe Kilcoyne   Composer
Bill Korecky   Engineer,Recording