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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, M3 has been described as an alternative metal album, which incorporates elements of genres such as rap, punk, industrial, gothic rock, and techno.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mushroomhead

No.TitleLength
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

Additional musicians

  • 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

  1. ^ "Mushroomhead - M3". portALTERNATIVO. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. "M3 – Mushroomhead". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mushroomhead – M3 (1999, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitaire/Unraveling
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