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Nonetheless, this latest transition where we lost Jeff, Waylon, and Schmotz specifically felt like the most crucial change. In place of the absent, we see vocalists Steve Rauckhorst and Jackie LaPonza with guitarist Tommy "Tankx" Shaffner fill some rather large shoes.Īs original drummer Skinny pointed out in my recent interview with him, Mushroomhead has always had lineup changes in between album releases. This album marks the first without founding vocalist Jeffrey 'Nothing' Hatrix and keyboardist Tom 'Schmotz' Schmitz as well as vocalist Waylon Reavis who had been active in the past three albums and guitarist Tommy Church from the last record.
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With the new LP, A Wonderful Life, expectations were high as it had been six years since the last release and there's been a rather significant lineup change. The next couple records, Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children and The Righteous and The Butterfly had some stand-out songs, but saw the group begin to plateau in quality. Their first four albums ( Mushroomhead, Superbuick, M3, XIII) showed an increasingly strong sense of dynamics and although the following switch in vocalists in 2004 may have been a bummer to the fanbase, I thought it lead to one of my favorite releases, Savior Sorrow. A Wonderful Life re-cements the band’s position as one of the most consistently impactful heavy bands of our generation.In high school, I began exploring their discography and was quite intrigued by the experimental approach to both visuals and music. MUSHROOMHEAD attacks track after track with a refreshed focus, delivering a carefully-curated selection of certified future hits. This is accented by the sharp production of band mastermind/drummer Skinny, as well as the mixing prowess of Matt Wallace (Faith No More, 3 Doors Down), also recognized for his work on the band’s classic offering XIII. Tracks like “What A Shame”, “I Am The One” and “Madness Within” will prove a treat for new and diehard MUSHROOMHEAD fans alike – providing the macabre inspiration followers have come to crave with a weighty dose of galloping drums and bone-rattling guitars, to boot. Jackie and returning longtime vocalist J Mann, with an extra punch from fellow new vocalist Mr. This sets the stage for stocky, chant-worthy arena anthems such as “Seen It All” and hair-raising, politically-inclined tracks like “The Heresy” and “Carry On”, both featuring the sinister multi-voice attack of new full-time vocalist Ms. The band shifts into high gear with introductory track “A Requiem For Tomorrow”, beginning with an ominous Latin choral piece and juxtaposing heavy industrial-inspired grooves with melodic synths. The Limited Edition Digipack version of the album clocks in at a whopping 70+ minutes with its four bonus tracks – leaving a total of 17 stellar compositions in its wake for fans to devour. MUSHROOMHEAD make their prodigious return with the new full-length oeuvre, A Wonderful Life, the Cleveland collective’s eighth release of their benchmark career. For the better part of the past five years, top-charting masked metal machine MUSHROOMHEAD have been crafting the epic follow up to their monumental 2014 full-length album, The Righteous & The Butterfly – waiting patiently to drop their next collection of anthems.