Mushroomhead is a band that formed in 1993 as a side-project of a few different local bands. Each member of mushroomhead was already in another band, and all of these bands practiced together in the same building. Eventually, the members of these bands became good freinds, and formed Mushroomhead. They had their first show, and originally fans didn't like the idea of the masks. They didn't wear masks because it was the "cool" thing to do, they did it because they realized that they didn't want fans to judge them based on their other bands that they were originally in. So, they all wore masks or face-paint of some sort. This eventually became their gimmick, but didn't rely on their onstage presance, to sell records. Instead, they relied on their sound, heavy guitars, keyboard riffs, Jeffory Nothing (Jeff Hatrix) as the high pitched vocals, and J-Mann (Jason Popson) as the low pitched vocals. They originally had a stripper named roxy, but she later left the band due to personal problems.
By 1995 the band had collected enough original material to release their first independant album, Mushroomhead, self titled. In 1997 they released their second release titled "Superbuick" and they also released an increadably rare Remix CD. By 1998 things had taken a bit of a turn, Road runner Records had contacted Mushroomhead, about a contract signing, but Mushroomhead declined. Within seven months, the band saw "Slipknot", which appered to be a carbon copy of Mushroomhead, which seems to be an arguement that continue's to this day amoung Mushroomhead fans.
1999 brought on Mushroomhead's third independant release, "M3". The sound was much heavier, borrowing riffs from a side-project band, "(216)". This year also brought about a new look For Mushroomhead. That year they introduced the "XX" look. To this day, they use a modified version of that look.
In May of 2000, The band made history as the first local band to headline Blossom Music Center, which is an ampitheater that holds nearly 20,000.
In May of 2001, Mushroomhead returned to Blossom Music center, to headline their second season opener in a row. They also released their first major national release, under eclipse records, entitled "Xx". Named after their masks, the album was a complitation of their previous three independant releases. Then in December of 2001 They signed to universal, and rereleased "Xx". With 2 extra songs, and a new pink floyed cover as the into to "Born Of Desire", the band was in trouble with "Eclipse Records", stating they were still under contract with them. On December 11th, MTV, MTV2, and MTV X, all unveiled Mushroomheads new music video for "Solitaire/Unraveling".
Now, in 2002, we here at Cleveland Local Music, wish only the best for Clevelands favorite home grown band.
Good luck, Mushroomhead!!!
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