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Mushroomhead is an American alternative metal band, they have undergone many lineup changes, leading every studio album to have a different lineup, with the only constant member being drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton. Their lineup currently consists of Felton, vocalist Jason "J Mann" Popson (who first joined in 1993; on hiatus since 2022), guitarist Dave "Gravy" Felton (who first joined in 2000), sampler, keyboardist and percussionist Rick "ST1TCH" Thomas (since 2001), bassist and keyboardist Ryan "Dr. F" Farrell (since 2012, and studio collaborator since 2006), percussionist Robert "Roberto Diablo" Godsey (since 2012), vocalist Steve "Rawk" Rauckhorst (since 2018), and guitarist Joe "Jenkins" Gaal (since 2021)
The band was founded in 1993 by vocalists Jeff "Nothing" Hatrix and Jason "J Mann" Popson, guitarist John "JJ Righteous" Sekula, bassist Joe "Mr. Murdernickel" Kilcoyne, and drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton. The were soon joined by Richie "Dinner" Moore on rhythm guitar, keyboardist Tom "Shmotz" Schmitz, and DJ Joe "DJ Virus" Lenkey. [1] After releasing their self-titled debut album in 1995, Kilcoyne was replaced by his brother, Jack "Pig Benis" Kilcoyne.
Lenkey departed the band in early 1999, he was replaced by Marko "Bronson" Vukcevich, who had previously been a video editor for the band. Next to depart was rhythm guitarist Moore, who was replaced by Skinny's brother Dave "Gravy" Felton. Sekula also left at year later, in his absence, new guitarist Felton moved to lead guitar, sampler Vukcevich moved to rhythm guitar, and Rick "ST1TCH" Thomas joined on electronics
In mid 2004, Popson also left the band due issues in his personal life. [2] He was replaced by Waylon "Wizlo" Reavis. [3] Vukcevich also departed in May 2006, he was not replaced. Meaning the band had only one guitarist. [4] Also in 2006, the band were joined by touring second drummer Daniel "Lil' Dan" Fox, he later became an official member in 2009.
In February 2012, Gravy, Lil' Dan and Pig Benis were all fired. They were replaced by Tommy Church, Ryan "Dr. F" Farrell and Robert "Roberto Diablo" Godsey respectively. Popson also returned in August 2013, [5] [6] performing along side Hatrix and Reavis. Schmitz and Reavis both departed in 2015. [7] Neither were replaced, ST1TCH moved onto keyboards and Hatrix and Popson continued as two vocalists. The band were also joined by Skinny's wife Jackie LaPonza as vocalist. [8]
Hatrix and Church both departed in March 2018. [9] [10] They were replaced by roadies Steve "Rawk" Rauckhorst and Tommy "Tankx" Shaffner respectively. [11] LaPonza also became a more permanent vocalist. [12] La Ponza and Shaffner departed in 2021, the latter was replaced by Joe "Jenkins" Gaal. In 2022, J Mann and ST1TCH went on touring hiatus, they were replaced by Scott Beck and Aydin Michael. [13] The band were also rejoined by Dave Felton. [14]
Image | Real name (stage name) | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Steve Felton (Skinny) | 1993–present |
| all releases | |
Jason Popson (J Mann) |
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| all releases from Mushroomhead 4 Song Demo (1993) to XIII (2003), and from The Righteous & the Butterfly (2014) to present | |
Dave Felton (Gravy) |
| lead and rhythm guitar | all releases from XIII (2003) to Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (2010) | |
Rick Thomas (ST1TCH) | 2001–present (hiatus 2022–present) |
| all releases from XX (2001) to present | |
Ryan Farrell (Dr. F) | 2012–present |
| all releases from Savior Sorrow (2006) to present | |
Robert Godsey (Roberto Diablo) |
| all releases from The Righteous & the Butterfly (2014) to present | ||
Steve Rauckhorst (Rawk) | 2018–present |
| Volume 3 (Video Album) (2018) to present | |
Joe Gaal (Jenkins) | 2021–present | rhythm and lead guitar | A Requiem for Tomorrow (music video) |
Image | Real name (stage name) | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Jeffrey Hatrix (Jeffrey Nothing) | 1993–2018 |
| all releases from Mushroomhead 4 Song Demo (1993) to The Righteous & the Butterfly (2014) | |
Tom Schmitz (Shmotz) | 1993–2015 |
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John Sekula (JJ Righteous) | 1993–2001 (died 2010) | lead guitar | all releases from Mushroomhead 4 Song Demo (1993) to M3 (1999) and XX (2001) | |
Richie Moore (Dinner) | 1993–2000 | rhythm guitar | ||
Joe Lenkey (DJ Virus) | 1993–1999 |
| all releases from Mushroomhead 4 Song Demo (1993) to Home Video (Video Album) (1997) and XX (2001) | |
Joe Kilcoyne (Mr. Murdernickel) | 1993–1995 | bass | all releases from Mushroomhead 4 Song Demo (1993) to Mushroomhead (1995) and XX (2001) | |
Jack Kilcoyne (Pig Benis) | 1995–2012 | all releases from Superbuick (1996) to Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (2010) | ||
Marko Vukcevich (Bronson) | 2000–2006 (video producer 1999–2000) |
| all releases from M3 (1999) to Savior Sorrow (2006) | |
Waylon Reavis (Wizlo) | 2004–2015 |
| all releases from Savior Sorrow (2006) to The Righteous & the Butterfly (2014) | |
Daniel Fox (Lil' Dan) | 2009–2012 (touring 2006–2009) |
| Your Soul Is Mine (2009) and Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (2010) | |
Tommy Church | 2012–2018 | guitars | The Righteous & the Butterfly (2014) | |
Tom Shaffner (Tankx) | 2018–2021 | A Wonderful Life (2020) | ||
Jaqueline La Ponza (Ms. Jackie) | 2019–2021 (session/touring 2013–2019) | vocals | all releases from The Righteous and the Butterfly (2014) to A Wonderful Life (2020) |
Image | Real name | Years active | Instruments |
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Xavier Fudge (Little Rock Star) | 2010 ∙ 2011 ∙ 2012 ∙ 2013 ∙ 2016 ∙ 2017 ∙ 2018 ∙ 2023 | percussion | |
Samuel Capozziello (Pineapple) | 2010 | ||
Dylan Sharpe (Villain) | 2012 | ||
Elliot Mapes (Tall E) |
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Jeremiah Stratton (Trauma) | percussion | ||
Harry Mapes | 2014 (Halloween for Christmas) |
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Derek Beaty | 2019 (Fury Fest tour) | percussion | |
Aydin Michael |
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Scott Beck | 2022–present [15] | vocals | |
Jordan Gannon | 2022–present | percussion | |
Jeff Morrow | 2022 (Halloween) | ||
Simon Kanaris | 2023 (Halloween) |
Role | Album | ||||||||
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Mushroomhead (1995) | Superbuick (1996) | M3 (1999) | XIII (2003) | Savior Sorrow (2006) | Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (2010) | The Righteous & the Butterfly (2014) | A Wonderful Life (2020) | Call The Devil (2024) | |
Vocals | Jeffrey Hatrix | Steve Rauckhorst | |||||||
Jason Popson | Waylon Reavis | Jackie LaPonza | |||||||
Jason Popson | Scott Beck | ||||||||
Lead guitar | John Sekula | Dave Felton | Tommy Church | Tom Shaffner | Dave Felton | ||||
Rhythm guitar | Richie Moore | Marko Vukcevich | Dave Felton | Joe Gaal | |||||
Bass | Joe Kilcoyne | Jack Kilcoyne | Ryan Farrell | ||||||
Drums, percussion | Steve Felton | ||||||||
Water drums, additional percussion | Daniel Fox | Robbie Godsey | |||||||
Steve Felton | |||||||||
Rick Thomas | Ayden Kerr | ||||||||
Turntables, electronics | Joe Lenkey | Marko Vukcevich | Rick Thomas | Steve Felton | |||||
Samples | |||||||||
Tom Schmitz | Steve Felton | ||||||||
Keyboards | Ryan Farrell | ||||||||
Tom Schmitz | |||||||||
Rick Thomas |
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1993 |
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1993–1995 |
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1995–1999 |
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1999–2000 |
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2000–2001 |
| none |
2001–2004 |
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2004–2007 |
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2007–2012 |
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2012–2015 |
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2015–2018 |
| none |
2018–2020 |
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2020–early 2021 |
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Early–late 2021 |
| none |
Late 2021–mid 2022 |
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Mid 2022–present |
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