M3 (album)

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M3
Mushroomhead-M3.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 9, 1999 (1999-03-09) [1]
StudioMars Studio (Shalersville, Ohio)
Genre Alternative metal [2]
Length62:29
Label MRH
Producer Mushroomhead
Mushroomhead chronology
Superbuick
(1996)
M3
(1999)
XIII
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

Contents

Musical style

Musically described as alternative metal, the album 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

Personnel

Mushroomhead

Additional musicians

Production

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