M3 is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Mushroomhead, released independently on March 9, 1999, by the band's own record label, MRH Inc. Records. It was the final studio album with John Sekula and Richie Moore 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.
M3 features a number of atmospheric audio elements, including film samples. At the end of "The New Cult King" and transitioning into "Inevitable", a sample from the 1999 television miniseries Storm of the Century, written by Stephen King, is used. The sample features a child’s voice saying, “He gave me a present… that’s why I don’t think he’s a bad man like on TV. Bad men don’t give kids presents.”[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mushroomhead.
No.
Title
Length
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.
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