Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (album)

Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
Studio album by Mushroomhead
Released September 28, 2010
Recorded 2009-2010, Filthy Hands Studio
Genre Alternative metal, industrial metal, electro-industrial
Length 49:32
Label Megaforce
Producer Steve Felton
Mushroomhead chronology
Savior Sorrow
(2006)		 Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
(2010)

Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children[1] is the seventh studio album by industrial metal band Mushroomhead. The album was released on September 28, 2010 by Megaforce Records. The first single from the album is the song, "Come On" was released on August 16, 2010.[2]

On August 31, 2010, "Come On" was released uncensored on iTunes. The video of their first single "Come On" was premiered on Headbangers Ball on September 27, hosted by Mushroomhead themselves.[3][4] Come On was also featured in the Criminal Minds episode "There's no Place like Home" from the show's 7th season.

Contents

Album title

As stated by the band members themselves, in an interview with MTV, the album title is inspired by the late 80's comic book of the same name. According to the band, they wanted the album title to reflect the nature of the songs themselves, and the title came once they incorporated the visual elements of the project.[5][6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [7]
About.com [8]
The Marshalltown Chronicle [9]

After its first week of sales, the album debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Indie chart, and No. 44 overall selling over 11,000 copies the first week.[10]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Come On"   4:07
2. "Inspiration"   3:46
3. "Slaughterhouse Road"   3:41
4. "I'll Be Here"   4:36
5. "Burn the Bridge"   5:10
6. "Holes in the Void" (Feat. Joe Altier) 4:45
7. "Harvest the Garden"   4:34
8. "The Harm You Do"   4:06
9. "Your Demise"   4:21
10. "The Feel"   3:50
11. "Darker Days"   3:46
12. "Do I Know You?"   2:46

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Personnel

References

  1. ^ MUSHROOMHEAD To Release 'Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children' In September
  2. ^ MUSHROOMHEAD's 'Come On' Single To Go For Radio Adds Next Month "I'll Be Here" will be the second single in 2011 but no date has been confirmed yet.
  3. ^ MUSHROOMHEAD Video Teaser And Press Release » Metal Crotch
  4. ^ "Mushroomhead - Come On Music Video, featured On Megaforce Records Official Youtube Channel". 2010-10-06. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z9-eOQkMWE. Retrieved 2010-10-06. 
  5. ^ "Mushroomhead MTV Interview Part 2". 2010-10-06. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlC3yAlMfPk. Retrieved 2010-10-06. 
  6. ^ "Mushroomhead interview on Headbangers Ball". 2010-09-27. http://www.mtv.com/videos/?id=1648862. Retrieved 2010-09-27. 
  7. ^ Allmusic review
  8. ^ About.com review
  9. ^ The Marshalltown Chronicle review
  10. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=147244
  11. ^ MUSHROOMHEAD: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled

External links

Mushroomhead
Waylon · Jeffrey Nothing · Pig Benis · Gravy · ST1TCH · Skinny · Shmotz · Lil' Dan
J Mann · Bronson · J.J. Righteous · Mr. Murdernickel · Dinner · DJ Virus
Studio albums
Mushroomhead · Superbuick · M3 · XX · XIII · Savior Sorrow · Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
Remix albums
Singles
"Solitaire/Unraveling" · "Before I Die" · "Along the Way" · "Sun Doesn't Rise" · "Crazy" · "Kill Tomorrow" · "Simple Survival" · "12 Hundred" · "Just Pretending" · "Damage Done" · "Come On" · I'll Be Here · "Burn the Bridge" ·
Compilations
DVD
Volume 1 · Volume Two
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