XX (Mushroomhead album)

XX
Studio album by Mushroomhead
Released December 4, 2001
Recorded 2001
Genre Alternative metal[1]
Length 69:22
Label Universal, Eclipse, Filthy Hands
Producer Mushroomhead, Steve Felton
Mushroomhead chronology

M3
(1999)		 XX
(2001)		 Remix 2000
(2002)
Singles from XX
  1. "Solitaire/Unraveling"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Before I Die"
    Released: 2002
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XX (pronounced Double X) is the fourth album and the first on a major label by the alternative metal band Mushroomhead, released in 2001. It was originally released through Eclipse Records, where Mushroomhead took classic tracks and re-recorded them. XX was entirely re-recorded and re-released on Universal Records later in the year. XX contains tracks from the band's three independently released albums – Mushroomhead, Superbuick and M3.

XX‍ '​s re-release on Universal Records introduced Mushroomhead on a national and international level, while previously being just a regionally known band. The album has sold over 300,000 copies.[2] Musically, the album fuses alternative metal with a diverse array of genres, including industrial music, gothic rock, punk rock, techno and hip hop.[1]

Difference between versions

The Eclipse Records version contains a hidden prank call at the end of "Bwomp" extended mix.[3]


Music videos

"Solitaire/Unraveling" is the only song from the album to have a music video produced, which was directed by Dean Karr. The video is set in a Southern California airplane hangar and shows the band in specially designed masks. According to J Mann, the song "acts as a metaphor for the cycles of life and the duality of man". The drummer and founder member Skinny adds, "It's very much us: dark, creepy, surreal." It found airplay[4] on Uranium, MTV2 and MTV2 Europe.[5]


Track listing

Universal Records version
No. TitleWriter(s)Originally appeared on Length
1. "Before I Die"  Steve Felton, Jeffrey Hatrix, Tom Schmitz, John Sekula, Jason Popson, Jack KilcoyneM3 3:13
2. "Bwomp"  S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, Sekula, Popson, Jack KilcoyneSuperbuick 6:26
3. "Solitaire/Unraveling"  S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, Sekula, Popson, Jack KilcoyneM3 4:27
4. "These Filthy Hands"  S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, Popson, Jack KilcoyneSuperbuick 5:23
5. "Never Let It Go"  S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, Sekula, Popson, Joe KilcoyneSuperbuick 4:41
6. "Xeroxed"  S. Felton, PopsonM3 2:57
7. "The Wrist"  S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, Sekula, Popson, Jack KilcoyneSuperbuick 5:09
8. "Chancre Sore"  S. Felton, Schmitz, Popson, Jack KilcoyneSuperbuick 2:36
9. "The New Cult King"  S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, Popson, Jack KilcoyneM3 5:10
10. "Empty Spaces" (Pink Floyd cover)Roger Waters  1:51
11. "Born of Desire"  S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, Sekula, Popson, Jack KilcoyneM3 4:01
12. "43"  S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, SekulaMushroomhead 4:32
13. "Fear Held Dear"  S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, Popson, Joe KilcoyneSuperbuick 2:18
14. "Too Much Nothing"  S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, Popson, Sekula, Joe KilcoyneMushroomhead 3:10
15. "Episode 29"  S. Felton, Dave FeltonMushroomhead 1:36
43. "Bwomp" (Extended version)S. Felton, Hatrix, Schmitz, Sekula, Popson, Jack KilcoyneSuperbuick 9:58

Personnel

Reception

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2002 The Billboard 200 178
2002 Top Heatseekers 6
2001 Top Independent Albums 50

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Henderson, Alex. "XX - Mushroomhead". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mushroomhead". tartareandesire.com. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mushroomhead - X X". theprp.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Mushroomhead Biography". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mushroomhead Solitaire unraveling". mvdbase.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mushroomhead - XX CD". cduniverse.com. Retrieved May 26, 2013.

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