American masked metal masters MUSHROOMHEAD recently announced their brand-new, upcoming ninth album, ‘Call The Devil’, out August 9, 2024 via Napalm Records. 30 years into their groundbreaking history, the band shows no signs of slowing down, proving innovative without losing sight of their trademark sound and imagery.
Following the album’s hard-hitting first single, “Fall In Line” – which Revolver dubbed “groove-heavy” and Consequence called “a pummeling barrage of industrial metal” – today, MUSHROOMHEAD unveil their second new nü metal-laden single “Prepackaged”. The song shines as one of the band’s heaviest new offerings, cementing their renown with massive riffs, aggressive growls, and a catchy chorus.
MUSHROOMHEAD mastermind Steve “Skinny” Felton says about “Prepackaged”:
“‘Prepackaged‘ turned out extremely heavy, aggressive and haunting. Full of dark sonic textures. Both the video and the song are delightfully dark, foreboding, and unrelentingly grim.”
Watch the Music Video for “Prepackaged”
Resulting in debuts at #2 on the US Current Hard Music Albums chart and #8 on the Current Rock Albums chart, and with the unveiling of the band’s first woman vocalist, Jackie LaPonza, MUSHROOMHEAD introduced a whole new slew of accessible, hard-hitting anthems on the “artistic breakthrough” (Loudwire), ‘A Wonderful Life’, and have only aimed to expand on it with their ninth auditory onslaught.
Returning after a 12-year hiatus, longtime guitarist Dave “Gravy” Felton – who performed on several of the band’s biggest albums and is credited as a primary songwriter on classic anthems like “Along The Way”, “Sun Doesn’t Rise” and “The Dream Is Over” – contributes his trademark skills to two ‘Call The Devil’ album tracks. The album once again features production by band mastermind/drummer Steve “Skinny” Felton, as well as the return of Matt Wallace (Faith No More, 3 Doors Down) on mixing, also recognized for his work on MUSHROOMHEAD’s iconic album ‘XIII’. The album is also the band’s first to feature mastering from Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Epica, Arch Enemy).
Bursting with ominous intensity, album opener “Eye To Eye” launches with warning sirens and a grooving riff provided by Gravy, proving the band wastes zero time with filler on ‘Call The Devil’. Eclectic tracks like the emotive, surprisingly jazzy anthem “Emptiness”, dramatic carnival creeper “UIOP (A Final Reprieve)” and haunting “Hallelucination” showcase the more experimental side of MUSHROOMHEAD, while heavy burners such as the gripping “Prepackaged”, charging and melodic “Hideous” and aggressive drum-forward “Torn In Two” cement the band’s lauded metal renown. Featuring guitar work and writing from Gravy, the winding, dark “We Don’t Care” proves to be a future live favorite with its chanting chorus and earworm hook as vocalists Steve Rauckhorst and Jackie LaPonza split leadership duties. ‘Call The Devil’ brings the cinematic, signature style of musical mastermind and bassist/keyboardist Ryan “Dr. F” Farrell to the forefront, exploring piano-driven balladic auras and compelling with eerily Vaudevillian three-part vocal achievements on songs like “Decomposition”, “Grand Gesture” and “Shame In A Basket”, eventually veering into welcomed bizarre territory with album closer “Doom Goose”.
Pre-Order ‘Call the Devil’ HERE
‘Call The Devil’ Track List:
1. Eye To Eye
2. Fall In Line
3. Emptiness
4. We Don’t Care
5. UIOP (A Final Reprieve)
6. Prepackaged
7. Decomposition
8. Grand Gesture
9. Hallelucination
10. Hideous
11. Torn In Two
12. Shame In A Basket
13. Doom Goose
MUSHROOMHEAD recently announced a slew of tour dates.
See below for all currently booked performances!
INKcarceration Festival 2024
07/19/24: Mansfield, OH @ Ohio State Reformatory
EU/UK 2024 Tour
w/ Dymytry** & Silenzer*:
08/09/24: Bochum, DE @ Rockpalast *
08/10/24: Kotka, FI @ Dark River Festival
08/11/24: Southampton, UK @ The Engine Rooms * / **
08/12/24: Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute2 * / **
08/13/24: London, UK @ O2 Academy Islington * / **
08/14/24: Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat * / **
08/15/24: Sulingen, DE @ Reload Festival
08/16/24: Moravsky Krumlov, CZ @ Rock Castle
08/17/24: Warsaw, PL @ Proxima *
08/18/24: Krakow, PL @ Kwadrat *
08/19/24: Berlin, DE @ Cassiopeia *
USA 2024 Tour
w/ Upon a Burning Body, There Is No Us, and Mind Incision:
10/04/24: Buffalo, NY @ Rec Room
10/05/24: Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally’s
10/06/24: Worcester, MA @ Palladium Upstairs
10/08/24: Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho
10/09/24: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
10/10/24: Lititz, PA @ Mickey’s Black Box
10/12/24: Pittsburg, PA @ Preserving Underground
10/13/24: Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
10/15/24: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
10/16/24: Belvidere, IL @ Apollo Theater
10/18/24: Green Bay, WI @ Epic Events Center
10/19/24: Joliet, IL @ The Forge
10/20/24: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10/22/24: Moline, IL @ The Rust Belt
10/23/24: Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theater
10/24/24: Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs*
10/25/24: Flint, MI @ Machine Shop
10/26/24: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater*
*No Upon A Burning Body
MUSHROOMHEAD are:
Steve Rauckhorst – Vocals
Scott Beck – Vocals
Jackie LaPonza – Vocals
Dave Felton – Guitar
Joe Gall – Guitar
Ryan Farrell – Guitar, Bass, Keys
Aydin Kerr – Drums, Percussion
Robert Godsey – Drums, Percussion
Steve Felton – Drums, Percussion, Keys, Vocals
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