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.
Contents
Musical style
Musically, M3 has been described as an alternative metal album, which incorporates elements of genres such as rap, punk, industrial, gothic rock, and techno.
Track listing
Notes
Tracks 10 and 11 are separated by ten minutes and sixteen seconds of silence.
Personnel
Mushroomhead
Jeffrey Hatrix – vocals
Jason Popson – vocals
John Sekula – guitars
Richie Moore – guitars
Jack Kilcoyne – bass
Tom Schmitz – keyboards, samples
Marko Vukcevich – samples, programming
Steve Felton – drums
Additional musicians
Scot Edgel – additional vocals on "The New Cult King" and "The Final Act"
Production
Mushroomhead – production
Bill Korecky – engineering
Patrick Lewis – additional engineering
Steve Felton – mastering
Rich Moore/Rmg – artwork