In the ‘90s, metal was at a crossroads. It had spread its branches from the thrash, black, doom, and death pantheon which had propelled it to a worldwide stage, and began to adopt new stylistic tendencies. California’s Korn pioneered nu-metal with their self-titled album in 1994, Deftones brought their devastating rap edge with the same year’s Adrenaline, and Slipknot was experimenting with groove, nu-metal, and electronica. Another titan of the ‘90s was Mushroomhead, whose 1995 self-titled release contained elements of the aforementioned outfits with a macabre, electronic, and theatrical (bordering carnival-esque) edge which would set the tone for their career. The macabre and electronic elements, in particular, would become a point of focus over the years, with 1999’s M3 especially playi...
