Mushroomhead bring the nu-metal energy with new single "Prepackaged"
American masked metal masters Mushroomhead recently announced their brand-new, upcoming ninth album “Call The Devil” which is out on 9 August 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 unveiled 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."
You can watch the video for the new single below:
Resulting in debuts at #2 on the US Current Hard Music Albums chart and #8 on the Current Rock Albums chart, 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.
The album is available to pre-order now HERE.
And following the albums launch, you catch Mushroomhead live at one of their upcoming UK tour dates. One of the best live experiences out there right now. Full list of dates below:
EU/UK 2024 Tour
with Dymytry* & Silenzer**
09.08.24 DE – Bochum / Rockpalast Bochum *
10.08.24 FI – Kotka / Dark River Festival
11.08.24 UK – Southampton / EngineRooms * / **
12.08.24 UK – Birmingham / O2 Institute2 * / **
13.08.24 UK – London / O2 Academy Islington * / **
14.08.24 NL – Haarlem / Patronaat * / **
15.08.24 DK – Sullingen / Reload Festival
16.08.24 CZ – Moravsky Krumlov / Rock Castle
17.08.24 PL – Warsaw / Proxima *
18.08.24 PL – Kraków / Klub Kwadrat *
19.08.24 DE – Berlin / Cassiopeia *
