For a long time, M3 was the only OG Mushroomhead album that I didn't own. Hunting down an OG MRH INC Records version proved nearly impossible before the days of Discogs, and when they did crop up, the discs went for a pretty penny. I ended up getting the 2002 re-issue with the massively improved artwork (this being said I would prefer the OG purely because its the OG, guess I'm a sucker for that shit). M3, despite being entirely solid from start to finish, is a weird record that seems to have been released when the band was in a state of flux. Who the fuck was this Scott Edgell guy? Why is he on two tracks here?
M3 is also seemingly overshadowed with the band's signing to Eclipse and then Universal, but some of the tracks that didn't make the cut to XX are phenomenal. Earlier mixes of "Before I Die" or "Solitaire / Unravelling" leave a bit to be desired, but tracks such as "Inevitable", "Exploiting Your Weakness" and "Conflict - The Argument Goes On..." are some of the best tracks Mushroomhead ever laid down. Its coming up to 16 years since Mushroomhead made anything remotely worth listening to. If you've not heard this old school gem, please give it a whirl.
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