[Armed Slig]

I am so sick an tired of everyone claiming that Mushroomhead IS Slipknot. If you have no idea who either band is you probably won't get it.

Mushroomhead is greatly underappreciated if you've ever heard of them. If you have it's probably bashing about Mushroomhead taking Slipknot's ideas of masks. To set the record straight, Mushroomhead came out way before Slipknot. They've been making music since 1995, and that's why they're not very pupular amung the younger metalheads out there. Ever since Mushroomhead have made their appearance, they've puyt on colorful and dramatic displays on and off stage for their fans. Vocals of the band, J Mann, had said that even two of his members wore a pig and a clown mask on one of their shows before Slipknot had even been publisized.

Another thing that really turns my stomach is to hear head-strong Slipknot fans say that Mushroomhead sounds just like then. Dear LORD. Do you ever have the CD? They sound nothing like Slipknot. Slipknot has their thing, Mushroomhead has theirs. Circus magazine has once interveiwed J Mann and had said that their music, unlike Slipknot's, never sticks to one particular formula. They mix Pop in with rap with a creative twist of classical piano. I was blew away with a song called Fear Held Dear. It's like the piano was meant to be included in hard metal. Aside from that, I'm just saying how some of you "maggots" out there need to be a little more open-minded about other artist's music, especially if the oposing band has a few more years on them.

Thanks a lot of hearing me out and reply if you' like. I'd like to see this thread grow and get a real discusion going about this.