Jeffrey Nothing Wants to Start a New Mushroomhead That’s Not Really Mushroomhead
Mushroomhead founding member and former clean vocalist Jeffrey “Nothing” Hatrix is looking to start a new band in the spirit of Mushroomhead, but wants to specify that it’s specifically not Mushroomhead 2.0.
In a since deleted post from Hatrix’s Facebook account last week (that was reported on by The PRP), Hatrix announced he was starting a new band that was his own version of Mushroomhead, stating:
“My yet to be named version of Mushroomhead… Coming Soon.
“This will be my new take on the band I Co- Founded. I will be the only returning vocalist. It will include a new Bassist, Keyboard player and Co Lead Vocalist. Returning members will play Guitar and at times possibly drums.
“The Band that we were always meant to be. We will do whatever we want and no one, Members included… will ever tell us what to do!”
The whole “no one…will ever tell us what to do” sounds like a naïve kid daydreaming about being one of Peter Pan’s lost boys in Neverland. And the whole post sounded like he was going to start one of those competing bands like when former Morbid Angel members formed I Am Morbid or when Geoff Tate got kicked out of Queensrÿche and tried to start a band called Geoff Tate’s Queensrÿche. But Hatrix followed it up by clarifying that he didn’t mean he was literally starting a Mushroomhead 2.0.
After deleting his original post, Hatrix posted:
“After seeing this hit the press yesterday, I feel I should clarify a few things that were mentioned, as well as questions that I saw in the comments.
“For starters, when I said that I’m doing my own version of Mushroomhead, I meant a new project based on the same creative ideals that the project I co-founded was based around. Mushroomhead was always supposed to be about pushing creativity and the abstract to its limits. The earlier music reflected that. That’s what I’m bringing with the new project. It’s not gonna be Mushroomhead 2.0. We’re not gonna be rewriting ‘Bwomp’ and ‘Sun Doesn’t Rise’ over and over. We’re not going to try to capture that particular sound. It’s going to be an evolution. The only real connection to MH will be my voice.
“If you’re a Mushroomhead fan, there will be enough there to scratch that itch. If you never liked Mushroomhead, it’ll be different enough that it may actually be something you can get into. We want this to have its own fingerprint.
“If you wanna revisit the Mushroomhead of yester-year, Waylon and Jmann will have you covered. (Highly recommend checking out A Killer’s Confession.) If you want to see a band cling to a name so they can sell more masks every year, the current MH has you covered. This project is all about evolution and moving forward.
“There is a possibility of some MH alumni working on it or playing shows with us. Not because we’re trying to recapture glory days or anything of that nature, but because some of them are dear friends. Simple as that. Every experience is that much better when it’s shared with people you love.
We are currently writing the material and will keep things radio silent until it’s time to launch. Thank you for your continued support.”
After reading that, I do have to wonder if he actually has anyone lined up for this new project or if this is all just hypothetical at this point. Is this new band in the room with you now, Jeffrey? We’ll have to wait and see if anything really comes from this.
