''A Public Disservice Announcement'' is the second studio album by the band

Methods of Mayhem Methods of Mayhem is an American rap rock band formed in 1999 by Tommy Lee, who had temporarily quit his position as Mötley Crüe's drummer. History Lee formed Methods of Mayhem on the eve of his divorce from Pamela Anderson. The band's self- ...

, released on September 21, 2010. It is the band's only album since their self-titled debut album, which was released in 1999.

Album information

The album, produced by

Scott Humphrey Scott Humphrey is a Canadian record producer and mix engineer. He began his music career as a keyboard player and programmer. He is best known for his work with multiplatinum recording artist Rob Zombie and has co-written, co-produced and mixed ...

, is unique in that it is composed partially of renditions and parts submitted by individuals from around the world based on the demos (stems) of each song that were posted online at thepublicrecord.com. Both the band and Humphrey listened to the recordings, which numbered over 10,000 – choosing the best and most fitting submission ideas to add to the song's final mix. In speaking about those who submitted their parts to the music, vocalist

Tommy Lee Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962) is an American musician and founding member of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap metal band Methods of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical ...

said that:

There is a lot of undiscovered talent out there, from kids just getting started, to shirt tuckers who have a 9 to 5 that just rock out in a bar band on the weekends. They don't want to be famous, but those guys are stars.

"Fight Song" was released as the first single and a music video was released for the second single, "Time Bomb". The song has peaked at number 42 on the US Rock Songs Chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Methods of Mayhem *

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, drums * John "J3" Allen III – lead guitar, co-lead vocals *

Will Hunt William Hunt (born September 5, 1971) is an American drummer. He has been a member of rock band Evanescence since 2007, and has also played for Skrape, Dark New Day, Black Label Society, Device, Crossfade, Staind, Static-X, and Slaughter. ...

– drums *

– synthesizer, piano, backing vocals * DJ Aero – turntables Additional musicians *

Phil X Theofilos Xenidis (born March 10, 1966), better known as Phil X, is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Since 2013, he has played lead guitar with Bon Jovi and officially replaced former lead guitarist Richie Sambora in 2016. Career Early ...

– guitar *

Chris Chaney Christopher A. Chaney (born June 14, 1970) is an American musician. He is best known as the former bassist of alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, and as a member of Alanis Morissette's touring and recording band for six years. Chaney was a ...

- bass *

Deryck Whibley Deryck Jason Whibley (born 21 March 1980), nicknamed Bizzy D, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, main songwriter, producer, founder and only ...

– guitar *

Chad Kroeger Chad Robert Kroeger ( Turton; born November 15, 1974) is a Canadian musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nickelback. In addition to his work with Nickelback, Kroeger has been involved with a variety of collaboration ...

– backing vocals *

Skrillex Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ and music producer. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he joined the post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead sing ...

– synthesizer *

Chino Moreno Chino Moreno (born Camillo Wong Moreno, June 20, 1973) is an American musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist and contributing guitarist of the metal band Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project groups Team Sl ...

– vocals *

James Kottak James Kottak (born December 26, 1962) is an American drummer. Kottak is best known for his work with the German hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996. At the time of his firing from the band in 2016, he was their all-time longest-se ...

– vocals *

deadmau5 Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), known professionally as Deadmau5 (stylized as deadmau5; pronounced "dead-mouse"), is a Canadian electronic music producer and DJ. He mainly produces progressive house music, though he also produces ...

– electronics *

Sofia Toufa Sofia Toufa (born August 13, 1983), known by her stage name SOFI (acronym for Some Other Female Interest), is a German/Greek singer and rapper. In addition to her solo career, SOFI has provided vocals on tracks by electronic music artists including ...

– vocals * Marcus Davis – vocals * Peter Černohorský – guitar * John "Johnny Blackout" Hemphill - guitar * Troy Castellano – additional guitars * Steven McSwain – backing vocals * Brett Morrow aka Max Watts – additional guitars * Pierre Cramez (Cross) – backing vocals/additional guitars/electronics * Amdukias – synthesizer * Kevin Slack – additional guitars/synthesizers * Josh "JT" Thompson – Additional Guitar * Kai Korteila – Additional Guitar * Joshua Walsh – Drums/Samples/Keyboards * Duffy King - Additional Guitars

Production

* Scott Humphrey – Composer, producer *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Biography Ted ...

- Mastering * James Kottak – Composer * Tommy Lee – Composer, producer *

Frank Gryner Frank Gryner is a Canadian record producer, mix engineer, audio technician, and multi-instrumentalist. He has mixed/engineered or performed on recordings for multiplatinum artist Rob Zombie, as well as A Perfect Circle, BT, Peter Pepper, and A ...

– Engineer * Tommy Henriksen – Composer * Corey Lowery – Composer *

Clint Lowery Clint Lowery (born December 15, 1971) is an American musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Sevendust. He has also played in Dark New Day and Still Rain, and served as the tourin ...

– Composer * Troy McLawhorn – Composer * Chad Kroeger – Composer * Chris Baseford – Engineer * Joel Zimmerman – Composer * Marcus Davis – Composer * Karen Stever – Digital editing * Sofia Toufa – Composer * Phil Xenidis – Composer * Kai Huppunen – Composer * John Edward Allen III – Composer * Athena Kottak – Composer

Charts

References

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