''Army of Mushrooms'' is the eighth

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released on May 8, 2012 under

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Records. It features a cover of "The Pretender" by

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, "Serve My Thirst", and "U R So F**ked" (which was released as a single/video on February 14, 2012).

Background

Similar to the release of ''Vicious Delicious'', ''Army of Mushrooms'' differs greatly from their previous styles, with experimentation in

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, and

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. Some versions of the album contain a remixed version of "Bust A Move" from ''Classical Mushroom'' titled "Bust A Move (Infected Remix)"; this same remix is included on their previous studio album '' Legend of the Black Shawarma''. The album is the first Infected Mushroom album to be released on the

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label Dim Mak Records, with whom Infected Mushroom signed in late 2011. The singles "Nation of Wusses" and "U R So Fucked" were released on Dim Mak and licensed through Universal Music. The promotional single "The Pretender" was released primarily on Dim Mak. The album's cover art is the work of Russian artis
Anton Semenov
(also known as Gloom82).

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 71 on the

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Track listing

# "Never Mind" – 6:05 # "Nothing to Say" – 6:28 # "Send Me an Angel" – 7:25 (

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cover) # "U R So F**ked" – 4:41 # "The Rat" – 7:43 # "Nation of Wusses" – 7:02 # "Wanted To" – 3:24 (Featuring

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and

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) # "Serve My Thirst" – 6:46 # "I Shine" – 5:43 # "Drum n Bassa" – 7:12 ("Bassa" in Hebrew means "Bummer") # " The Pretender" – 6:34 (

cover) # "The Messenger 2012" – 10:38 (remix of their track "The Messenger" from 2000) # "Swingish" – 6:16 (digital release bonus track)

Personnel

Adapted from the album credits.Infected Mushroom – Army Of Mushrooms
/ref> *Anton Semenov - cover artwork *UZIgraphics - graphic design *Steve Aoki - executive producer *Joel Mark - management *Ron Rivlin - management *Amit Duvdevani - producer, mixing, mastering (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10, 12) *Erez Eisen - producer, mixing, mastering (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10, 12)

References

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