Methods of Mayhem is an American

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band formed in 1999 by

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 ...

, who had temporarily quit his position as

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's drummer.

History

Lee formed Methods of Mayhem on the eve of his divorce from

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. The band's self-titled debut album was released in late 1999 and went on to be certified gold. The album featured appearances by

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, George Clinton and

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. "It's pretty good for what it is," Lee's former Mötley Crüe band member

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conceded in 2000, "I guess you'd call it rap-rock." The band disbanded for the first time in September 2000. In March 2009, Lee announced that he was reforming Methods of Mayhem and would start recording new music. Drummer Will Hunt, guitarist J3, guitarist

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(who contributed to the first album), and touring bassist Marty O'Brien contributed to the sophomore album, ''

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'', released in September 2010. A live performance on ''

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'' saw

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(of

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) playing drums, DJ Aero on turntables, J3 on guitar and vocals, and Lee on vocals and guitar. No bass player was on stage during the performance. Methods of Mayhem later signed to Loud & Proud/

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. On April 2, 2019, it was announced that Lee had resurrected the project and had plans to release a new album in the future.

Style

The band's self-titled debut featured a

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style, while ''

'' was more varied in style, covering genres such as

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and

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Band members

Current members *

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, drums (1999–2000, 2009–2011, 2019-present) * DJ Aero – turntables, electronics (1999–2000, 2009–2011, 2019-present) *

Marty O'Brien Marty O'Brien is an American bass guitarist. He plays professionally for live touring musical acts, recording sessions, television, and film scores all of which encompass a range of genres such as pop and rock, thereby collaborating with vario ...

– bass(2000, 2010–2011, 2019-present),

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, backing vocals (2010–2011, 2019-present) * John "J3" Allen III – lead guitar, co-lead vocals (2009–2011, 2019-present) *

– drums (2010–2011, 2019-present) Former members *

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– drums (1999–2000) *

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 (2009–2010) * TiLo – vocals (1999–2000) *

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– bass (1999–2000, 2009–2010) *

– turntables (1999) * Kai Marcus – lead guitar, backing vocals (1999–2000) Timeline

Discography

Singles

* "

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" (1999) * "New Skin" (1999) * "Fight Song" (2010) * "Time Bomb" (2010)

References

External links

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