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| Name = Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children | name = Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
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| Artist = ] | artist = ]
| Cover = Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children (Mushroomhead album).jpg | cover = Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children (Mushroomhead album).jpg
| Alt = | alt =
| Released = September 28, 2010 | released = September 28, 2010
| Recorded = 2009-2010, Filthy Hands Studio | recorded = 2009–2010, Filthy Hands Studio
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| Length = 49:32 | studio =
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⚫ | Last album = '']''<br />(2006)
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⚫ | This album = '''''Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children'''''<br />(2010)
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| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
⚫ | name = Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
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| single1 = Come On
| single1date = August 16, 2010
| single2 = I'll Be Here
| single2date = 2010
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'''''Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children'''''<ref></ref> is the seventh studio album by ] band ]. The album was released on September 28, 2010 by ]. The first single from the album "Come On", was released on August 16, 2010.<ref> "I'll Be Here" will be the second single in 2011 but no date has been confirmed yet.</ref> It is the band's final album to feature ] on bass and ] on guitar. '''''Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children'''''<ref></ref> is the sixth studio album by American ] band ]. The album was released on September 28, 2010 by ]. The first single from the album "Come On", was released on August 16, 2010.<ref> "I'll Be Here" will be the second single in 2011 but no date has been confirmed yet.</ref> It is the band's final album to feature ] on bass and ] on guitar, and it is the only album to feature Lil Dan on percussion.


==Album information== ==Album information==
On August 31, 2010, "Come On" was released uncensored on iTunes. The video of their first single "Come On" was premiered on ] on September 27, hosted by Mushroomhead themselves.<ref></ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Mushroomhead - Come On Music Video, featured On Megaforce Records Official Youtube Channel| url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z9-eOQkMWE | date=2010-10-06 | accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref> Come On was also featured in the ] episode "There's no Place like Home" from the show's 7th season. On August 31, 2010, "Come On" was released uncensored on ]. The video of their first single "Come On" was premiered on ] on September 27, hosted by Mushroomhead themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metalcrotch.com/mushroomhead-video-teaser-and-press-release/ |title=MUSHROOMHEAD Video Teaser And Press Release » Metal Crotch |access-date=September 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714075028/http://www.metalcrotch.com/mushroomhead-video-teaser-and-press-release/ |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Mushroomhead - Come On Music Video, featured On Megaforce Records Official Youtube Channel| website=] | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z9-eOQkMWE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_z9-eOQkMWE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| date=October 6, 2010 | accessdate=October 6, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Come On" was also featured in the ] episode "There's no Place like Home" from the show's 7th season. "Come On" was also featured on October 5, 2010 episode of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on Spike TV as a promotion of the long storied rivalry between Wrestling Legend, Ric Flair and Hardcore Wrestling Legend, Mick Foley.


As stated by the band members themselves, in an interview with MTV, the album title is inspired by the late '80s ]. According to the band, they wanted the album title to reflect the nature of the songs themselves, and the title came once they incorporated the visual elements of the project.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mushroomhead MTV Interview Part 2 | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlC3yAlMfPk | date=2010-10-06 | accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Mushroomhead interview on Headbangers Ball | url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/?id=1648862 | date=2010-09-27 | accessdate=2010-09-27}}</ref> The album title is inspired by the '''Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children'' comic book series published by ] through their ] imprint from June 1989 until September 1992. According to the band, they wanted the album title to reflect the nature of the songs themselves, and the title came once they incorporated the visual elements of the project. According to Jeffrey Nothing, the working title for the album was going to be Slaughterhouse Road, before it was changed to its current title, however, Slaughterhouse Road was still used as a song title.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mushroomhead MTV Interview Part 2 | website=] | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlC3yAlMfPk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/WlC3yAlMfPk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| date=October 6, 2010 | accessdate=October 6, 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Mushroomhead interview on Headbangers Ball | website=] | url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/?id=1648862 | date=September 27, 2010 | access-date=September 27, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101007062121/http://www.mtv.com/videos/?id=1648862| archive-date= October 7, 2010 | url-status= dead}}</ref>


== Reception == == Reception ==
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|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref></ref> |rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/mushroomhead/gr/Mushroomhead-Beautiful-Stories-For-Ugly-Children-Review.htm |title=About.com review |access-date=November 6, 2010 |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324065134/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/mushroomhead/gr/Mushroomhead-Beautiful-Stories-For-Ugly-Children-Review.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|rev3 = The Marshalltown Chronicle |rev3 = The Marshalltown Chronicle
|rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref></ref> |rev3score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref></ref>
|rev4 = Metal Underground
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After its first week of sales, the album debuted at No. 9 on the '']'' Indie chart, and No. 44 overall selling over 11,000 copies the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=147244 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MUSHROOMHEAD's New Album Cracks U.S. Top 50 |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-15}}</ref> After its first week of sales, the album debuted at No. 9 on the '']'' Indie chart, and No. 44 overall selling over 11,000 copies the first week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=147244 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MUSHROOMHEAD's New Album Cracks U.S. Top 50 |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |accessdate=January 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009190511/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=147244 |archivedate=October 9, 2010 }}</ref>


== Track listing == == Track listing ==
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| length5 = 5:10 | length5 = 5:10
| title6 = Holes in the Void | title6 = Holes in the Void
| note6 = Feat. Joe Altier | note6 = feat. Joe Altier and Sarah Sloan
| length6 = 4:45 | length6 = 4:45
| title7 = Harvest the Garden | title7 = Harvest the Garden
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| length12 = 2:46 | length12 = 2:46
|total_length = 49:32 |total_length = 49:32
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}}<ref></ref> }}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143709 |title=MUSHROOMHEAD: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731063000/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143709 |archive-date=July 31, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Personnel == == Personnel ==
* ] - vocals, lyrics * ] - vocals, lyrics
* ] - vocals, lyrics * ] - vocals, lyrics
* ] - ] and ] guitar * ] - all guitars
* ] - bass * ] - bass guitar
* ] - keyboards * Tom Schmitz - keyboards, samples
* ] - drums, percussion, producer * ] - drums, percussion, producer
* ] - turntables, samples, electronics * Rick Thomas - samples, electronics, turntables
* Lil' Dan - percussion * Daniel Fox - drums, additional percussion
;Session musicians
⚫ * Joe Altier - guest vocals ("Holes In The Void")
* Sarah Sloan - harmony, guest vocals ("Holes In The Void") * Joe Altier - guest vocals ("Holes in the Void")
⚫ * Sarah Sloan - harmony, guest vocals ("Holes in the Void")
* John Sustar - additional percussion ("Harvest the Garden")
* James Felton - kid voice
* Steven Felton (jr.) - kid voice
* Waylon Reavis (jr.) - kid voice
* Pandora Reavis - kid voice
* Mea Hatrix - kid voice


== References == == References ==
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== External links == == External links ==
* * {{Official website|http://www.mushroomhead.com/}}
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2010 studio album by Mushroomhead
Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
Studio album by Mushroomhead
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2010
Recorded2009–2010, Filthy Hands Studio
GenreAlternative metal, industrial metal, nu metal
Length49:32
LabelMegaforce
ProducerSteve Felton
Mushroomhead chronology
Savior Sorrow
(2006) 		Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
(2010) 		The Righteous & the Butterfly
(2014)
Singles from Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
  1. "Come On"
    Released: August 16, 2010
  2. "I'll Be Here"
    Released: 2010

Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Mushroomhead. The album was released on September 28, 2010 by Megaforce Records. The first single from the album "Come On", was released on August 16, 2010. It is the band's final album to feature Pig Benis on bass and Gravy on guitar, and it is the only album to feature Lil Dan on percussion.

Album information

On August 31, 2010, "Come On" was released uncensored on iTunes. The video of their first single "Come On" was premiered on Headbangers Ball on September 27, hosted by Mushroomhead themselves. "Come On" was also featured in the Criminal Minds episode "There's no Place like Home" from the show's 7th season. "Come On" was also featured on October 5, 2010 episode of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on Spike TV as a promotion of the long storied rivalry between Wrestling Legend, Ric Flair and Hardcore Wrestling Legend, Mick Foley.

The album title is inspired by the 'Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children comic book series published by DC Comics through their Piranha Press imprint from June 1989 until September 1992. According to the band, they wanted the album title to reflect the nature of the songs themselves, and the title came once they incorporated the visual elements of the project. According to Jeffrey Nothing, the working title for the album was going to be Slaughterhouse Road, before it was changed to its current title, however, Slaughterhouse Road was still used as a song title.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
About.com
The Marshalltown Chronicle
Metal Underground

After its first week of sales, the album debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard Indie chart, and No. 44 overall selling over 11,000 copies the first week.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Come On"4:07
2."Inspiration"3:46
3."Slaughterhouse Road"3:41
4."I'll Be Here"4:36
5."Burn the Bridge"5:10
6."Holes in the Void" (feat. Joe Altier and Sarah Sloan)4:45
7."Harvest the Garden"4:34
8."The Harm You Do"4:06
9."Your Demise"4:21
10."The Feel"3:50
11."Darker Days"3:46
12."Do I Know You?"2:46
Total length:49:32

Personnel

Session musicians
  • Joe Altier - guest vocals ("Holes in the Void")
  • Sarah Sloan - harmony, guest vocals ("Holes in the Void")
  • John Sustar - additional percussion ("Harvest the Garden")
  • James Felton - kid voice
  • Steven Felton (jr.) - kid voice
  • Waylon Reavis (jr.) - kid voice
  • Pandora Reavis - kid voice
  • Mea Hatrix - kid voice

References

  1. MUSHROOMHEAD To Release 'Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children' In September
  2. MUSHROOMHEAD's 'Come On' Single To Go For Radio Adds Next Month "I'll Be Here" will be the second single in 2011 but no date has been confirmed yet.
  3. "MUSHROOMHEAD Video Teaser And Press Release » Metal Crotch". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  4. "Mushroomhead - Come On Music Video, featured On Megaforce Records Official Youtube Channel". YouTube. October 6, 2010. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  5. "Mushroomhead MTV Interview Part 2". YouTube. October 6, 2010. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  6. "Mushroomhead interview on Headbangers Ball". MTV. September 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  7. AllMusic review
  8. "About.com review". Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  9. The Marshalltown Chronicle review
  10. Metal Underground Review
  11. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MUSHROOMHEAD's New Album Cracks U.S. Top 50". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  12. "MUSHROOMHEAD: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled". Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2010.

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