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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mass Mental
| name = Mass Mental
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| label = Zain Records
| label = Zain Records
| associated_acts = [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Metallica]], [[Dub War]], [[Skindred]], [[Faith No More]], [[David Lee Roth]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[Infectious Grooves]]
| associated_acts = [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Metallica]], [[Dub War]], [[Skindred]], [[Faith No More]], [[David Lee Roth]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[Infectious Grooves]]
| past_members = [[Benji Webbe]]</br>[[Robert Trujillo]]</br>[[Mike Bordin]]</br>[[Joe Holmes]]
| past_members = [[Benji Webbe]]<br>[[Robert Trujillo]]<br>[[Mike Bordin]]<br>[[Joe Holmes]]
}}
}}


'''Mass Mental''' (also seen typed as '''Mass Mental?''') was a short lived [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band. It was formed (and disbanded) in 1998 by [[Suicidal Tendencies]] and current [[Metallica]] bassist [[Robert Trujillo]] and former [[Dub War]] and current [[Skindred]] singer [[Benji Webbe|Clive "Benji" Webbe]].<ref>http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/mass+mental</ref>
'''Mass Mental''' (also seen typed as '''Mass Mental?''') was a short lived [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band. It was formed (and disbanded) in 1998 by [[Suicidal Tendencies]] and current [[Metallica]] bassist [[Robert Trujillo]] and former [[Dub War]] and current [[Skindred]] singer [[Benji Webbe|Clive "Benji" Webbe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/mass+mental |title=Artists :: MASS MENTAL |publisher=MusicMight |date= |accessdate=2012-03-25}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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The band was formed when Benji’s old band [[Dub War]] disbanded after a dispute with their record label, [[Earache Records]], and Webbe had failed to persuade them to let him record a [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] solo album.<ref>[http://www.dubwar.co.uk/articles/split.phpl ]{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://askearache.blogspot.com/2009/09/rob-trujillo-benji-webbe-mass-mental.html |title=ASK EARACHE: Rob Trujillo & Benji Webbe = Mass Mental |publisher=Askearache.blogspot.com |date=2009-09-26 |accessdate=2012-03-25}}</ref> Robert Trujillo was working with Ozzy Osbourne at the time. He invited fellow Osbourne musicians [[Mike Bordin]] (of [[Faith No More]]) on drums and [[Joe Holmes]] on guitar to perform on the new band's album, ''How to Write Love Songs''. Bordin and Holmes did not appear on all tracks, as others featured [[Brooks Wackerman]] on drums and [[Armand Sabal-Lecco]] on lead bass (notably on the track "Go Mexican Go"). Mikey Demus of Skindred has also claimed that [[Roy Mayorga]] of [[Soulfly]] and [[Stone Sour]] also played on some tracks, as well as [[Whitfield Crane]] and [[Lynn Strait]] providing some vocals (believed to be Strait's last recording).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iamthewolf.net/2011/06/14/skindred-lost-ramblings-2007/ |title=iamthewolf.net |publisher=iamthewolf.net |date=2011-06-14 |accessdate=2012-03-25}}</ref>


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The band spawned a studio album, ''How to Write Love Songs'', and a [[live album]] in Tokyo both released in [[Japan]] only,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/mass_mental |title=Albums by Mass Mental |publisher=Rate Your Music |date= |accessdate=2012-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Mass-Mental-Live-In-Tokyo/release/2146445 |title=Mass Mental? - Live In Tokyo (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=1999-10-31 |accessdate=2012-03-25}}</ref> before disbanding shortly afterwards.
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The band was formed when Benji’s old band [[Dub War]] disbanded after a dispute with their record label, [[Earache Records]], and Webbe had failed to persuade them to let him record a [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] solo album.<ref>http://www.dubwar.co.uk/articles/split.phpl</ref><ref>http://askearache.blogspot.com/2009/09/rob-trujillo-benji-webbe-mass-mental.html</ref> Robert Trujillo was working with Ozzy Osbourne at the time. He invited fellow Osbourne musicians [[Mike Bordin]] (of [[Faith No More]]) on drums and [[Joe Holmes]] on guitar to perform on the new band's album, [[How to Write Love Songs]]. Bordin and Holmes did not appear on all tracks, as others featured [[Brooks Wackerman]] on drums and [[Armand Sabal-Lecco]] on lead bass (notably on the track Go Mexican Go). Mikey Demus of Skindred has also claimed that [[Roy Mayorga]] of [[Soulfly]] and [[Stone Sour]] also played on some tracks, as well as [[Whitfield Crane]] and [[Lynn Strait]] providing some vocals (believed to be Strait's last recording).<ref>http://iamthewolf.net/2011/06/14/skindred-lost-ramblings-2007/</ref> He also hinted that the project is ongoing, yet no plans have come to fruition since How to Write Love Songs.

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The band spawned a studio album called [[How to Write Love Songs]] and a live album in Tokyo both released in [[Japan]] only,<ref>http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/mass_mental</ref><ref>http://www.discogs.com/Mass-Mental-Live-In-Tokyo/release/2146445</ref> before disbanding shortly afterwards.


==After Mass Mental==
==After Mass Mental==
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The group members each went their separate ways, with Benji Webbe forming influential "ragga metal" band [[Skindred]] who released four studio albums; Robert Trujillo going on to join [[Metallica]] in 2003 where he remains to this day; Mike Bordin briefly touring with [[Korn]] in 2000 while [[David Silveria]] was injured and reforming [[Faith No More]] in 2009; and Brooks Wackerman working with [[Bad Religion]], [[Tenacious D]], [[Fear and the Nervous System]], and for a brief time in 2007, [[Korn]].

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The group members each went their separate ways, with Benji Webbe forming influential "ragga metal" band [[Skindred]] which spawned 4 studio albums; Robert Trujillo going on to join [[Metallica]] in 2003 where he remains to this day; Mike Bordin briefly touring with [[Korn]] in 2000 while [[David Silveria]] was injured and reforming [[Faith No More]] in 2009; and Brooks Wackerman working with [[Bad Religion]], [[Tenacious D]], [[Fear and the Nervous System]], and for a brief time in 2007, [[Korn]].


==Members==
==Members==

''(known participants on "How to Write Love Songs" only)''
''(known participants on "How to Write Love Songs" only)''
* [[Benji Webbe]] - Lead Vocals
* [[Benji Webbe]] - Lead Vocals
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* ''[[Live In Tokyo (Mass Mental Album)|Live In Tokyo]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Live In Tokyo (Mass Mental Album)|Live In Tokyo]]'' (1999)


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


Revision as of 00:35, 25 March 2012

Mass Mental
GenresHeavy metal
Years active1998
LabelsZain Records
Past membersBenji Webbe
Robert Trujillo
Mike Bordin
Joe Holmes

Mass Mental (also seen typed as Mass Mental?) was a short lived heavy metal band. It was formed (and disbanded) in 1998 by Suicidal Tendencies and current Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo and former Dub War and current Skindred singer Clive "Benji" Webbe.[1]

Biography

The band was formed when Benji’s old band Dub War disbanded after a dispute with their record label, Earache Records, and Webbe had failed to persuade them to let him record a hip-hop solo album.[2][3] Robert Trujillo was working with Ozzy Osbourne at the time. He invited fellow Osbourne musicians Mike Bordin (of Faith No More) on drums and Joe Holmes on guitar to perform on the new band's album, How to Write Love Songs. Bordin and Holmes did not appear on all tracks, as others featured Brooks Wackerman on drums and Armand Sabal-Lecco on lead bass (notably on the track "Go Mexican Go"). Mikey Demus of Skindred has also claimed that Roy Mayorga of Soulfly and Stone Sour also played on some tracks, as well as Whitfield Crane and Lynn Strait providing some vocals (believed to be Strait's last recording).[4]

The band spawned a studio album, How to Write Love Songs, and a live album in Tokyo both released in Japan only,[5][6] before disbanding shortly afterwards.

After Mass Mental

The group members each went their separate ways, with Benji Webbe forming influential "ragga metal" band Skindred who released four studio albums; Robert Trujillo going on to join Metallica in 2003 where he remains to this day; Mike Bordin briefly touring with Korn in 2000 while David Silveria was injured and reforming Faith No More in 2009; and Brooks Wackerman working with Bad Religion, Tenacious D, Fear and the Nervous System, and for a brief time in 2007, Korn.

Members

(known participants on "How to Write Love Songs" only)

Discography

References

  1. ^ "Artists :: MASS MENTAL". MusicMight. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "ASK EARACHE: Rob Trujillo & Benji Webbe = Mass Mental". Askearache.blogspot.com. 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  4. ^ "iamthewolf.net". iamthewolf.net. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  5. ^ "Albums by Mass Mental". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  6. ^ "Mass Mental? - Live In Tokyo (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1999-10-31. Retrieved 2012-03-25.


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