Methods of Mayhem (album)

Background

Critical reception

• Entertainment Weekly – "Most of this rap-metal is surprisingly legit – and cameos by Lil' Kim, Fred Durst, and Kid Rock don't hurt." – Rating: B-
• Q magazine – 3 stars out of 5 – "...big, thumping, sweary, contemporary noise. Lee is entirely serious; he has the group's name tattooed on his arse cheeks..."
• Alternative Press – 4 out of 5 – "...armed to the teeth with special guests, hopping between metal-edged techno and radio-minded hard rock. The surprise: It ain't bad, and a few of these tunes are 'really good'..."
• CMJ – "...brass-knuckled, rhythmically dense, rap-rock....owing more to pop-industrial music and Bomb Squad production than it does to Fred Durst....one of 1999's grittiest, most heartfelt rap-rock albums..."
• Vibe – "...combines heavy guitar riffs with insolent B-boy wordplay....As an exercise in funky head-banging, MAYHEM isn't half bad....producer, Scott Humphrey manages to mix up Lee's limited palette just enough to keep you tuned in..."
• NME – 6 out of 10 – "...contains more than enough of the mysterious kick-ass factor....successfully hip-hop beats with some exceedingly heavy guitar riffing..."

  Track listing

1. "Who the Hell Cares" – 3:31
2. "Hypocritical" – 3:55
3. "Anger Management" – 3:13
4. "Get Naked" – 3:21
5. "New Skin" – 4:34
6. "Proposition Fuck You" – 3:13
7. "Crash" – 3:21
8. "Metamorphosis" – 4:07
9. "Narcotic" – 3:19
10. "Mr. Onsomeothershits" – 0:38
11. "Spun" – 2:30

    Personnel

• Tommy Lee – vocals, guitar, drums, percussion
• TiLo – vocals
• Kai Marcus – guitar
• Phil X – guitar
• Danny Lohner – guitar
• Ken Andrews – guitar
• Scott Phaff – guitar
• Randy Jackson – bass
• Chris Chaney – bass
• Audrey Wiechman – bass

  Additional musicians

• Snoop Dogg – vocals on "Who the Hell Cares"
• Kid Rock – vocals on "New Skin"
• Fred Durst – vocals on "Get Naked"
• Lil' Kim – vocals on "Get Naked"
• George Clinton – vocals on "Get Naked"
• Mix Master Mike – turntables on "Get Naked"
• U-God – vocals on "Mr. Onsomeothershits"
• Scott Kirkland – keyboards on "Narcotic" and "Spun"
• F.I.L.T.H.E.E. Immigrants – vocals on "Proposition Fuck You"

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