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{{Short description|American rap rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Methods of Mayhem
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| origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Rap rock]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2000-01-20-0001271864-story.html|title=METHODS OF MAYHEM - METHODS OF MAYHEM|first=ROGER|last=CATLIN|website=Courant.com|date=January 20, 2000 |access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/519190/tommy-lee-previewing-methods-of-mayhem-online/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227222611/http://www.mtv.com/news/519190/tommy-lee-previewing-methods-of-mayhem-online/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2021|title=Tommy Lee Previewing Methods Of Mayhem Online|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|website=Mtv.com|access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref>
*[[rap metal]]<ref name="AMG" />
*[[nu metal]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Allyson B. |last= Crawford |title= Tommy Lee, Methods of Mayhem Say No thanks to Hip-Hop This Time Around |date= October 5, 2009 |website= [[Noisecreep]] |url= https://noisecreep.com/tommy-lee-methods-of-mayhem-say-no-thanks-to-hip-hop-this-time/ |access-date= December 11, 2015}}</ref>
}}
| years_active = {{hlist|1999–2000|2009–2011|2019–present}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]|[[MCA Records|MCA]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Mötley Crüe]]|[[Hed PE]]}}
| website =
| current_members = [[Tommy Lee]] John Allen III DJ Aero [[Marty O'Brien]] [[Morgan Rose]]
| past_members = TiLo [[Chris Chaney]] [[Will Hunt]] [[Stephen Perkins]] [[Mix Master Mike]] Kai Marcus
}}

'''Methods of Mayhem''' is an American [[rap rock]]/[[Rap metal|metal]] band formed in 1999 by [[Tommy Lee]], who had temporarily quit his position as [[Mötley Crüe]]'s drummer.

==History==
Lee formed Methods of Mayhem on the eve of his divorce from [[Pamela Anderson]]. The band's [[Methods of Mayhem (album)|self-titled debut album]] was released in late 1999 and went on to be certified gold. The album featured appearances by [[Fred Durst]], [[The Crystal Method]], [[U-God]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Lil' Kim]], [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]] and [[Mix Master Mike]]. "It's pretty good for what it is," Lee's former Mötley Crüe band member [[Nikki Sixx]] conceded in 2000, "I guess you'd call it rap-rock."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Dave|last=Ling|title=We are lüdicröus!|magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |issue=12|date=March 2000|page=48}}</ref> 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 [[Phil X]] (who contributed to the first album), and touring bassist Marty O'Brien contributed to the sophomore album, ''[[A Public Disservice Announcement]]'', released in September 2010. A live performance on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' saw [[Morgan Rose]] (of [[Sevendust]]) 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/[[Roadrunner Records]].

On April 2, 2019, it was announced that Lee had resurrected the project and had plans to release a new album in the future.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Tommy Lee's Methods of Mayhem Returns After Nine Years|url=https://loudwire.com/tommy-lee-methods-of-mayhem-returns/|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=April 2, 2019|date=April 2, 2019}}</ref>

== Style ==

The band's [[Methods of Mayhem (album)|self-titled debut]] featured a [[rap metal]] style,<ref name="AMG" >{{cite web|last=Huey |first=Steve |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/methods-of-mayhem-r431472/review |title=Methods of Mayhem - Methods of Mayhem |website=AllMusic |date=December 7, 1999 |access-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref> while ''[[A Public Disservice Announcement]]'' was more varied in style, covering genres such as [[rap rock]],<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web|last=Heaney |first=Gregory |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-public-disservice-announcement-r1948745/review |title=A Public Disservice Announcement - Methods of Mayhem |website=AllMusic |date=September 21, 2010 |access-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref> [[nu metal]]<ref name=Allmusic/> and [[dance-rock]].<ref name=Allmusic/>

==Band members==
===Current members===
* [[Tommy Lee]] – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, drums {{Small|(1999–2000, 2009–2011, 2019–present)}}
* DJ Aero – turntables, electronics {{Small|(1999–2000, 2009–2011, 2019–present)}}
* [[Marty O'Brien]] – bass {{Small|(2000, 2010–2011, 2019–present)}}, [[synthesizer]], backing vocals {{Small|(2010–2011, 2019–present)}}
* John "J3" Allen III – lead guitar, co-lead vocals {{Small|(2009–2011, 2019–present)}}
* [[Morgan Rose]] – drums {{Small|(2010–2011, 2019–present)}}

===Former members===
* [[Stephen Perkins]] – drums {{Small|(1999–2000)}}
* [[Will Hunt]] – drums {{Small|(2009–2010)}}
* Tim "TiLo" Murray – vocals {{Small|(1999–2000)}}
* [[Chris Chaney]] – bass {{Small|(1999–2000, 2009–2010)}}
* [[Mix Master Mike]] – turntables {{Small|(1999)}}
* Kai Marcus – lead guitar, backing vocals {{Small|(1999–2000)}}

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==Discography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2|Album details
!colspan=3|Peak chart positions
!rowspan=2| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
|-
! style="width:2em;font-size:85%"|[[Billboard 200|US]] <ref name="US-albums">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/310650/methods-mayhem/chart | title= Methods of Mayhem – Chart History: Billboard 200 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:85%"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref name=aut>{{cite web|url=https://www.austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Methods+Of+Mayhem |title=Austrian Charts > Methods of Mayhem |language=de |publisher=austriancharts.at Hung Medien|access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref>

!style="width:2em;font-size:85%"|[[Media Control Charts|GER]] <ref name="gecharts">{{cite web|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Methods+Of+Mayhem/17209/longplay|title=Methods of Mayhem album chart positions in Germany|access-date=January 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202192519/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Methods+Of+Mayhem/17209/longplay|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|1999
|''[[Methods of Mayhem (album)|Methods of Mayhem]]''
*Released: December 7, 1999
*Label: [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 71
| style="text-align:center;"| 32
| style="text-align:center;"| 93
|
*[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold<ref name="RIAA">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist="Methods of Mayhem"|access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|''[[A Public Disservice Announcement]]''
*Released: September 21, 2010
*Label: [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 153
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|}

===Singles===

* "[[Get Naked]]" (1999)
* "New Skin" (1999)
* "Fight Song" (2010)
* "Time Bomb" (2010)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p376100|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic biography]
*[https://www.djaero.com DJ Aero]

{{Methods of Mayhem}}
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[[Category:American rap metal musical groups]]
[[Category:American rap rock groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1999]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2000]]
[[Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2009]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2011]]
[[Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2019]]
[[Category:MCA Records artists]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in California]]
[[Category:American nu metal musical groups]]

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