DANGERDOOM Enlist The Roots Emcee Black Thought for Previously Unreleased "Mad Nice" from THE MOUSE AND THE MASK 3xLP METALFACE Edition Re-issue (@grimeytapesnewportcigarettes Version)

"Back in 2005, super-producer

Danger Mouse

and

Hip-Hop

super-villain

DOOM

came together for

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK

, a collaborative album released under the name

DANGERDOOM

. Among

DOOM

's most successful projects both critically and commercially, the album was inspired by

Cartoon Network

's late-night

[adult swim]

programming slate and includes appearances from

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

, Space Ghost,

Harvey Birdman

, and more.

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK

also features guest spots from

Talib Kweli

, Ghostface Killah, and

Cee-Lo Green

,"

METALFACE Records

wrote within a villainous statement; they're gearing up to unleash a 3xLP and deluxe CD edition of

DANGERDOOM

's critically-acclaimed first and last album,

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK

this upcoming May 5th. Let me make an attempt to best convey the musical climate

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK

was released into (albeit, on

Punk/Hardcore

label

Epitaph Records

)... prior to forming

DANGERDOOM

,

Danger Mouse

's last album was his

The Beatles & Jay-Z

-mashing

The Grey Album

(2004) and

DOOM

—then, still going by

"MF DOOM"

—had previously released his critically-acclaimed

MM.. FOOD

on

Rhymesayers Ent.

and how could we forget

Madlib

-produced

MADVILLAINY

?!!!??! To commemorate

METALFACE Records'

12th anniversary deluxe re-issue of

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK

, I took it upon myself to enlist the rather unique artistic talents of self-described

"The Visual Durlin Lurt"

aka

Hulk Cokegums

, better known as Instagram artist

@grimeytapesnewportcigrattes

to re-design

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK

's iconic cover image in his unique

Folk

/outsider art style. You can now feast your eyes on the

@grimeytapesnewportcigarettes

re-interpretation of

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK (METALFACE Edition)

up above and compare it against the original

METALFACE

version within the

Soundcloud

window.

Ahead of their slightly expanded

METALFACE Edition

re-issue,

DANGERDOOM

have let loose a previously unreleased prime cut from the upcoming 3xLP and deluxe CD collection.

The Roots

emcee

Black Thought

and

Vincent "Vinny" Price

-assisted

"Mad Nice"

is one of "several bonus cuts not [included] on the original album;" while it's currently unclear what exactly the rest of these newly-dusted off bonus cuts may in fact be,

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK (METALFACE Edition)

will indeed include a high-quality audio re-mastered version of

DANGERDOOM

's 2006 digital-only

OCCULT HYMN EP

. It's pretty amazing to hear

Black Though

and

DOOM

trading hard-as-nails verses back and forth over an intricately warped

Danger Mouse

beat. Now, this is 100% unconfirmed and merely just personal speculation, but

"Mad Nice"

may very well be one of the sonic remnants from

Black Thought & Danger Mouse

's seemingly long-abandoned post-

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK

collaborative rapper-producer album tentatively titled

DANGEROUS THOUGHTS

. Long-deceased

American

actor and voice-over artist

Vincent "Vinny" Price

(whom many of you may recognize from

"Thriller"

) also makes an unexpected appearance on

"Mad Nice"

by way of a sinister opening monologue and ghoulish quasi-hook cleverly inter-woven throughout.

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK (METALFACE Edition)

is currently available to pre-order from

DOOM

's

Gas Drawls

web-store in a number of formats and special packages: deluxe CD, 3xLP vinyl, or a super-deluxe package complete with CD, 3xLP, and a

THE MOUSE AND THE MASK

T-shirt of your choosing.

METALFACE Records

pre-orders are currently expected to ship by or before May 5th.

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