{"id":289746,"date":"2026-02-10T02:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T02:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/289746\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T02:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T02:20:11","slug":"the-ex-faces-add-pig-benis-becoming-a-de-facto-classic-era-mushroomhead-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/289746\/","title":{"rendered":"THE EX-FACES Add PIG BENIS, Becoming A De Facto Classic-Era MUSHROOMHEAD Reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/tag\/mushroomhead\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mushroomhead<\/a>&#8216;s long and winding history has seen dozens of musicians pass through its ranks, so it&#8217;s hardly surprising that former members occasionally reconnect. What is surprising is just how close The Ex-Faces are coming to functioning as a full-blown classic-era Mushroomhead revival.<\/p>\n<p>Originally unveiled as a six-piece, The Ex-Faces have now expanded to seven members with the addition of bassist Jack &#8220;Pig Benis&#8221; Kilcoyne, further cementing the project&#8217;s deep ties to Mushroomhead&#8217;s formative years.<\/p>\n<p>Kilcoyne&#8217;s involvement is particularly significant. He held down bass duties in Mushroomhead from 1995 through 2012, making him one of the longest-tenured members in the band&#8217;s history. Even better for longtime fans, his return adds an extra layer of lore: Jack famously replaced his brother Joe &#8220;Mr. Murdernickel&#8221; Kilcoyne on bass during his original run with the band.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in a full-circle twist, the Kilcoyne brothers will be sharing bass duties for The Ex-Faces&#8217; upcoming shows \u2014 an insider moment that feels tailor-made for diehards who&#8217;ve followed Mushroomhead through its many lineup shifts. The confirmed lineup for The Ex-Faces now includes:<\/p>\n<p>Waylon Reavis (vocals)<\/p>\n<p>Jason &#8220;J Mann&#8221; Popson (vocals)<\/p>\n<p>Dave &#8220;Gravy&#8221; Felton (guitars)<\/p>\n<p>Joe &#8220;Mr. Murdernickel&#8221; Kilcoyne (bass)<\/p>\n<p>Jack &#8220;Pig Benis&#8221; Kilcoyne (bass)<\/p>\n<p>Daniel &#8220;Lil&#8217; Dan&#8221; Fox (drums)<\/p>\n<p>Rick &#8220;St1tch&#8221; Thomas (samples, keyboards, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>The Ex-Faces have the following shows lined up.<\/p>\n<p>4\/16 Flint, MI The Machine Shop<br \/>4\/17 Flint, MI The Machine Shop<br \/>4\/18 Columbus, OH The King Of Clubs<br \/>4\/19 Columbus, OH The King Of Clubs<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWant More Metal? Subscribe To Our Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Enter your information below to get a daily update with all of our headlines and receive The Orchard Metal newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mushroomhead&#8216;s long and winding history has seen dozens of musicians pass through its ranks, so it&#8217;s hardly surprising&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,138899,278,138900],"class_list":{"0":"post-289746","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-mushroomhead","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-the-ex-faces"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}