# Waylon Reavis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Waylon_Reavis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Waylon_Reavis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waylon_Reavis > Source revision: 1352111107 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American vocalist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = Waylon Reavis live in Florida by Luis Blanco..jpg | caption = Reavis in 2013 | name = Waylon Reavis | alias = Waylon Reavis | birth_place = [Wilkesboro, North Carolina](/source/Wilkesboro%2C_North_Carolina), U.S.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yyjAuzRXnk | title=Interview - Waylon Reavis on New a Killer's Confession Music, Retiring Mushroomhead Songs + More! | website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) | date=November 22, 2023 }} | birth_date = {{nowrap|{{Birth date and age|1978|9|19}}}} | death_date = | genre = [Alternative metal](/source/Alternative_metal), [industrial metal](/source/industrial_metal), [nu metal](/source/nu_metal) | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1999–present | label = [Eclipse](/source/Eclipse_Records), [Universal](/source/Universal_Records), [Megaforce](/source/Megaforce_Records), [EMP Label Group](/source/EMP_Label_Group) MNRK Heavy | current_member_of = {{hlist|[A Killer's Confession](/source/A_Killer's_Confession)|The Ex-Faces}} | past_member_of = {{hlist|[Mushroomhead](/source/Mushroomhead)|3 Quarters Dead|Tenafly Viper}} }} '''Waylon Reavis''' (born September 19, 1978) is an American musician best known for being a former vocalist for American [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) band [Mushroomhead](/source/Mushroomhead).{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mushroomhead-p295958/biography|title=Review: Mushroomhead|last=Henderson|first=Alex|publisher=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)|accessdate=May 9, 2012}} He was in Mushroomhead from 2004-2015 and with them released three albums: ''Savior Sorrow'' (2006), ''Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children'' (2010), and ''Righteous and the Butterfly'' (2014). He has also performed vocals for the Cleveland-based band Tenafly Viper and the alternative rock band 3 Quarters Dead. Reavis starred in the 2011 movie horror ''13th Sign''. In September 2016, Reavis announced that his new project [A Killer's Confession](/source/A_Killer's_Confession) had signed to [Megadeth](/source/Megadeth) bassist [David Ellefson](/source/David_Ellefson)'s [EMP Label Group](/source/EMP_Label_Group), and that their debut album ''Unbroken'' would be released in 2017.{{cite web|title=Former MUSHROOMHEAD Vocalist WAYLON REAVIS Launches A KILLER'S CONFESSION Project |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-mushroomhead-vocalist-waylon-reavis-launches-a-killers-confession-project/|website=Blabbermouth|date=September 19, 2016|accessdate=December 18, 2016}} == Mushroomhead == Reavis joined Mushroomhead in 2004, taking over vocalist duties from [Jason Popson](/source/Jason_Popson).{{cite news|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|title=It's about music, not masks|newspaper=Deseret News|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/650196383/Its-about-music-not-masks.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043201/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/650196383/Its-about-music-not-masks.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|accessdate=June 1, 2012|date=October 6, 2006}} Reavis remained in the band even after J Mann announced his return in 2013. He is identified by his facepaint and masks, all consisting of a swallow on his forehead. Reavis announced on his Facebook fan page on October 5, 2015, that he was leaving Mushroomhead. * ''[Savior Sorrow](/source/Savior_Sorrow)'' – 2006 * ''[Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children](/source/Beautiful_Stories_for_Ugly_Children_(album))'' – 2010 * ''[The Righteous & the Butterfly](/source/The_Righteous_%26_the_Butterfly)'' – 2014 == A Killer's Confession == In September 2016, Reavis announced on Facebook, then via press release, that his new project [A Killer's Confession](/source/A_Killer's_Confession) had signed a deal with EMP Label Group, which would release their debut album ''Unbroken'' in the spring of 2017. The album was partially recorded and mixed at Kentucky's Third Sky Studio with Reavis and co-producers [Thom Hazaert](/source/Thom_Hazaert) and Richard Easterling. On Halloween 2016 AKC released their debut single "A Killer's Confession", featuring a guest performance by [Korn](/source/Korn) guitarist [Brian "Head" Welch](/source/Brian_Welch).{{cite web|title=A Killer's Confession (Ex-Mushroomhead) Stream New Song, Korn's Brian "Head" Welch Guests|url=http://www.theprp.com/2016/10/31/news/killers-confession-ex-mushroomhead-stream-new-song-korns-brian-head-welch-guests/|website=The PRP|date=November 2016|accessdate=December 18, 2016}} The band performed a hometown show at the Cleveland Agora on December 17.{{cite web|title=A KILLER'S CONFESSION Ft. Waylon Reavis Announce First Show And Lineup; Guest Appearance By KORN's Brian 'Head' Welch|url=http://metaladdicts.com/site/a-killers-confession-ft-waylon-reavis-announce-first-show-and-lineup-guest-appearence-by-korns-brian-head-welch/|website=MetalAddicts|date=October 5, 2016|accessdate=December 18, 2016}} '''Discography''' * 2017 – ''Unbroken'' * 2019 – ''The Indifference of Good Men'' * 2021 - ''Remember'' * 2024 - ''Victim 1'' * 2025 - ''Victim 2'' == Other work == In March 2021, Reavis collaborated with electronic music producer Boom Kitty on the song ''It Takes Me'', which was released as part of [Beat Saber](/source/Beat_Saber)'s [fourth in-game original album](/source/List_of_songs_in_Beat_Saber).{{Cite web|url=https://uploadvr.com/beat-saber-ost-4-this-week-free-march-platforms/|title=Beat Saber OST 4 Update Out Now for Free on All Platforms|date=March 18, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/beat-saber-ost-4-release-quest-2-steam-psvr/|title='Beat Saber' OST 4 Music Pack Releases for Free Today, Track List Here|date=March 18, 2021}} Reavis also worked with Boom Kitty on the song ''Don’t Question Me'' in October of the same year. == References == {{Reflist}} {{Mushroomhead}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reavis, Waylon}} Category:Living people Category:1978 births Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:American heavy metal singers Category:American rock songwriters Category:American industrial musicians Category:Nu metal singers Category:Singer-songwriters from Ohio Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters Category:21st-century American male singers Category:Mushroomhead members --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Waylon Reavis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waylon_Reavis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waylon_Reavis?action=history)). 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