Comrades of the Insane Clown Posse, this Michigan rap-duo Twiztid (Previously House of Krazees) base their act on a somewhat similar makeup image and what might be considered an obsession with serial-killer horror films. Jamie Madrox (James Spanolio) and Monoxide Child (Paul Methric) cast themselves as the duo of Twiztid - and act as psychotic axe murderers on their 1998 debut album, Mostasteless (a portmanteu of the words "Most" and "Tasteless") which was reissued with new artwork and extra tracks a year later in the wake of ICP's rise to national notoriety. Twiztid's second album, Freek Show, was released on Halloween 2000 in conjunction with ICP's Bizzar/ Bizaar Sets; Mirror Mirror followed two years later.
The Green Book hit the shelves in 2003 with Man's Myth Vol. 1 and Mutant Vol. 2 both landing within a month of each other in 2005. The duo began dropping a bit of the more heavy makeup, but still toured extensively throughout the United States in the early 2000's, developing some degree of a cult following throughout the Midwest in particular.
Twiztid toured the nation with ICP, and they became inseparable. They recorded their first album, entitled Mostasteless which quickly became a big hit. ICP got signed to Island Records in 1998 and Twiztid went along with them. In 1999, Twiztid re-released Mostasteless with a few new tracks (and minus some old ones), and the album eventually went gold. Twiztid was a national act. Later that year, Twiztid, along with ICP, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, and Myzery came together to create a new group, Psychopathic Rydas.
Their next album, Freekshow, was released in October 2000 to immediate Billboard chart success. Twiztid then headlined their own national tour, starting in 2000.
In 2002, Twiztid released their next album, an 11-song EP entitled Mirror/Mirror, as well as joining with Insane Clown Posse (ICP), Blaze Ya Dead Homie, and MarZ to form the group Dark Lotus. They then re-released Tales From The Lotus Pod with (ABK) due to problems with MarZ's previous record label. Around this time, Twiztid became involved in an intricate lawsuit with a previous manager over the rights to the House of Krazees back-catalogue. After spending a considerable amount of money, Twiztid finally secured the rights, and eventually made amends with their ex-bandmate from House Of Krazees, R.O.C., in 2003.
