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MUDVAYNE

Chad Gray (vocals)
Greg Tribbett (guitars)
Ryan Martinie (bass)
Matt McDonough (drums)


The waters of the Rio Grande are awash with dreams of hope transformed into nightmares of horror and despair, aliens from across the border viewing the zigzagging river as a mythical portal to a life of new possibilities. Some make it to America, others do not. Some never make it out alive.

There couldn’t be a more appropriate backdrop for the recording of Mudvayne’s latest album, a sonic assemblage of razor-sharp guitar riffs, pounding blast beats and brooding, pissed-off and manic vocals. The album reminds us exactly why they are one of the most dynamic, charismatic and successful bands on the American metal scene, and their track record backs up the claim – Mudvayne and Slipknot are the only two metal acts to have three new albums be certified gold this decade, and Mudvayne are the unrivaled metal kings of rock radio, with no fewer than six Top 10 hits, including the No. 1 singles “Happy?” and “Do What You Do.”

Hailed for broadening metal boundaries with their technical prowess and explosive live shows, frontman Chad Grey, guitarist Greg Tribbett, bassist Ryan Martinie and drummer Matt McDonough are upping the ante once again with their self-titled new release on Epic Records, which has been the band’s home since their debut in 2000.

All physical copies of Mudvayne will have the album’s artwork printed with special black light link that will be invisible to the naked eye. “You’ll be able to hold it up to the sun, tilt is sideways, do anything you want to it, and you’re not going to be able to see a thing, but put it under a black light and it’s going to pop!” raves Gray of the innovative release, which will also be available in special-edition bundles that include black lights.

Not only are Mudvayne the first band to ever fully-utilize black light technology on their albums, they’ve also made certain that the product lives up to the hype, commissioning legendary tattoo artist Paul Booth for the artwork. “After having the idea of doing the black light art, I was concerned about the content not being as compelling and artistic as the concept,” continues the singer, “but when the name Paul Booth was brought to me - it's insane that I didn't think of it myself, having a piece of his work on my arm – I knew that this was going to be dark as hell and amazing! When you open that mind up to a project like this, you never know what you’re going to get, but you can rest assured that the content is going to eclipse the concept.”

Beyond the album’s design and packaging, Mudvayne have again outdone themselves musically, no doubt due, in part, to their unique approach to recording. For the fifth time in five albums, they recorded in an entirely new setting – El Paso, TX, on the desolate banks of the Rio Grande River.

“We’ve always written in isolation mode,” Gray says of the writing and recording process. “Where you’re at in your own head always comes into play when you’re writing and recording, and that is definitely affected by your surroundings.”

Mudvayne couldn’t have scripted a better locale than Sonic Studios, literally a stone’s throw from the Mexican border. With the American side of the Rio Grande representing new life and a fresh start for countless masses that illegally cross the symbolic waters, the southwestern American landscape and jarring realities of the evening news painted a unsettling and different picture for Mudvayne.

Unsettling, different, and inspiring - while Gray is consciously keeping his lyrical sanctum more guarded than he has with recent releases, he does admit that while there was “a whole headspace to writing this record, not every song particularly follows that headspace.”

In other words, the lyrical blasts and emotional releases are as manic and dissident as the musical foundation from which they explode. “I don’t really want to say what holds them all together for me, but there are definitely hints throughout,” says Gray. “Sometimes I just need some me time, you know?”

Gray gets his “me time” on Mudvayne, as does every member of the band. The album opens with an incendiary flurry from drummer Matt McDonough that sets the tone for the music to come, tenacious and acute, with adept attention paid to detail and dynamics. If last year’s The New Game was an exercise in the band’s progressive development, this 11-track canon pays due diligence to their heightened musicianship, while harkening back to the band’s earlier mayhem.

“I’m not going to say that this record is L.D. 50, because it’s not,” says Gray, “but do I think that some of the things on this record are more retro-fitted to early Mudvayne. There are little things throughout the album that throw me back to where we were then, both musically and in terms of song structure. ‘Out to Pasture’ reminds me a lot of ‘Skrying,’ or something off The End of All Things to Come, very brooding, pushing, pissed off and manic...”

‘Brooding, pushing, pissed off and manic’ are words that epitomize Mudvayne, whether within the more melodic constraints of lead single “Scream with Me,” or amidst any of the band’s more aggressive overtures. “Heard it all Before” rides on the back of Greg Tribbett’s guitars, starting dense and paranoid before galloping into a metallic grind that would make Dimebag Darrell proud, and Ryan Martinie’s bass boils over on “Closer,” creating an infectious groove within the frenzied proceedings. Then, on the mellow side of the Mudvayne spectrum, Gray and Tribbett strip down to nothing more than a stark acoustic guitar and raw, hopeless vocals on the album’s closing track, “Dead Inside.”

“We don’t want to be the cart behind whatever the horse is today,” says Gray of Mudvayne’s musical focus. “All that’s important to us is making sure that we’re Mudvayne – we write the music that we’re supposed to be writing, and when we feel good about it, we walk away from it. There’s no second guessing. Music is an art, and artists need to paint with their own brush and choose their own colors.”

Which is exactly what Mudvayne have done, and precisely why they’ve decided to keep their new album self-titled. They’ve sold more than three million records in America alone, have performed for more than one million fans on every continent, are Grammy-nominated, and were the first metal band to ever receive an MTV Video Music Award.

The name Mudvayne says all there is that needs to be said.

--Paul Gargano 11/09
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Dec 22 2009 2:02 PM

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Dec 22 2009 11:40 AM

Got the new album and man ill tell ya, its fuckin bad ass u guys did a good job and yall the truth i digging that song Out to Pasture...
۞Corey۞

۞Corey۞



Dec 22 2009 11:32 AM

New album is raw as fuck. You guys need to come back to New Orleans soon!!
GanjiL [NEW SONG UP]

GanjiL [NEW SONG UP]



Dec 22 2009 11:25 AM

your new album self titled...is...pure dope!!!
you made an amazing choice "going back to the roots"
i absolutly love the new stuff
Hail MuDvAyNe!!!!!
Sean

Sean Egge



Dec 22 2009 11:00 AM

OK...just had to let you know that once again... you motherfuckers rock! Awesome sounding new shit cant wait to hear it all!
music-8

music-8



Dec 22 2009 10:57 AM

you guys rock!
thanks for the add...
Shannon

Shannon Paulson



Dec 22 2009 10:54 AM

Just wanted to let you know I'm extremely excited to get your new album...I already own every one you've made so far and can't wait till I get paid so I can go get this one!
Mike

Mike Hamble



Dec 22 2009 10:43 AM

All I can say is that most of america is so fucking busy ripping apart other peoples music they fail to just shut the fuck up and listen! I love every Mudvayne album because at the point you guys wrote the music its what you felt was a mudvayne album, this album is no different it cuts right through to my heart and soul and that to me is what music is about. I am not going to compare this album to any other mudvayne album i will only compare it to how it makes me feel when i listen to it and it makes me feel amazing and powerful!!!! I love you guys thanking you for writing music that matters to me, fuck critics and there lets compare to LD 50 attitude YOU GUYS ROCK CUZ YOUR MUDVAYNE!!!!! Greg a special shout out to your amazing guitar riffs and hooks truly a metal masterpiece!!!
4UD1OF13ND

4UD1OF13ND



Dec 22 2009 10:07 AM

mannnn, i just read the review on Allmusic.com, sadddd shit. most of it seems like an opinion of someone who is tired of nu metal. im glad you guys have stayed somewhat true to what you helped start. it's gotten me through some tough times when i would think about the past, present, and future of music. it's nu metal till i die and i will never have shame.

there is one thing that i can agree with on that review though. the part where they talk about how on End of All Things to Come, you were really onto something. that album was my all time fav by you guys and this 09' album is the closest thing to that since then.

and i could care less of the new kids making 'furious, cranked-up metal' because i thought i was going to kill myself when Metalcore took over the mainstream and bands like Coal Chamber broke up to form Devildriver..oh..and the death metal Kittie? =/

i still have total respect for you guys. love you.
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FREERIDER @CD BABY



Dec 22 2009 9:38 AM

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Dec 22 2009 8:43 AM

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Dec 22 2009 7:27 AM

I enjoyed the music<3
Keep it up!!!
Alli and I

Alli and I



Dec 22 2009 6:52 AM

Hey thanks for being my friend!

How are you?

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Scraper

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Dec 22 2009 6:34 AM

please come to NYC
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Thomas



Dec 22 2009 6:13 AM

mudvayne is the shit , yalls new album is awesome i got it the first day
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Life is good



Dec 22 2009 5:39 AM

New album is way better than last...its like l.d 50 made sweet love 2 the end of all thing 2 come...great disc
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Shannon Epperson



Dec 22 2009 5:13 AM

Rocking the new album as this is typed... fucking awesome.... the black light idea was very creative, new, innovative, and completely fucking awesome... as if anything less could have been expected...lol.... I even tried the black light on your page after I saw it all white...hahah.. I could see you guys doing any-damn-thing cool like that, the ideas you have for marketing the last couple of cd's have been pure genius. Last time you involved all the fans in a contest who got the album early, then with this one an artistical cd/album cover complete with black light... too fucking sweet guys... there will always be a lil MUD in my VAYNE...lol Fucking Metal 4-Ever!!!!!
iChris

Chris Outtrim



Dec 22 2009 4:39 AM

New album fuckin' rocks guys! I love it! I really like "Closer". Maybe that can be your next single...Keep kickn' ass guys and make it back down to South Texas ASAP please. We'll take some Hellyeah soon if that'll work better... either way we get one of the better hard rock frontmen out there in Chad kickn our ass!! ^m^
UNEVEN @ Penny Rd. Pub (Jan.16th)

UNEVEN @ Penny Rd. Pub (Jan.16th)



Dec 22 2009 4:03 AM

Thanks for the add. Check out our music and let us know what you think.
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