Formed: 1996
From:
Peoria,
IL,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Heavy metal quartet Mudvayne formed in Peoria, IL, in 1996, its members adopting the unusual pseudonyms Kud (C. Gray) (vocals), Gurrg (G. Tribbett) (guitar), and sPaG (M. McDonough) (drums). The group's original bassist was replaced after two years by Ryknow (Ryan Martinie). Always concerned with the visual aspect of their performances, the band developed bizarre stage identities, while their sound (dubbed "math metal" in an attempt to explain its intricacies) had little in common with most of their peers. Characterised by challenging arrangements and with influences ranging from new wave, electro to metal, the result was a compelling mix of staccato riffing, raging vocals, and electronica with jazzy flourishes.
Despite great reviews in the press, Mudvayne has seemed to take the roll of Slipknot follower. Both wearing make-up and use many pseudonyms. But considering the circumstances, Mudvayne has been a major draw at metal festivals and tours.
Mudvayne reached fame through the release of their sophomore album, LD. 50. (L.D. 50 referrs to the pharmacological count for lethal dosages) Through good reviews and worthwhile record sales, the band has created a following of their own.
Latest Mudvayne News
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Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Mudvayne Singer Comments On Guerilla Tour
MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray, who was known as Kud and later as Chüd, recently spoke to the Detroit Free Press about the group's current small club tour preceding the release of the group's third full-length studio recording, "Lost and Found".
"We wanted to go back to the small places, just kind of warm up for the headline runs. It's an opportunity for us to kind of go back to our roots and revisit what we came from," Gray said. For him, the advantages are obvious. "You can see the person that's by the back wall. In the stadium you can't see the person that's in the nosebleeds, you know what I mean?"
After signing with Epic, the bandmates toured and recorded for five straight years, and only recently took their first extended vacation from the business and each other.
"You see the big shiny tour bus pull up and you get off and (fans are) like, 'Dude, what's it like?' and I'm thinking, 'Invite 10 of your closest friends into your bedroom for four months.' That's being on the road. That's what it's like," Gray said.
"It's weird, it's hard. But it's cool too. I'm not going to sit here and cry about my life like it's all a bad thing, because it's a lot of fun, too. But it's the hardest job I've ever had, and I've done some pretty hard work in my life."
As previously reported, MUDVAYNE will shoot a video for their new single, "Happy?", on Monday, February 14 in the Los Angeles area with director Lex Halaby (CHIMAIRA, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE). The treatment for the clip is said to be a "special effects tribute to the power of nature."
"Happy?" is the first single from the group's new album, "Lost and Found", due on April 12 via No Name/Epic Records. The single is scheduled to go for radio adds on February 14.
The follow-up to 2002's gold-certified "The End of All Things to Come", "Lost and Found" was recorded at The Plant studio in Sausalito, California with producer Dave Fortman (former UGLY KID JOE guitarist), who has previously worked with SUPERJOINT RITUAL and EVANESCENCE, among others. Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Just" and "Pushing Through".
Mudvayne Tour Setlist, Set For Ozzfest 2005?
Mudvayne kicked off a nationwide club tour on January 29th in Orangevale, California at the Boardwalk, and are currently belting out the following set-list on tour:
1. Fucking Determined
2. Interal Primates Forever
3. Silenced
4. IMN
5. -1
6. Death Blooms
7. Pushing Through
8. Skrying
9. Nothing to Gein
10. Happy?
11. Cradle
12. World so Cold
13. Rain.Sun.Gone
14. Not Falling
15. Dig
In other MUDVAYNE news, the band is widely believed to have also landed a slot as part of this years OZZFEST 2005. Despite no offical confirmation from either band, or management having surfaced, talk at the recent NAMM convention further highlighted the bands intended participation in the Summer long tour. Drummer Matt McDonough in an interview conducted with Closed Coffin compounded this notion by stating, "I'm assuming we'll do this headlining tour coming up, we'll do a Summer festival, we'll do another headlining tour in the Fall, leading into Christmas, head into a break and then come back after that, after Christmas. Then who knows, but there is potential that we'll do at least three more US runs!".
New Mudvayne Single "Happy?" Posted Online
The new Mudvayne track "Happy?" has been posted online.
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Soundnova.com wants to hook you up with a boatload of Mud-music including "Lost And Found," "L.D. 50," "The End Of All Things To Come," "The Beginning Of All Things to End," "L(ive) D(osage) 50 Live In Peoria" and the "Not Falling" 10". Enter to win them all here.
"Lost and Found" in stores April 11 and 12.
Mudvayne Drummer Chats With WRIF
Mudvayne drummer Matt McDonough spoke to Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM earlier this month about the group's upcoming album, 'Lost and Found', and their headlining club tour, which is scheduled to kick off January 29th in Sacramento, California. You can listen to the nine-minute conversation at WRIF.com.
More Mudvayne Tickets Available
MuDvAyNe wants as many hardcore fans as possible to check out the U.S. Guerilla run,
so they have made more tickets available to Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh shows.
Head over now to MuDvAyNe.com and click on the link next to the venue to purchase tickets.
For Detroit: the password is lostandfound
For Cleveland: the username is mudvayne and the password is april12
For Pittsburgh: no password required
Mudvayne Club Tour Presale On Now
Presale tickets for Mudvayne's club tour is now available here.
Tour dates:
Jan. 29 Sacramento CA Boardwalk
Jan. 31 Los Angeles CA Whisky
Feb. 02 Feb San Antonio TX Sanctuary
Feb. 04 St Louis MO Creepy Crawl
Feb. 05 (Chicago) Alsip IL O'Malleys
Feb. 06 St Paul MN The Lab
Feb. 08 Detroit MI Magic Stick
Feb. 09 Cleveland OH Peabody's
Feb. 10 Toronto ON The Reverb
Feb. 12 Boston MA Tba
Feb. 13 Philadelphia PA North Star
Feb. 15 Pittsburgh PA Tba
Feb. 16 Washington DC Tba
Feb. 17 New York NY C.B.G.B.
Mudvayne's New Video Posted Online
Mudvayne's video for their new single, "Fucking Determined", has been posted online at SonyMusic.com. Check it out in the following formats:
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Photos from the video shoot for "Fucking Determined", which took place on October 17, 2004 at The Avalon (formerly the Limelight) in New York City, have been posted online at this location.
"Fucking Determined" is the first single off the group's third album, "Lost and Found", due on March 29 via Epic Records.
The follow-up to 2002's gold-certified "The End of All Things to Come", "Lost and Found" was recorded at The Plant studio in Sausalito, California with producer Dave Fortman (former Ugly Kid Joe guitarist), who has previously worked with Superjoint Ritual and Evanescence, among others. Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Just", "Happy" and "Pushing Through".
Mudvayne Annouce Venues For Small Rooms Tour
Mudvayne has announced the venues for their upcoming tour and sent out the following message:
Yo Friends/Extended Family, It's time once again to rock out, share the new music, kick some ass and have some fun. This time we're taking it back to our roots and back to the core where it all began. These exclusive 15 US dates are going to be in seriously small rooms with 75-minute sets of throw-n-go, down-n-dirty, beautifully brutal music. It's been five years since we've played rooms this small and we're offering you -- the hardcore Mudvayne fans -- the chance to buy the first 100 tickets online. The pre-sale will start January 4th, so make sure you check your email on January 3rd for your pre-sale password, 'cause if you're not in when the lights go down, you're out! Happy Holidays. Peace, Mudvayne
Here are the tour dates and venues:
Sat 29 Jan Sacramento CA Boardwalk
Sun 30 Jan (Las Vegas) Henderson NV Roadhouse
Mon 31 Jan Los Angeles CA Whisky
Wed 02 Feb San Antonio TX Sanctuary
Fri 04 Feb St Louis MO Creepy Crawl
Sat 05 Feb (Chicago) Alsip IL O'Malleys
Sun 06 Feb St Paul MN The Lab
Tue 08 Feb Detroit MI Magic Stick
Wed 09 Feb Cleveland OH Peabody's
Thu 10 Feb Toronto ON The Reverb
Sat 12 Feb Boston MA Tba
Sun 13 Feb Philadelphia PA North Star
Tue 15 Feb Pittsburgh PA Tba
Wed 16 Feb Washington DC Tba
Thu 17 Feb New York NY C.B.G.B.
Mudvayne Set Tentative Release Date For New Album
Mudvayne are reportedly planning a March 29th release date through Epic for their new album "Lost And Found".
Mudvayne Club Tour And Media Player
Look for MuDvAyNe rocking out in these intimate club settings in Germany, France and England. All tix go on sale Wednesday, December 22. International tour dates:
Feb. 21 Bochum Germany Matrix Club Vision Party
Feb. 23 Berlin Germany Columbia Club
Feb. 24 Paris France Boule Noire
Feb. 27 Manchester UK Academy 3
Mar. 01 London UK Garage
Mar. 02 Glasgow UK King Tuts
Tickets for the US club tour are not on sale yet, but will be soon. Check mudvayne.com later on to have the first shot at buying tickets for the following shows: More...
Listen To Mudvayne's "Determined"
You can now listen to a full-length version of Mudvayne's new track, "Determined."
Mudvayne New Website Coming Soon
Mudvayne are apparently in the process of completely remaking their website, currently they just have what you could call a "warning" message to all fans up for display. Go to the bands official site and check back often because I'm sure it will be worth it when the page is finished.
Mudvayne Featured On Need for Speed Underground 2
Mudvayne's new track "Determined" will be featured on the upcoming Need for Speed Underground 2 video game, which will be released on November 15, 2004 by EA Games for the Playstation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC-CD and Game Boy Advance systems. The in-game soundtrack also includes Ministry, Helmet, Skindred, Snapcase, Queens of the Stone Age and X-zibit, among many others. Check out the complete track-listing and more here.
Check out the November Portfolio of the Month which features photos from the recent "Determined" video shoot in NYC.
Mudvayne Announce Forthcoming Album Name
Mudvayne have announced 'Lost and Found' as the name of the "brutal and beautiful new album" expected in 2005. No further details were revealed but the band say "Stay tuned for new music and more".
Mudvayne Video Shoot Details
You can be in Mudvayne's first video ("Fucking Determined") off their forthcoming album (early 2005 release). Here are the video shoot details:
Where: The Avalon (formerly the Limelight) at 20th St. & 6th Ave in New York City.
When: Sunday October 17th at 1pm Come down if you want to be in the video! First come first served.
Send email to MudvayneVideo@aol.com to let them know if you're coming.
Mudvayne Seeking Fans For Upcoming Video
Are you a hardcore Mudvayne Fan? Do you live close to New York City? Mudvayne is going to be shooting the first video from their upcoming album very soon. Stay tuned to www.mudvayne.com for details on how you and your friends can be be in the video.
Mudvayne Finish Recording Thrid Album
MuDvAyNe finished recording their third studio album on Saturday, August 14th, at The Plant in Sausalito, CA. The MuDvAyNe logo contest has also officially ended. All of the logos are getting organized for review by the band. Stay tuned for further details on both items.
Vote For Best Metal Videos Of The New Millennium
MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball and Revolver magazine are teaming up to bring you the Best Metal Videos of the New Millennium (so far) picked by you. So put your pedal to the metal and vote for your favorite video here. Then, catch the two-hour premiere Saturday, August 21 at 10 PM during Headbanger’s Ball, on MTV2. Plus check out the final list in the October issue of Revolver.
Videos you can vote for: More...
Cradle Of Filth: Japanese Version Of Nymphetamine
Cradle Of Filth bassist Dave Pybus has posted the following studio update on the band's official web site:
"The new album is finished and the promo tour has started which saw me and [vocalist] Dani [Filth] travel through Cologne - Germany, Stockholm - Sweden, Amsterdam - Holland, Milan - Italy and New York - USA. There is a 6-track CD featuring unmixed and unmastered songs gone out to the press which rumour has it can be downloaded on the net. I wanna personally thank whoever did this for us as it's helped the promotion of 'Nymphetamine' a thousand fold and we now hope to go on and sell a million copies due to people downloading our songs before we put them on the website. Cheers for that. I'll buy you a beer if we ever meet. You can officially download the title track for us when it appears on the 'Resident Evil' soundtrack later this month. Thanks.
"One thing not many people have heard so far is our Bathory 'Bestial Lust' cover, which is set to appear on Japanese release of 'Nymphetamine' as an extra track. We did this before Bathory mainman Quorthon died but we'd still like to think of it as a tribute to them. Maybe this track will appear on our special edition early next year, so rest of the world... don't worry.
"The video shoot for 'Nymphetamine' takes place this week in London at a secret location and [former Theatre Of Tragedy and current Leaves's Eyes singer] Liv Kristine WILL be featured in the video. Dani tells us: 'It's sort of a murder ballad. The vibe of it is going to be like you are watching theatre. It's going to be very Shakespearian, but the lead characters are actually both females, so there is going to be a slight lesbian kink to it.' Nice... I spent some of today choosing the models for the video.
"Preparation for our South American tour has now begun and we are working on the set list in rehearsals, which is leaning more towards older tracks for the fans down there. 'Nymphetamine' will be released while we are actually in Colombia (on the 28th September), so plenty of reason for us to celebrate! As for touring plans in the rest of the world... bands tipped to be playing with us range from Mudvayne, Lacuna Coil, 3 Inches Of Blood in the USA and Type O Negative in Europe before Christmas. All this can change so please don't quote me on it. I'd just rather people hear it from the band instead of unreliable sources."
Headbanger's Ball Tour Part 3
MTV2's Headbangers Ball Tour is coming back this fall with CRADLE OF FILTH and MUDVAYNE co headlining. Other bands rumored for the bill are HIMSA, SATYRICON, LACUNA COIL, and BLEEDING THROUGH.