MuDvAyNe

Mudvayne are an American alternative metal band. Their music has been described by drummer Matthew McDonough as math metal.[1][

Formed in 1996 in Peoria, Illinois, Mudvayne formed after they met at the local YMCA and realized they collectively had similar taste in music. Together the band released the Kill, I Oughta EP. The EP received local attention, but it would be another three years until they would break into the mainstream. During this period, bassist Shawn Barclay left the band, and was replaced by Ryan Martinie.

The band first rose to fame in 2000 with their first single "Dig" from their debut album L.D. 50. For this song, the band won the first ever MTV2 Award at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001. The popularity of the song paved the way for the highly successful album and was followed by singles "Death Blooms" and "Nothing to Gein". In 2001, they released an extended version of the Kill, I Oughtta EP titled as The Beginning of All Things to End and continued their frequent touring.


Mudvayne's guitarist, Greg Tribbett, at Ozzfest wearing the makeup shown in the Death Blooms video.During the L.D. 50 era, the band was famous for wearing extravagant make-up, seen in both their music videos and live concerts, and utilizing unusual stage names such as Kud, Gurrg, RyKnow, and sPaG. [3] With their second album, 2002's The End of All Things to Come, the band changed make-up styles from multicolored face paint to dressing up as aliens. [4] Mudvayne's reason for wearing such extravagant make-up was, according to the band, to add a visual aspect to their music and to set them apart from other run-of-the-mill metal bands. [5] Mudvayne participated in the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, and with the release of the 2003 single "World So Cold", Mudvayne abandoned their use of make-up entirely. [6] In 2005, their third album Lost and Found was released with the band members' real names and without any gimmicks. However, the band has said that future use of make-up is not out of the question. [7]

In the summer of 2005, Mudvayne played on the main stage of Ozzfest. During this tour, Chad Gray wore a monkey suit without the head, had a fake, blood-spattered face complete with a fauxhawk, and carried a baseball bat around on stage with him while singing. [8] The other members of the band were also dressed in an unorthodox fashion.

Mudvayne's 2005 singles have helped to increase their popularity further. "Determined" was included on the Need for Speed: Underground 2 soundtrack.[9]" Happy?" was featured as the theme music of the WWE Vengeance pay-per-view for World Wrestling Entertainment in June 2005, and the band was featured in an episode of The Sopranos. Their single "Forget to Remember" was featured in the film Saw II. This was the second Mudvayne song to be featured in a movie, after "Not Falling", the band's first single off The End of All Things to Come, in the 2002 film Ghost Ship. Mudvayne have also contributed to the Masters Of Horror series soundtrack with a song called "Small Silhouette". [10].

According to their MySpace, Mudvayne finished writing a new album to be released on November 27, 2007. The title of the album is to be named By the People, For the People ( a comp. of rare-/live tracks and 2 unreleased studio tracks). Mudvayne has now released one of their new songs that will be featured on "By the People, For the People" its called "Dull Boy" and it can be heard on the Mudvayne Official Homepage and the Mudvayne MySpace page. The band also said that they will hit the studio once again in january to record an album called "Shades Of Gray".


Collaborations
Greg Tribbett and Chad Gray have also collaborated with drummer Vinnie Paul (formerly of Pantera and Damageplan), bassist Bob Zilla (former bassist for Damageplan) and guitarist Tom Maxwell of Nothingface in a new band called Hellyeah.

Band members

Current members
Chad Gray (Kud, Chüd) – Vocals (1996 - present)
Greg Tribbett (Gurrg, Güüg) – Guitars, Backing vocals (1996 - present)
Matthew McDonough (sPaG, sPüG) – Drums (1996 - present)
Ryan Martinie (RyKnow, Rü-d) – Bass (1998 - present)

Former members
Shawn Barclay – Bass (1996–1998)

Discography
Main article: Mudvayne discography

Main Albums
Year Title Label Charting U.S. cert.
1997 Kill, I Oughtta Self released - -
2000 L.D. 50 Epic #85 U.S. Gold
2001 The Beginning of All Things to End Epic #122 U.S. -
2002 The End of All Things to Come Epic #17 U.S. Gold
2005 Lost and Found Epic #2 U.S. Gold
2007 By the People, For the People Epic - -
2008 Upcoming album Epic - -


Awards
Won – 2001 MTV Video Music Awards - MTV2 Award "Dig" (This was the first time the award was ever presented.)
Nominated – 2005 Grammys - Best Metal Performance "Determined"