Band Profile - Mudvayne

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Mudvayne General Info

Member Since: 2/1/2005
Band Website: Mudvayne's Official Homepage
Influences: The Fans
Sounds Like: Mudvayne

Band members

Current Members
Mudvayne's guitarist, Greg Tribbett, at a concert wearing the makeup shown in the Death Blooms video.
Chad Gray - Vocals - (1996-present)
Greg Tribbett - Guitar - (1996-present)
Matthew McDonough - Drums - (1996-present)
Ryan Martinie - Bass - (1998-present)

Former members
Sean Barclay - Bass - (1996-1998)
Henno - Guitar - (Tour Fill-In) - (2003-2004)
Jose Lucero - (Tour Fill-In) - (2004-2005)

The music of Mudvayne has been described as "math metal", by their drummer, Matt McDonough. The term was used to explain the intricate nature of the music. Though the music is very complex, it does not quite fit officially under the "math metal" label, which is why Mudvayne's sound has been described as alternative metal by their fans and as nu-metal by their detractors. The band often showcases Ryan Martinie's funky bass playing as well as McDonough's use of alternating between single and double bass pedal drumming. In addition, the guitar playing of Greg Tribbett is very layered and unorthodox with its odd-meter timings, which helps in giving life to Chad Gray's vocals.

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Mudvayne's Guiterist.. Beshi Boss!!

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A lill work for Mudvayne.. Yo man.. You guyz just rockz! Well thts not my creation.. But Mudvayne owes it ..

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Member Profile

Chad

Name: Chad Lee Gray
Alias: Kud
Alias 2: Chüd
Born: 1971
Marital Status: Married
From: Peoria, Illinios
Instrument: Vocals
Other than your instrument, what do you bring to the band?: "I bring a lot of the artistic ideas."
First record bought: "Too Fast For Love" by Motley Crüe.
Favorite Bands: Nothingface, Pelvis, Queens Of The Stoneage, Super Joint Ritual.
First concert: "It would have been Journey, at a free concert at Daytona Beach Boardwalk."
Favorite Actors: Jack Nicholson, Crispin Grover, Johnny Depp, Kevin Spacey.
Idea of hell: A world without music.
First ever job: Washing the dishes in a restaurant.
Favorite films: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Any Kubrick, Seven, Gummo.
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite comic: "Preacher."
Ideal Dinner: Food
Best Sport: Sex
Favorite Mudvayne Song: "Poop Loser"

When fame becomes too much for you and you have to fake your own death, what will be the elaborate story that appears in the papers?: "The only way to ensure death is a 9mm shot straight through the top of the head...And it's not gonna be a story!"

Greg

Name: Gregory Arnold Tribbett, Jr.
Alias: Gurrg
Alias 2: Güüg
Born: 1968
Marital Status: Married, June 5th 2000. "My wife's been really supportive through this, and she loves what we do too."
From: Born in Perkin, Illinios and grew up in Peoria, Illinios.
Instrument: Guitar
Other than your instrument, what do you bring to the band?: "I am the dictator! Consistency. Level-headedness, and i probably stop every fight these guys ever have!"
First record bought: Soundtrack to "Grease."
Favorite Bands: Radiohead
First concert: "AC/CD and Fastway."
Favorite Actors: Too Many.
Idea of hell: "I don't have an idea about hell really. I don't care if it evists or if it doesn't."
First ever job: Paper round.
Favorite films: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Happiness, Full Metal Jacket.
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite comic: "Mudvayne" - it'd be pretty messed up, though!".
Ideal Dinner: Sushi
Best Sport: Fishing
Favorite Mudvayne Song: Track 11

When fame becomes too much for you and you have to fake your own death, what will be the elaborate story that appears in the papers?: "It would have to be a plane crash. I think I'd be found dead when i crash the Mudvayne private jet!"

Matt

Name: Matthew James McDonough
Alias: sPaG
Alias 2: Spüg
Born: 1969
Marital Status: Happily divorced.
From: Born in Rockford, Illinios and grew up in Peoria, Illinios.
Instrument: Drums
Other than your instrument, what do you bring to the band?: "A general sense of euphoria and asense of claustrophobia simultaneously."
First record bought: Freeze Frame and first metal album was "Screaming for Vengeance" by Judas Priest.
Favorite Bands: Emporor, The Residents
First concert: "Charley Daniel's Band, but one one of my first mjor shows was Prince on the "Purple Rain" tour."
Favorite Actors: Antonin Artaud, Barney Rubble.
Idea of hell: "We're probabaly in it right now. I don't believe in things like that, there is no good and evil, heaven and hell. So hell for me would be a way to describe a state of unpleasantness, and day to day life can be that way. Hell? Hell is marriage!"
First ever job: Ice-Cream Parlour.
Favorite films: 2001: A Space Odyssey, High Plains Drifter, 8 1/2, Ghost In The Shell.
Favorite Color: Ultraviolet
Favorite comic: Faust fan, Dark Horse comics such as "Sin City".
Ideal Dinner: Homecooked
Best Sport: Power-reading
Favorite Mudvayne Song: "King Of Pain"

When fame becomes too much for you and you have to fake your own death, what will be the elaborate story that appears in the papers?: "This has been on my mind lately, maybe it's all these interviews about our make-up! OK, I'd like to accidentally die in a staged magical act. I'd do some big publicity stunt where i bury myself for 24 hours in front of the White House and die doing it."

Ryan

Name: Ryan Daniel Martinie
Alias: Ryknow
Alias 2: Rü-d
Born: 1975
Marital Status: Single but happily in a relationship.
From: Central Illinios, surrounding the town we eventually ended up at. We moved around.
Instrument: Bass
Other than your instrument, what do you bring to the band?: "Visual aspect, peace of mind and heart."
First record bought: Not positive.
Favorite Bands: Rubber bands, wedding bands...
First concert: "Oh man! I went to so many theatre and community productions when i was growing up that i couldn't tell you."
Favorite Actors: Yoda, Batman, William Shatner.
Idea of hell: "It's like putting 'not applicable' on a survey. What would hell be like? I dont no 'cause it doesn't exist!"
First ever job: Restaurant industry, waiting tables.
Favorite films: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Thumb Wars, Icky Flicks, The Wishmaster.
Favorite Color: Celery
Favorite comic: "National Geographic".
Ideal Dinner: Lots of raw red bloody flesh, any mammal, anywhere, anytime.
Best Sport: Romper room
Favorite Mudvayne Song: "World So Cold"

When fame becomes too much for you and you have to fake your own death, what will be the elaborate story that appears in the papers?: "A hang-gliding accident. It's my dream to go hand gliding so i guess that would be my way out. Me, my wings, and my Discman. And than i would make it look like it was an accident, instead of upsetting people by having them think that i'd killed myself."

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Mudvayne With Makeup

The make-up the band Mudvayne bears is anything but clown-ish. Everything from the Devil-horns of the bassist, to the blue and white face striping of the lead singer, screams heavy metal.

Mudvayne Without MakeUp

Right before the release of "The End Of All Things To Come", Mud-vayne decided to change there apperiance. They decided to not wear makeup as much, but this brings them to still perform heavy metal music harder then ever.

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Band Biographys/Statements Of 96, 98, 01, 02, & 03

1996 the beginnings
The roots that volume are exact in the US Federal State Illinois, more exactly said in Peoria, to the oldest city of the state, between Chicago and pc. Louis. There 1996 four young men are formed to volume with name "MuDvAyNe", around their conceptions from new Metal to zelebrieren and their rage rauszulassen in the year. There is Chad Gray (Vocals), Matthew McDonough (Drums), Greg tri bed (Guitar) and Shawn Barclay (bass). They add themselves a remarkably schillerndes Outfit. Made up, in skuriler clothes and with still skurileren hair-styles they enter Peorias stages. They produce together in self-direction its first Sampler "Kill, I Oughtta", which they sell on their concerts (usually in local clubs) independently. Disk companies become gradually attentive to the still young volume.

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1998 the first contract
1998 push Ryan Martinie to volume and take over the bass part. The harmony under the four is great. The bass wins by Ryan at meaning in MuDvAyNes of musical window blind and coins/shapes their today typical sound. Also the music business recognizes the change in that volume. 1999 take Epic record MuDvAyNe under contract. Under the wings of their new employers MuDvAyNe take up its major debut "L.D.50". The plate appears 2000 and becomes an unexpected success. She receives gold for over 500.000 sold copies, the single "Dig" receives a MTV Award for the best Rock/Metal video. This success arranges to produce Epic with "Dig" their first single DVD. With unbelievable speed MuDvAyNe attain a respectable Bekanntheitsgrad in the USA and also in Europe.

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2001 route around the whole world
After "L.D.50" is hit like a bomb, MuDvAyNe go on route. First they plan the United States there, and routes by all cities and resounding. Success is overwhelming, so that they travel as Vorband of SlipKnoT also to Europe. Only a few months later they pull on own fist than Headliner by to country, and enjoy of ever larger popularity. Above all the appearances in England are memorable. The volume travels from place to place not to play tiredly always new Gigs and ever more fan live place themselves. During this time they are not however only on the stage. The "Dig" DVD is published, and short time later puts RH release of the Independent debut" Kill, I Oughtta to Epic "together with some Remixen after. The work carries the characteristic title for "The Beginning OF universe Things ton ends". During their route the four cut a concert in its hometown Peoria, which afterwards under the title "L(ive) D(osage)" as DVD are also published. Scarcely one and a half years lasts their Odyssey by the world, until they are finally again at home in Illinois, in order to process and enjoy the crazy events and the unbelievable feedback of the fans.

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2002 the second caper
The recovery break is only short. Only MuDvAyNe begin one month after completion of their route Marathons with the production of their next album. The volume sits down a close schedule, which pressurizes it powerfully. But it disburses itself. At the end of of 2002 appears to universe Things ton of Come "with" The ends to OF their third album. The volume tries to loose-will their monster Comic image and does not only put its make-up down, but proceeds also in music concentrate and more arranged. Text they proceed more deeply than ever too, and prove with its world-critical attitude farsightedness. The album gets world-wide very good criticisms, and also the fans take it enthusiastically on. "emergency Falling" is the first single uncoupling, which receives world-wide attention. Again MuDvAyNe "on the go visiting road" and the half world, in order to present their new work. They headlinen not only on their own route, but arise on Festivals and supports of volume such as Linkin ' park or Metallica.

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2005 and Present...
They've sold more than two million units worldwide and racked up four RIAA Gold-certified releases. They've garnered extensive radio and video airplay and were honored with the first-ever MTV2 Award. They've played hundreds of sold-out shows around the world and have been featured in the pages of Rolling Stone, Revolver, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Blender, Maxim, Spin, Guitar World, USA Today and a myriad of others. They were even written into a pivotal episode of HBO's smash mafia drama "The Sopranos." For most artists, such achievements usually mark the summation of an entire career?if they're lucky. Mudvayne, however, did all that in just three short years.

Their remarkable story continues with LOST AND FOUND, an electrifying, vividly-penned rock record from a band?vocalist Chad Gray, guitarist Greg Tribbett, bassist Ryan Martinie and drummer Matt McDonough - that's broadened its range without compromise. Produced by Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Superjoint Ritual), the highly anticipated album has the sonic heft of classic Mudvayne and is driven by the sledgehammer sound for which the band is known, but its heaviness has more to do with emotional content and delivery than amp settings.

"It's definitely the most personal album we've ever made," says Gray. "The songs deal with the test of the human spirit and the choices we make when faced with life's more difficult challenges. Ultimately, it's about consequences and being able to take a good long look in the mirror and feel good about who you are and the decisions that have shaped the person you've become."

Against a backdrop that mixes mood and melody to thrilling effect, Gray collects jagged memories and conversational flashes and channels them into songs of monolithic power. Backed by the pummeling rhythms of Martinie and McDonough, he comes out swinging on lead track "Determined," taking aim at those who'd seek to take what's rightfully his ("never wanted any more than what I deserve?**** an inch/I'm bringin' a mile"). In the song cycle that follows, he searches for simple truths by sifting through the wreckage of the past (lead single "Happy") and realizes he's given too much of himself away ("Forget To Remember"). He paints a picture of social erosion in "Fall Into Sleep," searches for life beyond the ordinary in "TV Radio" and mourns loss in "Rain. Sun. Gone." As a lyricist, Gray elevates the personal to the universal, speaking plainly and honestly while giving each track its own tense undercurrent.

Musically, the songs are unpredictable and alive, pulling in listeners with scalpel-sharp hooks and magnetic riffs. Tribbett's impassioned fretwork and crushing riffage add color and depth to Gray's vocals, creating melodies and arrangements that burst from the speakers with vitality and originality. "Chad's a phenomenal singer and we wanted to emphasize that by giving him freedom to breathe and try different things," says the guitarist. "That said, there are also plenty of ?trademark Mudvayne moments' on the record," he adds. "I did a lot of down-picking throughout the album, which gave the guitars a thicker, heavier, more aggressive sound."

That intensity comes across loud and clear on tracks like "Pushing Through" and "IMN," on which the road-tightened quartet take the album to speaker-shredding extremes. Then there's the disc's brilliant closer, "Choices," a blistering eight-minute opus filled with distorted textures, clench-fisted chords and glue-on-the-brain hooks.

"We've always taken pride in our ability to communicate to the different people that comprise our audience, be it the 13-year-old who's pissed at his parents and wants to wear makeup, or the adult who's very serious about music and art," says Martinie. "I'd like people to be able to find things in our music that are relevant to their lives and I think this album offers that."

Diehards will note that unlike past releases, LOST AND FOUND finds Mudvayne breaking from the gate sans makeup and pseudonyms. "We've never been defined by the makeup," says McDonough. "That's just one of the artistic tools that we've used to communicate ideas. We're not apologizing for it or even saying that we won't wear it again in the future. But right now, this is how we're expressing ourselves."

LOST AND FOUND follows 2002's The End of All Things To Come, a juggernaut that wowed fans and critics alike with hits such as "Not Falling" and "World So Cold." Mudvayne toured endlessly in support of the album, including a coveted spot on the high-profile Summer Sanitarium Tour, in which they tore up stages alongside Linkin Park, Deftones and headliners Metallica. They've raised the stakes with LOST AND FOUND, a skyscraping rock album delivered with unequaled musicianship, style and abandon.

"When you make your first record, you really don't know what you're doing," says McDonough. "As a result, you find yourself screaming at the top of your lungs just to make yourself heard. You rebound from that with your second album, because you're trying to live up to the expectations of its predecessor. With this record, we've definitely found our voice. We're standing here with arms folded, saying 'Now this is a Mudvayne album."

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Mudvaynes Album

The Beginning Of All Things To End

Release Date: November 20, 2001

Track listing for CD:
1. Poop Loser
2. Seed
3. Cultivate
4. Some Assembly Required
5. I.D.I.O.T.
6. Central Disposal
7. Coal
8. Fear
9. Dig Future Evolution Remix
10. Dig Everything and Nothing Remix
11. L.D. 50

Lost And Found

Release Date: April 12, 2005

Track listing for CD:
1. Determined
2. Pushing Through
3. Happy?
4. IMN
5. Fall Into Sleep
6. Rain. Sun. Gone.
7. Choices
8. Forget To Remember
9. TV Radio
10. Just
11. All That You Are
12. Pulling The String

Bonus Tracks:
13. Goodbye (Alt. Version)
14. Small Shilhouette

L.D. 50

Release Date: Aug 29, 2000

Track listing for CD:
1. Monolith
2. Dig
3. Internal Primates Forever
4. -1
5. Death Blooms
6. Golden Ratio
7. Cradle
8. Nothing To Gein
9. Mutatis Mutandis
10. Everything And Nothing
11. Severed
12. Recombinant Resurgence
13. Prod
14. Pharmaecopia
15. Under My Skin
16. (k)Now (F)orever
17. Lethal Dosage

The End Of All Things To Come

Release Date: November 19, 2002

Track listing for CD:
1. Silenced
2. Trapped In The Wake Of A Dream
3. Not Falling
4. (Per)Version Of A Truth
5. Mercy, Severity
6. World So Cold
7. the patient mental
8. Skrying
9. Solve Et Coagula
10. Shadow Of A Man
11. 12:97:24:99
12. The End Of All Things To Come
13. A Key To Nothing

Bonus Tracks:
14. On The Move
15. Goodbye

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