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By The People, For The People
''By the People, for the People'' is a compilation album by American heavy metal band Mudvayne. It was released on November 27, 2007 by Epic Records. The album features a track listing chosen entirely by the band's fans, with the band determining which version appears on the record (e.g. live, demo, acoustic), as well as two new songs, "Dull Boy" and a cover of The Police's song "King of Pain" (both produced by Dave Fortman). If the album was pre-ordered through the Sony Music Store, it was packaged with a free lithograph of the lyrics to "Dull Boy", signed and numbered by Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray. If it was ordered after the disc was released, the lithograph was shipped approximately three weeks later and was neither signed nor numbered. ''By the People, for the People'' is presented in a format where each song is introduced through a short interlude generally no longer than 30 seconds long, where Chad Gray debriefs the listener on surrounding facts such as where the song w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mudvayne
Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1996. Known for their sonic experimentation, face and body paint, masks and uniforms, the band has sold over six million records worldwide, including nearly three million in the United States. The group consists of guitarist Greg Tribbett, drummer Matthew McDonough, lead vocalist Chad Gray, and bassist Ryan Martinie. The band became popular in the late-1990s Peoria, Illinois underground music scene, and found success with the single " Dig" from their debut album '' L.D. 50'' (2000). After releasing four more albums and touring relentlessly for nearly a decade, Mudvayne went on hiatus in 2010. They reunited in 2021 and continue to perform live. History Early days, ''Kill, I Oughtta'' and ''L.D. 50'' (1996–2001) Mudvayne, formed in 1996 in Peoria, Illinois, originally consisted of lead singer Chad Gray, bassist Shawn Barclay, guitarist Greg Tribbett and drummer Matthew McDonough. The band's lineup final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forget To Remember
''"Forget to Remember"'' is a song by American heavy metal band Mudvayne and the third single from their 2005 album ''Lost and Found''. The song was featured in the film ''Saw II'', which helped gain the band considerable mainstream popularity. It was also featured on 2006's '' MTV2 Headbanger Ball'' CD. There is an acoustic version of the song on '' By the People, for the People''. Music video In September 2005, the band met with film director Darren Lynn Bousman, whose film ''Saw II ''Saw II'' is a 2005 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Leigh Whannell and Bousman. It is the sequel to 2004's ''Saw'' and the second installment in the ''Saw'' film series. The film stars Donnie Wahlberg, Franky G, Gl ...'' was in production and would feature this single. Bousman showed them a scene depicting a man cutting his own eye out of his skull to retrieve a key. Gray told Bousman about the conversation at Bob's Big Boy two years earlier, and Bousman revealed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All That You Are (Mudvayne Song)
All That You Are may refer to: * "All That You Are" (Goo Goo Dolls song), 2011 * "All That You Are" (Econoline Crush song), 1997 * "All That You Are" (Mudvayne song), 2005 {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World So Cold (Mudvayne Song)
"World So Cold" is a song by American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mudvayne. It is the final single from the band's second album, ''The End of All Things to Come''. The song is very different from the rest of the band's work, being much more mellow while building intensity during the song's bridge and ending. Its lyrics take on a saddened and deeply personal tone in their sense of resentment toward society. Music video A music video was produced for the single. It features the band performing in a room filled with what appears to be cardboard cut-outs of people. The video was shot in Toronto, Canada. It was directed by Christopher Mills of Toronto-based Revolver Films, who had previously directed the video for PDA by indie rock band Interpol (band), Interpol. Track listing Charts References External links * {{Mudvayne 2002 songs 2003 singles Mudvayne songs Heavy metal ballads 2000s ballads Songs written by Chad Gray Songs written by Ryan Martinie Songs written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(Per)Version Of A Truth
''The End of All Things to Come'' is the second studio album by American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mudvayne. Released on November 19, 2002, the album expanded upon the sound of the band's first album, ''L.D. 50 (album), L.D. 50'', with a more versatile range of sounds, dynamic, moods and vocalization. The band wrote the album's songs in less than a month, drawing inspiration from their self-imposed isolation during the songwriting process, and crafted a more mature sound which drew from jazz and progressive rock influences, as well as elements of death metal and thrash metal. The album's strong sales led to it being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA in 2003. Production The album was recorded at Pachyderm Studios in Minnesota during 2002 with the producer David Bottrill, who had previously produced albums for groups such as Tool (band), Tool and Silverchair. The band had very little time to make the album, in contrast to the recording ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy? (song)
"Happy?" is a song by American heavy metal band Mudvayne and the second single from their 2005 album '' Lost and Found''. It was the theme song of ''WWE Vengeance 2005'' and has been played as a commercial bumper track for '' The Jim Rome Show''. "Happy?" was named both the No. 1 Headbangers Ball Video of 2005 and ''Billboard'' Monitor's Active Rock Song of the Year. The song held the No. 1 spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for one week, and reached No. 8 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song is featured in the video game ''MX vs. ATV Untamed'' as a jukebox song. It is Mudvayne's most successful song chart-wise, making it their signature song. Music video The music video for "Happy?" begins with the band, dressed entirely in black, playing the song in a field full of flowers on a sunny day. But after the first chorus, the sky darkens and a tornado emerges, seemingly out of nowhere, trying to sweep up the band. The storm subsides suddenly at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Falling
"Not Falling" is the first single from American band Mudvayne's second full-length studio album, ''The End of All Things to Come''. It was Mudvayne's most commercially successful single chart-wise until "Happy? (Mudvayne song), Happy? in 2005. The song got renewed attention when during the band's 2022 reunion tour in Tampa, Gray fell off the stage while performing the song. Gray himself noted the irony, and joked it was "amazing". Music and lyrics "Not Falling" talks about being self-strong and not giving up. The song begins and concludes with heavier segments and screamed vocals, while its middle section is more atmospheric and melodic. Music videos The song has three music videos: two official and one unofficial. The first video depicts the band being transformed into veiny creatures with white, egg-colored bug eyes and performing the song in a dark chamber. Additionally featured are images of parasites traveling through someone's bloodstream. The second video, directed by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall Into Sleep
"Fall into Sleep" is a song by American metal band Mudvayne and the fourth and final single from their 2005 album '' Lost and Found''. Music video A video was made for the song. It is unique for being the first use of animation in a Mudvayne video. The video depicts a family living in a suburban area. The son, one morning, goes to wake his father so they could go fishing, but the father receives a call to apparently go to work. The son is left saddened as his father leaves. On the way, the father experiences a nightmarish hallucination in which he sees mailboxes become creatures and ultimately crashes into a river. As he leaves his car, a metallic-robot fish promptly swallows him; once inside, the father is strapped to a table and is examined by a couple of extraterrestrial-like beings. The examination is interrupted when the metallic fish is caught, along with other fish, by a fisher boat. The fish are then taken to a factory, where the metallic fish is cut up and both the fathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Blooms
"Death Blooms" is a song by American heavy metal band Mudvayne and the second single from their debut album, '' L.D. 50''. Background and meaning The song was written by lead singer Chad Gray about his grandmother and how she was being neglected by her family because she was getting old and nobody cared when she had an illness except Chad. She was also taking Chad to local choirs where he learned to sing. Betty Rae, Chad's grandma, died in 2005. Music video The video for the song is directed and conceptualized by Thomas Mignone and is shot in two locations: At the abandoned Seaview Hospital located in Staten Island, NY (also utilized in the film Jacob's Ladder), where the four members are playing their instruments; and a seemingly mystic beach in a remote part of Malibu, CA, where an old, frail woman is going through the transition into afterlife, and is aided by a little girl (the younger version of the elder woman) and vocalist Chad Gray Chad Gray (born October 16, 1971) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dig (Mudvayne Song)
"Dig" a song by American heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mudvayne, released in 2000 as the band's debut single it appears on the band's debut studio album ''L.D. 50 (album), L.D. 50'' (2000). A music video was released for the song on April 10, 2001, and it later won the first ever MTV2 Award. It is also one of the band's most well-known songs, being certified gold in the United States. A live version of the song taken from the Tattoo the Earth tour appears on the live album ''Tattoo the Earth: The First Crusade''. The song also appeared on the compilation album ''WWF Tough Enough (album), WWF Tough Enough''. The song has also spawned an Internet meme known as "Brbr Deng" (the onomatopoeia of the opening bass riff), which bassist Ryan Martinie has expressed some ambivalence about. Music video The music video for the song won the MTV2 Award in 2001 and was directed by Thomas Mignone. It was one of the first music videos to feature heavy metal artists in vibrant, brightly lit an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew McDonough
Matthew McDonough (born March 12, 1969) is an American drummer best known as a member of the heavy metal band Mudvayne. He is the band's original drummer and has appeared and performed on every release by Mudvayne. He was also the original drummer of Audiotopsy since 2015 until his departure in 2021. He holds a respected place in the world of drumming for his signature drumming style. Early life McDonough was born in Rockford, Illinois, he attended Rockford East High School and was a member of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps. He was previously in a band called ''On the Shoulders of Giants''; as well as a band called Daed Kcis. He also lived in Washington, IL and went to Washington Community High School. Career Mudvayne Within Mudvayne, McDonough was said to be the most influential person in setting the direction for the concept themes on the band's first two albums. He is also known for composing, recording, mixing, and mastering the electronic interludes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
