''Kill, I Oughtta '' is the debut

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of American heavy metal band Mudvayne. It was self-released by the band in 1997. In 2001, the EP was reissued by

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under the title ''The Beginning of All Things to End''. The reissue featured, as additional tracks, remixes of "

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", the rare unreleased track "Fear", and "L.D. 50", a 17-minute sound collage which originally appeared as interludes on that album. It is the only release by Mudvayne to have any participation from original bassist Shawn Barclay.

Music and lyrics

According to Matthew McDonough, the EP was "thrown together" for the band's fans. It consists of five studio tracks originally intended for a demo, and three live tracks. No studio versions exist for the three live tracks "I.D.I.O.T.", "Central Disposal" and "Coal". The sound of ''Kill, I Oughtta'' is different from that of later Mudvayne albums.

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reviewer Bradley Torreano wrote that "The songs are reminiscent of '90s

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groups like

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and Paw".

Reception

Torreano gave the EP a favorable review, writing that it was "as good as '' L.D. 50'', if not better". ''The Beginning of All Things to End'' was selected as an "album pick" by the website. In ''The Essential Rock Discography'', Martin Charles Strong gave the EP six out of ten stars.

Legacy

''Kill, I Oughtta'' was issued by

under the title ''The Beginning of All Things to End'' on November 20, 2001, which features three bonus tracks, including remixes of "

", and "L.D. 50", a 17-minute sound collage which originally appeared as interludes on the album of the same name. ''The Beginning of All Things to End'' was repackaged with '' L.D. 50'' in a budget priced reissue on August 30, 2011. These albums, plus ''

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'', were repackaged as part of the budget priced reissue series "Original Album Classics" in 2012.

Track listing

Personnel

* Chad Gray – vocals * Greg Tribbett – guitars * Matthew McDonough – drums * Shawn Barclay – bass (tracks 1–3, 5 and 7) * Ryan Martinie – bass (tracks 4, 6 and 8–11)

Chart positions

Album Singles

References

{{Mudvayne 1997 debut EPs Mudvayne albums Alternative metal EPs Self-released EPs