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mudvayne / death blooms / live bio part 1

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Mudvayne is an American metal band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1996. Members are lead singer Chad Gray, guitarist Greg Tribbett, bassist Ryan Martinie and drummer Matthew McDonough. Signed onto Epic Records, Mudvayne has released four studio albums, two compilations albums, and two DVDs.

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Mudvayne rose to fame in 2000 with their debut album L.D. 50, which peaked at number 85 on the Billboard 200, and has since been certified gold by the RIAA. The lead single from the album, “Dig”, won the MTV2 Award at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001. This was also the first time the award was ever presented to a metal band. In 2006 Mudvayne was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the Grammy Awards for the single “Determined” from the band’s 2005 studio album Lost and Found. Mudvayne has four gold certifications by the RIAA, and has sold nearly three million albums in the United States.

Mudvayne formed in 1996 with Chad Gray, Greg Tribbet, Matthew McDonough, Nicholas Mrzygut, and Shawn Barclay, releasing their demo, Kill, I Oughtta. In 1998, then bassist Shawn Barclay was replaced by current bassist Ryan Martinie.

A critical turning point for the band occurred in April 1998 when local promoter Steve Soderstrom hosted Soda Pop Production’s “Original Hard Rock Music Showcase” at the now defunct Hub Ballroom in Edelstein, Illinois. Mudvayne along with fifty seven other Peoria bands answered the radio ad and was one of the twelve bands chosen to perform live on two stages. Soda Pop Productions followed the show up with “Shredfest” on the Peoria riverfront stage which Mudvayne also played. Steve Soderstrom contacted longtime friend and renowned band manager Chuck Toler, in Madison, Wisconsin, who came down to a third show at the American Legion Hall in Washington, Illinois to see the band perform live. As a result Chuck Toler began managing the band and secured a recording contract with Epic Records.

The band first hit the mainstream in 2000, when they were featured on the second stage of the Tattoo the Earth Art and Music Festival Tour. They scored their first hit single with the song “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 (certified gold, sold over 500,000 as of 2001) and was followed by singles “Death Blooms” and “Nothing to Gein”.

In 2002, the single, “Death Blooms”, was featured in a film based on the anime series Dragonball Z called “Return of Cooler”. 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.

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  1. 31rS3RP3N7
    February 19th, 2010 at 07:40 | #1

    @TOOLandMuDvAyNe92 …
    @TOOLandMuDvAyNe92
    hope they make up to it next time.

  2. harmatkar
    February 19th, 2010 at 07:40 | #2

    Agreed, …
    Agreed, TOOLandMuDvAyNe. I don’t think i’ll ever find an album like LD50 ever again. It’s still second to Alice in Chain’s ‘Dirt’ all-time for me, but that seems to change depending on which album I’m listening too 🙂

    Five Pointe O’s ‘Untitled’ album got similar play time from me during the nu-metal era, but nothing else comes close. Well, Nothingface’s ‘Violence’ maybe. Miss those days 🙁

  3. 31rS3RP3N7
    February 19th, 2010 at 07:40 | #3

    @Bassistpluck
    nice …

    @Bassistpluck
    nice spelling. i just got mudvayne’s self-titled album today. what do you think of it? i uploaded a song on my channel as ….like a taster for the whole thing. listen and tell me what you think.

  4. Bassistpluck
    February 19th, 2010 at 07:40 | #4

    There isnt one …
    There isnt one single track (including fillers) on L.D. 50 that I dont find completely flawless. MuDvAyNe F(orever) \m/ \m/

  5. MyBlackScene
    February 19th, 2010 at 07:40 | #5

    awesome band :]
    awesome band :]

  6. TOOLandMuDvAyNe92
    February 19th, 2010 at 07:40 | #6

    There just isn’t …
    There just isn’t anything like L.D. 50

  7. gamenerd78
    February 19th, 2010 at 07:40 | #7

    I love this song Mu …
    I love this song Mu Dv Ay Ne 4 ever!!!!

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