Mudvayne The End of all Things to Come (2002) Genre: Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Nu Metal

Mudvayne

The End of all Things to Come (2002)

Genre: Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Nu Metal

I had high expectation for this album, the bands first production “L.D. 50” had blown me away, especial with the bass players work. So to my surprise what made this band stand out in the metal crowd, to have a kick ass bass player, was lower in the mix this time around, WTF. But I’ve learn how to appreciate this album over time, and it’s a solid metal album.

Vocals and Lyrics: Chud takes some vocal risks on this album heading for higher notes, and it would be interesting to see if he can pull off some of these songs live, he does a great job and I can forgive him for some of his lyrical shirt comings. 8.5

Instrumentation:

Guitar: Guug’s guitars are pretty well worked, but he does the same stuff he did on their  last album: chugging Riff and limited use of pedal effects.

Bass: Ru-d’s bass playing as I said early is lower in the mix but you can hear some of his crazy jazz type noodling in the background.

Drums: Spug colossal drummer a bit more aggressive on this album brining in some thrashyness here and there7.3

Melody and/or Structure: More sophistication in their composition and more use of melody.  9

Sound, Production and Feeling: It’s pretty much a straight forward metal sound for this album they take no risks here on this album, they are catering to a metal crowd. 8

Songs: Each track is very enjoyable; my favorite is “On the Move” which is a bonus track. 15

The Bad: We need more Ru-d

Originality: The band is still trying to consolidate and establish their sound. 9

Overall:  56.8

Mudvayne L.D. 50 (2000) Genre: Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Heavy Metal

Mudvayne

L.D. 50 (2000)

Genre: Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Heavy Metal

When a first saw and heard these guys for the first time, it seemed to me that they were just some Slipknot knockoffs. Just out of chance I found a live DVD of the band on sale at book store, and it was super cheap, so I purchased it. Man that DVD was super raw and intense and I discovered a very interesting and technical metal band that could really put on a super show. So on a trip to the States a bought this album and I listened to it pretty much none stop on my very long trip back home. So here we go with my review of this fantastic album.  

Vocals and Lyrics: Kud has a large array of vocal weapons at his disposal growls, yells, shouts and good general singing. The Lyrics are little to forced and fabricated at moments, Kud is no Corey Taylor or Jonathan Davis.   8

Instrumentation:

Guitar: Gurrg Guitar work centers around chugging riff and a limited use of pedal effects, he should try to experiment more.

Bass: Ryknow’s bass playing really impacted me how he used a fretless bass for super heavy music it the first and only time that I’ve heard this. It made me rip the frets of my 5 string bass and try some of the crazy shit the he does. He’s really good at slapping and at the use of melody

Drums: sPaG the man behind Ryknows onslaught this guy also does some pretty cool and super heavy stuff 7.5

Melody and/or Structure: Riff, interesting structures and a couple of epic song keep this album interesting, melody wise there could be some more room for this. 8.5 

Sound, Production and Feeling: It’s a very organic and heavy album, the bass is high in the mix which I like, but might put some metal heads off. 9 

Songs: It’s  good from start to finish. 14

The Bad:Nothing

Originality: Man I had low expectation for these guys and this album was a real surprise, especially if you are bass player like me. 10

Overall:  57