Mudvayne drop new single "Sticks and Stones"
A mere two weeks ago, '00s hard rock provocateurs Mudvayne — Chad Gray [vocals], Greg Tribbett [guitar], Ryan Martinie [drums], and Matthew McDonough [drums] — thrilled fans by dropping their first new single in 16 years with Hurt People Hurt People via Alchemy Recordings. The song has already accumulated over half a millions streams and counting, and you can watch the visualizer to the song below:
And now….. the band has shared ANOTHER new track. Sticks and Stones.
"I was always told “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Well it’s a great nursery rhyme but I couldn’t disagree more. I’ve carried a lot of words throughout my life as if they were just spoken to me. Reality is…they do hurt. I’ve tried my best to shed them, but when they come from dear friends, family - people that are suppose to love you. The words have teeth and they won’t let go. Blood doesn’t wash out, it stains. I think I’m just trying to remind people to love their children. Don’t use them as a bullet to fire into your ex or whomever you’re with now. They’re innocent and they are impressionable. And trust me as a child, that was used as a weapon, your words will hurt them…Long after you say them."
You can stream Sticks and Stones on your preferred service HERE and watch h the track on YouTube below:
The band has also launched a pre-order for a double A Side 7" vinyl featuring both songs. There will be a standard version, as well as a variant that is signed and limited to 500 units. Both are available exclusively through the band’s webstore along with a new merch line HERE.
Additionally, there will be a variant available exclusively through Revolver.
Photo (c) Rafa Alcantara
Just before the turn of the century, Mudvayne rose up from the twisted heart of the country and redefined what heavy music could sound like, look like, and feel like. Hailing from Peoria, IL, the Gold-certified Grammy Award-nominated quartet psychotically pushed metal to its breaking point at both ends, stretching their enigmatic sound from moments of mind-bending musicality to bloodletting melody. They carved out a catalog without comparison highlighted by a triptych of Gold-selling classics, including “L.D. 50” [2000], “The End of All Things To Come” [2002], and “Lost and Found” [2005], which bowed at #2 on the Billboard 200. Beyond contributing music to franchises such as Saw, the band earned a place in the zeitgeist, achieving cultural recognition with an infamous MTV VMA moment (accepting a trophy with bullet-holes in their foreheads) and overtaking social media with their seminal breakout Dig. As it would be hard to imagine the advent of "djent" or nu-metal's resurgence without them, Loudwire cited “L.D. 50” among "The Top 50 Nu-Metal Albums of All Time," while Revolver christened them "one of the biggest metal institutions of the 2000s." Following a decade-plus hiatus, the group mounted a powerful comeback in 2021, headlining major rock festivals, playing packed arenas and amphitheaters with the likes of Rob Zombie and Megadeth, and transfixing another generation of fans. Mudvayne take a much-deserved victory lap with the L.D. 50 25th Anniversary Tour, but they also leap forward with the release of their first new music since 2009. They’re back with the brutal and bulletproof anthem Hurt People Hurt People, paving the way for their Alchemy Recordings/BMG debut. Welcome back to their fucked up world...
