When Mudvayne came back from their extended hiatus, nobody was sure what to expect. The Peoria, Illinois metal outfit had been dormant for years, their legacy resting on the shoulders of albums that helped define the heavier side of early 2000s rock. Then they returned, and the question was answered instantly — Mudvayne hadn't lost a single ounce of intensity. If anything, the time away sharpened their teeth.
The band's lineup of Chad Gray on vocals, Greg Tribbett on guitar, Ryan Martinie on bass, and Matthew McDonough on drums has always been more technically proficient than their face-paint-wearing, nu-metal-adjacent image might suggest. Ryan Martinie's bass playing alone is worth the price of admission — his fretwork on songs like "Dig" and "Not Falling" is the kind of thing that music students study. Greg Tribbett's guitar tone sits somewhere between sludgy doom and surgical precision, while Matthew McDonough anchors everything with patterns that shift time signatures without warning.
And then there's Chad Gray. One of metal's most versatile vocalists, Gray can shift from a guttural roar to a clean melodic passage within the same verse, and his live delivery carries an urgency that recordings can only approximate. Watching him perform is a full-body experience — the man leaves absolutely everything on the stage, every single night.
The band's catalogue offers a wealth of material for setlists. L.D. 50 remains a landmark debut that sounds as fresh and punishing today as it did when it dropped, while The End of All Things to Come and Lost and Found expanded their sonic palette into progressive and experimental territory. Their 25th anniversary celebration of L.D. 50 proved that these songs have only grown in stature with time — "Death Blooms," "Internal Primates Forever," and the inescapable "Dig" hit harder in an arena setting than anyone could have predicted.
No official 2027 dates have been confirmed yet, but given the band's momentum and the appetite from fans who packed venues during recent runs, it would be surprising if Mudvayne doesn't hit the road again soon. Bookmark this page to be the first to know when new concert dates drop, and get ready to experience one of heavy music's most punishing and technically brilliant live acts.