Chad Gray Reflects on Mudvayne’s Return

Chad Gray has performed in heavy music with Mudvayne and Hellyeah! for more than three years and is currently at the head of the reunited Mudvayne. Looking back at Mudvayne’s rise around 2001, Gray said he would have advised himself to go to college. Mudvayne held a showcase in 2000 involving Clown, his drum technician and managers working for Epic Records.

Mudvayne performed with Metallica on the Summer Sanitarium tour in 2003. Gray said James Hetfield gave him a box of Vocalzones products. Gray also said Mudvayne never played with a click track and that metal music gives artists more freedom to experiment than country and pop artists.

Gray attributed Mudvayne’s inability to travel to the United Kingdom after reuniting to the high cost of traveling to Europe and the lack of suitable venues. He also said he injured his knee during Mudvayne’s most recent tour.

Gray said songwriting allows him to share experiences from his life and help people feel that they are not alone. He said that performing his songs onstage takes him back to the state of mind that inspired him to write them.