#38 - Chad Gray (Mudvayne/HellYeah)

Mudvayne recently returned from an 11 year hiatus and frontman Chad Gray talks about what happened over a decade ago, what it feels like to be back and being embraced by the new generation of fans that fell in love with them through places like TikTok. Chad was also the singer for the metal supergroup HELLYEAH, which featured late Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul so we of course get into his thoughts about the remaining members of Pantera being out on the road touring without the Dimebag and Vinnie who have both sadly passed away. We talk about the importance of playing live, possible new mudvayne music and picks his bet for the Mike Tyson Logan vs. Paul fight. FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE to the podcast for weekly episodes! Theme Music by: LOVELESS https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MP7xlABJ13LtmHfG77SCJ?si=rfxQEIRmQhymL9BCnl13Yg Production by WhatTheGleeson Content Creation https://www.instagram.com/whatthegleeson TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jesealee Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jesealee/ YouTube https://youtube.com/@JeseaLee Podcast on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5ptN7bPT8MEYf3W1J28fAK?si=e2a2f7cc56904cd4 Spotify Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/1281170391?si=f063098bbc4a4c7f Subscribe to my newsletter: https://jesealee.substack.com/ Merch: https://my-store-11455576.creator-spring.com/ Everything else: https://www.jesealee.com/ 00:00 Intro 03:00 why Mudvayne isn't rehearsing 05:47 The difference in practicing with HELLYEAH 07:00 The energy of live shows 10:30 the new generation of Mudvayne fans 12:45 the first metal band he got into 17:30 Motley Crue needs to hang it up 19:40 feelings on backing tracks 21:15 backing tracks/metal fans know posers 26:15 Thoughts on the Pantera reunion/tribute 34:25 Will there ever be another HELLYEAH album? 37:50 Update on Mudvayne songs 38:48 favorite Mudvayne album 39:50 Problems with L.D. 50 40:50 L.D. 50 Anniversary 41:50 Working with Slipknot/Clown 43:42 Comparisons to Slipknot/why they took off the makeup 44:50 why they wore makeup at first 46:45 taking the makeup off was the downfall of Mudvayne 47:19 the decision to bring the makeup back 48:30 the future of Mudvayne 50:30 the lack of "songs" from new bands 53:45 albums vs singles 57:41 The Crow reboot 59:18 Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul 1:01:00 recapping Pantera peace 1:05:22 tour dates 1:06:00 outro