After toning down the Slipknot/Mushroomhead theatrics for 2005's Lost and Found, Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray recorded an album with modern metal (almost) "supergroup" Hellyeah.
The latter outfit's predilection for basic, rib-cracking hard rock pops up occasionally throughout 2008's The New Game like a gin blossom, interrupting sonic blasts of math-tinged nu metal with furious Motörhead-meets-Alice in Chains mayhem.
The problem is, Mudvayne's own predilection for predictable loud/soft/loud set pieces, forgettable melodies, and over-reliance on words like "sorrow," "rage," "abused," "disease," "nightmares," and "beatings" keeps things from ever leaving the tarmac.
With a winning opener (the familiar but nonetheless brutal "Fish Out of Water") and a handful of other keepers (including "A New Game" and the surprisingly subtle "Never Enough"), fans looking for a repeat of L.D.
50, Beginning of All Things to End, End of All Things to Come, and Lost and Found will be more than pleased, but those looking for actual growth would be better off cleaning out their refrigerators.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fish out of Water | Mudvayne | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Do What You Do | Mudvayne | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | A New Game | Mudvayne | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 4 | Have It Your Way | Mudvayne | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | A Cinderella Story | Mudvayne | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | The Hate in Me | Mudvayne | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Scarlet Letters | Mudvayne | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Dull Boy | Mudvayne | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | Same Ol' | Mudvayne | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 10 | Never Enough | Mudvayne | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | We the People | Mudvayne | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 43 mins | 100 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 335 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiro Arishima | Liner Notes |
| 2 | Kristin Arnold | Photography |
| 3 | Nikki Dahl | Photography |
| 4 | Rory Faciane | Drum Technician |
| 5 | Dave Fortman | Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Mixing, Producer |
| 6 | Andy Gershon | A&R |
| 7 | Chad Gray | Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Scott Green | Marketing |
| 9 | Scott Greer | Marketing |
| 10 | Steve Hammonds | Product Manager |
| 11 | Frank Harkins | Art Direction |
| 12 | Ted Jensen | Audio Engineer, Mastering |
| 13 | David Mantel | Publishing |
| 14 | Ryan Martinie | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Member of Attributed Artist |
| 15 | Mike Mastrangelo | Product Manager |
| 16 | Matt McDonough | Drums, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 17 | Mudvayne | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Jeremy Parker | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 19 | Bruce Pendelton | Guitar Technician |
| 20 | Greg Tribbett | Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 21 | Peter Visvardis | Publishing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |