#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.

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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