Mudvayne formed in 1996 in Peoria, Illinois and released their first EP, “Kill, I Oughtta”, in 1997. The EP received local attention, but it would be another three years until they would hit it big. At this time, bassist Shawn Barclay left the band, and was replaced by Ryan Martinie.

The band first rose to fame in 2000 with their first single “Dig” from their debut album L.D. 50. For this song, the band won their first ever MTV2 Award at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001. The popularity of the song paved the way for the highly successful album and was followed by singles “Death Blooms” and “Nothing To Gein”. In 2001, they released an extended version of the Kill, I Oughtta EP as The Beginning of All Things to End and continued their frequent touring.

Mudvayne are famous for wearing extravagant make-up, seen in both their music videos and live concerts, and utilizing bizarre stage names such as Kud, Gurrg, RyKnow, and sPaG. ... read more »