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Mudvayne are an American metal band. Their music has been described by vocalist Chad Gray as Math Metal.

Formed in 1996 in Peoria, Illinois, Mudvayne released their first EP Kill, I Oughtta in 1997. The EP received local attention, but it would be another three years until Mudvayne would break into the mainstream. During this period, bassist Shawn Barclay left Mudvayne, and was replaced by Ryan Martinie.

Mudvayne first rose to fame in 2000 with their first single "Dig" from their debut album L.D. 50. For this song, Mudvayne won the 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, Mudvayne released an extended version of the Kill, I Oughtta EP titled as The Beginning of All Things to End and continued their frequent touring.

During the L.D. 50 era, Mudvayne was famous for wearing extravagant make-up, seen in both their music videos and live concerts, and utilizing unusual stage names such as Kud, Gurrg, RyKnow, and sPaG.  With their second album, 2002's The End of All Things to Come, Mudvayne changed make-up styles from multicolored face paint to dressing up as aliens. Mudvayne's reason for wearing such extravagant make-up was, according to Mudvayne, to add a visual aspect to their music and to set them apart from other run-of-the-mill metal bands.  Mudvayne participated in the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, and with the release of the 2003 single "World So Cold", Mudvayne abandoned their use of make-up entirely. In 2005, their third album Lost and Found was released with Mudvayne members' real names and without any gimmicks. However, Mudvayne has said that future use of make-up is not out of the question.

In the summer of 2005, Mudvayne played on the main stage of Ozzfest. During this tour, Chad Gray wore a monkey suit without the head, had a fake, blood-spattered face complete with a fauxhawk, and carried a baseball bat around on stage with him while singing.  The other members of Mudvayne were also dressed in an unorthodox fashion.

Mudvayne's 2005 singles have helped to increase their popularity further. "Determined" was included on the Need for Speed: Underground 2 soundtrack. " Happy?" was featured as the theme music of the WWE Vengeance pay-per-view for World Wrestling Entertainment in June 2005, and Mudvayne was featured in an episode of The Sopranos. Their single "Forget to Remember" was featured in the film Saw II. This was the second Mudvayne song to be featured in a movie, after "Not Falling", the band's first single off The End of All Things to Come, in the 2002 film Ghost Ship. Mudvayne have also contributed to the Masters Of Horror series soundtrack with a song called "Small Silhouette".  

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