The End Of All Things To Come
Mudvayne
The End of All Things to Come is the second studio album by Peoria, Illinois heavy metal band Mudvayne, released on November 19, 2002 via Epic Records. Produced by David Bottrill — known for his work with Tool and Silverchair — and recorded at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, the 13-track, 52-minute record served as the follow-up to the band's acclaimed 2000 debut L.D. 50. The album arrived with the band having adopted new stage pseudonyms: vocalist Kud became Chüd, bassist Ryknow became Rü-D, guitarist Gurrg became Güüg, and drummer sPaG became Spüg. Unknown to many casual listeners, The End of All Things to Come is a fully realized concept album: each of its twelve main songs is assigned a sign of the Zodiac in the CD booklet, and the album's overarching theme — as reflected in the ninth track's title "Solve et Coagula," drawn from an alchemical motto meaning "dissolve and recreate" — centres on alchemy as a process of destruction and regeneration. The album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and was certified RIAA Platinum, with over 680,000 copies sold in the United States.
Musically, the record pushed Mudvayne toward a somewhat more structured and melodically varied approach than the chaotic density of L.D. 50, while retaining the band's signature odd time signatures, polyrhythmic drumming from McDonough, and the dynamic interplay between Chüd's screamed and clean vocal passages. The lead single "Not Falling" and the brooding, atmospheric "World So Cold" — which moves through clean guitar passages, a rap interlude, and explosive choruses — emerged as the album's most celebrated tracks, alongside the crushing opener "Silenced," the complex "(Per)Version of a Truth," and the closing "A Key to Nothing." A limited edition version of the album included a bonus DVD containing behind-the-scenes studio footage, a photo shoot segment, and two previously unreleased audio tracks: "Goodbye" and "On the Move."
The End Of All Things To Come
Mudvayne
The End of All Things to Come is the second studio album by Peoria, Illinois heavy metal band Mudvayne, released on November 19, 2002 via Epic Records. Produced by David Bottrill — known for his work with Tool and Silverchair — and recorded at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, the 13-track, 52-minute record served as the follow-up to the band's acclaimed 2000 debut L.D. 50. The album arrived with the band having adopted new stage pseudonyms: vocalist Kud became Chüd, bassist Ryknow became Rü-D, guitarist Gurrg became Güüg, and drummer sPaG became Spüg. Unknown to many casual listeners, The End of All Things to Come is a fully realized concept album: each of its twelve main songs is assigned a sign of the Zodiac in the CD booklet, and the album's overarching theme — as reflected in the ninth track's title "Solve et Coagula," drawn from an alchemical motto meaning "dissolve and recreate" — centres on alchemy as a process of destruction and regeneration. The album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and was certified RIAA Platinum, with over 680,000 copies sold in the United States.
Musically, the record pushed Mudvayne toward a somewhat more structured and melodically varied approach than the chaotic density of L.D. 50, while retaining the band's signature odd time signatures, polyrhythmic drumming from McDonough, and the dynamic interplay between Chüd's screamed and clean vocal passages. The lead single "Not Falling" and the brooding, atmospheric "World So Cold" — which moves through clean guitar passages, a rap interlude, and explosive choruses — emerged as the album's most celebrated tracks, alongside the crushing opener "Silenced," the complex "(Per)Version of a Truth," and the closing "A Key to Nothing." A limited edition version of the album included a bonus DVD containing behind-the-scenes studio footage, a photo shoot segment, and two previously unreleased audio tracks: "Goodbye" and "On the Move."