After putting their fourth record on hold last summer so singer Chad Gray could tour with his other band Hellyeah, Mudvayne are finally wrapping up the disc with producer Dave Fortman (Slipknot, Evanescence). The band has completed tracking drums and guitars and is about to start recording bass. Vocals will follow and mastering should be completed by October 1 for a late November release, Fortman tells HeadbangersBlog.com. The album is tentatively called The New Game and will be followed six months later by a second full record.
As for the first disc, Fortman says Mudvayne fans should be pleased, but at the same time, the band has dug into its arsenal and pulled out some new weapons. "It's heavy and has great hooks, but it also has some moments that are a little more rock n’ roll that are really cool," Fortman says. "It's not anything drastic, but every now and then you’ll catch a little hint of old-school rock. Also, the tones are a little more earthy sounding and a little warmer than [2005's] Lost and Found."
Mudvayne have most of the music for the second album written, but still need vocal melodies on four songs. "We may go for even more of a metal approach on some of the songs to break it up a little bit," Fortman says. "But who knows what they’ll come up with."
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