Hellyeah Vs Mudvayne With Fans?

Mudvayne's Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett have found a new outlet with the band Hellyeah, which also features Vinnie Paul of Pantera and Damageplan, bassist Bobzilla of Damageplan, and guitarist Tom Maxwell of Nothingface. The band is currently on tour, and fans of Mudvayne may be a little nervous as the tour rolls on into 2008.

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Tribbett added that he was glad to see vocalist Chad Gray thrive in another band, and we asked him if there was a different mindset with Hellyeah as opposed to Mudvayne.

Greg Tribbett On Chad And Hellyeah Vs Mudvayne Mindset

"Yeah. Absolutely. Mudvayne is a totally different thing than Hellyeah is. Mudvayne is more of a thinking process, and Hellyeah is more off the cuff. I think Chad has both those aspects down pretty much. I was glad to see him come out with the whole Hellyeah thing, the drinking, the partying, and he wanted it just as bad as all of us."

We also asked if Mudvayne fans were open to Hellyeah.

Fan Reaction To Hellyeah Supergroup

[Maxwell] "I mean you've got those ones that just want to..." [Tribbett]"...and you've got your haters out there. We know who you are!" [Maxwell] "They want to keep Mudvayne in their front pocket and not take it out, same with Pantera, same with Nothingface. There's haters, but that's the balance, and you have to have that. We don't care. We did it for us. Whether we got a record deal or whether we didn't. We had a great time and got real close with [Vinnie Paul], I mean, come on." [Tribbett] "Plus it was something that I needed. I needed a different outlet. I needed to get away from Mudvayne for a while because we had been writing and touring for years and when I go back I'll have a whole different perspective on what Mudvayne's going to be doing."

Mudvayne recently released a fan-created best-of titled By The People, For The People. Hellyeah's second leg of the More Balls, More Volume, More Strength tour ends March 3.

Mudvayne Patience With Hellyeah And Future Plans

[Tribbett] "Yeah, it's a lot of patience (by the Mudvayne guys), and so far it's a challenge." [Maxwell] "We didn't expect it to create this wave that it's created for itself. We only expected to tour through the summer and have our little vacation and then go back home and do what we do. It kind of dictated itself and here we are a year later." [Tribbett] "Well we're going to finish up this tour and then I'm going to go back to Mudvayne two weeks after this tour. We'll start doing some writing and doing some other stuff, just kind of get together and figure out where Mudvayne is at and the schedule for this year."

Comments

[registered_user]

first, chad should stop doing hellyeah and put everything into mudvayne

[ColdReader]

First*

Hellyeah isn't too bad, but give us more Mudvayne....

[ColdReader]

AWWWW

[TC1223]

he's going back to Mudvayne after the tour - that's great news.

[xdirgeinfernox]

no! i saw hellyeah at family values.
they were so boring.
mudvayne is way cooler than hellyeah.
even though dime's bro is in it, hes not even close to his brother.
all in all, hellyeah is boring modern rock.
mudvayne is like the first almost heavy band i listened to. theyre awesome

[Evil_Jester_666]

I like both bands a lot but Mudvayne is my favorite of the two

[Guitar_Jester]

Hellyeah = worst band name ever.

[Metal_Militia10]

I actually prefer Hellyeah but I love both bands. It doesnt mean that Mudvayne are finished Chad and Greg are coming back theyr just trying new things.

[sithian476]

I'd much rather listen to a Mudvayne song than a Hellyeah song.

[Pikka Bird]

registered_user wrote:
first, chad should stop doing hellyeah and put everything into mudvayne

...why not Greg? Should he just GTFO?

xdirgeinfernox wrote:
even though dime's bro is in it, hes not even close to his brother.

Since Mudvayne was your first "heavy" experience, I take it there's no way you could know, but Vinnie was a groundbreaking drummer in the metal world. We'd still be stuck with boring fills and stick twirls to some degree if Pantera hadn't come along.

[Taal]

I think they said it best, Mudvayne seems to have more of a thinking process for their songs and albums and Hellyeah is just straight up ass kickin' rock.

I love 'em both, but I don't see how anyone thats a fan of Mudvayne wouldn't appreciate the song Thank You.

[blasphemus666]

theres something weird about Hellyeah...like the Mudvayne guys are pushing and trying to hard to be like Vinnie and Pantera. Like Chad all of a sudden went from crazy frontman vocalist dude and that whole nu-metal scene, to a cowboy dude. its just weird. Vinnie needs to start a better band with other people. Vinnie can do better

[TDAJGuitarist]

Pikka Bird wrote:

registered_user wrote:
first, chad should stop doing hellyeah and put everything into mudvayne
...why not Greg? Should he just GTFO?
xdirgeinfernox wrote:
even though dime's bro is in it, hes not even close to his brother.

Since Mudvayne was your first "heavy" experience, I take it there's no way you could know, but Vinnie was a groundbreaking drummer in the metal world. We'd still be stuck with boring fills and stick twirls to some degree if Pantera hadn't come along.

Umm...No, I think not...Vinnie is good, but he changed nothing in the way that the drums are played...Dime actually changed the way people play guitar...

[dirtymexican863]

Guitar_Jester wrote:

Hellyeah = worst band name ever.

dude.....where's my "+infinity" key.....

[Fama]

Damn, when I read the topic I was thinking "Wow, what's it gonna be, Smackdown match?". Thank you for crushing my hopes, UG

[sowhat360]

the problem with hell yeah is that they're trying to be as good as pantera but they're just not. phil was a better singer and dime was a better guitar player. i've seen pantera in concert and don't think i'll ever see anything like that again. phil has the best mic skills ever and knows how to get the crowd going....plus tossing the beers to the crowd is badass

[dimebagsmygod]

Hate to say it but Hellyeah is real cheesy :P

Still love 'em though!

[Macabre_Turtle]

blasphemus666 wrote:

theres something weird about Hellyeah...like the Mudvayne guys are pushing and trying to hard to be like Vinnie and Pantera. Like Chad all of a sudden went from crazy frontman vocalist dude and that whole nu-metal scene, to a cowboy dude. its just weird.

I made that observation too, and that's what I don't like about he project. I'm all for trying something new, but this isn't anything new. This is just Chad and Greg trying to be like "big brother" in a sense.

checked.

[postmortem2006]

Hate to say it but Hellyeah is crap.

Damageplan was better.

[insurgentsteve]

everyone comes up with the pettiest arguments around here.... i'm just saying that i'm gonna enjoy mudvayne when they go on tour because they are the shit.

[brush200400]

this isnt even funny. hell yeah is going to get their ass kicked.

[HavokStrife]

Man, Hellyeah was nothing but great for Mudvayne. So they're gunna be slowed down a while. Big deal. I honestly thought they kind of peaked with The End of All Things to Come and then eh'd with Lost and Found. Now they all get a break, get to play different music that isn't really serious, but still tour and write stuff, and probably come back with a sick album. If they would have kept going without it, I think it would have ended up, I dunno, emo..

Nothingface is the band that really got effected by this! And that sucks cuz they're my favorite band in this whole mix. But their new album probably would have came out by now if Maxwell wasn't in Hellyeah. But oh well, I'm patient. Better be good though....

[Anjohl]

Mudvayne = generic numetal.

Hellyeah = A decent hard rock/metal band with a ton of potential.

Why would anyone want Mudvayne?

[IlikeMetal]

not a huge fan of Gray's voice, honestly think he should stick to Mudvayne and HellYeah should find a new vocalist (one that's got more of a "southern" side to him).

[saucehead]

First, these guys can do whatever the hell they want, like Maxwell said in the clip, they did it for them. Second, I can't believe some of the posts actually comparing Vinnie to Dime. What the hell is that? Comparing a drummer to a guitarist? Let's start a new blog: Bonham vs. Page, Peart vs. Lifeson, Portnoy vs. Petrucci. Gimme a break.

[Findinghomer]

hell yea rocks, but i do like i like mudvayne better. i think hardcore mudvayne fans feel unloyal if they appreciate hell yea.

[timricke]

[quote]saucehead wrote:

First, these guys can do whatever the hell they want, like Maxwell said in the clip, they did it for them.

Since when is it up to the "fans" what band members do in their free time? I'm glad they are doing it for themselves. If you don't do it for your self first, why play?

I like both bands...More Mudvayne than Hellyeah, but I don't see the point in comparing the two. They are not intended to be compared.

[CapnKickass]

Guitar_Jester wrote:

Hellyeah = worst band name ever.

I want to go on tour with them under the band name of: Yeehaw with special guests: Woot and Deadlysweet

[Jeffray85]

I think both of these bands suck, they should reform mudvayne and try to get good, now that is a plan!

[dethskar0]

I like both... I really like Mudvayne a lot more though... Just more complex lyrics and insane bass lines. And (hate to say it, but) Mudvayne has a better drummer as well. Mudvayne got gradually worse with each record, but I still think they're better than HELLYEAH... But I really like HELLYEAH too.

[jonnyrotten45]

personaly most post-grunge isnt that good, mudvayne and hellyeah are pretty good, but im just not that big of a fan, its so reproduced, it sounds just like grunge, but a tad more heavy

[IlikeMetal]

jonnyrotten45 wrote:

personaly most post-grunge isnt that good, mudvayne and hellyeah are pretty good, but im just not that big of a fan, its so reproduced, it sounds just like grunge, but a tad more heavy

Are you high? neither of these bands play anything remotely close to post-grunge. Post-grunge is shit like 3 doors down, puddle of mudd and hoobastank (sp?).

[jonnyrotten45]

theyve been influenced by grunge and thats what i was talking about, most shit these days is the same shit 17 years ago, and you cant tell me they havnt been influenced by grunge, every band these days is, grunge was a good idea because that was the underground music coming to the mainstream, now if u hear its just boring, i like grunge, if it never happened we would all still be listening to bands like cinderella(ick) but its time we came up with new music is what im trying to say

checked.

[jshizznit]

hellyeah is just senseless lyrics

its a waste of 2 geniuses time

[IlikeMetal]

Blasphemy, Cinderella is a great band! Saying we need to come up with something totally new is a little ignorant, and it quite frankly won't happen. People will always be influenced by the music that came before, I mean hell look at all the subgenres and such that punk created.

[borntobooze27]

Anytime HellYeah comes up in an article or video the HellYeah Hate Group takes a break from warcraft and bullsh*ts about how one band doesn't sound like the next. Every f*ckin band is SUPPOSED to sound different and when somethins different its not gonna please everyone. Lets see what songs you idiots can conjure up before you go talkin more shit. HellYeah kicks ****in ass. Nuff Said. If you don't like it fine, but from the looks of it all you people have to do all day is try to sound like an expert on every band you don't like. For God's sake, F*CK OFF already!!!

[Wachunga]

Anytime HellYeah comes up in an article or video the HellYeah Hate Group takes a break from warcraft and bullsh*ts about how one band doesn't sound like the next. Every f*ckin band is SUPPOSED to sound different and when somethins different its not gonna please everyone. Lets see what songs you idiots can conjure up before you go talkin more shit. HellYeah kicks ****in ass. Nuff Said. If you don't like it fine, but from the looks of it all you people have to do all day is try to sound like an expert on every band you don't like. For God's sake, F*CK OFF already!!!

dont get your panties all in a bunch...

[BadBishop]

Anjohl wrote:

Mudvayne = generic numetal.

Hellyeah = A decent hard rock/metal band with a ton of potential.

Why would anyone want Mudvayne?

You haven't heard much Mudvayne have you. You can dislike Mudvayne, but to say they're generic just reveals you haven't listened to them spare some singles you saw on youtube.

[bassboy 999]

I don't like all the one line comments saying Hell Yeah suck. Simply don't bring those comments to an article here if youre not a fan.

I get that everyone has their personal favourite between the two, but posting that one or both suck, is just pure shit.

I like Hell Yeah. I like Mudvayne a bit more than Hell Yeah. I'm glad to see Mudvayne are getting back on the ball and I'm also glad to hear that Hell Yeah have been very successful.

Great stuff.

[ZepoLed]

Guitar_Jester wrote:

Hellyeah = worst band name ever.

What about "Monkey steals the Peach" or "Korn" or "Foo Fighters" or "Chumbawumba" or "Oxide & Neutrino/Crystal Method" or "Orgy" or..... The list goes on.

[neon41]

personally mudvyane doesnt really sound like anything ive heard before which is what i love about them (for all you c**ks that are going to say i havent heard much my music library has over 20k of songs in it... i have a vast taste in music)

[rg7aaron]

TDAJGuitarist wrote:

Pikka Bird wrote:

registered_user wrote:

Who gives a flying **** about any of that nonsenese,
its Vinnie paul Abbott and thats the bottom line bitch!
first, chad should stop doing hellyeah and put everything into mudvayne
...why not Greg? Should he just GTFO?
xdirgeinfernox wrote:
even though dime's bro is in it, hes not even close to his brother.

Since Mudvayne was your first "heavy" experience, I take it there's no way you could know, but Vinnie was a groundbreaking drummer in the metal world. We'd still be stuck with boring fills and stick twirls to some degree if Pantera hadn't come along.


Umm...No, I think not...Vinnie is good, but he changed nothing in the way that the drums are played...Dime actually changed the way people play guitar...

[Night_Lights]

Phil's doing well in Down.... cant say the same for Vinnie. Can't stand Hellyeah.

[sevenchurches]

who the hell is Bobzilla?

[Magero]

Wachunga wrote:

Anytime HellYeah comes up in an article or video the HellYeah Hate Group takes a break from warcraft and bullsh*ts about how one band doesn't sound like the next. Every f*ckin band is SUPPOSED to sound different and when somethins different its not gonna please everyone. Lets see what songs you idiots can conjure up before you go talkin more shit. HellYeah kicks ****in ass. Nuff Said. If you don't like it fine, but from the looks of it all you people have to do all day is try to sound like an expert on every band you don't like. For God's sake, F*CK OFF already!!!

dont get your panties all in a bunch...

Most people are complaining because Hellyeah is one of the most generic ****ing bands out there. The sound of the entire thread going over your head could have deafened Ozzy Osbourne.

Hellyeah are lame, Vinnie needs to find something more interesting to play in.
Mudvayne are pretty cool though, awesome bassist.

[ChorusPedal88]

I just laugh at this band.

[postmortem2006]

ChorusPedal88 wrote:

I just laugh at this band.

Amen to that

[dirtymexican863]

ZepoLed wrote:

Guitar_Jester wrote:

Hellyeah = worst band name ever.


What about "Monkey steals the Peach" or "Korn" or "Foo Fighters" or "Chumbawumba" or "Oxide & Neutrino/Crystal Method" or "Orgy" or..... The list goes on.

You're right, because if there exists other terrible band names, it's like this one doesn't even count...

[DroptheBomb]

Anjohl wrote:

Mudvayne = generic numetal.

Hellyeah = A decent hard rock/metal band with a ton of potential.

Why would anyone want Mudvayne?

for mudvaybne is not Nu-metal, ya greggs guita rplayin isnt steve-vai flashy but nothing else makes em nu-metal, which is charectorized by hip-hop and funk influenced drum beats, same with the basslines, Ryknow is more into counterpoint and jazz and some funk,Matt Mcdonough doesnt even have clsoe to nu-metal drumming either. and chads vocals arnt even clsoe to nu-metal theres no faggy fred durst rapping.

Mudvaybe is more along the lines Math-Metal.

[DroptheBomb]

dirtymexican863 wrote:

ZepoLed wrote:

Guitar_Jester wrote:

Hellyeah = worst band name ever.


What about "Monkey steals the Peach" or "Korn" or "Foo Fighters" or "Chumbawumba" or "Oxide & Neutrino/Crystal Method" or "Orgy" or..... The list goes on.




You're right, because if there exists other terrible band names, it's like this one doesn't even count...

hey, u forgot "green jelly" "mr bungle"
whcih r both great bands by the way.

Checked

[MakeItWitChu]

Mudvayne was better a while ago (LD 50 era) and Hellyeah is WAY too different from Mudvayne.

[Spankey]

I was dissapointed with Hellyeah! I thought it would be great, but it's not. Vinnie should find a better band, technical band and the guys from Mudvayne sould go back to Mudvayne, even though there last album wasn't too good.

And Mudvayne is nu-metal, but who cares they are good.

[kud666]

All the people that say chad and greg cant do both, well look at it this way if they just did mudvayne all the time then it would destroy the chemistry they have going on and like greg said in the interview they both needed a different outlet, im sure we all know that doing one thing for a long time gets boring and repetative, so its good to see them expanding their creativity. MuDvAyNe kick ass and HellYeah are just as cool

[idunn7]

Metal_Militia10 :
I actually prefer Hellyeah but I love both bands. It doesnt mean that Mudvayne are finished Chad and Greg are coming back theyr just trying new things.

yea...we read the article.

[Merkaba_46&2]

DroptheBomb wrote:

Mudvaybe is more along the lines Math-Metal.

Just no...

[pyrojt07]

CapnKickass wrote:

Guitar_Jester wrote:

Hellyeah = worst band name ever.

I want to go on tour with them under the band name of: Yeehaw with special guests: Woot and Deadlysweet

More like yeehaw and woot and swoot. lol. All the good names are tooken up. My band name is called wordless lullaby. kinda good huh

[pyrojt07]

OMFG Mudvayne is my fav band and allmost all of you misspell their name MUDVAYNE

[Rocker396]

I like both bands. But I hate Alchaulin'ass the lyrics are so cheesy. But other than that Hellyeah and Mudvayne are both fcking insane.