The band shares its second single in under a month
Two weeks ago, Mudvayne thrilled fans by dropping their first new single in 16 years with “Hurt People Hurt People” via Alchemy Recordings. The song has already accumulated over half a million streams and counting.
The band has now shared “Sticks and Stones,” with its official visualizer coming soon.
While “Hurt People Hurt People” immediately clamped down on the jugular and was a primal scream return for the band, “Sticks and Stones” is more measured in its ferocity. It showcases the band’s mastery of quiet-loud dynamics and steadily escalates to a monstrous breakdown.
“I was always told ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,'” says frontman Chad Gray. “Well, it’s a great nursery rhyme, but I couldn’t disagree more. I’ve carried a lot of words throughout my life as if they were just spoken to me. The reality is — they do hurt. I’ve tried my best to shed them, but when they come from dear friends, family — people that are supposed to love you — the words have teeth and they won’t let go. Blood doesn’t wash out; iit stains. I think I’m just trying to remind people to love their children. Don’t use them as a bullet to fire into your ex or whoever you’re with now. They’re innocent and they are impressionable. And trust me, as a child, that was used as a weapon, your words will hurt them…long after you say them.”
The band has also launched a pre-order for a double A side seven-inch vinyl featuring both songs. There will be a standard version, and a variant that is signed and limited to 500 units. Both are available exclusively through the band’s webstore alongside a new merch capsule. Additionally, there will be a variant available exclusively through Revolver.
The song arrives on the eve of the band’s L.D. 50 25th Anniversary headlining tour, which kicks off today (Thurs, Sept 11th), and runs through October 26th. L.D. 50 was the band’s debut studio album, arriving in August 2000 via Epic Records and established the band as a new yet major player in the hard rock scene. It eventually went on to achieve a gold certification.
