• Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Apr 12, 2005
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 64
  2. Negative: 12 out of 64

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  1. [Anonymous]
    Jun 30, 2006
    2
    Mudvayne isn't real metal, it's pretend metal. It's like Monopoly money vs real money, or tofu vs real meat. The difference between this and N'Sync is marginal, and no fan of actual heavy music would find any of their songs worth listening to
  2. excusemealex?
    Dec 2, 2005
    0
    Death metal? I don't even know where to begin. To call this death metal is absurd. To claim that this band is respected is absurd. to say that they're respected in the "death metal world" is a f%#^ing JOKE. Morbid Angel or more recently The Red Chord are (roughly) death metal. Give them a listen and tell me, my friend, is Mudvayne death metal? Listening to this vacuous crap is Death metal? I don't even know where to begin. To call this death metal is absurd. To claim that this band is respected is absurd. to say that they're respected in the "death metal world" is a f%#^ing JOKE. Morbid Angel or more recently The Red Chord are (roughly) death metal. Give them a listen and tell me, my friend, is Mudvayne death metal? Listening to this vacuous crap is giving you a tumor. Stop it. Expand
  3. JohnR
    May 3, 2005
    2
    What can you say? Really....it's bands like this that A) Give 'metal' a bad name & B) Help to keep talented, innovative, metal bands down in the underground (where many obviously DO want to stay, but I digress) while obtaining record contracts that enable them to churn out indistinguishable crap by the bucket load. This garbage sells because it's easier to sell to kids What can you say? Really....it's bands like this that A) Give 'metal' a bad name & B) Help to keep talented, innovative, metal bands down in the underground (where many obviously DO want to stay, but I digress) while obtaining record contracts that enable them to churn out indistinguishable crap by the bucket load. This garbage sells because it's easier to sell to kids than legitimate metal, mainly because it's not about ANYTHING and it is so self-aware of it's own attempts to be badass and angry that the lyrical content suits a 13 year old who has come home pissed off because he got pushed over at school...which is fine, some of the best metal is undeniably lyrically embarassing, albeit for other reasons, but these guys are 3 or 4 records in and they've got NOTHING going instrumentally...sort of a big deal in the metal world. I suppose Mudvayne are trying their best, but when you end up with "I'm tired of holdin' up the weight, the weight of the mother fuckin world. All I want is to just get right HERE RIGHT NOW !!! " The results should be apparent to the record buying public... Unfortunatley, these guys are millionaires...BTW- What happened to all the masks and costumes and fake names and all that bull****? I bet they wanted to be taken seriously... Expand
  4. CosmoJPrelog
    Jun 4, 2005
    0
    Buy this and "Something To Be" by Rob Thomas and get ready for a night of magic!
  5. Jan 6, 2016
    0
    This band is like Ebola spreading around the world. It needs to stop.
Metascore
46

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Ultimately Mudvayne gets lost between thrash and diluted Slipknot devotion.
  2. The album is, while not terrible, not very memorable, either.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Weaving crystallized melodies into their signature rage clusters, the metalheads dip a toe in clearer waters without losing any of the grime. [29 Apr 2005, p.147]