The End of All Things to Come
| The End of All Things to Come | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Mudvayne | ||||||||||
| Released | November 19, 2002 | |||||||||
| Recorded | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | |||||||||
| Genre | Heavy metal,progressive rock,thrash metal | |||||||||
| Length | 52:22 | |||||||||
| Label | Epic | |||||||||
| Producer | David Bottrill, Mudvayne | |||||||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 48/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Blender | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 3/10 |
The End of All Things to Come is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Mudvayne. Released on November 19, 2002, the album expanded upon the sound of the band's debut, L.D. 50, with a more versatile range of sounds, dynamic, moods and vocalization.
The band wrote the album's songs in less than a month, drawing inspiration from their self-imposed isolation during the songwriting process, and crafted a more mature sound which drew from jazz and progressive rock influences, as well as elements of death metal and thrash metal. The album's strong sales led to it being certified Gold by the RIAA in 2003.
"On the first record we all played in our own little boxes, like we were playing to impress ourselves. Touring for so long taught us to listen to each other more and play off each other instead of playing over each other. Making that adjustment gives the new music a more rock feel and allows more room for the vocals and melody to shine." (Matt McDonough)
The album was recorded at Minnesota's Pachyderm Studios during 2002 with producer David Bottrill, who had previously produced albums for groups such as Tool and Silverchair. The band had very little time to make the album, in contrast to the recording of the band's previous album L.D. 50. Drummer Matt McDonough stated "We had all the time in the world to write our first album, but for the second one, we had about a month. I'm amazed how quickly we came up with the material."
Vocalist Chad Gray said "The making of The End of All Things to Come was an exercise in deadline management for the band. We didn't want to take much more than two years between albums and since we were on the road for such a long time that really didn't leave us with a whole lot of time to make this record. We wrote and rehearsed for four months and then spent another four months to record and master the entire album. The pressure made us focus instead of fold." With the creation of the album's artwork, Mudvayne hoped to create the band's "black album".
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