Mudvayne

Mudvayne singer Chad Gray puts down the hammer and opens up his iTunes for us in this exclusive playlist feature for ARTISTdirect.com

A Taste:

Clutch, Mastodon, Metallica, Eagles of Death Metal

So what was Mudvayne main man Chad Gray doing before he left for the Pedal to the Metal Tour?

“I was working on my house and then we had to go,” laughs Chad. “I go back to that handyman root that I have—working on the floors, painting, drywalling and stuff like that. In situations such as those, I turn on the radio, find the rock station and jam out.”

Chad’s home improvement got slightly interrupted by his band’s current tour schedule, but you can catch Mudvayne destroying arenas all summer with Black Label Society. In order to keep that energy on the road, Chad cranks a lot of his favorite hard rock and metal bands. He shared his playlist with ARTISTdirect.com in this exclusive feature.

Check out Chad’s playlist below and catch Mudvayne on tour now!

Chad Gray’s Playlist:

1. Clutch — Blast Tyrant

I’ve been listening to a lot of Clutch, man. I’ve been listening to Blast Tyrant over and over for like a year. All of my favorite Clutch tunes are on Blast Tyrant. That record fucking touched me. Neil’s such a fucking badass.
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Matt Sorum

The legendary drummer gives us an education on good music and shares his playlist in this exclusive feature

A Taste:

Mastodon, Kings of Leon, M.I.A., Black Sabbath

“The beauty of the world is, there’s something for everybody,” says iconic skinsman Matt Sorum [Velvet Revolver/Guns N’ Roses/The Cult/Camp Freddy] with a smile.

He’s right, and diversity is definitely one plus side of modern music.

Matt continues, “People can find so many things to satisfy themselves. I don’t think one form of music is better than another. If some people dig pop that’s cool. It’s up to the person who likes it. Would I rather go back and listen to Led Zeppelin IV? Yeah, I would. That album still makes me experience that entire feeling that I did when I first heard it. I went, “Fuck!’ and then it just became part of my life and my essence.”

In between producing The Darling Stilettos, running his boutique Sorum Noce and pounding out some of the biggest rock n’ roll grooves ever, Matt Sorum sat down with ARTISTdirect.com to talk music. He opened up his iTunes and gave us an exclusive look at what he’s spinning. Check out his playlist below!

Matt Sorum’s Playlist:

1. M.I.A.

I got into M.I.A. because of my girlfriend. She buys more stuff than I do. She still goes and buys records, which is cool!
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Mastodon

Mastodon’s frontman Troy Sanders shares his playlist with us in this exclusive feature…

A Taste:

The Melvins, Willie Nelson, Porter Wagner

Mastodon’s Troy Sanders is a true Southern boy. Even though he plays in metal’s most progressive quartet, the Atlanta native loves country. One look at his playlist, and it’s clear that Troy’s got quite eclectic taste.

“My five-CD player at home is still loaded up with the same CDs,” he laughs with a giant grin. “I rarely take out my five classic country albums. That’s my music for cooking, cleaning and all things home-y [Laughs]. I’ve got Willie Nelson, George Jones, John Prine and Porter Wagner. It’s all classic country. Nothing new and exciting to tell you on that end, unfortunately [Laughs].”

Troy still is listening to “a little old and new,” and he gave us an exclusive peek at his playlist.

Take a look at what Troy is spinning below and be sure to check out Mastodon’s latest epic, Crack the Skye.
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