Mudvayne return with first music in 16 years on new 7″ (exclusive vinyl)

Nu metal has been in the air again lately, so it’s good timing for nu metal vets Mudvayne to make a comeback with their first new music in 16 years. They’ve got a new double A-side 7″, with the bone-crushingly heavy “Hurt People Hurt People” and the more melodic but still very eerie “Sticks and Stones.” The songs stand tall next to Mudvayne’s classics and they sound genuinely great in 2025–no nostalgia necessary.

The 7″ is expected to ship in January 2026 and we’ve got an exclusive clear with black splatter variant up for pre-order now in the BV shop. See a mock-up of the variant below and get yours while they last.

Here’s what singer Chad Gray had to say about the new songs:

On “Sticks and Stones”: I was always told ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me’… 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; it 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 whomever 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.

On “Hurt People Hurt People”: ‘Hurt People Hurt People’ has probably been around since the beginning of man. Certainly longer than the phrase ever existed. The endless cycle of projecting our pain onto others. I think I wrote this song as a reminder to myself to break the cycle. We create our own suffering, our own hurt. It’s time for us to create self-love and let go of the pain. It was never ours to begin with.

On top of having the new music, Mudvayne are also hopping on the nu metal nostalgia train with a joint 25th anniversary tour for their 2000 debut album L.D. 50 with Static-X, who will be celebrating their 1999 debut album Wisconsin Death Trip. That tour has opening sets from Vended (the band whose members’ parents are in Slipknot) and you can find all dates listed below.

Pick up our exclusive 7″ here.

Mudvayne / Static-X / Vended — 2025 Tour Dates
09/11 Dubuque, IA – Q Casino
09/13 Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
09/14 Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
09/16 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
09/17 Youngstown, OH – The Covelli Centre
09/19 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
09/20 Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
09/21 Omaha, NE – Steelhouse
09/23 Denver, CO – The Fillmore
09/24 Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
09/26 Las Vegas, NV – Palms Casino Resort
09/27 Phoenix, AZ – Airzona Financial Theatre
09/28 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
09/30 Portland, OR – Moda Center
10/01 Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Amphitheater
10/03 Pocatello, ID – Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre
10/05 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
10/07 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
10/09 Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
10/11 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
10/12 San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
10/13 Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
10/16 Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater
10/18 Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
10/19 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
10/21 Raleigh, NC – The Red Hat Amphitheater
10/22 Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
10/24 Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
10/25 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
10/26 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena