Mudvayne - L.d. 50 (CD)

Limited double 180gm audiophile vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket including six page insert. Mudvayne was an American heavy metal band from Illinois formed in 1996. The band became known for it's strong visual appearance, which included horror film-styled makeup. The band has sold over six million records worldwide, including nearly three million in the United States. L.D.50 was appraised by critics for it's technical and heavy style of music. It features a style which has been referred to by the band as math metal. For the album they experimented with a ragged, dissonant sound; a sound collage prepared specially for the album that was used as a series of interludes. Furthermore L.D.50 was produced by Garth 'GGGarth' Richardson and executive production by Slipknot member Shawn 'Clown' Crahan. In the year of it's release the album peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #85 on the Billboard 200. The singles 'Dig' and 'Death Blooms' peaked at #33 and #32, respectively, on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

L.D. 50 is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Mudvayne, released on August 21, 2000. The album is widely considered a defining release in the nu-metal and alternative metal scenes of the late 1990s and early 2000s, blending elements of progressive metal, math metal, and industrial rock with a heavy dose of experimentalism mixing aggressive riffs, groovy basslines, intense drumming, and gritty, fluctuating vocals (from clean singing to deep growls). The band's complex arrangements, aggressive sound, and unique approach to metal made L.D. 50 a critical success and a fan favorite. The album title L.D. 50 is a reference to 'lethal dose, ' referring to the lethal dose of a substance needed to kill 50% of a population; the band used it as a metaphor for the album's intense and overwhelming nature. The album features the singles ""Dig"" and ""Death Blooms"".