Mudvayne Debuts New Track in 16 Years for 25th Anniversary Tour

Mudvayne released "Hurt People Hurt People," their first new song in 16 years, in the early hours of Aug. 28, ending years of speculation about whether the reunited metal band would return to the studio. The single, accompanied by a lyric video and a short social media teaser, arrives as the band prepares to launch a U.S. tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their breakthrough album L.D. 50 on Sept. 11 in Dubuque, Iowa, with Static-X and Vended joining the bill.

The track is produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who has worked with Deftones and Foo Fighters, and mixed by Josh Wilbur, known for his work with Lamb of God and Korn. It is Mudvayne's first release on Alchemy Recordings, the new label launched by promoter Danny Wimmer and industry executive Dino Paredes. The band lineup on the song features frontman Chad Gray, guitarist Greg Tribbett, bassist Ryan Martinie and drummer Matthew McDonough, the same group that reunited in 2021 after more than a decade apart.

Gray described the song's theme in a press release, saying, "I think I wrote this song as a reminder to myself to break the cycle. We create our own suffering, our own hurt. Its time for us to create selflove and let go...