Mudvayne have dropped their second new track in under a month with the release of “Sticks and Stones”, following their comeback single “Hurt People Hurt People”, their first new music in 16 years. Both tracks will be featured on a double A-side 7” vinyl, available in a standard edition and a signed, limited variant of 500 copies via the band’s webstore. The single arrives as Mudvayne launch their L.D. 50 25th anniversary tour, running September 11 through October 26 with Static-X and Vended in support. Tickets are available here.
Chad Gray comments:
“I was always told ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Well, 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 suppose to love you — the words have teeth and they won’t let go. Blood doesn’t wash out; iit 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.”
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