The End of All Things to Come

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The band wrote the album's songs in less than a month, drawing inspiration from their self-imposed isolation during the songwriting process, and crafted a more mature sound which drew from jazz and progressive rock influences, as well as elements of death metal and thrash metal. The album's strong sales led to it being certified Gold by the RIAA in 2003.<ref name="RIAA"/>

Production

Template:Quote box The album was recorded at Pachyderm Studios in Minnesota during 2002 with the producer David Bottrill, who had previously produced albums for groups such as Tool and Silverchair. The band had very little time to make the album, in contrast to the recording of the previous album, L.D. 50. The drummer, Matthew McDonough, said, "We had all the time in the world to write our first album, but for the second one, we had about a month. I'm amazed how quickly we came up with the material."<ref name="reference a">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Vocalist Chad Gray said, "The making of The End of All Things to Come was an exercise in deadline management for the band. Since we were on the road for such a long period and didn't want to wait any longer than two years between albums, we didn't have a lot of time to create this record. We wrote and rehearsed for four months and then spent another four months to record and master the entire album. The pressure made us focus instead of fold."<ref name="bio"/> With the creation of the album's artwork, Mudvayne hoped to create the band's "black album".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Musical style

MTV said The End of All Things to Come derives influence from several styles, including death metal, progressive rock, jazz metal and harmony-filled classic rock.<ref name="Wiederhorn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> AllMusic described the album sound as "standard-issue heavy metal thrash" similar to that of Metallica.<ref name="rovi" /> MTV compared the album's style to groups such as King's X, Pantera and Tool, referring to the music as "multi-textured metal loaded with prog-rock shifts"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>

During the album's songwriting process, the band intentionally isolated themselves for inspiration.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The album expanded upon the sound of L.D. 50 with a wider range of riffs, tempos, moods and vocalization.<ref name="Wiederhorn"/> Matt McDonough described the songs on the album as "even weirder" than those on L.D. 50, and also believes the album is more mature.<ref name="reference a"/>

The song "Trapped in the Wake of a Dream" has choruses written in Template:Music, verses in Template:Music and a bridge that mixes both time signatures. McDonough said "If I hadn't pointed out which song was written in Template:Music I don't think most people would have noticed. It's a strange time signature but it works because it's smooth", while Gray added that it was the hardest song on the album to record.<ref name="bio"/>

Reception

Template:Album ratings The End of All Things to Come was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2003.<ref name=riaa>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Positive reviews came from Entertainment Weekly, which deemed it to be more "user-friendly" than L.D. 50,<ref name=Farber>Template:Cite magazine </ref> Launch.com, which said that "While the group attacks things with great velocity and singer Chad shreds his larynx at regular intervals, the always difficult follow-up album features actual melodies and mature textures that make the band's eventual transformation into a progressive rock band nearly inevitable"<ref name="metacritic"/> and MTV, which described the album as "a scarring blend of Pantera, Voivod and Tool, with a smattering of King's X".<ref name=mtvreview>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>

The Daily News Journal also gave the album a positive review, writing, "The End of All Things to Come captures Mudvayne at a time when the band has found its voice and is hitting its stride with confidence."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>

Mixed reviews came from AllMusic, which wrote, "The musicians still churn out standard-issue heavy metal thrash à la Metallica to support Chad's nihilistic pronouncements, usually sung in an enraged howl,"<ref name="rovi"/> from Blender, which wrote, "The End is rather ordinary--severe, belligerent riffs and vocals that sound as though singer Chad gargles molten lava,"<ref name="metacritic"/> and Rolling Stone, which wrote, "Enjoy the band's extraterrestrial makeover; it's far more amusing than the music."<ref name="metacritic"/> A negative review appeared in Spin, simply stating, "No."<ref name="metacritic"/>

Personnel

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• Chad Gray – lead vocals<ref name="liner notes">Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>
• Greg Tribbett – guitars, backing vocals
• Ryan Martinie – bass
• Matthew McDonough – drums

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• David Bottrill – production, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Brent Sigmeth – assistant engineer
• Aimee Macauley – art direction
• Nitin Vadukul – photography<ref name="Nitin Vadukul Photography For Mudvayne">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for The End of All Things to Come

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Canadian Metal Albums (Billboard)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	6
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	107

Year-end charts

2002 year-end chart performance for The End of All Things to Come

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Billboard)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	192
Canadian Metal Albums (Billboard)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	99

2003 year-end chart performance for The End of All Things to Come

Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	143

References

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