180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL GATEFOLD SLEEVE INCL. 6 PAGE BOOKLET PRODUCED BY GARTH RICHARDSON AND SLIPKNOT MEMBER SHAWN CRAHAN FIRST TIME ON VINYL! FIRST PRESSING OF 1.000 NUMBERED COPIES ON BLUE VINYL Mudvayne was an American heavy metal band from Illinois formed in 1996. The band became known for its 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 its 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 its release the album peaked at number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and number 85 on the Billboard 200. The singles Dig and Death Blooms peaked at No. 33 and No. 32, respectively, on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
