Top Ten Facts About Mudvayne's L. D. 50 Album

1 The band describes the album sound as "math metal". The Band was a Canadian-American roots rock group formed in 1965 . Which originally consisting of Rick Danko (bass guitar, double bass, fiddle, vocals), Levon Helm (drums, mandolin, guitar, vocals), Garth Hudson (keyboards, saxophones, trumpet), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals) and Robbie Robertson ...read more.

2 The riffs are paired with lyrics based on something known as "number symbolism".

3 Shawn "Clown" Crahan of Slipknot was an executive producer for the album

4 "Nothing to Gein" is not just about Ed Gein, but his actions and how the band associated them with nighttime activity.

5 Excerpts by Terrence McKenna are featured in the album interludes.

6 Terrence McKenna died around the time the album was released.

7 "Death Blooms" was written about Chad's grandmother and how she was neglected.

8 "Monolith" refers to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey

9 "Pharmaecopia" and "Nothing to Gein" were written on their last night at the studio.

10 "Dig" won the first MTV2 award in 2001