Hellyeah is an American heavy metal supergroup, consisting of Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett, Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell, Damageplan bassist Bob Zilla, and former Pantera, Damageplan and Rebel Meets Rebel drummer Vinnie Paul. HELLYEAH!!!
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Hellyeah's beginnings can be traced back to 2000 on the Tattoo the Earth tour featuring Mudvayne, Nothingface, Slayer, Slipknot and Sevendust. Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell became friends with Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray,
and they talked about the possibility of forming a supergroup. The
following year, Nothingface toured with Mudvayne and talks to form the
supergroup continued, although were constantly put on hold due to
scheduling conflicts. At this time, Gray and Maxwell had brainstormed
five band names.
Mudvayne guitarist Greg Tribbett approached Maxwell "out of the blue"
and wanted to join the band. Nothingface drummer Tommy Sickles
originally helmed the drum kit for the band's demo, however, things did
not work out and the search for a new drummer began. The band knew former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul,
and tried to persuade him to join the band as their drummer.
Originally, Paul was not sure if he would return to music after the
death of his brother, Dimebag Darrell and an 18-month hiatus: "It
was one of those things that I didn't think I'd be apart of this ever
again without him, and after about a year and a half had gone by, these
guys called me up, Chad [Gray] and Tom [Maxwell], they were like, "We're
thinking about putting this band together, would you be into it?" First
couple of times, I told them, "No, I don't think I'm ready to do this
yet." And they just were real persistent, they kept calling me. And one
night, I had been drinking some red wine and listening to some KISS on
12" vinyl record and I said, "You know what, lets take a shot at this, lets see what happens."
The band's persistence paid off and Paul joined the project. Paul commented about joining the project: "Everybody had their head in the right place and that let's-tear-the-world-a-new-ass attitude".
In their previous bands, there had only been one guitarist, so having two was a new experience for all members. Paul felt two guitarists brought back the "old school Iron Maiden thing where they play two parts and give you a grinding rhythm part with a badass melody on top". In 2006, Mudvayne did not have any plans to tour and were taking most of the summer and fall off, while Nothingface was preparing to record their next album. The time over the summer allowed the band to pursue the project which had been talked about for years.
Gray flew into Baltimore to Nothingface's home studio to discuss the
project further. The song "Waging War" was written in two days, followed
by Maxwell tracking
it the next day, and Gray completing vocals. During the summer of 2006,
schedules were clear, which allowed members to take the time to record a
studio album. The album was recorded at Paul's backyard studio, Chasin' Jason in Arlington, Texas. Filled with photos of his late brother Dimebag, Paul found it tough entering the studio where the last albums by Damageplan and Pantera, and the collaboration Rebel Meets Rebel were recorded, but felt "the dark cloud that was there went away", due to everyone's positive energy. Maxwell and Tribbett were the primary writers of the album, and Paul
was there to "steer them in the right direction", with Gray adding his
opinion on musical arrangements.
Paul built the members a cabana
style house on his pool deck with air conditioning, a TV, and beds so
the members felt comfortable while recording. Paul produced the record
and Gray felt Paul "facilitated the whole thing".The album was completed in roughly a month, with three recording
sessions. The band worked on the record for eight days and returned home
for a break. A 14 day session, followed the break and then another 10
days in the studio. Gray asserts the breaks in between recording
sessions were to "re charge the batteries", and "get a fresh head".As the line-up was complete, the band started to brainstorm names. When
a member thought of a name they would write it on a piece of paper and
put it in an amp box outside the studio. Someone wrote "Hellyeah", and
the band thought it was a perfect choice. Paul says it's "very
affirmative and full of attitude. When your buddy asks if you want to
get a beer tonight, you don't just say 'yes,' you say, "Hell yeah!". Gray attributes the name to "late teens, keggers and chicks and AC/DC and Metallica".
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2007 - Hellyeah
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2010 - Stampede
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2012 - Band of Brothers
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