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Chad Gray
Chad Gray performing with HELLYEAH in 2008Background information Also known as Kud, Chüd, Helvis Born October 16, 1971
Decatur, IL, U.S.Genres Heavy metal Occupations Vocalist, Songwriter, Musician Instruments Vocals, guitar Years active 1996–present Labels Epic
No Name Recordings
Bullygoat RecordsAssociated acts Mudvayne, Hellyeah, Bloodsimple Website www.mudvayne.com
www.hellyeahrocks.comChad Gray (born October 16, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois, US), is the lead vocalist for the American heavy metal bands Mudvayne and Hellyeah.
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Personal life
Gray is the son of Dan and Mitzi Gray of Edgewater, Florida. In Hellyeah's DVD, Below the Belt, he talks of how his grandmother, Betty Rau, raised him and would bring him to perform in choir.
He quit his factory job that paid $40,000 a year to move to Peoria, Illinois and formed Mudvayne.[1]
In 2005, Gray's grandmother died after battling cancer for several years. That same year he married Kelli Olson; the couple has a home in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Gray dedicated the Hellyeah song "Thank You" to his grandmother and also wrote Mudvayne's "Death Blooms" about her illness.[2]
Gray is known both for his clean singing and trademark screams and growls. He occasionally performs on stage in gothic styled make-up.
Gray has made several guest appearances with other bands, including on the songs "Monsters" by V Shape Mind, "Falling Backwards" by Bloodsimple and "Miracle" by Nonpoint.
Discography
Mudvayne
- Kill, I Oughtta (1997)
- L.D. 50 (2000)
- The Beginning of All Things to End (November 20, 2001)
- The End of All Things to Come (2002)
- Lost and Found (2005)
- The New Game (2008)
- Mudvayne (2009)
Hellyeah
- Hellyeah (2007)
- Stampede (2010)
References
Studio albums Extended plays Compilations Videos Singles "Dig" · "Death Blooms" · "Nothing to Gein" · "Not Falling" · "World So Cold" · "Determined" · "Happy?" · "Forget to Remember" · "Fall into Sleep" · "Dull Boy" · "Do What You Do" · "A New Game" · "Scarlet Letters" · "Scream with Me"Related articles Studio albums Hellyeah · StampedeVideos Below the BeltSingles Related bands Categories:- 1971 births
- People from Decatur, Illinois
- People from Klamath Falls, Oregon
- American heavy metal singers
- Mudvayne members
- Hellyeah members
- Living people
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