WHAT THEY SAID
"If this looks like it could be something more, I might create some new music. I might write some new music, just solo stuff." * That's Chad Gray talking to Full Metal Jackie in part two of their interview, published August 17, about his ongoing '30 Years of Madness' solo tour. He also made clear he's still in Mudvayne and still wants to be — but the solo run is scratching an itch, because it lets him play Hellyeah songs again *.
THE DETAILS
- Gray says any new solo material depends entirely on how the current tour and band are received *.
- Mudvayne collectively agreed to take 2026 off from touring, and Gray says he's heard nothing concrete about 2027 — plus rumblings that the reunion is done *.
- The solo band: longtime friend Marcus Rafferty, 26-year-old drummer Devin Attard, guitarist Joe Bonasorte and bassist Nick Villarreal *.
- Rafferty tech'd for both Hellyeah and Mudvayne before stepping into Greg Tribbett's spot *.
- Gray's wife Shannon Gunz manages the solo project *.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Mudvayne's 2027 status is genuinely unresolved — Gray himself doesn't know.