HELLYEAH

'Hellyeah' are a heavy metal supergroup featuring members of Pantera, Damageplan, Mudvayne and Nothingface. the band currently consists of vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett from Mudvayne, guitarist Tom Maxwell of Nothingface, bassist Bob Zilla of Damageplan, and drummer Vinnie Paul of Pantera and Damageplan.

Contents

History

Members

Former

Discography

Albums

Singles

Miscellaneous

External links

Notes and sources

History

Hellyeah's beginnings can be traced back to 2003, when Chad Gray and Tom Maxwell began discussing the possibility of a supergroup with Greg Tribbett and Jerry Montano. They couldn't decide on who to bring in on drums, but kept Vinnie Paul Abbott in mind (not only was he a friend of the members, Pantera had broken up in 2003, leaving Abbott without a band). The idea of Hellyeah brewed, even when Abbott joined Damageplan
After the 2004 onstage murder of Vinnie's brother Dimebag Darrell, it became unlikely that Vinnie would ever want to play live again. After some much-needed time to recuperate, Vinnie decided in 2006 that it was time to pick up the drumsticks again. He got back in touch with Gray, Maxwell, Tribbett and Montano, and Hellyeah officially formed in 2006, and spent that summer writing and recording material along with producer Dylan Cole from underground metal band Black Water Park.
Revolver Magazine was one of the first print publications to feature the band.Jon Wiederhorn, "HELLYEAH: Night Riders", ''Revolver'', March 2007, p. 60-64 (link to ''Revolver'' back issues) The self-titled track, "Hellyeah", started gaining satellite radio airplay in February 2007.
According to Rockdetector,Gary Sharpe-Young, "HELLYEAH (USA)", ''Rockdetector'', February 15, 2007 (link to article) the band finished recording their debut album in January 2007, and the lead single "You Wouldn't Know" hit American radio airwaves by late February. Their self-titled effort ''Hellyeah'' was released on April 10, 2007 via Epic Records. The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 album charts, with sales of just under 45,000. HELLYEAH Lands At No. 9 On BILLBOARD Chart, April 18, 2007 (link to article)
On the evening of April 10th, 2007, the band was throwing a release party for their debut album when Montano became drunk. He became violent and punched Maxwell in the face, and was escorted out of the club by security, and outside threatened to come back with a gun and shoot everybody. He was later dismissed from the band.^[2]
For a new bassist, Hellyeah was at a cross roads and considered getting Dylan Cole (producer) to tour with them. He declined the offer because of contract obligations to Black Water Park, to resolve this problem they brought in Vinnie Paul's former bandmate in Damageplan, Bob Zilla. He will be on tour with them all year in 2007.
The first major tour announced for Hellyeah was the "Fire It Up" tour, followed by the Family Values Tour, which begins on July 20 and is to be headlined by Korn and Evanescence. Hellyeah have also played on the main stage at Download Festival on Saturday June 9.
On August 7, 2007, they were interviewed on The Sauce on Fuse. They said they will release a DVD sometime in 2007.

Members

★ Chad Gray – Vocals (Mudvayne)

★ Greg Tribbett – Guitar (Mudvayne)

★ Tom Maxwell – Guitar (Nothingface)

★ Bob Zilla – Bass (Damageplan)

★ Vinnie Paul Abbott – Drums (Pantera, Rebel Meets Rebel, Damageplan)

Former

★ Jerry Montano – Bass (Nothingface, Danzig)

Discography

Albums

Album cover	Album information
	'''Hellyeah''' ★ Released: April 10 2007 (U.S.) ★ Label: Epic Records ★ Chart Positions: #9 (U.S.), #49 (AUS) ★ US Album Sales: 135,820 ★ Singles: "You Wouldn't Know"

Singles

Year	Song	US Hot 100	U.S. Modern Rock	U.S. Mainstream Rock	Album
2007	"You Wouldn't Know"	-	#35	#5	''Hellyeah''
2007	"Alcohaulin' Ass"	-	-	#11	''Hellyeah''
2007	"Matter of Time"	-	-	-	''Hellyeah''

Miscellaneous

★ The song "You Wouldn't Know" is about the difficulty of maintaining one's integrity in the profit-obsessed music industry and "Thank You" is a shout-out to all of the band's recently departed family members: Dimebag Darrell, Maxwell's mother and Gray's grandmother.

★ Many magazines, including Revolver, have stated that ''Hellyeah'' is one of the best metal albums of 2007 that have yet been released.^[3]

★ Vinnie Paul has stated that Hellyeah is a side-project band. He said that they'll tour for most of 2007, before the members of Mudvayne and Nothingface return to their bands. They'll tour and record with those bands for a while, then team up with Vinnie Paul and Godzilla for another Hellyeah album. Since the 2 former Damageplan members have no other band right now, it's unknown what they'll do during breaks between Hellyeah.^[4]

★ On May 29th, for KBPI Birthday Bash in Denver, Colorado, ЦÑÇŁé ÑÅŜτÝ's band orse performed. On their last song Vinnie Paul took over on drums and a cover of Pantera's hit Walk was played. Link to video

★ The track "You Wouldn't Know" will be featured in the video game Madden NFL 08.

External links

★ Official site

★ Official Tour Date Site

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Notes and sources

1. http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=90772
2. http://themetalden.com/index.php?categoryid=1&p2_articleid=4217
3. Revolver Magazine
4. Revolver Magazine interview, February 2007