The End of All Things to Come is the second studio album by American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Mudvayne

Mudvayne

Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band. Their work is marked by the use of sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate visual appearance, which has included face and body paint, masks and uniforms...

, released on November 19, 2002.
It was certified Gold by the RIAA

Recording Industry Association of America

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Musical style

The End of All Things to Come derives influence from multiple styles, including death metal

Death metal

Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

, progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

, jazz fusion

Jazz fusion

Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...

 and classic rock

Classic rock

Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...

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Isolation provided inspiration for the album's songwriting. The album expanded upon the sound of L.D. 50 with a wider range of riffs, tempos, moods and vocalization.

Album artwork

With the creation of the album's artwork, Mudvayne hoped to create the band's "black album".

Reception

The End of All Things to Come was one of the most acclaimed heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 albums released in 2002. Entertainment Weekly

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deemed it to be more "user-friendly" than L.D. 50.

Legacy

The demo versions of "Not Falling

Not Falling

"Not Falling" is the first single from American heavy metal band Mudvayne's second full length studio album, The End of All Things to Come. "Not Falling" was Mudvayne's most commercially successful single chart-wise until "Happy?" in 2005....

" and "(Per)version of a Truth" and a live version of "World So Cold

World So Cold

"World So Cold" is the third and final single from The End of All Things to Come, the second studio album from Mudvayne. The song is very different from the rest of the band's work, being much more mellow while building intensity during the song's bridge and ending...

" appeared on the compilation By the People, for the People

By the People, for the People

- Personnel :* Chad Gray – vocals* Greg Tribbett – guitar* Ryan Martinie – bass* Matthew McDonough – drums* Dave Fortman – production-Chart positions:AlbumSingles...

, which was compiled from selections voted for by fans through the band's website. The album version of "Not Falling" appeared on the compilation Playlist: The Very Best of Mudvayne, which was released by Legacy Recordings

Legacy Recordings

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 in 2011.

Track listing

Credits

• Chüd
  Chad Gray
  Chad Gray , is the lead vocalist for the American heavy metal bands Mudvayne and Hellyeah.-Personal life:Gray is the son of Dan and Mitzi Gray of Edgewater, Florida...
  
   - vocals
• Güüg
  Greg Tribbett
  Greg Tribbett is the guitarist and backing vocalist for American band Mudvayne, and supergroup Hellyeah. He has been with Mudvayne since their inception in 1996. He has named Randy Rhoads as the guitarist who most influenced him. He plays Gibson V's, Gibson Les Pauls, Ibanez S-series, Ibanez...
  
   - guitars
• Spüg
  Matthew McDonough
  Matthew McDonough is the drummer for heavy metal band Mudvayne. McDonough is the band's original drummer and has appeared and performed on every release by Mudvayne...
  
   - drums
• Rü-d
  Ryan Martinie
  Ryan Martinie is an American bassist, best known for being the bass player of heavy metal band Mudvayne. He is well known for his complex basslines and unique playing style...
  
   - bass guitar
• David Bottrill
  David Bottrill
  David Bottrill is a Canadian record producer. He has won three Grammys. Currently, he owns Rattlebox Studios in Toronto, Ontario with producer Brian Moncarz...
  
   - production, mixing
• Aimee Macauley - art direction
• Nitin Vadukul - photography

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums Charts ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	44
French Albums Charts Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	125
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	107
The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	17

Singles

Year	Song	US Alt.	US Main. Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...
2002	"Not Falling Not Falling "Not Falling" is the first single from American heavy metal band Mudvayne's second full length studio album, The End of All Things to Come. "Not Falling" was Mudvayne's most commercially successful single chart-wise until "Happy?" in 2005.... "	11	28
2003	"World So Cold World So Cold "World So Cold" is the third and final single from The End of All Things to Come, the second studio album from Mudvayne. The song is very different from the rest of the band's work, being much more mellow while building intensity during the song's bridge and ending... "	—	16