Hellyeah is the debut album by Heavy Metal band Hellyeah, featuring members of Pantera, Mudvayne, Damageplan and Nothingface.
The self-titled track, "Hellyeah," has seen satellite radio airplay starting in February 2007. They also posted the single "Matter of Time" on their MySpace page. A third song was added to their MySpace called "You Wouldn't Know", it also states on their MySpace page the song will be a video.
According to Rockdetector. the band finished album recordings in January 2007, and the single 'You Wouldn't Know', went to US radio in late February.
"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: Dime, Maxwell's mother, and Gray's grandmother.
The album was leaked onto the Internet April 3rd, 2007.
The album debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200 selling 45,000 copies in its first week. As of September 26, 2007, it has sold 188,670 copies in the US.
Released | April 10, 2007 | |
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Recorded | Dallas, Texas 2006–2007 | |
Genre | Heavy Metal Groove Metal Southern Rock | |
Length | 43:47 | |
Label | Epic Records | |
Producer | Vinnie Paul, Sterling Winfield |
Track listing
- "Hellyeah" - 3:30
- "You Wouldn't Know" - 4:18
- "Matter of Time" - 3:46
- "Waging War" - 3:05
- "Alcohaulin' Ass" - 3:54
- "GodDamn" - 3:20
- "In the Mood" - 0:58
- "Star" - 3:42
- "Rotten to the Core" - 3:52
- "Thank You" - 4:31
- "Nausea" - 4:59
- "One Thing" - 3:50
- "Alcohaulin' Ass [Acoustic Version]" - (Best Buy Bonus Track)
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