The New Game
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The New Game is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Mudvayne. It was released on November 18, 2008, by Epic Records, and its first single, "Do What You Do", began receiving airplay on September 23, 2008. The album debuted and peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, selling 48,000 copies in its first week, and more than 215,000 copies in the United States as of August 2009.
Infobox
Released
November 18, 2008
Recorded
2007–2008
Studio
Balance Production Studios (Mandeville, Louisiana)
Genre
Alternative metal nu metal hard rock
Length
43:41
Label
Epic
Producer
Dave FortmanMudvayne
Tables
Professional ratings · Reception
Source
Source
Aggregate scores
Source
Aggregate scores
Rating
Metacritic
Metacritic
Aggregate scores
Metacritic
Aggregate scores
50/100
Review scores
Review scores
Aggregate scores
Review scores
Source
Source
Aggregate scores
Source
Aggregate scores
Rating
AllMusic
AllMusic
Aggregate scores
AllMusic
Aggregate scores
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Aggregate scores
Los Angeles Times
Aggregate scores
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Aggregate scores
Rolling Stone
Aggregate scores
Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic
Aggregate scores
Sputnikmusic
Aggregate scores
1.0/5
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 50/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Sputnikmusic | 1.0/5 |
· Charts › Weekly charts
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Chart (2008–09)
Australian Albums (ARIA)
Peak position
42
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Chart (2008–09)
Japanese Albums (Oricon)
Peak position
144
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
Chart (2008–09)
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
Peak position
32
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
Chart (2008–09)
UK Independent Albums (OCC)
Peak position
29
US Billboard 200
US Billboard 200
Chart (2008–09)
US Billboard 200
Peak position
15
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)
Chart (2008–09)
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)
Peak position
3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
Chart (2008–09)
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
Peak position
5
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)
Chart (2008–09)
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)
Peak position
3
| Chart (2008–09) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 42 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 144 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 32 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 29 |
| US Billboard 200 | 15 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) | 3 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 5 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) | 3 |
· Charts › Year-end charts
US Billboard 200
US Billboard 200
Chart (2009)
US Billboard 200
Position
175
| Chart (2009) | Position |
| US Billboard 200 | 175 |
· Charts › Singles
2008
2008
Year
2008
Song
"Do What You Do"
US Alt.
13
US Main.
2
US Rock
21
2009
2009
Year
2009
Song
"Scarlet Letters"
US Alt.
—
US Main.
7
US Rock
29
| Year | Song | US Alt. | US Main. | US Rock |
| 2008 | "Do What You Do" | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 2009 | "Scarlet Letters" | — | 7 | 29 |
References
- Billboardhttp://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053305/mudvayne-moving-forward-on-new-album
- Headbangers Bloghttps://web.archive.org/web/20080828182723/http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2008/08/14/exclusive-mudvayne-to-birth-two-new-records-in-2009/
- Sputnikmusichttps://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/67757/Mudvayne-The-New-Game/
- Allmusic reviewhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r1440565
- The New Game
- Blabbermouth.nethttp://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125567
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/music/the-new-game
- Los Angeles Timeshttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/11/album-review-mu.html
- Rolling Stonehttps://web.archive.org/web/20081218024935/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/24024306/review/24196346/the_new_game
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/music/the-new-game/mudvayne
- "Australiancharts.com – Mudvayne – The New Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 21, 2021.https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mudvayne&titel=The+New+Game&cat=a
- "The New Game - Mudvayne"http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/162705/products/786149/1/
- "Charts.nz – Mudvayne – The New Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 21, 2021.https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Mudvayne&titel=The+New+Game&cat=a
- "Official Independent Albums Chart"https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20090111/131/
- "Mudvayne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2021.https://www.billboard.com/artist/Mudvayne/chart-history/TLP
- "Mudvayne Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2022.https://www.billboard.com/artist/Mudvayne/chart-history/ALT
- "Mudvayne Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2022.https://www.billboard.com/artist/Mudvayne/chart-history/RCK
- "Mudvayne Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)"https://www.billboard.com/artist/mudvayne/chart-history/mtl/
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/top-billboard-200-albums
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/artist/mudvayne/chart-history/alternative-songs
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/artist/mudvayne/chart-history/rock-songs