AN ODE TO HORROR FLICKS PUDDLE OF MUDD’S NEW VIDEO MAKES ITS DEBUT ON YAHOO!

 

“Psycho” single debuts on rock radio charts

 

Santa Monica, CA, October 9, 2007 – Just in time for Halloween!  Puddle Of Mudd’s video for their new single “Psycho” was picked for a “Yahoo! music videos Premiere” and can be viewed right now on the site.  An ode to horror flicks “Psycho” was shot in Los Angeles, with some shots done on the set of the original “Bates Motel” from the movie “Psycho,” and spoofs famous horror flicks such as “Halloween,” “Psycho,” “Poltergeist,” “Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”  Look closely, are those some well known celebrities in the video who get caught up with the band while on their bizarre psycho trip?

 

To directly view the full video now on Yahoo! Music go to: http://music.yahoo.com/video/49659939

 

Yahoo! Music Video Premieres page: www.music.yahoo.com/premieres

 

“Psycho” debuts on the rock radio charts this week and their new album Famous is available for purchase in stores and online today! 

 

Having toured with Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace on a sold out arena tour and then a supporting slot on this summer’s biggest rock tour with Nickelback, Puddle Of Mudd  are currently out on a headlining tour that makes a stop in Charenton, LA tonight (see below for remaining dates).

 

Famous was recorded in Los Angeles and Colorado.  Brian Howes (Hinder, Daughtry) co-wrote the first single “Famous” with Wes and produced the track. Former Black Flag drummer Bill Stevenson (Rise Against, MXPX etc.), Jason Livermore (Rise Against, NOFX) and Jack Joseph Puig (John Mayer), along with Puddle Of Mudd all have producer credits on the album.

 

Puddle Of Mudd is singer/guitarist Wes Scantlin, bassist Douglas Ardito and new members Christian Stone (ex-Campfire Girls) on guitar and Ryan Yerdon on drums.

 

Puddle Of Mudd’s 2001 debut album Come Clean spawned no less than four #1 alternative and rock radio hit singles (“Blurry,” “She Hates Me,” “Control” and “Drift And Die”), with “Blurry” becoming the most played track on Modern Rock Radio for 2002 and scooping the ASCAP award for most played song of the year.  2003 saw the release of their follow up Life On Display which featured the top 5 radio hit “Away From Me” and the top 10 hit “Heel Over Head.”