That's actually not an accident. Producer David Bottrill worked for YEARS with progressive supergiants, King Crimson, and then moved on to aggressive progressive geniuses, Tool.
I maintain that Mudvayne has a good bass player, and that no one else in the band is really worth a shit. With a good vocalist, they could pull off being decent, but alas..it's a bad band with a good bassist.
I like the drum work as well, but yeah. I actually think the rhythm section used to work on jazz projects or something, so I wouldn't be surprised if they leave mudvayne and pull off something decent down the road.