The Bulls & the Bees

The Bulls & The Bees
EP by Melvins
Released 2012
Genre
Length 23:33
Label Scion A/V
Melvins chronology
The Bride Screamed Murder
(2010)		 The Bulls & The Bees
(2012)		 Freak Puke
(2012)

The Bulls & The Bees is an EP by the sludge metal band Melvins. It was released on March 13, 2012[1] through Scion A/V for free download. It was also released as a free CD for their May 2012 tour with Unsane and released as a 10" vinyl later that year for the 51/51 tour.[2] On June 2, 2015, an expanded CD containing the Electroretard album (with a shortened "Shit Storm") was released on Ipecac Recordings.

Music and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Punknews.org[3]
Spin7/10[4]
QRO Magazine7.9/10[5]

According to Christopher R. Weingarten of Spin, the EP features experiments with neoclassical and dark ambient styles while also continuing the rock sound of the band's last three LPs.[4]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "The War On Wisdom"   3:40
2. "We Are Doomed"   7:03
3. "Friends Before Larry"   4:19
4. "A Really Long Wait"   4:22
5. "National Hamster"   4:09

References

  1. ↑ "The Melvins announce new free EP ‘The Bulls and the Bees’". Loudwire. February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ The Bulls & The Bees at Scion A/V
  3. ↑ Gentile, John (March 20, 2012). "Melvins - The Bulls and the Bees (2012)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Weingarten, Christopher R. (March 19, 2012). "Melvins, ‘The Bulls & The Bees’ (Scion A/V)". Spin. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Fath, Aaron. The Melvins : The Bulls and The Bees EP. QRO. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.

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