The Bride Screamed Murder
| The Bride Screamed Murder | ||||
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| Studio album by Melvins | ||||
| Released | June 1, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009-2010 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, grunge | |||
| Length | 45:37 | |||
| Label | Ipecac Recordings | |||
| Melvins chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Eye Weekly | [3] |
| MusicOMH | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.2/10)[5] |
| Rock Sound | (9/10)[6] |
The Bride Screamed Murder is an album by the Melvins, released on June 1, 2010.[7] It is their first album to have hit the Billboard 200 Pop Charts at #200, selling 2,809 albums in the first few weeks.[8] In October 2010, they released a music video with Scion Audio/Visual for the song "Electric Flower" directed by Mark Brooks.[9]
Exclaim! named "The Bride Screamed Murder" the No. 8 metal album of 2010.[10]
Track listing
All songs written by the Melvins unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Water Glass" | 4:16 | |
| 2. | "Evil New War God" | 4:48 | |
| 3. | "Pig House" | 5:29 | |
| 4. | "I'll Finish You Off" | 4:57 | |
| 5. | "Electric Flower" | 3:27 | |
| 6. | "Hospital Up" | 5:38 | |
| 7. | "Inhumanity and Death" | 3:03 | |
| 8. | "My Generation" | Pete Townshend | 7:39 |
| 9. | "P.G. x 3" | unknown (traditional) | 6:20 |
Vinyl version
The Bride Screamed Murder's vinyl version was released on Amphetamine Reptile Records in a box featuring different artwork from one of ten different artists, limited to 100 copies each. The artists chosen to provide the artwork were Aesthetic Apparatus, COOP, Molly Osborne (Sold exclusively on tour), Adam Jones, Baseman, Junko Mizuno, Mackie Osborne, HAZE XXL, King Buzzo, and Dalek.
Personnel
- King Buzzo – guitar, vocals
- Dale Crover – drums, vocals
- Coady Willis – drums, vocals
- Mr. Warren – bass guitar, vocals
Additional personnel
- Toshi Kasai – engineer
- John Golden – mastering
- Mackie Osborne – art
References
- ↑ "Bride Screamed Murder by The Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1801890
- ↑ http://www.eyeweekly.com/article/93515
- ↑ http://www.musicomh.com/albums/melvins_0610.htm
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14313-the-bride-screamed-murder/
- ↑ http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/rs-tv-melvins-the-bride-screamed-murder
- ↑ MELVINS To Release 'The Bride Screamed Murder' In June
- ↑ Cult rock band Melvins hit U.S. chart after 26 years news.yahoo.com. 2010-06-10. Retrieved on 2010-06-11.
- ↑ The Melvins Post “Electric Flower” Music Video Online theprp.com. 2010-10-13. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
- ↑ "Year in Review: Metal". Exclaim!.