The Bride Screamed Murder
| The Bride Screamed Murder | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, grunge | |||
| Length | 45:37 | |||
| Label | Ipecac Recordings | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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 the 17th album (not including split albums) by American rock band the Melvins, released on June 1, 2010.[7] It was their first album to hit the Billboard 200 Pop Charts, at number 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, vocals
Additional personnel[]
- Toshi Kasai – engineer
- John Golden – mastering
- Mackie Osborne – art
References[]
- ^ "Bride Screamed Murder by The Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1801890
- ^ http://www.eyeweekly.com/article/93515[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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 Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cult rock band Melvins hit U.S. chart after 26 years news.yahoo.com. June 10, 2010. Retrieved on June 11, 2010.
- ^ The Melvins Post "Electric Flower" Music Video Online theprp.com. October 13, 2010. Retrieved on October 18, 2010.
- ^ "Year in Review: Metal". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
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