| The Bride Screamed Murder | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Sludge metal | |||
| Length | 45:37 | |||
| Label | Ipecac Recordings | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/1001 |
| 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 seventeenth studio album by American rock band 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 The title is a reference to a fictional book from the film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.10
Exclaim! named The Bride Screamed Murder the No. 8 metal album of 2010.11
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
References
- "Bride Screamed Murder by The Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1801890
- http://www.eyeweekly.com/article/93515
- "Melvins - the Bride Screamed Murder | album reviews | musicOMH". Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- "Melvins: The Bride Screamed Murder". Pitchfork.
- "Melvins - the Bride Screamed Murder - Reviews".
- 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.
- https://www.punknews.org/article/40700/interviews-buzz-osborne-melvins
- "Year in Review: Metal". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2011.