Bungle

The first release from Mr. Bungle since 1999. The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo is a re-recording of the band's 1986 high school thrash metal demo along with songs written then, but never recorded. The record also features covers of classics by S.O.D. and Corrosion Of Conformity. This version of Mr. Bungle is original members Mike Patton, Trey Spruance and Trevor Dunn, joined by Scott Ian of Anthrax and Dave Lombardo of Slayer / Dead Cross.

The audio + video release of Mr. Bungle's 2020 livestream event, The Night They Came Home. Includes performances of songs from their album, The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo, along with cover songs, official music videos, behind-the-scenes bonus features and celebrity guest cameos…

A reconstituted Mr. Bungle assembles in the Eureka public library to perform their unique brand of music. The audio + video release of Mr. Bungle's 2020 livestream event, The Night They Came Home. Includes performances of songs from their album, The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo, along with cover songs, official music videos, behind-the-scenes bonus features and celebrity guest cameos. This version of Mr. Bungle is original members Mike Patton, Trey Spruance and Trevor Dunn, joined by Scott Ian of Anthrax and Dave Lombardo of Slayer/Dead Cross.

Fans of Mr. Bungle, this album is for you - Secret Chiefs 3 is essentially Mr. Bungle's rhythm section (bassist Trevor Dunn & drummer Danny Heifetz), joined by fellow Mr. Bungle/brief Faith No More guitarist Trey Spruance. What makes Secret Chiefs 3 different from Mr. Bungle is that there is no lead vocalist present (Spruance and Dunn sing on a few of the tracks), and the trio somehow manages to concoct even more mysterious and demented compositions than Bungle. There is also a more prominent Middle Eastern flavor to the music, which Mr. Bungle has only lightly touched upon in the past. What the two groups have in common are abrupt, unbearable noise bursts, tape sound effects, and plenty of inside jokes…

Umlaut are from Melbourne, down under and needless to say, their name is actually Umläut. There's not much to be said about this one except they seem like very interesting and funny crowd. The band members are Clinton Bär McKinnon Julian Langdon, Angus E. Leslie, Shane Lieber, Adam King and Olaf Scott, McKinnon (the multi-instrumentalist) being a leader of the band. Occasionally, a certain Mike Patton is appearing as a guest - not surprising, since Umlaut is closely related to Patton's project - not an offshoot, but a band sharing members. Hence, every Mr. Bungle fan would probably enjoy the music of Umlaut - don't let the easygoing attitude fools you, the guy are doing serious music - dense, powerful, with avant edge.