Donkey Punch the Night

Donkey Punch the Night is the third EP by American alternative rock act Puscifer. It was released on February 19, 2013, via Puscifer Entertainment.

Donkey Punch the Night
EP by Puscifer
Released	February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)
Recorded	Caduceus Cellars Bunker
Genre	Alternative rock, post-industrial
Length	39:35
Label	Puscifer Entertainment
Producer	Mat Mitchell, Puscifer
Puscifer chronology
Conditions of My Parole (2011) Donkey Punch the Night (2013) All Re-Mixed Up (2013)

Background

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	62%[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	[2]
AllMusic	[3]
Artistdirect	[4]
Emusic	[5]
Exclaim!	7/10[6]

Donkey Punch the Night is the follow-up to Puscifer's 2011 album Conditions of My Parole and features two new tracks ("Breathe" and "Dear Brother") as well as two covers, "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and "Balls to the Wall" by Accept. Also included are remixes of the new tracks and of one cover.[7]

The EP was released on February 19, 2013 in digital and CD formats, with a vinyl format later released on March 12, 2013.[8] The EP was announced, along with the track listing and a set of Australian tour dates, in November 2012. Frontman Maynard James Keenan said of the EP: "While continuing our tradition of releasing a few new songs at a time. I also had an itch that needed scratching, and that itch was 'Balls To The Wall.' Which was followed by an even harder to reach itch known as 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' And scratch them we did."[9] The EP features some of the same line-up as Conditions of My Parole, including Keenan on vocals, Carina Round on vocals and guitar, Mat Mitchell on bass, guitar and programming, Juliette Commagere on additional vocals, Josh Eustis on guitar and piano, Matt McJunkins on bass and Jeff Friedl on drums and percussion, as well as guest musicians Zac Rae on piano, Josh Morreau on bass and Claire Acey on vocals.[10] Artists included for the remixes include Drumcell, SONOIO, Jonathan Bates and DJ Silent Servant.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bohemian Rhapsody" (O.G. mix)	5:52
2.	"Breathe"	4:40
3.	"Dear Brother"	3:43
4.	"Balls to the Wall" (Pillow Fight mix)	3:55
5.	"Breathe" (Drumcell rework)	7:24
6.	"Dear Brother" (Denton rework)	3:24
7.	"Balls to the Wall" (Silent Servant El Guapo mix)	4:11

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Personnel

• Maynard Keenan – lead vocals
• Carina Round – additional vocals, guitar
• Mat Mitchell – bass, guitar, programming
• Josh Eustis – guitar, piano
• Matt McJunkins – bass
• Juliette Commagere – additional vocals
• Jeff Friedl – drums, percussion
• Zac Rae – piano
• Josh Morreau – bass
• Claire Acey – vocals

References

1. Donkey Punch the Night on Metacritic
2. Staples, Derek (17 February 2013). "Album Review: Puscifer – Donkey Punch the Night EP". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
3. "Review by Gregory Heaney". AllMusic. February 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
4. Rick Florino (December 2, 2013). "Puscifer "Donkey Punch The Night" review". Artistdirect. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
5. Jon Wiederhorn (January 31, 2013). "Puscifer, Donkey Punch the Night". Emusic. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
6. Walschots, Natalie Zina (February 2013). "Puscifer - Donkey Punch The Night". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
7. https://www.facebook.com/PusciferMusic
8. https://www.facebook.com/PusciferMusic/info
9. Puscifer Plans ‘Donkey Punch The Night’ and Sets 2013 Tour Dates | Antiquiet
10. Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer to Release ‘Donkey Punch the Night’ EP in Early 2013
11. Amazon.com: Donkey Punch the Night: Puscifer: MP3 Downloads