The Bride Screamed Murder

The Bride Screamed Murder is the 17th album (not including split albums) by the Melvins, released on June 1, 2010.[7] It was their first album to 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]

The Bride Screamed Murder
Studio album by
Melvins
ReleasedJune 1, 2010
Recorded2009-2010
GenreHard rock, grunge
Length45:37
LabelIpecac Recordings
Melvins chronology
Chicken Switch
(2009)		 The Bride Screamed Murder
(2010)		 Sugar Daddy Live
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Eye Weekly[3]
musicOMH[4]
Pitchfork Media(5.2/10)[5]
Rock Sound(9/10)[6]

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.TitleWriter(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 Townshend7:39
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

Additional personnel
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References
  1. "Bride Screamed Murder by The Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1801890
  3. http://www.eyeweekly.com/article/93515%5B%5D
  4. http://www.musicomh.com/albums/melvins_0610.htm
  5. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14313-the-bride-screamed-murder/
  6. http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/rs-tv-melvins-the-bride-screamed-murder
  7. MELVINS To Release 'The Bride Screamed Murder' In June Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Cult rock band Melvins hit U.S. chart after 26 years news.yahoo.com. June 10, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-06-11.
  9. The Melvins Post “Electric Flower” Music Video Online theprp.com. October 13, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-10-18.
  10. "Year in Review: Metal". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2011.


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