Mr. Bungle Announces New Album ‘The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo’ & Shares Single

Mr. Bungle announced their first album in 21 years, The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo, due out on October 30 via Ipecac Recordings. The Eureka, California-bred metal band also shared the lead single, “Raping Your Mind.”

The 11-song LP, their first since 1999’s California, includes reworked material from Mr. Bungle — guitarist Trey Spruance, vocalist Mike Patton and bassist Trevor Dunn — culled from their 1986 cassette only demo. It also features contributions from metal lords guitarist Scott Ian (Anthrax, S.O.D.) and drummer Dave Lombardo (Dead Cross, Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies), who joined Mr. Bungle on their recent reunion tours. The album also includes a nod to Ian’s band S.O.D. with “Hypocrites / Habla Español O Muere” (a.k.a. “Speak English or Die”).

“Recording THIS music with THESE guys was an enormous head-rush of virtuosity and surprises every day in the studio,” Patton said in a statement. “Trey’s video game-esque solos, Scott’s bionic right hand and cyborg-like precision, Dave’s caveman-meets-Bobby Brady-like drum fills, Trevor’s solid foundation and laser-focus to detail. There is nothing sweeter than getting your ass kicked by true comrades…where everyone has a singular drive and mission.”

“Recording this record felt like we were finally utilizing our Ph.Ds in Thrash Metal,” Dunn added. “All we had to do was go back to our original professors for some additional guidance and talk them into joining us. Turns out we were A+ students. We even went for extra credit by revisiting some tunes that we’d given up on back in the day. It was less like a trip of nostalgia and more like the refining of an original, worthy document. We were haunted for 35 years by the fact that this music wasn’t given it’s due respect. Now we can die.”

Mr. Bungle produced the album, which was recorded by Husky Höskulds at Studio 606 and mixed by Jay Ruston. Rhea Perlman lends narration on “Anarchy Up Your Anus.” Lead single “Raping Your Mind” also arrived with an accompanying music video created by Eric Livingston.

Watch the video below:

The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo Tracklist:

1. Grizzly Adams
2. Anarchy Up Your Anus
3. Raping Your Mind
4. Hypocrites / Habla Español O Muere
5. Bungle Grind
6. Methematics
7. Eracist
8. Spreading The Thighs of Death
9. Loss For Words
10. Glutton For Punishment
11. Sudden Death