Mr. Bungle reunite for first live shows in 20 years
Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle, the experimental rock band consisting of Mike Patton, Trey Spruance, and Trevor Dunn, are reuniting for his or her first exhibits in practically 20 years. What’s extra, they’ll be performing their 1986 demo tape, The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny, in full.
Patton, Spruance, and Dunn can be joined by Scott Ian (Anthrax, S.O.D.) and Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Useless Cross) for a trio of exhibits happening in early February. They’ll play the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on February seventh, the Warfield in San Francisco on the eighth, and Brooklyn Metal in NYC on the 10th.
Tickets go on sale Friday, August 16th. A press launch warns that “there can be no extra cities added to this itinerary.”
The band members mentioned the genesis for his or her reunion and the choice to revisit The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny in particular person statements:
“Ever since Trevor hatched The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny v.2 thought a couple of years again, Patton, Lombardo, he and I had every been incubating some thought of that egg. Lombardo referred to as me someday and requested me to make some guitar demos so he might study the songs. He had this beneficiant thought to shock the opposite guys with being completely able to go together with the tunes. It simply so occurred that I used to be in Eureka on the time. So, I discovered myself re-visiting all of these riffs in the identical goddamned city and in the identical goddamned home the place I recorded all the unique guitars on that demo 33 years earlier. There was one thing about really bodily understanding the mania of these riffs once more at DAVE LOMBARDO’S request, in that surroundings — it simply break up my head open. It wasn’t lengthy earlier than the prepare of future had picked up an excessive amount of pace for any of us to leap off.” – Trey Spruance
“After we recorded that demo, we had been 16 and 17 years previous and we had been completely severe in regards to the music. On the time, we had been residing the deluge of ’80s metallic and absorbing each riff and each drum fill from each identified band from Denmark to San Francisco. The recording and taking part in had been amateurish (save for Trey’s video-game-solos) however the schooled composition and spirit had been strong. I all the time felt like this music held its personal and deserved to be offered in a clearer and extra outlined bundle even when it meant being 33 years later.” – Trevor Dunn
“I keep in mind writing riffs for this cassette in my guardian’s storage, with no warmth, so I recorded in a sleeping bag for analog heat, taking part in a one-stringed acoustic guitar that was piped right into a ghetto blaster. Thank god I had Trevor and Trey to assist decipher my rotten riffs into one thing intelligible!” – Mike Patton
“When Mike hit me up about this my mind thought he was asking me if I wished to return to a present, him understanding I’m a HUGE Bungle fan. After I realized he really meant for me to play guitar with them it broke my mind, I used to be a giggly drooling mess. Someway I pecked out Y E S on my keyboard and holy crap I’m taking part in in Mr. Bungle. Significantly, it’s an honor and a privilege to get to play with my favourite ‘Mr.’ band of all time.” – Scott Ian
“I don’t know what was within the water in Eureka California, however it definitely wasn’t clear. That is going to be a ridiculously, insane band to play with and I’m honored to have been requested to hitch the wrath.” – Dave Lombardo
The core trio of Patton, Spruance, and Dunn fashioned Mr. Bungle in 1985 whereas nonetheless in highschool. The group launched a sequence of demo tapes, together with 1986’s The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny, which in the end led to a report cope with Warner Bros. (Throughout this time, Patton additionally joined Religion No Extra.) Between 1991 and 1999, Mr. Bungle recorded three correct studio albums and toured the world extensively. They introduced a everlasting hiatus in 2004.
