Mr. Bungle announce The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo, their first album in 21 years

A year to the day after announcing their first live dates in two decades, California’s genre-defying rock heroes Mr. Bungle just announced the upcoming release of The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo, their first album in 21 years. The album is due on October 30 via Ipecac Recordings.

The lineup for the recording features original members Trevor Dunn, Mike Patton, and Trey Spruance, who are joined by Scott Ian (Anthrax, S.O.D.) and Dave Lombardo (Dead Cross, Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies).

The 11-song release features tracks written by the band for their 1986 cassette-only demo, as well as a reimagined cover of the S.O.D. classic “Hypocrites / Habla Español O Muere” (“Speak English or Die”) and Corrosion of Conformity’s “Loss For Words.”

“Recording THIS music with THESE guys was an enormous head-rush of virtuosity and surprises every day in the studio,” says Mike Patton. “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.”

Trevor Dunn adds: “Recording this record felt like we were finally utilizing our Ph.Ds in Thrash Metal. 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.”

The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo is available for pre-order now with a number of limited colored vinyl options, along with CD and digital options, and of course, a cassette release to celebrate their original 1986 demo.

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

To coincide with today’s announce, the band has unveiled an animated video for “Raping Younr Mind,” created by Eric Livingston. Check that out below.