''The Bride Screamed Murder'' is the 17th album by American rock band the

Melvins Melvins (sometimes The Melvins) are an American rock band formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington. Their early work was key to the development of both grunge and sludge metal. Initially, they performed as a trio but later also sometimes appeare ...

, released on June 1, 2010. It was their first album to hit the ''Billboard'' 200 Pop Charts, at number 200, selling 2,809 albums in the first few weeks. In October 2010, they released a music video with

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for the song "Electric Flower", directed by Mark Brooks.The Melvins Post "Electric Flower" Music Video Online
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'' named ''The Bride Screamed Murder'' the No. 8 metal album of 2010.

Track listing

All songs written by the Melvins unless otherwise noted.

Vinyl version

''The Bride Screamed Murder'''s vinyl version was released on

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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

King Buzzo Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Biography Born in Morton, Wa ...

– guitar, vocals *

Dale Crover Dale Crover (born October 23, 1967) is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist an ...

– drums, vocals * Coady Willis – drums, vocals * Mr. Warren – bass, vocals

Additional personnel

Toshi Kasai Toshi Kasai is a Japanense record producer, engineer, mixer and musician. He is most well known for his strong vocal production work with hard rock and metal groups such as his long standing relationship with The Melvins and his work with Tool. ...

– engineer * John Golden – mastering *

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– art

References

2010 albums Ipecac Recordings albums Melvins albums {{2010s-metal-album-stub