Mr. Bungle
Formed: 1985
From:
Eureka,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Mr. Bungle News
Below is our complete Mr. Bungle news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
Igorrr Joins Forces w/ Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle)
French avant-garde metal act Igorrr unveiled their latest single, “Blastbeat Falafel,” earlier today. The track features a guest appearance from Trey Spruance — guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist for Mr. Bungle. Also contributing is violinist/trumpeter Timba Harris, a frequent collaborator of Spruance in Secret Chiefs 3 and various other projects.
The track, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below, will appear on Igorrr’s forthcoming fifth studio album, Amen, set for release on September 19th through Metal Blade Records.
Igorrr mastermind Gautier Serre shared the following about the collaboration: More...
Imperial Triumphant Premiere New Single & Video
Avant-garde death metal trio Imperial Triumphant have enlisted two drumming legends for their newly released track, “Pleasuredome”. Dave Lombardo (Mr. Bungle, ex-Slayer) contributes his signature drumming, while Tomas Haake (Meshuggah) returns in a spoken-word role rather than behind the kit.
Brendan McGowan directed the song’s accompanying visual, further enhancing its eerie and chaotic atmosphere.
The band shared the following thoughts on the track: More...
Imperial Triumphant Premiere New Song Haake Guests
Avant-garde death metal trio Imperial Triumphant will release their sixth studio album, “Goldstar,” on March 21st via Century Media Records. The band has unveiled the song “Lexington Delirium,” featuring guest spoken vocals from Meshuggah drummer Tomas Haake. A visually striking music video for the track, directed by Brendan McGowan, was filmed at the iconic Chrysler Building in New York City.
The recording sessions for "Goldstar" were overseen by Colin Marston (Krallice, etc.). The album features an impressive lineup of guest contributors, including Dave Lombardo (Mr. Bungle, ex-Slayer, etc.) and Yoshiko Ohara (Bloody Panda), in addition to Tomas Haake.
The band shared their thoughts on the single, stating: More...
Empire State Bastard Premiere New Music Video
Empire State Bastard, the experimental grindcore collective led by Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil and Mike Vennart, are thrilled to unveil the details for their inaugural U.S. headlining performance. Mark your calendars for September 23rd, when they will take the stage at the renowned Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, NY.
The live lineup for this performance will feature the iconic drumming prowess of Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer, Mr. Bungle) and touring bassist Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon).
In addition to the exciting show announcement, Empire State Bastard have just premiered an official music video for their track "The Looming," which serves as the latest single from their forthcoming debut album, "Rivers Of Heresy," due out on September 01st via Roadrunner Records. Check it out streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
Empire State Bastard (Ex-Slayer) Premiere Single
Empire State Bastard, an experimental grindcore project formed by Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro and Mike Vennart, have unleashed their latest single, "Stutter." This track, along with the previously released "Harvest," will be featured on the band's highly anticipated debut album, "Rivers Of Heresy," slated for release on September 01st via Roadrunner Records.
Renowned drummer Dave Lombardo (known for his work with Mr. Bungle and ex-Slayer) showcases his exceptional percussion skills in the band, while bassist Naomi Macleod (from Bitch Falcon) joins the live lineup.
Dead Cross Premiere New Music Video
Dead Cross return with a third and final single named “Christian Missile Crisis“ from their impending new studio full-length “II“. That album is slated for an October 28th release date by Ipecac Recordings. Check out now "Christian Missile Crisis" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
The of course features frontman Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, etc.), guitarist Michael Crain (Retox, etc.), bassist Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox, etc.) and Dave Lombardo (Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Slayer, etc.).
Comments Pearson: More...
Dead Cross Premiere New Single & Music Video
Supergroup Dead Crossreturn with a second advance track from their sophomore studio full-length “II“. The single “Heart Reformer” has just premiered online and the accompanying music video for it was directed by Dark Details.
The band features Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, etc.), Dave Lombardo (Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, ex-Slayer, etc.) and Justin Pearson (The Locust, etc.) and will release “II” through Ipecac Recordings on October 28th, 2022.
Check out now "Heart Reformer" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
Tells guitarist Michael Crain (Retox): More...
Testament Recruits Former Slayer Drummer
Bay Area thrash metal legends, who recently parted company with drummer Gene Hoglan, has announced a very worthy replacement in the form of ex Slayer and Grip Inc. drummer, Dave Lombardo. Lombardo is also the drummer of fellow Californian legends Suicidal Tendencies and is expected to continue his role in the band.
Frontman Chuck Billy declares "I’ll state the obvious, We are more than overwhelmed to welcome back Dave Lombardo to play drums with Testament. We are so excited to share the stage again with Lombardo. Dave added immense power when he joined the band for The Gathering (release), and we are ecstatic to see what new flavor he will bring back to Testament."
Dave Lombardo stated, "This is a long-awaited reunion that was bound to happen. Once upon a time, we created a thrash masterpiece. I have no doubt that our musical chemistry will pick up exactly where we left off. I love the Testament family and am very excited to be joining them once again. Pure brutality awaits."
Guitarist Eric Peterson expresses, "Having Dave Lombardo join us again feels like we are picking up where unfinished business had left off. There is a silver lining to every cloud and working again with Dave calls for us to celebrate with our horns held high expresses, Having Dave Lombardo join us again feels like we are picking up where unfinished business had left off. There is a silver lining to every cloud and working again with Dave calls for us to celebrate with our horns held high!"
"Testament is one of my all-time favorite bands, so to be able to amplify the news of their newest member, Dave Lombardo, and fire up the metal community is an honor bestowed upon me by the metal Gods!" says Jose Mangin of SiriusXM Liquid Metal.
Dave Lombardo has been very busy since parting ways with Slayer in 2013 following a pay dispute. He initially returned one of his previous projects Philm, before retiring the band in early 2016, shortly after he launched Dead Cross with Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton, whom he previously worked with in Fantomas. In 2016, he joined crossover thrash icons Suicidal Tendencies, as well as horror punk legends Misfits and still plays with both to this day. In 2019, Lombardo again joined forces with Mike Patton, when he was confirmed as the new drummer of Mr. Bungle and performed on their latest album, "The Raging Wrath Pf The Easter Bunny Demo."
Tomahawk (Faith No More, Etc.) Premiere New Video
Tomahawk - the supergroup featuring Faith No More singer Mike Patton, The Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, former Helmet drummer John Stainer and Mr. Bungle, etc. bassist Trevor Dunn - premiere a new Diego Cumplido directed music video for "Predators And Scavengers". The track is taken from the group’s new outing “Tonic Immobility“ out in stores today.
Explains Denison: More...
Tomahawk (Faith No More, Etc.) Premiere New Song
Tomahawk - the supergroup comprised of Faith No More singer Mike Patton, The Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, Battles/ex-Helmet drummer John Stainer and Mr. Bungle, etc. bassist Trevor Dunn - have titled their impending new album “Tonic Immobility”. A first advance track from it, “Business Casual“, has premiered via YouTube and is streaming for you below.
The new album has officially been slated for a March 26th release by Ipecac Recordings.
Says Duane Denison: More...
Mr. Bungle Releases New Music Video
Mr. Bungle, who recently announced the release of "The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo," on October 30 via Ipecac Recordings, have released a second single and accompanying video from the forthcoming album. The dystopian video for "Eracist " was directed by Derrick Scocchera with photography by Nicholas Finn Myggen. You can check it out below.
As was the case with the live performances, original Mr. Bungle members Trevor Dunn, Mike Patton, and Trey Spruance 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 Eureka, CA-born band for their 1986 cassette only demo as well as a reimagined cover of the S.O.D. classic "Hypocrites / Habla Español O Muere" (a.k.a. "Speak English Or Die") and Corrosion Of Conformity’s "Loss For Words."
The album was produced by Mr. Bungle, recorded by Husky Höskulds at Studio 606, and mixed by Jay Ruston. Rhea Perlman narrates "Anarchy Up Your Anus." More...
Umläut Announces Album Release Party
Bär McKinnon, former sax player from San Francisco’s seminal Mr. Bungle, is primed and ready to bring his specific brand of cartoonish, pop inspired tunes to the world with his new Melbourne-based outfit: Umlaut.
Featuring the radio single, Atlas Face, co-written and performed by former Mr. Bungle front man and music heavyweight Mike Patton (Faith No More, Fantômas, Peeping Tom, Tomahawk), Umlaut’s debut selt-titled album is whimsical, eccentric, dark and nothing you’ve ever heard before.
Umlaut launches their debut album on Sunday, June 7 at the East Brunswick club with support from The Barons of Tang and An Easier Question. Entry price is $15. The album will also be available through AmpHead Music in Australia, and The Orchard internationally.
You can check out some of the band's music on their MySpace page.
Asva Announces Berlin Show, Posts MP3 Online
Epic doomsters Asva will be kicking off the new year with a one-off show at the Maria in Berlin, Germany on January 28th. This is a rare opportunity to see the group charging through highlights from their recent album, "What You Don't Know Is Frontier."
Asva contains members of Sunn O))), Faith No More, Burning Witch, Mr Bungle and Goatsnake.
You can download an MP3 of Asva's song "A Trap For Judges" off their latest album.
Mike Patton Talks To SuicideGirls On Film Score
SuicideGirls.com has interviewed Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Fantomas, Crudo, etc.) in San Francisco to get all the details on his film score debut, "A Perfect Place." You can watch the video and read the complete feature on SuicideGirls.com. More...
Tour Dates For Mike Patton's New Band Crudo Posted
Ipecac Records has announced that Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, etc.) has started yet another new project. The band, also featuring Dan The Automator, is called Crudo- Here's what Ipecac had to say:
"...wanted to let you know that there is a new Patton project that is about to show it's face. Yeah, another one. Seems that Mike and Dan the Automator have been cooking up some music and after a little marinating are about to reveal........ Crudo. Not much is known about Crudo, but we know this, they will be playing the super cool music festival, Sasquatch, at the end of May in the state of Washington at the Gorge."
The "Sasquatch! Music Festival" will take place at The Gorge in Seattle, WA on May 24 - 26th. Patton has also lined up some European tours, he will hit the road with Fennesz for the following stops:
February 27th Oslo, NOR - Rockefeller
February 28th Sofia, BUL - Universiada Hall
February 29th Warsaw, POL - Proxima
March 01st Zaandam, NET - de Kade
In addition, he will also team up with Zu for the following dates:
March 02nd Geneva, SWI - Usine
March 03rd Rome, ITA - Circolo degli Artisti
March 04th Turin, ITA - Ossigeno
March 06th Utrecht, NET - Tivoli
March 07th Verona, ITA - Interzona
Mike Patton Lends Vocals To I Am Legend
Mike Patton (ex-FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE and currently of PEEPING TOM, FANTOMAS and MONDO CANE amongst others) steps into the world of film with I Am Legend and A Perfect Place.
Patton's shape-shifting vocals will be heard in movie theaters across the country this month as he lends his voice to the dreaded creatures in I Am Legend, the post-apocalyptic film set for release on December 14th.
Next up is Patton’s debut as a film composer with the film noir short, A Perfect Place. The 20-plus minute film also marks the directorial debut of Derrick Scocchera, one of the founders of Fantoma Films, best known for their catalog of rare, cult films reissued on DVD. The score creatively reflects the style and tone of the film, which focuses on a pair of bumbling friends trying to dispose of a body. The film, shot in anamorphic black and white, will be packaged as a double-disc with the score and distributed together via Ipecac Recordings in March of 2008.
While Patton’s film work is relatively new, he’s previously appeared in 2005's award-winning independent film Firecracker and has already provided vocals to several video games including The Darkness and The Portal. 2008 finds him as the lead in the video game Bionic Commando and contributing vocal effects to Left 4 Dead.
Just For Fun
Spinner Rates Top 20 "Worst Band Fueds"
Spinner is running a top 20 of "Worst Band Fueds," of which hard rock and metal bands make several appearances including:
Marilyn Manson vs. My Chemical Romance (18)
Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Mr. Bungle (15)
Nirvana vs. Pearl Jam (14)
Dwarves vs. QOTSA (13)
Metallica vs. Megadeth (4)
Of course the list is topped primarily by rappers, but I don't recall when individual rappers constituted a "band."
Read the full article at Spinner.com.
More Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Tour Dates
SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM will be co-headlining a tour with San Francisco’s SECRET CHIEFS 3 this spring in North America. The tour with SECRET CHIEFS 3, which features former Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance, will hit several U.S and Canadian cities and the headliner with change each night. The band is also making their first trek to Europe in April as well.
About touring Europe, drummer Matthias Bossi says, "It is with great pleasure that we (bonny) louts announce our intention to tour Europe, wearing only hats. The European standard of ........ far exceeds that of America. Therefore it is with great glee that we embark on our first ever international rock and roll road show. We are louts!"
The band are currently recording parts of their as yet untitled first full-length for THE END RECORDS at Tiny Telephone studios in San Francisco, California with engineer/producer Joel Hamilton (The Book of Knots, Sparklehorse, Elvis Costello, Frank Black, Unsane, Battle of Mice, Dub Trio) The album is scheduled to surface sometime in early 2007.
The band recently reissued their 2001 album Grand Opening And Closing! on THE END RECORDS. The reissue, released in digipak format, has also been expanded with two unreleased songs and a live bonus song recorded by the band’s new line-up.
The confirmed tour dates are listed below: More...
Cattle Decapitation Announce Album, Seek Member
Cattle Decapitation are currently seeking a new drummer, if interested go to the following link: http://www.smnnews.com/board/showthread.php?t=114401. Also, the band has posted the following update:
"Cattle Decapitation is happy to announce "Karma.Bloody.Karma." as the title of the next record. NO, there is not any religious significance of the title. NO, the name does not imply that we're "crazy vegans" trying to push our lifestyle onto people (as a lot of gabbing internet idiots like to pigeonhole us as). It is simply about the "greatest natural disaster of all time," humanity, and revenge for its effect on this planet. This will be the most nihilistic, pessimistic and hateful record we've ever done lyrically, and musically you can expect, what one of our friends has said perfectly about it, a very "schitzophrenic" release! Imagine the Caninus split material, just longer in every way. Features guest appearances by Joey Karam(The Locust) and John Wiese(Sunn 0)), Bastard Noise). Produced by Billy Anderson(Swans, Mr. Bungle Melvins). Available June/July 2006!
Here's the goddamn track list:
1. Intro
2. Unintelligent Design
3. Success Is…(Hanging By the Neck)
4. One Thousand Times Decapitation
5. The Carcass Derrick
6. Total Gore
7. Bereavement
8. Suspended In Coprolite
9. Alone At The Landfill
10. Karma.Bloody.Karma.
11. The New Dawn
12. Of Human Pride & Flatulence"
"We have a new addition to Cattle Decapitation. A new second guitar player by the name of Kevin "Fetus" Bernier of L.A.’s Watch Me Burn/Fetus Eaters/Deadfood/Vomitcore Records. He's been an amazing friend of ours since the beginning and we're very excited to start playing live with him. We'll try our hardest to have him ready for the Necrophagist tour!"
Headline News
Mr. Bungle Is Officially Done
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, vocalist Mike Patton confirmed the demise of Mr. Bungle, who haven't released an album in five years. Here's what Patton had to say:
"I'm at a point now where I crave healthy musical environments, where there is a genuine exchange of ideas without repressed envy or resentment, and where people in the band want to be there regardless of what public accolades may come their way. Unfortunately, Mr. Bungle was not one of those places... We could have probably squeezed out a couple more records but the collective personality of this group became so dysfunctional. This band was poisoned by one person's petty jealousy and insecurity, and it led us to a slow, unnatural death. And I'm at peace with that, because I know I tried all I could."
Patton will continue with his myriad projects, including Peeping Tom, Fantomas, and Tomahawk, in addition to running his record label, Ipecac Recordings.