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Released
  
2012

The Bulls & The Bees (2012)
  
Freak Puke (2012)

Release date
  
13 March 2012

Length
  
23:33

Artist
  
Melvins

Label
  
Scion Audio/Visual

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Genres
  
Sludge metal, Doom metal, Experimental music, Dark ambient

The Bulls & The Bees is an EP by the Melvins. It was released on March 13, 2012 through Scion A/V for free download. It was also released as a free CD for their May 2012 tour with Unsane and released as a 10" vinyl later that year for the 51/51 tour. On June 2, 2015, an expanded CD containing the Electroretard album was released on Ipecac Recordings.

Contents

Music and reception

According to Christopher R. Weingarten of Spin, the EP features experiments with neoclassical and dark ambient styles while also continuing the rock sound of the band's last three LPs.

Personnel

  • King Buzzo - guitar, vocals
  • Dale Crover - drums, vocals
  • Coady Willis - drums, vocals
  • Jared Warren - bass, vocals

    • Additional personnel

  • Toshi Kasai - engineer
  • John Golden - mastering
  • Mackie Osborne - artwork
  • Kevin Rutmanis - bass (7-11 on 2015 re-release)
  • Mark Deutrom - bass (12-13 on 2015 re-release)
  • Tim Green - engineer (6-11 on 2015 re-release)
  • Michael Rozon - engineer (6-11 on 2015 re-release)
  • Joe Barresi - engineer (12-13 on 2015 re-release)

    • Songs

    1The War on Wisdom3:40
    2We Are Doomed7:04
    3Friends Before Larry4:19

    References

    The Bulls & the Bees Wikipedia
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