The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo
by Mr. Bungle
  • Record Label: Ipecac
  • Release Date: Oct 30, 2020
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Consequence
    Oct 29, 2020
    91
    The album could stand to be 10 minutes shorter, but who’s to complain about having too much of a good thing? Recorded pre-pandemic, the joy and enthusiasm of the reunion tour is captured here and the results are immensely entertaining. If you like thrash, then the Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo is mandatory listening.
  2. AllMusic
    Oct 29, 2020
    80
    What's best is that Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny doesn't sound like it was brought into the 21st-century kicking and screaming. It does all that and more, but there's so much mad joy at the helm -- this is a band that would close their shows with a faithful cover of the Alan Parsons Project ballad "Time" while masked and covered in blood -- that the material feels bracing, vital, and rooted in the present.
  3. Glide Magazine
    Oct 28, 2020
    80
    The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo is the most accessible Mr. Bungle album, if it’s possible for thrash metal to be accessible. ... Fans looking for the outlandishness of Disco Volante may be disappointed, but anyone looking for angry, nonsensical mosh music will find everything they need.
  5. Exclaim
    Oct 28, 2020
    80
    Opting to re-record a largely unknown demo is a fitting way to bring closure to Mr. Bungle's catalogue. Further, the inclusion of previously unheard songs makes this feel like a proper new release, as opposed to an excuse to shove a nostalgic name back into the world.
  6. Kerrang!
    Oct 28, 2020
    80
    Grown men revisiting their youthful hijinks should be a terrible idea or, to borrow an FNM title, a midlife crisis. Instead, this record is an absolute rager, testament to both the original material and the present-day dedication of its lunatic creators.
  7. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 8, 2020
    70
    A weirdly uncomfortable and exhilarating listening from start to finish. [Jan 2021, p.85]
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  8. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 8, 2020
    70
    A weirdly uncomfortable and exhilarating listening from start to finish. [Jan 2021, p.85]
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  9. The Wire
    Dec 3, 2020
    70
    A further cover from that era, Corrosion Of Conformity’s “Loss For Words”, features alongside three previously unheard songs by the teenage group: “Methematics” stands out as a twisty prog-thrasher with shades of Voivod. It still amounts to a bit of a frippery, and one doesn’t have to look far to find a fan of the band cheesed off at Mr Bungle doing this rather than writing a follow-up to 1999’s California, but they don’t owe anyone anything. [Dec 2020, p.52]
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  10. Clash Music
    Oct 28, 2020
    70
    The crisp, contemporary production is a revelation with the finer details bursting out at every moment. It’s a stark contrast to the original demo, which sounded like they were playing in your neighbour’s flooded garage and hurriedly recording everything direct to tape before the C45 ran out.

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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. rjmacready
    Oct 30, 2020
    8
    How sad, to see an all-time favourite band sink so low.

    To clarify: there's absolutely nothing "wrong" with this album. If you're in the    How sad, to see an all-time favourite band sink so low.

    To clarify: there's absolutely nothing "wrong" with this album. If you're in the mood for an hour - a very LONG and REPETITIVE hour! - of high-quality primal "thrash", you've come to the right place. But what does this have to do with the Mr Bungle weirdos like myself came to know and love in the '90s?

    Well, this IS a re-recording of their first demo. But so what?! All bands have to start somewhere...it's about where they PROGRESS to that matters. And this album is not only a regression of the highest order, but boasts two members who simply don't belong, and never would've fit in the more official Bungle days. And I say this as someone who has great respect for Dave Lombardo, and is a HUGE Anthrax/SOD fan. Sadly, though: you're better off buying an SOD album, which this resembles far more than anything with the word "Bungle" in it.

    I understand the story that led to this release. I get that SOD and Slayer were an early influence on Bungle. I even think this album is a bit of a fun "bonus". But what it ISN'T is the new Bungle album that fans have lusted after for twenty years.

    Oh, and a clarification regarding the rating I've given this: yes, it's a pretty good album. It's worth an 8/10. But it's nowhere near a 10/10, which I'd give the three official Bungle albums that predate this. If they'd released this as a fun, in-between-real-albums product, I'd think it was pretty cool. But I dread to think that people new to Bungle will think this is what they're "about", 'cause it doesn't even come close.

    Easily their least original and creative album, period.    … Full Review »
  2. cucko0
    Oct 30, 2020
    9
    This album is an incredible timeless masterpiece. The band aged pretty well and this album gives everything Bungle always does perfectly :This album is an incredible timeless masterpiece. The band aged pretty well and this album gives everything Bungle always does perfectly : it´s funny, well produced and heavy as hell. i was expecting this album to be a generic thrash metal album, but I'm glad I was wrong. If you like heavy music, if you like Mr. Bungle, if you like pure chaos and madness, if you like good music regardless of any label you should give them a try. The album is not like any of their previous album, but it is as good as.
    Fav. Tracks : Grizzly Adams, Habla Español O Muere, Bungle Grind, Eracist    … Full Review »
  3. heitorzinho
    Oct 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Incredible, and unic album and visuals. Ariana gave us the 2020 savery with this absolute masterpiece!… Full Review »
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