Mr. Bungle

American experimental rock band

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November 8 2024 Theo Lengyel was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years for the murder of Alice Herrmann.
October 11 2024 Theo Lengyel was found guilty of killing Alice Herrmann.
January 2 2024 Theo Lengyel was arrested and charged with first-degree murder of Alice Herrmann.
December 2023 Theo Lengyel was named a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend, Alice 'Alyx' Kamakaokalani Herrmann.
2021 Trey Spruance gave an interview asserting that Mr. Bungle had always been a metal band at its core, regardless of genre shifts, emphasizing the 'psychology of metal' in their music.
June 11 2021 Mr. Bungle released their live album 'The Night They Came Home' through Ipecac Records, available in multiple formats including CD, LP, digital download, and streaming. The album peaked at number 46 in the Australian charts.
2020 Mr. Bungle released a documentary film 'Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home', directed by Jack Bennett, capturing the band's performance and history.
2020 Mr. Bungle released three music videos: 'Raping Your Mind' directed by Eric Livingston, 'Eracist' directed by Derrick Scocchera, and 'Sudden Death' directed by Derek Cianfrance.
October 30 2020 Mr. Bungle released 'The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo' album through Ipecac in multiple formats including digital, CD, double LP, and cassette. The album peaked at No. 30 on the main chart, No. 6 on a specific chart, and No. 53 on another chart.
August 13 2020 The band officially announced the album The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo, set for release on October 30, and released an animated music video for 'Raping Your Mind'.
June 5 2020 Mr. Bungle released a cover of 'U.S.A.' by The Exploited, featuring a hardcore punk sound.
March 23 2020 Revolver magazine published a press release announcing the band's plan to re-record The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny with Scott Ian and Dave Lombardo.
February 2020 Reunited as a thrash metal band, performing their 1986 demo album The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny with Scott Ian and Dave Lombardo.
February 7 2020 Mr. Bungle performed reunion shows with comedian Eric Andre introducing the band and covering various metal and hardcore punk songs, including three previously unreleased tracks.
2019 Scott Ian joins Mr. Bungle, marking a significant lineup change for the experimental rock band.
August 21 2019 A third Los Angeles show was added, bringing the total reunion shows to seven.
August 15 2019 Due to high ticket demand, the band added an additional show to each city.
August 13 2019 Mr. Bungle announced their reunion, planning three shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Brooklyn in February 2020, featuring Patton, Spruance, Dunn, Scott Ian, and Dave Lombardo performing The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny.
2016 Trey Spruance revealed in an interview that Warner Bros. Records was so disinterested in the band that they considered submitting an entire album of static noise as a potential experiment.
February 2014 Mike Patton suggests a potential Mr. Bungle reunion might be possible, similar to Faith No More's reunion.
February 2013 Trevor Dunn definitively states in an SF Weekly interview that there would be no Mr. Bungle reunion.
2012 Patton sings on the Secret Chiefs 3 song 'La Chanson de Jacky', sparking reunion speculation.
November 2011 Spruance joins Patton and Faith No More onstage in Santiago to perform King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime in its entirety.
2010 Mike Patton continues world tour with Faith No More.

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