Pigs of the Roman Empire

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I'd always liked what Lustmord did and I thought that doing a record with him would be a really good thing to do. A far as it being a collaboration, there are things on that record that are strictly 'us' and strictly 'him' but we never said which was which because we didn't want people to have any preconceived ideas. For example, [with the title track] we gave him 11 minutes of music and he came back with 22, which was exactly what we wanted him to do. But some parts are just me and Dale nearing the end of our tether with Kevin [Rutmanis, Melvins bassist who left the band soon after] and there are things that critics blamed Lustmord for when he's not even on the track! If I had to say 'buy these 5 records', then this would be one of them. [2]

Track listing

All songs written by King Buzzo and Lustmord

Pigs of the Roman Empire
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2004
Recorded2004
Genre Sludge metal, dark ambient
Length60:00
Label Ipecac
Producer B. Lustmord
Lustmord chronology
Carbon/Core
(2004)
Pigs of the Roman Empire
(2004)
Lustmord Rising
(2006)
No.TitleLength
1."III"3:00
2."The Bloated Pope"3:45
3."Toadi Acceleratio"3:25
4."Pigs of the Roman Empire"22:29
5."Pink Bat"6:32
6."ZZZZ Best"1:59
7."Safety Third"6:11
8."Idolatrous Apostate"6:46
9.Untitled5:47

The CD edition lists only the first eight tracks. The hidden ninth track includes two songs separated by a bit of silence. A double LP edition was released by Alternative Tentacles, listing the ninth track as "??" and also includes the original mix of "Safety Third" as an unlisted bonus. [3]

Personnel

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Additional personnel

References

  1. "Pigs of the Roman Empire - Melvins". Allmusic.
  2. Kerrang! Magazine, issue #1214, June 14, 2008. Treasure Chest. An Intimate Portrait of a Life in Rock. King Buzzo. P.60
  3. "Melvins + Lustmord – Pigs of the Roman Empire (2005, Vinyl)". Discogs . Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.