Free All the Monsters is the eighth full-length album by New Zealand band The Bats, released in 2011.
In December 2010, The Bats recorded tracks for the album at a backpackers and stables at the old Seacliff Asylum, between Oamaru and Dunedin.
In New Zealand, The Bats reunited with their old label Flying Nun.
Tim Sendra of Allmusic said, 'The Bats have managed to maintain a ridiculously high level of quality throughout their career, and Free All the Monsters is as good a record as they’ve ever made."
[3] The album was shortlisted for the 2012 Taite Music Prize.