Melvins
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Montesano,
WA,
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Last Known Status: Active
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Melvins & Napalm Death Premiere Joint Single
A second track has surfaced from the forthcoming expanded joint album by pioneering grindcore outfit Napalm Death and influential grunge/sludge metal act Melvins. The release, titled “Savage Imperial Death March,” previously appeared as a tour-exclusive during an earlier run the two bands completed together.
The album has now been updated with two additional bonus tracks along with new artwork and packaging, and is scheduled for a wider release on April 10th. One of the tracks from the record, “Rip The God,” has just received its official digital debut, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
Napalm Death bassist/vocalist Shane Embury commented on the song: More...
Melvins & Napalm Death Announce Collaboration
The Melvins and Napalm Death join forces for Savage Imperial Death March (April 10, Ipecac Recordings), a true collaboration - not a split, but a new album featuring members of both bands. The album shares its name with the bands’ Savage Imperial Death March tours from 2016 and 2025, but marks their first full-length studio collaboration under the moniker. Yesterday, the first track from the album, "Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck," premiered with Jose Mangin on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal.
The album was recorded at the Melvins’ Los Angeles studio, with Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar) and Dale Crover (drums) joined by Napalm Death’s Barney Greenway (vocals), Shane Embury (bass), and John Cooke (guitar).
"I have loved the Melvins forever and their outlook on music," Embury explains. "A chance to make an album of eclectic musical madness with them was truly an honour and a whole lot of fun, which surely is the whole point! Let’s do another one soon." More...
Melvins Release New EP
"King of Rome," the second single from the April 18th release, "Thunderball." The charging track once again features contributions from avant-electronic artists Void Manes and Ni Maîtres, with Osborne saying of the song “The ‘King of Rome!! Hot Cross Buns! This song is a hot little punk rock number. I hope all of you enjoy it and tell your friends.” The band previously released the near-10 minute long song “Victory of the Pyramids,” which Consequence declared a “minor epic.” The Melvins’ current touring line-up features Osborne, Dale Crover, Steven McDonald, and Coady Willis. More...
Napalm Death To Tour The U.S. With Melvins
Napalm Death and the Melvins trek across the U.S. this Spring, joining forces for the next chapter of their legendary "Savage Imperial Death March" tour.
The iconic bands first teamed up in 2016 for a six-week tour. The Melvins brought their unparalleled mix of punk and metal, while Napalm Death delivered their signature ferocious grindcore, delivering an unforgettable experience for fans of intense, boundary-pushing music.
"Napalm Death! Melvins! What a dream! Not only are we looking forward to being on the road with our friends in Napalm Death, but we’re excited to have both Dale and Coady both on drums once again," Buzz Osborne shares, noting that this is the return of Dale Crover behind the kit following a medical emergency in 2023, and the first time Coady Willis will perform in tandem with Crover since 2016.
The nine-week "Savage Imperial Death March Part II" outing also features an all-star line-up of openers: Weedeater (April 4-May 5), Titan To Tachyons featuring Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn (May 7- 20), The Hard-Ons with Jerry A (May 22-June 7) and Shane Embury’s Dark Sky Burial, who will perform on all dates.
Tickets are on-sale this Friday, Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. local time, with an exclusive artist pre-sale starting Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. local time (code: Stonerwitch).
The tour dates are as follows: More...
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Melvins Make Mayhem At The Electric Ballroom
With Desertfest not long finished and Download right around the corner, rock and metal fans across the United Kingdom were buzzing with the amount of live music they could experience. One needn't go to a festival to see live music though, as on the 6th of June, a band with one of the biggest cult followings for forty years were preparing to rock north London. In other words... the Melvins were back in town.
Many fans and journalists alike like getting to a show early and checking out the support act, even if we know nothing about them. You never know when you'll see future stars or your new favourite band, but going in blind can also have the reverse effect. Supporting the Melvins tonight before heading to Download a few days later was Taipei Houston, two brothers from San Francisco, California. They clearly have a good knowledge of their instruments and seem like nice enough guys, but honestly, the music itself was extraordinarily bland with some truly obnoxious vocals. The duo offered nothing exciting and would fit in more alongside the likes of The Pigeon Detectives or The Ordinary Boys than they would at any show even remotely heavy. I honestly don't like giving negative reports, because I know how much time can go into song writing and how daunting it can be to go on stage, but I honestly can't remember the last time I actively disliked what I was watching on stage so much. More...
Boris Announces Tour With Melvins
Experimental rock/metal legends Boris has announced that on August 18th, they will be re-releasing their cult album, "Heavy Rocks." In celebration of this, the group will be returning to the United States for a co-headlining tour with sludge/alternative metal pioneers (the) Melvins. Both bands will be performing full sets from landmark albums. Boris will be performing the aforementioned, "Heavy Rocks," while Melvins will be performing their 1991 staple, "Bullhead."
“40 years as the Melvins!!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the ‘Twins of Evil Tour’ with our friends, Boris,” Buzz Osborne shares of a set that will see the iconic band perform the beloved Bullhead album in its entirety, as well as additional tracks across their discography. “This will be a stone groove!”
Boris’ Takeshi adds: “Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that Boris and the Melvins would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, the Melvins have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, Boris is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty Melvins, and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, Bullhead.”
Tickets for the “Twins Of Evil Tour” are on-sale this Friday, June 9, at 10 AM, local time. Mr. Phylzzz opens on all dates.
The tour dates are as follows:
8/24/2023 Los Angeles, CA -Belasco Theater
8/25/2023 Pomona, CA - The Glass House
8/26/2023 Fresno, CA - Strummer's
8/27/2023 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
8/28/2023 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
8/29/2023 Petaluma, CA - Mystic Theatre
8/31/2023 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
9/1/2023 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
9/2/2023 Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Spokane
9/3/2023 Bozeman, MT - The ELM
9/5/2023 Fargo, ND - The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company
9/6/2023 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
9/7/2023 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II
9/8/2023 Chicago, IL - Metro
9/9/2023 St. Louis, MO - Red Flag
9/11/2023 Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
9/12/2023 Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme
9/13/2023 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
9/14/2023 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
9/15/2023 Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian
9/16/2023 Maspeth, NY - DesertFest NYC
9/18/2023 Albany, NY - Empire Live
9/19/2023 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
9/20/2023 Bethlehem, PA - MusicFest Café
9/21/2023 Philadelphia, PA - Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
9/22/2023 Washington, DC - The Howard Theatre
9/23/2023 Virginia Beach, VA - Elevation 27
9/24/2023 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
9/26/2023 Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
9/27/2023 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
9/28/2023 Savannah, GA - District Live
9/29/2023 Birmingham, AL - Saturn
9/30/2023 New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's
10/2/2023 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live - Studio
10/3/2023 Austin, TX - Mohawk
10/4/2023 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
10/5/2023 Oklahoma City, OK - Beer City Music Hall
10/6/2023 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
10/7/2023 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
10/9/2023 Denver, CO - Summit
10/11/2023 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
10/13/2023 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
10/14/2023 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
Desertfest New York Announces 8 More Bands
The organisers of Desertfest New York have revealed a further eight names to take part in this year's event, which will take place from September 14th - 16th.
Heavy-rock legends Monster Magnet make their headline return to the event, following their unfortunate 2022 cancellation. British industrial icons Godflesh joins proceedings for a rare New York performance.
Desert-hero Brant Bjork rolls into the weekend to bring the very best in sun-soaked California stoner vibes. Whilst German sludge-punk duo Mantar will offer up an ear-shattering live performance with their first New York appearance since 2016.
Elsewhere, the festival also welcomes the groove of Valley of the Sun, genre-bending storytellers Huntsmen, psychedelic locals Upper Wilds & U.K. based stoner rock outfit Dunes to the bill.
With more to be announced, including day splits & day tickets in early June, Desertfest is the biggest celebration of underground heavy music that the East-Coast has to offer. 3-day passes (incl. Saint Vitus pre-party) are sold out with limited 2-Day passes available here.
The lineup so far: More...
Ministry Reschedules North American Tour Dates
Out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of the band, fans and venue staff, Ministry’s upcoming tour – scheduled to kick off in October – has been moved to March and April 2022.
The Melvins and Corrosion of Conformity will now appear on all show dates as the tour’s special guests.
Each show date will celebrate 30 years of Ministry’s landmark album The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste as well as debut new songs from the forthcoming 15th studio album Moral Hygiene, out October 1 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Tickets are on sale now with the exception of the St Paul, Montclair and Huntington dates that will go on sale at 10 am local time on Friday, October 1.
Due to scheduling changes, some of the original show dates have regrettably been canceled as some venues are not available for this updated time period; as well, some new show dates have been added. All tickets will be transferred to the new dates. More show dates will be added to this tour and announced soon.
The full rundown of updated tour dates are as follows:
*Moved to larger venues due to popular demand More...
The Melvins & Sleep’s Cisneros Cover Black Sabbath
Melvins and Al Cisneros (Sleep) have teamed up on the below take on Black Sabbath‘s “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath“. A new Melvins two-song EP entitled “Sabbath” will be released in the coming weeks/months through Amphetamine Reptile. The below streaming track and another yet to be revealed song will be included.
Melvins UK Tour Announced
The Melvins add a UK leg of dates to their fall European tour. Jon Spencer will be opening for them, which will stop in the following cities:
10/23 Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 2
10/24 Norwich, UK – Waterfront
10/25 Cardiff, UK – Y Plas
10/26 Leeds, UK – Stylus
10/28 Manchester, UK – Academy 2
10/29 Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
10/30 London, UK – Koko
At the moment the Melvins are currently out on this North American tour with Spencer also set to appear at some impending shows.
Melvins European Dates Announced
Still having a lengthy leg of North American touring ahead of them Melvins announce that they will head overseas for some European shows. See below for all booked dates:
07/12 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
07/13 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
07/14 Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
07/16 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
07/17 Sacramento, CA – Holy Diver
07/19 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
07/20 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
07/21 Vancouver, BC – Venue Nightclub
07/24 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
07/25 Calgary, AB – Marquee Room
07/27 Winnipeg, MB – Pyramid Cabaret
07/28 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs)
07/29 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue (feat. Jon Spencer)
07/30 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon (feat. Jon Spencer)
07/31 Chicago, IL – Park West (feat. Jon Spencer)
08/02 Grand Rapids, MI – The Pyramid Scheme (feat. Jon Spencer)
08/03 Detroit, MI – El Club (feat. Jon Spencer)
08/04 Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
08/05 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue Theatre (feat. Jon Spencer)
08/06 Rock Island, IL – Rock Island Brewing Company (feat. Jon Spencer)
08/07 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
08/08 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
08/10 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
08/11 Ft. Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre
08/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
08/14 Las Vegas, NV – The Bunkhouse Saloon
09/28 Reims, FRA – La Cartonnerie
09/29 Besançon, FRA – Festival Détonation
10/02 Paris, FRA – Alhambra
10/04 Brest, FRA – La Carène
10/05 La Rochelle, FRA – La Sirène
Crystal Fairy Debuts New Self-Titled Track
Crystal Fairy (At The Drive-In, Melvins, Etc.) debuts the title-track of the band's upcoming self-titled album "Crystal Fairy", which will be out in stores February 24 via Ipecac Recordings.
Check out now "Crystal Fairy" below.
Comments the band of this track: More...
Napalm Death Announces Tour With The Melvins
So this is an odd and interesting pairing: Napalm Death and the Melvins join forces for the Savage Imperial Death March Tour, a six-week spring trek that that kicks off on March 26th at The Marquee in Phoenix, Ariz.
“We have been talking about doing a tour like this for a long time so we are thrilled it’s finally happening,” says Napalm Death bass player Shane Embury. “Having been long time fans and friends of the Melvins we are very happy to be embarking on this six-week tour of musical madness with them and Melt Banana. Expect the unexpected!”
Melvins’ singer/guitar player Buzz Osborne added: “Napalm Death sounds like a gorilla on LSD firing a machine gun… and I mean that in a good way. We’re happy to be heading out with the ultimate grindcore pioneers.”
This isn’t the first time the two bands have collaborated. In 2004, Buzz Osborne, Shane Embury and Danny Herrera played together in Venomous Concept.
The Melvins also released "Across The USA in 51 Days: The Movie!" on Friday. The DVD release, filmed by the band and crew during a 2012 attempt to break the record for the fastest tour of the United States (plus DC), dedicates one minute to each state (and district). More...
First Episode Of NOLA Metal Documentary Posted
Today Noisey, the music arm of Vice, is proud to present episode 1 of "NOLA: Life, Death And Heavy Blues From The Bayou."
A seven-part series examining the people and the culture that helped foster bands like Down, Eyehategod, Crowbar, and so many others, episode 1 features New Orleans native Phil Anselmo who exports his style to Dallas band Pantera, thereby changing the landscape for metal in the '90s.
Meanwhile, a visit from the Melvins to the New Orleans area would alter music as we know it, while Kirk Windstein of the band Shell Shock was discovering that slower was, for him, indeed heavier. More...
Satyricon Drops Off Housecore Horror Film Festival
We regret to inform everyone that Norwegian black metal legends Satryicon will no longer be able to perform at this year's Housecore™ Horror Film Festival. The band explained via its official Facebook page:
"Dear U.S fans. We regret to inform that Satyricon will not perform at Knotfest in San Bernardino, CA and Horror Fest in Austin, TX in October 2014. The reasons for not being able to perform at these two festivals are both pragmatic ones and entirely different from each other.
"Satyricon will now shift its attention towards the writing of a new album, re-editing the footage from the 'Live at the Opera' live album/DVD and another project that will be announced at a later stage. It is important for the band that the U.S fans understand that you are far from forgotten and that the band look forward to come over for a full scale U.S tour as soon as it is possible. You deserve it." More...
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Housecore Sucessfully Blends Horror and Metal
Housecore Horror Film and Heavy metal festival masterminds, Corey Mitchell and Philip H. Anselmo brought Austin, Texas a rare entertainment opportunity, packaged in human flesh, marred by celluloid cigarette burns--a four-day, multi-stage, multi-tent, multi-everything horror-movie festival. Industry people arrived from all around the world to help support this lofty endeavor.
The gorier the better as many of the major stars of the film portion of the festival had participated in legendary blood spillers such as the "Nekromantik" film series (Director Jörg Buttgereit ), "Coffin Joe" (Director José Mojica Marins ) and "Friday the 13th." Ari Lehman made film history when Jason Voorhees finally sprung to life after the murder of his mother. Lehman attended the festival not only as a film celebrity, but as a musician. Nefarious of Macabre joined Lehman on stage in his First Jason band to perform campy horror metal songs about that guy in the hockey mask. More...
Dale Crover To Fill In With EyeHateGod
Following the death of EyeHateGod drummer Joey LaCaze, legendary Melvins basher Dale Crover recently volunteered to seize the drum stool for the band's scheduled set at the inaugural Housecore Horror Film Fest later this month.
Joey LaCaze passed away of respiratory failure on August 23rd in New Orleans following the band's five-week Undermining Society's Rules Since 1988 European Tour. LaCaze was 42.
Said the band in a collective statement: "With the recent passing of our longtime friend and drummer, Joey LaCaze, there's no way to pay him a better tribute than EyeHateGod performing alongside one of his main influences and favorite musicians!"
EyeHateGod will level Housecore with Crover on October 27th at Emo's in Austin alongside Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Goblin and more.
The band has also booked an additional handful of live takeovers following the fest including a special Halloween show at the fabled House of Shock in Jefferson, Louisiana. The drummer for those dates will be announced in the coming weeks. Confirmed dates are included below. EyeHateGod was also recently covered in our Sunday Old School column here.
10/27/2013 Housecore Horror Film Fest (w/ drummer Dale Crover) - Austin, TX [info]
10/31/2013 The House Of Shock - Jefferson, LA
11/01/2013 Al Rosa Villa - Columbus, OH
11/02/2013 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL
11/03/2013 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL
Wheelfall Posts The Melvins Cover
Wheelfall has posted a cover of The Melvins' "Joan of Arc," which can be heard below. The band also comments:
"Prepare to worship at the altar of the HEAVY RIFF. We are very pleased to be able to present the second episode of the Wheelfall's 'Live Studio Sessions.' Only live music is real, no tricks, no cheatings, only the band by itself. Only the truth. This episode featured 'Joan of Arc,' a cover from The Melvins just to pay tribute to this highly influential band. Turn it up and melt into the pavement."
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Sunday Old School: Melvins
Thriftway is a small grocery store chain here in Washington, one I stop at a couple of times a week for laundry soap or soda. Whenever I'm in the store I can't help but remember that this is where the Melvins got its start. Back in the early eighties, three teens from Montesano High School worked at a Thriftway store over in Greys Harbor County, WA. They despised their shift supervisor, whose name was Melvin. They even named their garage band after him, cranking out the slowest and most wretched riffs to ever hit the alternative rock/early indie metal scene. More...
Maryland Deathfest 2013 Complete Lineup Announced
The final batch of bands for 2013's edition of the Maryland Deathfest XI has been confirmed, with the exception of one more band that expected for the Soundstage lineup in the next week or so. Here are the latest bands confirmed:
DOWN
(the) MELVINS
THE OBSESSED
ASCENSION (Germany) - Exclusive US appearance!
UFOMAMMUT (Italy)
COBALT
DEIPHAGO (Philippines/Costa Rica)
EVOKEN
NECROPSY
The full lineup for Maryland Deathfest XI, which takes place May 23-26, 2013 is as follows: More...