Matt Cameron announces Gory Scorch Cretins collaboration with Melvins
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Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam/Soundgarden, etc) recorded a 5-song vinyl exclusive with Buzz, Dale, Steven and Toshi for Record Store Day – get it this Friday after Thanksgiving at your favorite local record store! More details at Revolver.
Matt says: "I have always been a massive Melvins fan. They are a huge influence on me as a musician and a big part of our early Seattle music scene. I reconnected with the Melvins in 2019 when they performed at the Chris Cornell tribute concert in LA. I emailed Buzz after and asked if he, Dale, Steven and Toshi could help record some songs I had written and they were totally up for it. I also collaborated with Nate Yaccino and Meagan Grandall on this project. I decided to pay tribute to the Melvins by reimagining the artwork/title for their seminal release Gluey Porch Treatments. Enjoy! "
1 - Our Time 2 - Right Thing To Do 3 - Down The Middle 4 - Better Life 5 - Top To Bottom
Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits - An homage to Throbbing Gristle
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AmRep and the Melvins have announced Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits! An homage to Throbbing Gristle featuring Void Manes is available 6/25 via SHOXOP.
The Vinyl Art edition, with absolutely stunning HAZEXXL art – sporting locked groove infinite loops on both sides of the black vinyl LP – also comes with a bonus Flexi disc with 2 tracks! Complimentary CD version included, and the head kicker… Off-axis drilled spare spindle hole – an act inspired by industrial forefathers (we advise against even thinking of using it!) Hand stamped art on the center label... just about every down and dirty trick from the industrial miscreants of yesteryears handbook.
Fom AmRep: What’s the obvious and predictable move for an insanely influential band like the Melvin’s to do on their 40th anniversary? An homage LP to another insanely influential band, Throbbing Gristle, of course!
THROBBING JAZZ GRISTLE FUNK HITS!
A hybrid of covers and inspired jams, joined by their good friend Void Manes and produced by Toshi Kasai, this project will likely for the first time challenge longtime Melvins fans, because the band isn’t known for doing that…ever.
Expect Industrial accidents, broken machines, modular synths, circuit-bent toys inspired by the dawning of the industrial music genre kicked off in no small part by Throbbing Gristle. The first all-electronic Melvins album!?!
Bifocal Media has a-side/b-side limited edition t-shirts featuring the HAZE XXL artwork for this release up for preorder now!
Check out the video for "Discipline 23" by Jesse Nieminen.
THROBBING JAZZ GRISTLE FUNK HITS Tracklist:
- Adrenaline
- Eye Be Emm
- Zyklon B Zombie
- Semi Annual Report
- Sic Sick 60's
- Hot On the Heels of Love
- 31 Jazz Funk Flavors
- Discipline
- Maggot Life
- Hamburger Lady
- A88A
- Discipline 23
Melvins announce Twins of Evil Tour coheadlining the U.S. with BORIS
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Today the Melvins announced the “Twins of Evil Tour,” a seven-week trek that sees them co-headlining with Japanese trio Boris, both performing classic albums in their entirety: Bullhead (Melvins) and Heavy Rocks (Boris).
“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," says King Buzzo. "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 are on-sale this Friday, June 9, at 10 am local time.
AmRep artists mr.phylzzz open on all dates.
August 24 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater
August 25 Pomona, CA The Glass House
August 26 Fresno, CA Strummer’s
August 27 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
August 28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
August 29 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre
August 31 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
September 1 Seattle, WA The Showbox
September 2 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane
September 3 Bozeman, MT The ELM
September 5 Fargo, ND The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company
September 6 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
September 7 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
September 8 Chicago, IL Metro
September 9 St. Louis, MO Red Flag
September 11 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
September 12 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme
September 13 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
September 14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
September 15 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian
September 16 Maspeth, NY Desertfest NYC
September 18 Albany, NY Empire Live
September 19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
September 20 Bethlehem, PA MusicFest Café
September 21 Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn Bowl
September 22 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre
September 23 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27
September 24 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
September 26 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
September 27 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
September 28 Savannah, GA District Live
September 29 Birmingham, AL Saturn
September 30 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s
October 2 Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Studio
October 3 Austin, TX Mohawk
October 4 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
October 5 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall
October 6 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
October 7 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
October 9 Denver, CO Summit
October 11 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
October 13 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
October 14 San Diego, CA House of Blues
AmRep announces MELVINS: The Devil You Knew, The Devil You Know
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Amphetamine Reptile Records has announced a new/old Melvins release! The Devil You Knew, The Devil You Know is the bands first 7" plus a re-recording of it to commemorate their 40th anniversary! The CD is available now via Shoxop with the vinyl soon to follow.
More details from HAZE XXL:
- Easy As It Was
- Now A Limo
- Grinding Process
- At A Crawl
- Disinvite
- Snake Appeal
Here's a new one for you. It's also an old one. More on that in a minute. The Melvins have their 40th anniversary this year & we’ve got quite a few projects in the pipeline to celebrate & the first one is ready to go.
So here's the deal. 1 Album with 2 versions of the same songs. One half of it is the tracks from the sessions recorded in 1986 for the Melvins first 7" EP record. The other half is those same songs re-recorded in 2023, this time with Steven McDonald on bass. SHOXOP.COM
Front Cover art by HAZE XXL
Back Cover art by HAZE XXLIpecac reissuing TRES CABRONES, HOUDINI LIVE 2005, THE BULLS & THE BEES + ELECTRORETARD
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Ipecac has three more additions to their recent series of (the) Melvins vinyl reissues! They are already in stock in their Blixt US and Bandcamp stores, so those will be shipping in mid-April. Everywhere else should have them for the May 19th release date.
Pre-order them all here! Each reissue comes with a special 12-page booklet designed by Mackie Osborne. And all are just in time for the band's 40th Anniversary!
THE BULLS & THE BEES + ELECTRORETARD
2LP Canary Yellow Vinyl + Limited 2LP Orange w/ Yellow Splatter Vinyl
The first time on vinyl for the complete collection of these two albums together in one package.
TRES CABRONES
Sky Blue Vinyl + Limited Edition Baby Blue w/ Sky Blue Splatter Vinyl
Vinyl reissue of the band's 2013 release featuring their 1983 lineup. First time ever available on vinyl.
HOUDINI LIVE 2005
2LP Hot Pink Vinyl + Limited Edition Baby Pink w/ Hot Pink Splatter Vinyl
The live album from 2006 of Melvins performing their legendary album, Houdini. First time ever on vinyl!
Melvins announce 40th Anniversary European Tour
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40 Years! The band has announced they'll be heading to Europe after the Geek Show tour in the U.S. to continue celebrating their 40th anniversary, the tour kicks off May 30th in the UK! Tickets are on sale February 10th, some of the ticket links are aggregated at ipecac.com/tours
