The polls have closed and the results have been verified by an independent third party: EVERYBODY LOVES SAUSAGES!!! To prove it the Melvins released their new covers album TODAY! Swing on down to your local record butcher to pick up a copy. SPIN has the entire album up for streaming, and Buzz has provided written commentary alongside each track. To add to the fun, the Melvins have also announced the tour dates for their 30th Anniversary Extravaganza Tour, check them out below. One of the tracks on the album is Romance by Tales of Terror and was recorded with the Melvins Lite lineup, here's what Buzz had to say about it: "I saw Tales of Terror a bunch of times in the early '80s, before they had actually put out that album [1984's Tales of Terror]. So I was a converted fan before they recorded anything. And once I got that record, I just thought it was great. As it turns out, they only printed 5000 LP's. It's never come out on fuckin' CD. That's insane. To me, that's one of the best records to ever come out of California. It's fucking amazing. And nobody cares. Unbelievable. Their whole thing is completely tragic. The band ended because one of the guitar players got beaten to death in Sacramento. And then the bass player, years later, overdosed on methadone, I think. And I think the singer was so messed up on drugs that now he has to live in an assisted living place. That's rock and roll. That's it, right in a nutshell. "Played with needles just a little too much." There it is. For one shining moment, these guys had it together, and they did it, and it's amazing."

30th Anniversary Tour with Honky
July 12, 2013 - Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
July 13, 2013 - Albuquerque, NM - The Launchpad
July 15, 2013 - Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
July 17, 2013 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
July 18, 2013 - Rock Island, IL - Rock Island Brewing Company
July 19, 2013 - Minneapolis, MN - Grumpy’s (Record Release Party)
July 20, 2013 - Minneapolis, MN - Grumpy’s (Bash-13 Festival)
July 21, 2013 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom (w/Mudhoney)
July 22, 2013 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
July 23, 2013 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
July 25, 2013 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
July 26, 2013 - Detroit, MI - Small’s
July 27, 2013 - Syracuse, NY - The Westcott Theater
July 29, 2013 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
July 30, 2013 - Hartford, CT - Arch Street Tavern
July 31, 2013 - Brooklyn, NY - House of Vans
August 1, 2013 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
August 2, 2013 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
August 3, 2013 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
August 4, 2013 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
August 5, 2013 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft at Center Stage Atlanta
August 7, 2013 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack’s
August 8, 2013 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
August 9, 2013 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
August 10, 2013 - Dallas, TX - Trees
August 13, 2013 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
August 14, 2013 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
August 16, 2013 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
August 17, 2013 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
August 18, 2013 - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo House of Music
August 19, 2013 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
August 20, 2013 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
August 22, 2013 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
August 23, 2013 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
August 25, 2013 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
August 26, 2013 - Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest
August 27, 2013 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriets


 

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