Melvins announce new album and summer tour dates

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Created: 25 February 2010

The next Melvins full-length, entitled "The Bride Screamed Murder" is set to be released via Ipecac on June 1st. North American tourdates have been announced and they've also released the cover art and tracklisting.

And.... wait for it...... themelvins.net has a new twitter account which you can follow at twitter.com/melvinsdotnet  if you're into that kind of thing

'The Bride Screamed Murder' Tracklisting:

1. The Water Glass
2. Evil New War God
3. Pig House
4. I'll Finish You Off
5. Electric Flower
6. Hospital Up
7. Inhumanity and Death
8. My Generation?
9. P.G. x 3

Aside from the festival dates Melvins will be playing 2 sets on this tour. Totimoshi will be opening on all dates (other than Bonnaroo) and Isis will also be on the bill from 6/14 - 6/23:

• June 1, 2010 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
• June 2, 2010 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
• June 3, 2010 - Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
• June 5, 2010 - Austin, TX - Emos
• June 7, 2010 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
• June 8, 2010 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
• June 9, 2010 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
• June 10, 2010 - Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree
• June 12, 2010 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
• June 14, 2010 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
• June 16, 2010 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
• June 17, 2010 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of The Living Arts
• June 18, 2010 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
• June 19, 2010 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
• June 20, 2010 - Boston, MA - Paradise
• June 21, 2010 - Boston, MA - Paradise
• June 23, 2010 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
• June 24, 2010 - Detroit, MI - Small’s
• June 25, 2010 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
• June 26, 2010 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
• June 27, 2010 - Des Moines, IA - House Of Bricks
• June 29, 2010 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
• July 2, 2010 - Calgary, AB, Canada - Sled Island Festival
• July 3, 2010 - Calgary, AB, Canada - Sled Island Festival
• July 5, 2010 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Rickshaw Theatre
• July 6, 2010 - Seattle, WA - Showbox At The Market
• July 7, 2010 - Eugene, OR - John Henry's
• July 9, 2010 - San Jose, CA - Blank Club

Hydra Head will also be putting out a split 7" with the Melvins and Isis to coincide with the upcoming dates they're doing in June.

melvins.com posted a bonus remix by Hiro Noodles which you can download here. Speaking of melvins.com, they're also using twitter now(sparingly).

Members of the forum have collaborated to create a Melvins tribute album which can be downloaded here.

SOLD OUT

The Austrian magazine Rokko’s Adventures put out a special issue, 92 pages dedicated only to the Melvins, including exclusive photos. Despite the website being in German the magazine is in English and was a big hit with the members of the forum, read the thread here. Read more for further details...

New Melvins in 2010!

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Created: 09 February 2010

From The Nursery, artist/writer Bob Nickas' new label has just released a new Melvins 12" EP(as far as I know the label has no website). -  "A limited edition three-track 12-inch EP from MELVINS featuring a long version of “Dies Iraea” and a remix of “It Tastes Better Than The Truth” on the A-side (performed by the line-up of KING BUZZO, DALE CROVER, JARED WARREN and COADY WILLIS in 2008), and a 9-minute version of The Wipers’ “Youth of America” on the flip (featuring Buzz, Dale and KEVIN RUTMANIS, recorded by TIM GREEN at Louder in 2000). None of these tracks have appeared on vinyl prior. Limited to 2,000 copies (with 1,500 for distribution) pressed on silver/gray vinyl, with artwork by STEVEN PARRINO. Named “Record of the Month” in the February, 2010 issue of Vice Magazine."  Best place to get it right now is Midheaven.

Tracklisting:

1. Dies Iraea (long version)
2. It Tastes Better Than The Truth (remix)
3. Youth Of America

Word has it that Melvins will be playing at Bonnaroo this year.

The Melvins are almost done recording their new album. Coady has posted a couple short youtube videos detailing the rigorous recording process. HERE/THERE

VBS.TV has posted a video interview with Buzz from the New York ATP.

Additionally, Dale's side project Shrinebuilder has announced tour dates for March/April:

Mar 2 2010    Casbah   San Diego, California
Mar 3 2010   Echo   Los Angeles
Mar 4 2010   Echo   Los Angeles
Mar 5 2010   Voodoo Lounge   San Jose
Mar 6 2010   Metro   Oakland
Mar 7 2010   The Independent   San Francisco
Mar 9 2010   Neumos   Seattle
Mar 11 2010   New York University   NY, New York
Mar 13 2010   Scion Rock Festival   Columbus OH
Apr 17 2010   Roadburn Festival   Tilburg
Apr 18 2010   The Scala   London
Apr 19 2010   De Kreun   Kortrijk
Apr 20 2010   La Maroquinerie   Paris
Apr 21 2010   Substage   Karlsruhe
Apr 22 2010   Rote Fabrik   Zurich
Apr 23 2010   Bloom   Mezzago
Apr 24 2010   Bronson   Ravenna
Apr 25 2010   Arena   Vienna
Apr 26 2010   Futurum   Prague
Apr 27 2010   Feierwerk   Munich
Apr 28 2010   Conne Island   Leipzig
Apr 29 2010   Berghain   Berlin
Apr 30 2010   Asymmetry Festival   Wroclaw

First Melvins show of 2010 scheduled for San Francisco + more

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Created: 11 December 2009

Melvins will be playing their first show of 2010 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA on January 2nd.

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rock-a-rolla.com posted a quote from Buzz regarding the new Melvins album they'll be recording sometime early next year for a middle of 2010 release: The unstoppable Melvins will hit the studio in February ’10 to record the follow-up to 2008’s Nude With Boots, Buzz revealed to Rock-A-Rolla recently. “I have maybe 300 songs, so we’ll choose, you know, about 55 – 60 minutes, from that” he told us. The LP, scheduled for a late spring/summer release via Ipecac, will feature a song Buzz “wrote in the 90s”.

 Metalkult posted a series of videos of Buzz giving some 'Riff Lessons' featuring his favorite new guitar designed by Electrical Guitar Company.

The Skinny has posted Buzz's (current) top 10 albums of all time (follow the link for more info):

1. The Stooges - Fun House
2. David Bowie - Station to Station
3. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
4. Brainiac - Electroshock for President
5. The Gun Club - Fire of Love
6. Throbbing Gristle - Heathen Earth
7. The Latin Playboys - Dose
8. Butthole Surfers - Psychic... Powerless... Another Mans Sac
9. ZZ Top - Tres Hombres
10. Cream - Wheels of Fire

Fall 2009 European Tour Dates Finalized

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Created: 22 November 2009

November 24, 2009 Madrid, Spain - Caracol w/ Porn
November 25, 2009 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo2 w/ Porn
November 27, 2009 Conegliano, Italy - Zion Rock Club w/ Porn
November 29, 2009 Athens, Greece - Rodeo w/ Porn
November 30, 2009 Athens, Greece - Rodeo w/ Porn
December 1, 2009 Bologna, Italy - Estragon w/ Porn
December 2, 2009 Segrate, Milan, Italy - Circolo Magnolia w/ Porn
December 3, 2009 Geneva, Switzerland - L'Usine w/ Big Business, Porn
December 4, 2009 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk / Hansa 39 w/ Porn
December 5, 2009 Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur w/ Porn
December 6, 2009 Berlin, Germany - Maria am Ufer w/ Porn
December 7, 2009 Paris, France - Glazart w/ Porn
December 8, 2009 London, United Kingdom - Garage w/ Witch, Porn
December 9, 2009 Luxembourg, Belgium - Kulturfabrik w/ Porn
December 10, 2009 Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun w/ Porn
December 11, 2009 Den Haag, Netherlands - Paard van Troje - State X New Forms Festival
December 12, 2009 - Minehead, United Kingdom - Butlins Holiday Resort - TEN YEARS OF ATP

Dale played drums on Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr./Sebadoh fame's new album entitled 'Goodnight Unknown'.

Revolution Tattoo & Art Gallery of Chicago held a Melvins Art Show in Chicago the night of the Shrinebuilder show. It was a successful night, they sold all of the artwork pictured and donated all of the proceeds (a little over $1500.00) to the Paul Green School of Rock - photos here.

Melvins to be part of NON Consensual POST Dada CONSTRUCTIVIST Cerebral WARTS Art/Music/Film Event

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Created: 08 October 2009

the Melvins have a few dates coming up in the U.S. in addition to a European tour late this fall which the dates are still trickling in for. Keep checking the Tour Dates page for updates. In addition to that, Ipecac is preparing to release Nude with Boots on red double vinyl on November 3rd.

Upcoming U.S. dates in October

October 16, 2009 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Regency Ballroom w/ Butthole Surfers
October 18, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia w/ Butthole Surfers, Psychic Ills
October 25, 2009 - Minneapolis, MN - Soo Visual Arts Center

The show in Minneapolis is part of the 4-day NON Consensual POST Dada CONSTRUCTIVIST Cerebral WARTS Art/Music/Film Event 2009. The Melvins set will be a Buzz/Dale duo and they will be performing in 'Security Cam Vision' which means - "At the back of the gallery is a large room with 3 huge windows facing the gallery. Those windows wil be covered with white screen and heavily backlit. There will also be multiple security cams in the "live room" broadcasting to the gallery on a big screen, as well as several junk TV's placed through out the space - just what's occurring in the "live room". All the sets will be filmed and recorded, and if all comes out good maybe released down the road." Visit the AMREP BORED for more info as it becomes available.