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SAVAGE IMPERIAL DEATH MARCH, OUT APRIL 10 VIA IPECAC RECORDINGS
The Melvins and Napalm Death join forces for a true collaboration - not a split, but a new album featuring members of both bands. Pre-Order now via themelvins.lnk.to/savage
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 by Toshi Kasai 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.”
“Napalm Death are one of my favorite bands ever,” Osborne says. “It was an absolute pleasure and a dream come true to do this collaboration with them. We wrote songs together. I would write a riff and we would learn it and record it right there. They wrote stuff and we would learn it immediately as well. It was truly a 50/50 partnership.”
"Funny how life turns out sometimes... collecting hard-to-find Melvins 7-inches on Bleecker Street in 1989 and then touring twice and doing an album with them within the following 35 years,” Greenway adds. “Had a great time with it all, and nice to work with fellow travellers in the Melvins who also couldn't care about pandering to 'demographics.' I felt myself almost babbling lyrically during the recording, and that alone made for very fun recording times."
Savage Imperial Death March pre-orders are available now (https://themelvins.lnk.to/savage). The eight-song album will be released on CD, digitally, and across four limited-edition vinyl variants: Black As Your Soul, Indie Exclusive Obnoxious Orchid, Ipecac Exclusive Absurd Aqua, and Revolver Exclusive Neon Coral. An abbreviated version of the album was released during the band’s 2025 tour as a hyper-limited vinyl/CD edition. This iteration features new Mackie Osborne-created artwork and two new tracks (“Awful Handwriting” and “Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy”).
- Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck
- Some Kind Of Antichrist
- Awful Handwriting
- Nine Days Of Rain
- Rip The God
- Stealing Horses
- Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy
- Death Hour
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YUGE NEWS! Melvins have announced they're going out on the road with Tomahawk this summer after a few warm-up shows on their own. Artist presale tickets go live on Wednesday February 24th at 10AM. General sale starts Friday the 26th. More details at ipecac.com/tours
warm-up shows- presale code SAVAGE
Jul 13 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad w/ Ni Maîtres
Jul-16 Kansas City, MO Record Bar w/ mr.phylzzz & Ni Maîtres
Jul-17 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House w/ mr.phylzzz Ni Maîtres
with Tomahawk- presale code FLASHBACK
Jul 18 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
Jul 20 Austin, TX Emo's
Jul 21 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
Jul 23 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
Jul 24 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
Jul 26 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Jul 27 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
Jul 28 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel
Jul 30 Boston, MA House of Blues
Jul 31 Buffalo, NY Electric City
Aug 1 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Aug 3 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
Aug 4 Chicago, IL The Riviera Theatre
Aug 5 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Aug 7 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Aug 8 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
Aug 10 Portland, OR Pioneer Courthouse Square
Aug 11 Seattle, WA The Showbox
Aug 12 Seattle, WA The Showbox
Aug 14 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
Aug 15 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
Aug 16 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
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OUT NOW on Ipecac Recordings - THUNDERBALL by Melvins 1983, featuring Void Manes and Ni Maîtres - Produced by Toshi Kasai - GO GET IT!
"Mike Dillard is the original drummer for the Melvins, we’ve been friends since high school. We met in Montesano, a small town on the coast of Washington state. I hated everything about that town. I hated the people, hated the teachers, hated the cops, hated the weather and I hated how isolated it was. I had no friends at all, which was fine by me.
My own classmates proved themselves the enemy so finding someone I could relate to was great. Mike was immediately impressed with all of the weird music I was into. Up to that point I hadn’t met anyone with an interest in any of my musical discoveries. It was an amazing time in the history of music and literally no one around me was interested. We were surrounded by mediocrity, stupidity, prejudice, and dangerous rednecks. We learned to play music together. We grew up together. We have remained friends all these years.
Thunderball is the third Melvins 1983 record we’ve made together. I wanted this one to be bombastic. I think it is.
I’ve been wanting to do something with Void Manes and Ni Maîtres for a long time. Both of them are exceptional talents and were a joy to work with. Their out-of-the-box use of electronics pushed Thunderball beyond my expectations.”
Osborne worked with longtime friend Dillard and collaborators Ni Maîtres and Void Manes, whose distinct voices and contributions pushed Thunderball into new realms. Each brought their unique perspective:
• Ni Maîtres (noise/upright bass): “Are you a sponge or a stone? Do you like to experience all facets of life, or do you shut yourself off from new experiences?”
• Void Manes (noise/creepy machine vocals): “I was quite gratified to spill a heap of abstract electronic debris into the desert for this record. Fragments diffused in the dust, reanimating into a disturbance underneath.”
• Mike Dillard (drums): “I really love this record. I think it’s amazing—a lovely blend of beautiful noise and gut-busting grooves. Working with the Melvins is always a special treat.”
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Melvins have announced their "Stop Your Whining" UK/EU Summer 2025 tour with Redd Kross! The tour lineup will be Buzz, Dale, Steven and Coady Willis for double drumming action! Tickets go on sale February 28th, check ipecac.com/tours for ticket links.
July
17 - Bristol, UK - The Exchange
18 - Brighton, UK - Chalk
20 - Liege, BE - Reflector
21 - Frankfurt, DE - Batschkapp
23 - Athens, GR - Technopolis
25 - Michelau, DE - Rock Im Wald
26 - Cottbus, DE - Blue Moon Festival
28 - Munich, DE - Technikum
30 - Rome, IT - Eur Social Park
31 - Milan, IT - Circolo Magnolia
August
5 - Lokeren, BE - Lokerse Fessten
6 - Cologne, DE - Live Music Hall
7 - Berlin, DE - Huxleys Neue Welt
8 - Hamburg, DE - GroBe Freiheit 36
9 - Utrecht, NL - Ronda TivoliVredenburg
11 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront
12 - London, UK - Electric Ballroom
13 - Manchester, UK - Club Academy
14 - Bristol, UK - Arctangent Festival
15 - Birmingham, UK - XOYO
16 - Sheffield, UK - Leadmill
18 - Dublin, IE - Button Factory
Read more: Melvins announce UK/EU Summer 2025 tour with Redd Kross
