the Melvins Army fanclub

[vince furnier]

always helps when they post on the fb group. like shooting fish in a barrel! 

[Snivlemdotcom]

Well ... i signed up! I like the idea of news but i hope we don't get spammed too much or email addresses sold off to third parties or whatever it is that those types of folk do with them.

We don't plan to send out a ton of emails, and we will never sell our contact list to anyone. This list is administered directly from the Melvins camp, not a PR or merch company. This is the horse's mouth.

Keep an eye on your inbox - in the near future we plan to announce a piece of very limited merch only via the email list.

[Bigval]

I'm really starting to think the Melvins are in the process of severing ties with Ipecac. This email thing is a bit weird given Ipecac send out regular newsletters of their bands new releases and upcoming shows, however Ipecac still hasn't mentioned anything about the Melvins having a new album out, admittedly on another label. I haven't listened to that Dale interview with Heavy Mag a second time but I did think I heard him speak of Ipecac in the past tense, something like "our old label".

[dirtmerchant]

Well ... i signed up! I like the idea of news but i hope we don't get spammed too much or email addresses sold off to third parties or whatever it is that those types of folk do with them.

We don't plan to send out a ton of emails, and we will never sell our contact list to anyone. This list is administered directly from the Melvins camp, not a PR or merch company. This is the horse's mouth.

Keep an eye on your inbox - in the near future we plan to announce a piece of very limited merch only via the email list.

What’s the email address so I can add it to my contacts, that way it won’t go to my spam folder. Did anyone else get like a confirmation email after signing up, because I didn’t.

[PepsiMike]

Well ... i signed up! I like the idea of news but i hope we don't get spammed too much or email addresses sold off to third parties or whatever it is that those types of folk do with them.

We don't plan to send out a ton of emails, and we will never sell our contact list to anyone. This list is administered directly from the Melvins camp, not a PR or merch company. This is the horse's mouth.

Keep an eye on your inbox - in the near future we plan to announce a piece of very limited merch only via the email list.

What’s the email address so I can add it to my contacts, that way it won’t go to my spam folder. Did anyone else get like a confirmation email after signing up, because I didn’t.

Promo@melvins.com

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Did anyone else get like a confirmation email after signing up, because I didn’t.

I didn't. I don't think we need one. I'm sure we will just get the updates once they send them out.

[vince furnier]

I'm not really sure there is any point in joining. Don't we just get all the news here and on the FB account?

Social media heavily throttles Melvins posts. Most posts reach less than 5% of followers, many posts even less than that. On top of that, it's plain to see that these platforms are in rapid decline. Users are bailing en masse, so it's not a viable way of communicating.

this is why a lot of artists are making posts that don't have a link to another website. they just say "link in our bio" or link in the comments".

[JASONALEXANDER]

I signed up, totally and uncriticically, cause this has to be good and I don`t care if this gets me monitored in one way ore another. Up the Melvins!

[Snivlemdotcom]

this is why a lot of artists are making posts that don't have a link to another website. they just say "link in our bio" or link in the comments".

Doesn’t matter. You can’t trick the algorithm. The only thing that breaks through is stupid memes.

[amazonAMAZON]

I signed up a few days ago and I got one email about the upcoming veeps stream. I had to rescue that email from spam filters in both Hotmail and Gmail. Just a warning folks. Check your junk mail. (You may also find the renewal forms for your kids' after school care.)

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I had to rescue that email from spam filters in both Hotmail and Gmail.

Did you have to alter your settings or anything to find it in Spam? I have Gmail too and there was nothing for me. I think my settings are mostly on default and can't find anything spam related to tinker with even in the Advanced settings.

[vince furnier]

I had to rescue that email from spam filters in both Hotmail and Gmail.

Did you have to alter your settings or anything to find it in Spam? I have Gmail too and there was nothing for me. I think my settings are mostly on default and can't find anything spam related to tinker with even in the Advanced settings.

i searched "Melvins promo" in my gmail and the email about the livestream from Nov 18 popped right up. i've never set up any filters other than the default though.

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i searched "Melvins promo" in my gmail and the email about the livestream from Nov 18 popped right up. i've never set up any filters other than the default though.

Ah, just tried it. Nothing for me. Maybe i subscribed after the initial email was sent out.

[GrimReaper]

I'm really starting to think the Melvins are in the process of severing ties with Ipecac. This email thing is a bit weird given Ipecac send out regular newsletters of their bands new releases and upcoming shows, however Ipecac still hasn't mentioned anything about the Melvins having a new album out, admittedly on another label. I haven't listened to that Dale interview with Heavy Mag a second time but I did think I heard him speak of Ipecac in the past tense, something like "our old label".

The packaging and artwork for the Five Legged Dog release is incredable. Best since Love & Death IMO. When Five Legged Dog arrived in the mail a new name was on the LP shipping box, not Ipecac or BLIXT for that matter.

At the time I thought it was kind of strange that an extra cut of the profits were going to this new entity.

I'll do the math:

Cost of getting a New Release to the consumer, where the money goes:

Ipecac
Vinyl pressing service
LP Jacket Printing
Postal Service
LP Shipping Box manufacturer
Some vendor who puts the LP in the shipping box, addresses the package, and takes said package to the Postal Service.

Profit for the Melvins:
Less than expected

I suspect the agreement between the Melvins and Ipecac over "distribution" expenses may be involved.

[vince furnier]

first Ipecac anything i ever bought was the CD of The Maggot at Best Buy in 99!