::covers head to protect from thrown tomatoes and cabbages::
i don't know if i like it......
the parentheses around THE are o.k., but i don't want to see that become a trend. i don't like bands with gimmicky names, and i've always appreciated that about the Melvins. carrying the parentheses to the A seems a bit overdone to me. you know what i mean? there's sort of this indie-ish zine-style to put stuff in parentheses and i never liked it.
aside from that, i'm not impressed by the cover. i am glad to see that it looks nothing like any other melvins cover, so it will fit in perfectly with a history of misalignment. that i dig. but the art itself doesn't phase me. for a second it reminded me of primus..........eep
i'll have to hold it in my hands to see for real, i guess.