On February 17, 2025, Melvins released a single titled “Victory of the Pyramids” from their 28th studio album Thunderball . The album is their third to feature the Melvins 1983 lineup, the previous two being Tres Cabrones (2013) and Working With God (2021). The album was released on April 18.
In November 2024, Melvins announced a co-headlining spring 2025 US tour with Napalm Death , as a successor/sequel to their 2016 Savage Imperial Death March Tour. This was their first tour since 2016 to feature both Dale Crover and Coady Willis on drums, as Crover had to sit out their…
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Melvins announced their 27th album, titled Tarantula Heart , on February 6, 2024, with a release date of April 19. The lead single “Working the Ditch” was released that same day. The second single “Allergic to Food” was released on March 20.
In August 2023, it was announced that former second drummer Coady Willis would be returning to the band for their 2023 US Tour, filling in for Crover as he undergoes spinal surgery.
On August 21, 2022, the Melvins surprise released their 26th studio album, titled Bad Mood Rising . The record was not announced beforehand and there were no singles, it just showed up on vinyl. The album arrived on streaming services on 30 September.
On July 21, 2021, it was announced that Melvins’ would release a 36-song acoustic double album titled Five Legged Dog later in the year, featuring acoustic versions of songs spanning their career.
Melvins’ 24th studio album, Working with God , was released on February 26, 2021, and once again includes the 1983 lineup of Osborne, Crover and Dillard reunited.
Also in 2021, Melvins were featured in the 25th anniversary of TapeOp with a feature interview.
The band released Pinkus Abortion Technician in April 2018. The album features dual bassists, Melvins’ regular bass player Steven McDonald as well as Butthole Surfers ‘ Jeff Pinkus . The title of the album resembles the Butthole Surfers album Locust Abortion Technician , and the album features a cover of…
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In July 2017, the band released the double album A Walk with Love & Death . One of the discs, Love , is a 14-song soundtrack to a short film of the same name, by Jesse Nieminen. The other disc, Death , is made up of standard Melvins songs.