Melvins 1983, the raw and unfiltered incarnation of the legendary band featuring Buzz Osborne and original Melvins drummer, Mike Dillard, return with Thunderball – their first full-length album in four years, out April 18 via Ipecac Recordings.
“Thunderball is the third Melvins 1983 record we’ve made together, and I wanted it to be bombastic – I think we achieved that,” says Osborne. “I also wanted to do something with electronic artists Void Manes and Ni Maîtres for a long time. Both of them are exceptional talents. Their out-of-the-box use of electronics pushed Thunderball beyond my expectations.”
A preview of the five-song, 34-minute album is out now, with today’s release of “Victory Of The Pyramids.” Driven by Dillard’s unrelenting cadence, the song opens with an almost deceptively poppy feel before spiralling into the crushing, sludgy depths that have long defined the Melvins’ sound. As Dillard said, it’s “a lovely blend of beautiful noise and gut-busting grooves.” Find a visualizer video for “Victory Of The Pyramids” below.
The album was recorded by Toshi Kasai at Sound of Sirens Studios.
Album pre-orders are available here, with Thunderball available on trio of vinyl variants including an indie exclusive “Smoke Is A Color” variant and an Ipecac webstore-only “Special Mustard Gas.” The collection is also available on CD and all digital formats.
Thunderball cover art by Mackie Osborne.
Thunderball tracklisting:
“King Of Rome”
“Vomit Of Clarity”
“Short Hair With A Wig”
“Victory Of The Pyramids”
“Venus Blood”
“Victory Of The Pyramids” visualizer:
After a short run of California dates in March (“The Spring Break Tour”), the band will embark on a massive nine-week, nationwide co-headlining trek with Napalm Death. The Napalm Death/Melvins outing is the follow-up to the legendary bands’ 2016 joint outing, dubbed the “Savage Imperial Death March” tour. Both “The Spring Break Tour” and the co-headlining shows with Napalm Death will feature Osborne, Dale Crover, Steven McDonald and Coady Willis. Tickets are available now via here.
“The Spring Break Tour” dates:
March
1 – Bakersfield, CA – The Nile Theater
2 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
3 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
4 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium
5 – San Luis Obispo, CA – SLO Brew Rock
7 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
“Savage Imperial Death March Part II” dates:
April
4 – San Diego, CA – Music Box
5 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
7 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
8 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz
10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
12 – Las Vegas, NV – Swan Dive
13 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
14 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
15 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
17 – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
18 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
19 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs
20 – Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s Live
21 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues New Orleans
23 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
24 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
25 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
26 – Savannah, GA – District Live
27 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Heaven Stage
28 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
29 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
May
1 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground – Charlotte
2 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
3 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27
4 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
5 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
6 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
7 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
8 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
10 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr .Small’s
11 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
12 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
13 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
15 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
16 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
17 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
18 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
19 – Chicago, IL – Metro
20 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
22 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
23 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
24 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid Theatre
25 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
27 – Denver, CO – Summit
29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
31 – Bozeman, MT – The ELM
June
1 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
2 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
3 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
4 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
6 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
7 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone Berkeley
About the Melvins:
Formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Founded by Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar) with drummer Dale Crover joining a year later, the Melvins pioneered a genre-defying fusion of punk rock and heavy music. Over their four-decade career, they’ve released more than 30 original albums, countless live records, and numerous singles and rarities. Recent works include Tarantula Heart (2024), a dynamic showcase of the Melvins’ range where the songs were written after they were recorded, Bad Mood Rising (2022), an intense, sludge-infused exploration of their signature sound, and Five Legged Dog (2021), a 36-track acoustic retrospective that reimagines their heaviest songs alongside covers of favorite artists.
Known for their relentless creativity and collaborations with friends like Jello Biafra, Mudhoney, and Fantômas, the Melvins have circled the globe many times over, bringing their brash and genre-busting sounds to audiences worldwide.
Today’s Melvins lineup features Osborne, Crover, and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross), but the band’s history includes a variety of unique configurations. From the Osborne-Crover duo with Big Business’ Jared Warren and Coady Willis (Big Business) to a four-piece featuring the current line-up plus Butthole Surfers’ Jeff Pinkus, as well as Melvins 1983 (with original drummer, Mike Dillard), and Melvins Lite (with Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn), the Melvins embrace evolution and their roots simultaneously.
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“Thunderball is the third Melvins 1983 record we’ve made together, and I wanted it to be bombastic – I think we achieved that,” says Osborne. “I also wanted to do something with electronic artists Void Manes and Ni Maîtres for a long time. Both of them are exceptional talents. Their out-of-the-box use of electronics pushed Thunderball beyond my expectations.”
A preview of the five-song, 34-minute album is out now, with today’s release of “Victory Of The Pyramids.” Driven by Dillard’s unrelenting cadence, the song opens with an almost deceptively poppy feel before spiralling into the crushing, sludgy depths that have long defined the Melvins’ sound. As Dillard said, it’s “a lovely blend of beautiful noise and gut-busting grooves.” Find a visualizer video for “Victory Of The Pyramids” below.
The album was recorded by Toshi Kasai at Sound of Sirens Studios.
Album pre-orders are available here, with Thunderball available on trio of vinyl variants including an indie exclusive “Smoke Is A Color” variant and an Ipecac webstore-only “Special Mustard Gas.” The collection is also available on CD and all digital formats.
Thunderball cover art by Mackie Osborne.
Thunderball tracklisting:
“King Of Rome”
“Vomit Of Clarity”
“Short Hair With A Wig”
“Victory Of The Pyramids”
“Venus Blood”
“Victory Of The Pyramids” visualizer:
After a short run of California dates in March (“The Spring Break Tour”), the band will embark on a massive nine-week, nationwide co-headlining trek with Napalm Death. The Napalm Death/Melvins outing is the follow-up to the legendary bands’ 2016 joint outing, dubbed the “Savage Imperial Death March” tour. Both “The Spring Break Tour” and the co-headlining shows with Napalm Death will feature Osborne, Dale Crover, Steven McDonald and Coady Willis. Tickets are available now via here.
“The Spring Break Tour” dates:
March
1 – Bakersfield, CA – The Nile Theater
2 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
3 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
4 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium
5 – San Luis Obispo, CA – SLO Brew Rock
7 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
“Savage Imperial Death March Part II” dates:
April
4 – San Diego, CA – Music Box
5 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
7 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
8 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz
10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
12 – Las Vegas, NV – Swan Dive
13 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
14 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
15 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
17 – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
18 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
19 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs
20 – Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s Live
21 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues New Orleans
23 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
24 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
25 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
26 – Savannah, GA – District Live
27 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Heaven Stage
28 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
29 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
May
1 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground – Charlotte
2 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
3 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27
4 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
5 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
6 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
7 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
8 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
10 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr .Small’s
11 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
12 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
13 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
15 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
16 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
17 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
18 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
19 – Chicago, IL – Metro
20 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
22 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
23 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
24 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid Theatre
25 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
27 – Denver, CO – Summit
29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
31 – Bozeman, MT – The ELM
June
1 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
2 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
3 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
4 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
6 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
7 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone Berkeley
About the Melvins:
Formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Founded by Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar) with drummer Dale Crover joining a year later, the Melvins pioneered a genre-defying fusion of punk rock and heavy music. Over their four-decade career, they’ve released more than 30 original albums, countless live records, and numerous singles and rarities. Recent works include Tarantula Heart (2024), a dynamic showcase of the Melvins’ range where the songs were written after they were recorded, Bad Mood Rising (2022), an intense, sludge-infused exploration of their signature sound, and Five Legged Dog (2021), a 36-track acoustic retrospective that reimagines their heaviest songs alongside covers of favorite artists.
Known for their relentless creativity and collaborations with friends like Jello Biafra, Mudhoney, and Fantômas, the Melvins have circled the globe many times over, bringing their brash and genre-busting sounds to audiences worldwide.
Today’s Melvins lineup features Osborne, Crover, and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross), but the band’s history includes a variety of unique configurations. From the Osborne-Crover duo with Big Business’ Jared Warren and Coady Willis (Big Business) to a four-piece featuring the current line-up plus Butthole Surfers’ Jeff Pinkus, as well as Melvins 1983 (with original drummer, Mike Dillard), and Melvins Lite (with Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn), the Melvins embrace evolution and their roots simultaneously.
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