Melvins 1983 Lineup Shares a New Single and Video for “Victory Of The Pyramids” – New Album “Thunderball”

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Forever prolific, weird, and unyielding, Melvins have announced their second album in five days and their second of 2025! The new album comes from 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 for this lineup.The album is due out from Ipecac Recordings on April18th, 2025.

Thunderball cover art by Mackie Osborne

 

Pre-order and stream here:
https://themelvins.lnk.to/Thunderball

 

There’s a trio of vinyl variants including an indie-exclusive “Smoke Is A Color” variant and an Ipecac webstore-only “Special Mustard Gas”, plus CD and Digital of course.

 

“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 spiraling 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.” The album was recorded by Toshi Kasai at Sound of Sirens Studios.

 

Thunderball cover art by Mackie Osborne

Track Listing:
1 – King Of Rome
2 – Vomit Of Clarity
3 – Short Hair With A Wig
4 – Victory Of The Pyramids
5 – Venus Blood

 

Thunderball is a testament to the Melvins’ enduring legacy of innovation, defiance, and musical exploration.

 

After a short run of California dates in March (“The Spring Break Tour” feat CNTS), the band will embark on a massive nine-week, North American 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.

 

Melvins are also confirmed to play at Arctangent Festival in the UK in August, with more UK/EU dates to be announced soon!

 

Tickets to all shows available now via https://www.Ipecac.com/tours.