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Melvins 1983 Release a New Single “King of Rome” – New Album Coming Soon

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Melvins 1983 – the lineup featuring Buzz Osborne and original drummer Mike Dillard – offer another preview of Thunderball (Ipecac Recordings) with the release of “King of Rome” Listen to the song here:

 

The charging track features contributions from Avant-Electronic artists Void Manes and Ni Maîtres, with Osborne saying of the song, “The ‘King of Rome!! Hot Cross Buns! This song is a hot little punk rock number. I hope all of you enjoy it and tell your friends.” Prior to this track the band released the near-10 minute long song “Victory of the Pyramids,” which has been declared a minor epic.

The Melvins are heading out on a massive nine-week nationwide co-headlining tour with Napalm Death. Dubbed the “Savage Imperial Death March Part II,” the trek reunites the two iconic bands. They also released a collaborative album recently, Savage Imperial Death March. The Melvins’ current touring line-up features Osborne, Dale Crover, Steven McDonald, and Coady Willis. 

Thunderball will be available on trio of vinyl variants including an indie exclusive “Smoke Is A Color” variant and an Ipecac webstore-only “Special Mustard Gas.” The album will also be available on CD and all digital formats.

Pre-orders available now: (https://themelvins.lnk.to/Thunderball)

 


Melvins and Napalm Death to Release a Collaborative Album “Savage Imperial Death March” – Tour Dates Incoming

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Ahead of their second co-headline tour in the last few years, Melvins and Napalm Death will share a collaborative album “Savage Imperial Death March!” The album will be released via Thomas Hazelmeyer’s Amphetamine Reptile Records!  Melvins are prolific and usually release multiple albums every year, including different band lineups and collabs. The online edition of the album drops this weekend, with additional tour editions available at all dates. Tour dates kick off soon from the two veteran bands. Continue reading →


Iggor Cavalera (Cavalera, ex-Sepultura) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death) Team Up for a Split Record

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Two legends of the extreme metal scene – Iggor Cavalera (Cavalera / ex-Sepultura / Petbrick) and Shane Embury (Napalm Death / Dark Sky Burial) – have joined forces for a split record. Each artist contributes one track of dark ambient, industrial strength noise, and heavy synth-laden electronics; Iggor Cavalera’s “Neon Gods” and Shane Embury’s “Own Your Darkness.” The record is out March 21st via the Cold Spring label and distribution company. Keep reading to find out more.
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The Melvins Books California “Spring Break” Tour with Support from CNTS, and Desslok, Extra Dates Added to Napalm Death Tour

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The Melvins, photo credit: Chris Casella

The Melvins, who only recently announced a staggering number of U.S. tour dates for 2025, have slated a March trek across the Golden State, with the Los Angeles-based outfit playing six shows across California, dubbed the “Spring Break” Tour.Tickets for the newly announced dates are on-sale this Friday at 10 a.m. pacific time, with an artist pre-sale (code: SPRINGBREAK!) starting on Wednesday at 10 a.m. pacific. CNTS and Desslok open on all dates. Tickets available at the links below! Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Dark Sky Burial – V.I.T.R.I.O.L.

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Had I been told four or five years ago that the spirit of psyche-exploring, experimental Electro/Industrial duo Coil would be alive and flourishing in the hands of Napalm Death’s bass player, I would have been … surprised. Continue reading →


Sick New World 2025 is Canceled Citing “Unforeseen Circumstances” – Was to Have Hosted Metallica, Linkin Park, QOTSA, Evanescence, AFI, Ministry, Gojira, and More

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After speculation by fans and industry pundits went wild for weeks, Sick New World 2025 has revealed they have canceled the planned event. hat event was scheduled to take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas, NV on April 12th, 2025. Citing “Unforeseen Circumstances” the fest canceled in a post to their website and all social media. Fans have been promised full refunds within 30 days. This is the largest US festival cancelation since Blue Ridge Rock Festival went out of business and closed up shop just a few months after being announced. The lineup was to have featured a plethora of heavy hitters and legends featuring Metallica, Linkin Park, QOTSA, Evanescence, AFI, Ministry, Gojira, Acid Bath, The Flaming Lips, DOWN, Melvins, Testament, Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Machine Head, Sisters of Mercy, Three Days Grace, Tomahawk, Cradle of Filth, Refused, Filter, Kittie, Terror, Mayhem, X, Poison the Well, The Hives, Carcass, Underoath, Daron Malakian’s Scars On Broadway, Sponge, Quicksand, Exodus, Stabbing Westward, Orgy, Lacuna Coil, The Birthday Massacre, Seven Hours After Violet, Dethklok, Dope, Scowl, Show Me The Body, Napalm Death, Dope, Arch Enemy, Twin Tribes, and more! The message from the fest also asked fans to stay tuned for future information regarding the fest. Continue reading →


Napalm Death and The Melvins Book Co-headlining US Tour

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After first teaming up for a joint tour in 2016, Napalm Death and The Melvins are back together for a US tour in Spring, 2025. The Savage Imperial Death March II tour will run for seven weeks from early April, featuring an all-star line-up of openers: Weedeater (April 4-May 5), Titan To Tachyons featuring Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn (May 7- 20), The Hard-Ons with Jerry A (May 22-June 2) and Shane Embury’s Dark Sky Burial, who will perform on all dates. Keep reading below for more information.
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Sick New World 2025 Books Metallica, Linkin Park, QOTSA, Evanescence, AFI, Ministry, Gojira, Acid Bath, The Flaming Lips, Down, Melvins, Testament, Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Machine Head, and More

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Sick New World 2025 has revealed their huger lineup featuring Metallica, and now Linkin Park, QOTSA, Evanessence, AFI, Ministry, Gojira, Acid Bath, The Flaming Lips, DOWN, Melvins, Testament, Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Machine Head, Sisters of Mercy, Three Days Grace, Tomahawk, Cradle of Filth, Refused, Filter, Kittie, Terror, Mayhem, X, Poison the Well, The Hives, Carcass, Underoath, Daron Malakian’s Scars On Broadway, Sponge, Quicksand, Exodus, Stabbing Westward, Orgy, Lacuna Coil, The Birthday Massacre, Seven Hours After Violet, Dethklok, Dope, Scowl, Show Me The Body, Napalm Death, Dope, Arch Enemy, Twin Tribes, and more!  The presale starts Friday 10/18 at 10am PT. You are signed up and will receive the presale code that morning. Tickets start as low as 19.99 down. Continue reading →


Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Ozzy Osbourne, and Slipknot are The Greatest Metal Bands of All-Time, According to Forbes

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Of all the websites in the world, financial magazine and website Forbes has released a list of the top 38 metal bands of all-time. The list actually has no real surprises. All the top most popular bands of all-time are present, topped by Metallica, with virtually no other surprises in terms of major underground bands. In picking their list Forbes wrote that it’s “impossible to include all metal sub-genres in this type of list, the sub-genres that are most prominent and influential across metal today were considered with priority.” They added that all 38 bands were chosen due to having “the most significant impact in the metal genre, and a number of these bands are among the genre’s most famous and revered bands.”

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ALBUM REVIEW: Prisoner – Putrid – Obsolete

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Technological horror, the literal or metaphorical collision of organic life with machines, from JG Ballard to David Cronenburg to Akira, there’s something so compelling (and often terrifying) about the welding of machine and flesh. The jaws of the thresher know no remorse, while the body is destined to suffer in its grip. Such thoughts occur listening to Putrid / Obsolete (Persistent Vision Records), the latest record from Richmond, Virginia’s extreme-metal unit Prisoner. Continue reading →