Basses Loaded
Perhaps for the first time ever, the Melvins sound unfocused and—worse—like their music is beginning to lack energy.
Perhaps for the first time ever, the Melvins sound unfocused and—worse—like their music is beginning to lack energy.
For nearly three decades, Dale Crover and Roger “King Buzzo” Osborne have been the de facto Simon And Garfunkel, Sonny & Cher, or Hall & Oates of sludge metal’s underground universe. Quite simply, no other pair could lay claim to such a weirdly incongruous moniker than the Melvins—a band that’s tirelessly reinvented…
For nearly three decades, Dale Crover and Roger “King Buzzo” Osborne have been the de facto Simon And Garfunkel, Sonny & Cher, or Hall & Oates of sludge metal’s underground universe. Quite simply, no other pair could lay claim to such a weirdly incongruous moniker than the Melvins—a band that’s tirelessly reinvented…
Nowadays The Melvins just appear to be looking for an excuse to jam with their friends and former bandmates.
Nowadays The Melvins just appear to be looking for an excuse to jam with their friends and former bandmates.
By now, you know whether or not you like Melvins. The sludge-metal titans are kingpins of low-ended, experimental music at his point. A 2016 release, or even two, probably won't change your opinion on them, be it a positive or not so positive one.
By now, you know whether or not you like Melvins. The sludge-metal titans are kingpins of low-ended, experimental music at his point. A 2016 release, or even two, probably won't change your opinion on them, be it a positive or not so positive one.
Oh, what King Buzzo must dream about in his sleep. It seems the prolific Buzz Osbourne and his revolving MELVINS troupe are wrapping on new product every few months, before tearing up the road as only they can. The band hit every state in the union plus Washington, D.C. in 51 days—unprecedented luna...
Oh, what King Buzzo must dream about in his sleep. It seems the prolific Buzz Osbourne and his revolving MELVINS troupe are wrapping on new product every few months, before tearing up the road as only they can. The band hit every state in the union plus Washington, D.C. in 51 days—unprecedented luna...
Part of the joy of being a Melvins fan is the sense of discovery. Even after 30 years of sludge rocking their way around the world, the expandable power trio have never stopped reinventing themselves, whether collaborating with such disparate musical talents as Jello Biafra and Lustmord or shuffling
Part of the joy of being a Melvins fan is the sense of discovery. Even after 30 years of sludge rocking their way around the world, the expandable power trio have never stopped reinventing themselves, whether collaborating with such disparate musical talents as Jello Biafra and Lustmord or shuffling