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MELVINS 1983 Reveal New Album Thunderball

By Larry Petro, News Monkey
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 @ 12:07 AM


Out April 18th Via Ipecac Recordings

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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 Maitres 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.

Album pre-orders are available now (https://themelvins.lnk.to/Thunderball), 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"
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 Ipecac.com/tours.

"The Spring Break Tour"

  • March 1 Bakersfield, CA The Nile Theater
  • March 2 Fresno, CA Strummer's
  • March 3 Sacramento, CA Goldfield Trading Post
  • March 4 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst Atrium
  • March 5 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Brew Rock
  • March 7 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriet's
"Savage Imperial Death March Part II" tour dates:
  • April 4 San Diego, CA Music Box
  • April 5 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
  • April 7 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
  • April 8 San Jose, CA The Ritz
  • April 10 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco
  • April 12 Las Vegas, NV Swan Dive
  • April 13 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
  • April 14 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
  • April 15 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
  • April 17 Dallas, TX The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
  • April 18 Austin, TX Emo's
  • April 19 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall - Downstairs
  • April 20 Baton Rouge, LA Chelsea's Live
  • April 21 New Orleans, LA House of Blues New Orleans
  • April 23 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
  • April 24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
  • April 25 Orlando, FL The Beacham
  • April 26 Savannah, GA District Live
  • April 27 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade - Heaven Stage
  • April 28 Birmingham, AL Saturn
  • April 29 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
  • May 1 Charlotte, NC The Underground - Charlotte
  • May 2 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
  • May 3 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27
  • May 4 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
  • May 5 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
  • May 6 Allentown, PA Archer Music Hall
  • May 7 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw
  • May 8 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
  • May 10 Pittsburgh, PA Mr .Small's
  • May 11 Cleveland, OH Globe Iron
  • May 12 Detroit, MI Saint Andrew's Hall
  • May 13 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
  • May 15 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
  • May 16 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom
  • May 17 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
  • May 18 St. Louis, MO Red Flag
  • May 19 Chicago, IL Metro
  • May 20 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
  • May 22 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
  • May 23 Des Moines, IA Wooly's
  • May 24 Kansas City, MO Madrid Theatre
  • May 25 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
  • May 27 Denver, CO Summit
  • May 29 Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall
  • May 31 Bozeman, MT The ELM
  • June 1 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
  • June 2 Seattle, WA The Showbox
  • June 3 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
  • June 4 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
  • June 6 Reno, NV Virginia Street Brewhouse
  • June 7 Berkeley, CA Cornerstone Berkeley


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