About The Melvins

THE MELVINS celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2004. And yet there are still numerous albums and tours left to do. They have their sights set on new frontiers such as radio and television and perhaps even a team-up of sorts with whatever future political party is the most popular.

The core band of King Buzzo and Dale remains intact and they've had the same bass player since 1998! The major rager on the four string motherf*** er, hailing from the Minneapolis Cows is Kevin “Rutmanis.” Ignorance of this fact signifies acute ineptitude in the brain department. The Melvins proclaim this lineup the definitive whatever you want to call it of whatever it is they think they do. Nothing should be denied them now.

In 1999, enduring a long list of albums, tours and labels, they found themselves in the loving arms of Mike Patton's Ipecac Recordings. Dale reminisces, “I remember our first meeting with Mike when Buzz stood up, pointed directly at Mike’s chest and said ‘here's how it's going to be Mister’ it was beautiful.” After extensive contract negotiations and an all-expense-paid Ipecac-signing bonus party, the boys went to work on their most ambitious project to date ... The Trilogy. Actually it should have been four albums, but Ipecac got cold feet when presented with a quadruple fold-out, four-CD jewel case that was almost six inches thick. Instead, Ipecac presented them with the far more ordinary idea of doing three albums spaced apart by a few months each and MAYBE doing a fourth somewhere down the line. Disappointed but still under contract, the Melvins agreed and The Maggot, The Bootlicker and The Crybaby came out over a nine month period. The fourth one, Colossus of Destiny was released in 2001. Ipecac also re-released the Melvins first album, Gluey Porch Treatments complete with “extra tracks.” In 2002 they “got busy” again. Hostile Ambient Takeover was a great new album again released on Ipecac.

The Melvins feel as if a giant ugly hand is shaking them to their very foundation. From this chilling feeling is born a new Melvins and with this new Melvins comes a new Melvins motto: from now on it's all bidness.

Remember, this is the important stuff, the wow and the now stuff. If you insist on more info about the Melvins then just log onto the internet “information super highway.” It's all there somewhere, rest assured.

Gluey Porch Treatment and Stoner Witch count amongst the Melvins classic releases.