A Senile Animal
Released: Oct 10, 2006
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Released: Oct 10, 2006
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The Melvins have long been considered one of hard rock/metal's most powerful/monolithic-sounding bands, despite only consisting of three members. So, imagine what the group would sound like with...
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Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
Released: May 16, 2006
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Released: May 16, 2006
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Despite quite a few so-called "grunge" albums rocketing to the top of the charts in the early '90s, there were several releases that somehow managed to slip through the cracks. Case in point, the...
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Mangled Demos from 1983
Released: May 31, 2005
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Released: May 31, 2005
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Much has been said about the Melvins' formative years -- they inspired Kurt Cobain to start a band, they single-handedly invented grunge by slowing down punk rock to a snail's crawl (etc., etc.)....
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Pigs of the Roman Empire
Released: Aug 24, 2004
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Released: Aug 24, 2004
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This time out, the Melvins have tapped noise and mood specialist Lustmord, and his presence is felt right from the beginning. Drawing a death's-head card from Lustmord solo efforts like 2000's...
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Melvinmania: The Best of the Atlantic Years 1993-1996
Released: Sep 16, 2003
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Released: Sep 16, 2003
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At the height of the grunge movement (1991-1994), no other band was name-checked as often as an influence/trailblazer as the Melvins were. Having issued several underground classics before the...
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26 Songs
Released: Mar 11, 2003
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Released: Mar 11, 2003
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10 Songs was itself a fine if short view of the Melvins soon after they started, but 26 Songs, a thorough expansion of the original CD to include just about every last demo and early comp...
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Hostile Ambient Takeover
Released: Apr 16, 2002
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Released: Apr 16, 2002
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Considering their long history of continuous releases and touring, one would think that their 16th (or 17th depending on how you view their catalog) full length album would show a significant...
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The Colossus of Destiny
Released: Apr 3, 2001
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Released: Apr 3, 2001
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Post-metal, post-industrial, and post-grunge before there was grunge, Melvins are among the most advanced and most challenging of underground artists. The Colossus of Destiny is a two-track...
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Electroretard
Released: Feb 6, 2001
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Released: Feb 6, 2001
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Their first release since the intense and ambitious Bootlicker/Maggot/Crybaby trilogy, the Melvins' Electroretard feels like a playful reward after a successful but laborious delivery. With the...
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Alive at the F*cker Club
Released: Jan 28, 2001
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Released: Jan 28, 2001
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The Melvins have always been a behemoth of a live band -- where the already industrial-strength-heavy riffs of their albums become even more Godzilla-like. And this point is proven further by the...
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