Melvins - Thunderball

 

The Melvins — Thunderball

First full-length album in four years!

Thunderball is coming! Are you ready? Buzz Osbourne & Mike Dillard return as the Melvins, unleashing Thunderball for 2025, their first full-length album in four years.

A preview of the five-song, 34-minute album is out now, with the 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.

"Thunderball is the third Melvins 1983 record we've made together, and I wanted it to be bombastic. I also wanted to do something with electronic artists Void Manes and Ni Maîtres for a long time. Both of them are exceptional talents. Their out-of-the-box use of electronics pushed Thunderball beyond my expectations." Osborne says.

Who is Void Manes? Prior to working with us on the new Thunderball album, abstract electronicist Void Manes first crossed paths with the band on 2009's Chicken Switch. Since then, he has played many live shows over several tours, and collaborated on the 2023 LP Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits. He has done a number of interesting things with people such as Kevin Rutmanis, Mike Patton, Spotlights and others, and promises new releases this year.

Who is Ni Maîtres? Are you a sponge or a stone? Do you like to experience all facets of life? Or do you shut yourself off from new experiences? Before contributing to the Melvins album Thunderball, Ni Maîtres opened for the King Buzzo & Trevor Dunn European tour in 2024, and just released an album available on his Bandcamp.

1. King of Rome

2. Vomit of Clarity

3. Short Hair With A Wig

4. Victory of the Pyramids

5. Venus Blood

Be the first to write a review for this item OR just rate it