The Melvins Announce Double Album

The Melvins have announced a new album.

The Melvins return with a double album, A Walk With Love and Death, on July 7 via Ipecac Recordings.

The dual albums find the trio of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Steve McDonald showcasing two distinct sides to the band’s music: Death, a proper Melvins’ release and Love, the score to the Jesse Nieminen directed, self-produced short also titled A Walk With Love and Death. A release date for the short has not been announced yet but a trailer has been made available: https://youtu.be/NhWvlpf-uXg.

“This was a huge undertaking,” explained band ringleader Buzz Osborne. “All three things: the album, the soundtrack and the film are benchmarks for us.”

Drummer Dale Crover added, “A Walk With Love and Death is one giant, dark, moody, psychotic head trip! Not for the faint of heart. You’ll sleep with the lights on after listening.”

The albums, which include guests Joey Santiago (The Pixies), Teri Gender Bender (Le Butcherettes/Crystal Fairy) and Anna Waronker (That Dog), were self-produced with engineer Toshi Kosai.

A North American tour is in the works for this Summer with dates to be announced soon.

A Walk With Love and Death track list:

Love
Aim High
Queen Powder Party
Street Level St. Paul
The Hidden Joice
Give It To Me
Chicken Butt
Eat Yourself Out
Scooba
Halfway to the Bakersfield Mall
Pacoima Normal
Park Head
T-Burg
Track Star
The Asshole Bastard

Death
Black Heath
Sober-delic (acid only)
Euthanasia
What’s Wrong With You
Edgar the Elephant
Christ Hammer
Flaming Creature
Cactus Party
Cardboro Negro

A Walk With Love and Death pre-orders will launch soon, with the collection available as a double-CD, on vinyl and digitally.

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