The Melvins are set to release Tres Cabrones, a new 12-song album that reunites Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover with original drummer Mike Dillard, on Nov. 5 via Ipecac Recordings.
“Tres Cabrones is as close as we’re willing to get to the Melvins 1983 line-up,” explained Osborne. “The best part is it’s all new songs. I specifically wrote tunes that would be good for these guys to play and it worked out great. We had no interest in rehashing tunes we wrote 30 years ago and chose instead to simply create NEW songs. It worked out perfectly.”
“After 30 years we release a record with the (almost) original line-up of the band,” added Crover, who replaced Dillard in 1984. “I’ve always felt that drummer Mike Dillard was one of us. It’s great that he’s still a piece of the puzzle! Plus, I get to see what it’s like being the bass player in the Melvins! Tres Cabrones indeed!”
The Melvins are currently in the midst of their 30th Anniversary Tour in their ongoing four-piece setup. Jared Warren is currently on paternity leave and Butthole Surfers’ bass player Jeff Pinkus is filling in for the time being.
Here are the tour dates for the remainder of the Melvins’ 30th Anniversary Tour:
August 5 Atlanta, GA The Loft at Center Stage Atlanta
August 7 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jack’s
August 8 Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Studio
August 9 Austin, TX Mohawk
August 10 Dallas, TX Trees
August 13 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
August 14 Boise, ID Neurolux
August 16 Seattle, WA Neumo’s
August 17 Seattle, WA Neumo’s
August 18 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo Hall of Music
August 19 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
August 20 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
August 22 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
August 23 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
August 25 Los Angeles, CA FYF Fest
August 26 San Diego, CA Casbah
August 27 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriet’s
