Tag Archives: Jeff Pinkus

Melvins want you to “Embrace the Rub”

Posted by on March 28, 2018

Next month, Melvins are releasing their forthcoming album Pinkus Abortion Technician on April 20th via Ipecac Recordings. On this particular effort, it will feature two bassists, Steven McDonald and Butthole Surfers’ Jeff Pinkus. Today (28th), the group premiered a video for the song “Embrace the Rub.” The clip was directed by frontman/guitarist Buzz Osbourne’s wife, […]

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Melvins to release album with two bassists, tour in support of it

Posted by on February 12, 2018

If there’s one thing Melvins have done continually, it’s release albums. If there’s another thing they’ve done continually, it’s experimenting with their sound. For a while last decade, two-man band Big Business joined their lineup, giving the band two drummers. Now they appear to have taken a page out of that, and have announced a […]

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Watch Melvins Cover Butthole Surfers while giving away ice cream

Posted by on August 9, 2013

The AV Club’s Undercover series will probably forever be known to metalheads as where we got to see GWAR cover Kansas‘ “Carry on Wayward Son.” It’s kind of hard to up the ante of cramming GWAR in full costume into a tiny studio to cover a classic rock song, but they might have just done […]

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The Melvins Will Release “Tres Cabrones” with (Almost) Original Lineup

Posted by on August 5, 2013

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.  […]

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