Album Reviews7/10
Mike & the Melvins Speed Up on ‘Three Men and a Baby,’ and Mostly Land
Mike & the Melvins' quick, messy new record refuses to slow down, mixing fast riffs with short, unfinished tracks.
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Category: Album Reviews
Records we have scored.
Album Reviews7/10
Prick Review: Melvins Trade Hooks for Bulldozers on This Deliberate 1994 Grind
A review of the Melvins' 1994 album Prick, a deliberate, heavy grind of slowcore rock that rewards patience and punishes skimmers.
Album Reviews8/10
Melvins Cover Old Favorites on ‘Everybody Loves Sausages,’ and the Covers Sound Like the Melvins All Along
The Melvins' covers album Everybody Loves Sausages turns nostalgia into a live wire, with standout tracks like 'In Every Dream Home.'
Album Reviews7.5/10
Five Legged Dog Review: Melvins Strip Down Their Catalog and Mostly Land
A vast acoustic work wherein the Melvins strip their own songs of electric noise, testing whether power remains when volume departs.
Album Reviews8/10
Melvins and Boris Split a Record Between Just Two Tracks
Two bands, two tracks, one record built on patience over flash. A split review of Melvins' Cry and Boris' Funny Equals Pain.
Album Reviews7.3/10
Jello Biafra Teams With The Melvins for Never Breathe What You Can’t See
Jello Biafra and The Melvins deliver a sharp, noisy punk-metal hybrid that rewards repeated listens.
Album Reviews7/10
Nine Years On, Melvins Still Bury You Under Noise on A Walk with Love & Death
A heavy, slow crawl of noise and weight, buried beneath 23 tracks of love and death.
Album Reviews8/10
Guitarists Switch to Synthesizers for an Electronic Tribute Album
A grim, throbbing electronic record from Melvins and Void Manes, trading guitars for synths in tribute to Throbbing Gristle.
Album Reviews8/10
Lysol at 34: Melvins Slow Down Grunge and Refuse to Bend
A grim tale of a slow, ponderous record wherein a band eschews haste and melody, preferring instead weight and patience.
Album Reviews7/10
‘Pigs of the Roman Empire’: A Bold Collaboration That Mostly Pays Off
A review of the Melvins and Lustmord collaboration 'Pigs of the Roman Empire,' a slow, noisy slab of sludge and drone.
Album Reviews2/10
Melvins Push Sludge Into Noise on Honky — and the Result Is a 2/10
A look back at Melvins' 1997 album Honky, a strange, sprawling record that rewards patience and punishes it in equal measure.
Album Reviews7.1/10
Melvins Let Six Bassists Sprawl Across Basses Loaded — Mostly Without Losing Focus
Melvins' Basses Loaded pairs doom metal with punk and covers across twelve tracks, a sprawling record that mostly coheres.