Album Reviews8/10
Stag Review: Melvins Refuse to Settle on Their Restless 1996 Experiment
A restless record of sitar freakouts, doom crawls, and a singer who bends the whole thing into something sharper.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
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Album Reviews8/10
Melvins and Napalm Death Split Sludge and Noise on Savage Imperial Death March
A brutal death-metal statement and a loose rock record collide in Savage Imperial Death March.
Album Reviews6/10
Melvins’ Ozma Weighs Down Its Own Ambitions
A record of heavy weight and short songs, wherein a band struggles to escape the repetition that binds it.
Album Reviews7/10
Melvins Smash Down Their Wall and Rebuild It With Covers on Electroretard
A record of old songs made new again, a jest and a solemn statement, wherein a wall is both broken and built anew.
Album Reviews8/10
Melvins Slow the Sludge on Bad Mood Rising
A heavy, patient record from a band who refuse to rush, blending sludge with guest guitarist Dylan Carlson.
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.
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.