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Review: Melvins ‘Thunderball’

8th May 20258th May 2025 Martin Williams Alternative, Heavy Rock, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins

As assured as the sun rising in the morning, prolific, heavy sludge and grunge forefathers Melvins return with their whopping

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Rob Walsh - 2024
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Top Ten Of 2024: Rob Walsh

20th December 202420th December 2024 Rob Walsh Abrams, Blood Incantation, delving, Dirtwire, Fu Manchu, Glass Beams, Hijss, Massive Hassle, Melvins, Sonolith, Top Ten 2024

Speaking only for myself, 2024 was a noticeable improvement over its predecessor. I got into better shape, got a lot

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Melvins 'Tarantula Heart' Artwork
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Review: Melvins ‘Tarantula Heart’

30th April 202430th April 2024 Rob Walsh Alternative, Grunge, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Noise-Rock

The Melvins. The riffs. The drums. The snarkiness. The influence. The frizzy hair. The massive discography. From small town obscurity

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Boris @ Great America Music Hall, San Francisco, 28th Aug 2023 – Photo by Tyler Johnston
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Through The Lens: Boris & Melvins @ Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, 28th Aug 2023

15th September 202315th September 2023 Tyler Johnston Boris, Doom, Great American Music Hall, Heavy Rock, Melvins, Noise-Rock, San Francisco, Through The Lens

When two heavyweights collided and hit the road under the moniker of the Twins Of Evil Tour, when they hit

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Melvins @ Cornerstone, Berkeley, 20th July 2022 - Photo by Tyler Johnston
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Through The Lens: Melvins @ Cornerstone, Berkeley, 20th July 2022

26th July 20223rd October 2022 Tyler Johnston Cornerstone, Melvins, Noise-Rock, Through The Lens

The Shaman’s Los Angeles resident live music photographer Tyler Johnston has been out and about again, and this time he’s

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Melvins ‘Five Legged Dog’
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Review: Melvins ‘Five Legged Dog’

11th October 202112th November 2021 Martin Williams Acoustic, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins

Chances are if you’re reading this review on The Sleeping Shaman, Melvins need no introduction. I could make a pretty

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Melvins 'Working With God'
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Review: Melvins ‘Working With God’

23rd February 202124th March 2021 Reza Mills Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Noise-Rock, Sludge, Working With God

The Melvins despite existing for nearly forty years show no sign of slowing down, especially with a packed February. Not

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Melvins ‘Basses Loaded’ 2016
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Melvins ‘Basses Loaded’ 2016

9th May 20173rd September 2019 John Reppion (the) Melvins, 2016, Basses Loaded, Heavy Rock, Ipecac Recordings, John Reppion, Melvins, Noise-Rock

(The) Melvins are, and have been for a long, long time now, Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover. Everyone else just

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John Reppion Reflects On The Year That Was 2014

31st December 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion (the) Melvins, 2014 Year Review, Article, Beth Gibbons, Dune, Earth, Entombed A.D., Fossils, Gonga, John Reppion, Khuda, Mansion, Melvins

2014 has been my first full year of writing for The Sleeping Shaman. I say “full year” when really I’ve

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Melvins ‘Hold It In’ CD/DD 2014

10th December 20143rd September 2019 Chris Moore (the) Melvins, 2014, CD, Chris Moore, Digital, Hold It In, Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Noise-Rock, Pop Rock, Review, Rock

No one can deny that the Melvins are prolific, and newest offering Hold It In is in fact the 24th

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News 

MELVINS Reveal New Track Sesame Street Meat From New Album Hold It In

27th September 2014 Lee Edwards (the) Melvins, Audio Stream, Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, Hold It In, Ipecac Recordings, JD Pinkus, Melvins, New Album Details, News, Paul Leary, Sesame Street Meat

In anticipation of its October 13th release via Ipecac Recordings, another track has been unleashed from Hold It In, the

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