Punknews Says Melvins’ Thunderball is Daring

Punknews writes that “Thunderball is the third Melvins 1983 album and it’s the most daring one… [Drummer Matt] Dillard is more of a punk/metal straightforward basher than [regular Melvins drummer Dale] Crover, and maybe that gives the whole LP a direct drive. That is, for all the low lumbering and slithering and menace, the album has power-energy all the way through.”

Read the full review here and get Thunderball in rotation at your station as Melvins make their way across the country on their current tour with Napalm Death:

5/5 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
5/6 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
5/7 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
5/8 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
5/1 –  Mr. Smalls Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
5/11 – Cleveland, OH – TBD
5/12 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
5/13 – Grand Rapids  MI – The Intersection
5/15 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
5/16 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
5/17 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
5/18 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
5/19 – Chicago, IL – The Metro
5/20 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
5/22 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue Mainroom
5/23 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
5/24 – Kansas City, MO  – Madrid Theatre
5/25 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
5/27 – Denver, CO – Summit
5/29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
5/31 – Bozeman, MT – The ELM
6/1 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
6/2 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
6/3 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
6/4 – Eugene, OR –  McDonald Theatre
6/6 – Reno,  NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
6/7 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone Berkeley