AllMusic Recommends The Melvins’ Thunderball

“There’s a difference between having a recognizable style and lazily repeating yourself,” writes AllMusic, “and Thunderball shows [that Melvins haven’t] fallen into the trap of sounding rote… It is the work of a band following their muse with smarts and muscle, and the presence of Ni Maîtres and Void Manes does allow for some new wrinkles that take these tunes down less traveled detours. After over four decades, the Melvins still sound utterly uncompromised and full of swampy vigor, and Thunderball confirms they haven’t finished challenging themselves or their audience, not by a long shot.” Get the full review of the record, which is at radio now via Ipecac Recordings, here.

Get Thunderball in rotation at your station as Melvins make their way across the country on their current tour with Napalm Death:

5/7 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
5/8 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
5/10 –  Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
5/11 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
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