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Melvins 1983, the raw and unfiltered incarnation of the legendary band featuring Buzz Osborne and original Melvins drummer, Mike Dillard, return with Thunderball - their first full-length album in four years!

Pre-order and check out “Victory of the Pyramids” at themelvins.lnk.to/Thunderball

There's a trio of vinyl variants including an indie exclusive “Smoke Is A Color” variant and an Ipecac webstore-only “Special Mustard Gas", plus CD and Digital of course

“Thunderball is the third Melvins 1983 record we’ve made together, and I wanted it to be bombastic - I think we achieved that,” says Osborne. “I also wanted to do something with electronic artists Void Manes and Ni Maîtres for a long time. Both of them are exceptional talents. Their out-of-the-box use of electronics pushed Thunderball beyond my expectations.”

A preview of the five-song, 34-minute album is out now, with today’s release of “Victory of the Pyramids.” Driven by Dillard’s unrelenting cadence, the song opens with an almost deceptively poppy feel before spiraling into the crushing, sludgy depths that have long defined the Melvins’ sound. As Dillard said, it’s “a lovely blend of beautiful noise and gut-busting grooves.” The album was recorded by Toshi Kasai at Sound of Sirens Studios.

The band will be hitting the road starting in March on “The Spring Break Tour” and then embark on a massive nine-week, North American co-headlining trek with Napalm Death. All show will feature Osborne, Dale Crover, Steven McDonald and Coady Willis.

Melvins are also confirmed to play at Arctangent Festival in the UK in August, with more UK/EU dates to be announced soon!

Tickets to all shows available now via www.ipecac.com/tours.

Artwork: Mackie Osborne
Visualizer: Jesse Nieminen