The Melvins are back as a quartet, baby! Alongside the usual fare of frontman and guitarist Buzz Osbourne and drummer Dale Crover, the group will see the addition of Butthole Surfers' guitarist Paul Leary and bassist J.D. Pinkus. The group will be releasing their new record Hold It In on October 14, the first record they've done as a quartet since their 2010 album The Bride Screams Murder.
Osbourne has an interesting take on the record.
"Hold It In is a refreshing piece of fiction in a boring world of fact and bullshit. Paul is one of the best guitar players I have ever heard and Pinkus has an outside the box type of approach to both guitar and bass that you just have to let it ride. I can't believe this actually happened. I'm thrilled."
One day after the record's release, the band will be hitting the road. Specifically on the dates below.
October 15 Sacramento, CA AssemblyOctober 17 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo House of MusicOctober 18 Seattle, WA The ShowboxOctober 19 Portland, OR Roseland TheaterOctober 21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music HallOctober 22 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO BrewingOctober 23 Los Angeles, CA The TroubadourOctober 24 San Diego, CA The CasbahOctober 25 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent BallroomOctober 26 Albuquerque, NM The LaunchpadOctober 28 Dallas, TX TreesOctober 29 Austin, TX MohawkOctober 30 Houston, TX Warehouse Live – StudioOctober 31 New Orleans, LA Voodoo FestNovember 1 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music HallNovember 2 Gainesville, FL The WoolyNovember 3 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit'sNovember 4 Orlando, FL The SocialNovember 5 Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Culture RoomNovember 6 Tampa, FL Orpheum TheaterNovember 8 Atlanta, GA The Loft at Center StageNovember 9 Birmingham, AL Zydeco
