Rock legends and grunge progenitors Melvins will perform at the Rainbow in Digbeth on June 22. UK dates come on the heels of their latest album release, Basses Loaded, set for release via Ipecac Recordings on June 3.
In this latest full-length the band subvert their usual format and have featured six bass guitar players, featuring Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Reed Kross’s Steve McDonald, Butthole Surfers’ J.D Pinkus, Big Business’s Jared Warren, Mr Bungle’s/Fantomas’s Trevor Dunn (aka Melvins Lite) and Mevlins Drummer Dale Crover swapping the kit for bass in the Melvins 1983 iteration.
Listen to pre-released tracks Hideous, War Pussy and Take Me Out To The Ball Game via Ipecac Recordings here. Tickets available via Songkick here
Melvins perform at the Rainbow Digbeth June 22.