Latvia's Tesa release "Ghost" via My Proud Mountain ahead of tour with Neurosis in August21/6/2016  Latvia’s Tesa operate with evident conviction, and their flourishing, distinct sound is the epitome of how grand and graceful guitar-driven music can be. Since 2005, the trio of Karlis Tone, Davis Burmeisters and Janis Burmeisters have created a mature, rapturous vision of heavy music without the constraints of genre, reverting to their trusted intuition to create the glorious movements that can challenge any of the founding figures of long-form rock with depth. "Ghost" their latest LP formed of five segments for each letter, will see physical release (in CD and 2xLP format) through My Proud Mountain on 5th August, and it is a phenomenal demonstration of the band’s gripping adaptive approach. With the assistance of James Plotkin’s mastering (he who has worked with Sunn O))), Electric Wizard, Earth, Michael Gira, Tim Hecker and many more), "Ghost" sounds loud and important played at any volume, and the palpable passages of suspense and subsequent devastating releases give the record a momentum that endures all 40 minutes. Most spectacular is the apparent ease in which all three members, working together so closely, supply heaving riffs, emotionally exhausting melodies and soundscapes, and heroic lively tempo, creating a sound that cannot be named but can be intensely felt. This capacity of theirs to stun has won them the attention of the similarly singular Neurosis, with whom they toured Europe with in 2013 and will tour again with in August (dates below), and "Ghost" should surely elevate them to a larger plane of exposure that their music can expand in to. “At some point, when you've kind of earned some recognition and there's a general idea in people's mind, what you do, and what to expect form you as a band, it's really easy to just stay in a comfort zone, musically. But I think that we actually tried to step outside a bit form that, and at some level, try to do something different than people expect from you. Maybe it's more brutal at some parts, more direct and harsh. We try to escape the so-called post-rock thing.” - Janis Burmeisters on "Ghost"
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 It is with immense pleasure to announce that The Melvins – the indisputable and infamous leaders in the realm of all things weirdly wonderful yet uncompromisingly rockin’ and heavy – will return to Europe for a series of dates this summer. These shows will follow the upcoming release of "Basses Loaded" (June 3, Ipecac Recordings), which appropriately features not one, but six different bass players. The tour line up will feature Buzz, Dale and Steve McDonald and sees the trio kick off proceedings as the Saturday headliners of Temples Festival in Bristol (UK) then heading through Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and France before returning to the UK. The full list of dates can be found below: MELVINS EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR 2016 04/06/2016 – Temples Festival – Bristol, UK 05/06/2016 – De Kreun – Kortrijk, BE 06/06/2016 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL 07/06/2016 – Logo – Hamburg, DE 08/06/2016 – Jazzhouse – Copenhagen, DK 09/06/2016 – Truckstop Alaska – Gothenburg, SE 10/06/2016 – Bla – Oslo, NO 11/06/2016 – Babel – Malmo, SE 13/06/2016 – Postbahnhof – Berlin, DE 14/06/2016 – UT Connewitz – Leipzig, DE 15/06/2016 – Underground – Cologne, DE 16/06/2016 – TBD – Paris, FR 17/06/2016 – Hellfest – Clisson, FR 19/06/2016 – Koko – London, UK 20/06/2016 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK 21/06/2016 – Art School – Glasgow, UK 22/06/2016 – The Rainbow – Birmingham, UK On "Basses Loaded" Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover joined by Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Redd Kross’ Steve McDonald, Butthole Surfers’ J.D. Pinkus, Big Business’ Jared Warren, Mr. Bungle/Fantomas’ Trevor Dunn (aka Melvins Lite) and Crover swapping the drum kit for bass in the Melvins 1983 iteration. You can check out three new tracks from the upcoming release, firstly the inclusion of the band’s own version of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” (the album’s nod to baseball is a natural one with Buzz and Dale often spotted at games across the US). New tracks “Hideous Woman” and “War Pussy” are also available for streaming, both featuring Steve McDonald on bass duty. Pre-orders are available now via the Ipecac webstore, Bandcamp, Amazon and iTunes. Digital pre-orders include instant downloads of “Hideous Woman” and “War Pussy".  "Basses Loaded" track listing: 1. The Decay of Lying (Steve McDonald) 2. Choco Plumbing (Jared Warren) 3. Beer Hippie (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up) 4. I Want To Tell You (Steve McDonald) 5. Captain Come Down (JD Pinkus) 6. Hideous Woman (Steve McDonald) 7. Shaving Cream (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up) 8. Planet Distructo (Trevor Dunn, aka Melvins Lite line-up) 9.War Pussy (Steve McDonald) 10. Maybe I Am Amused (Krist Novoselic) 11. Phyllis Dillard (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up) 12. Take Me Out To The Ballgame (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up) www.facebook.com/melvinsarmy  The Melvins, who have a history of imaginative line-up changes, feature not one, but six different bass players on their appropriately titled new album, Basses Loaded (June 3, Ipecac Recordings). The collection features Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover joined by Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Redd Kross’ Steve McDonald, Butthole Surfers’ J.D. Pinkus, Big Business’ Jared Warren, Mr. Bungle/Fantomas’ Trevor Dunn (aka Melvins Lite) and Crover swapping the drum kit for bass in the Melvins 1983 iteration. The album’s nod to baseball, and the inclusion of the band’s own version of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” is a natural one, with Buzz and Dale often spotted at games across the country.  LISTEN TO THE NEW SONG "HIDEOUS WOMAN" "Basses Loaded" track listing: 1. The Decay of Lying (Steve McDonald) 2. Choco Plumbing (Jared Warren) 3. Beer Hippie (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up) 4. I Want To Tell You (Steve McDonald) 5. Captain Come Down (JD Pinkus) 6. Hideous Woman (Steve McDonald) 7. Shaving Cream (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up) 8. Planet Distructo (Trevor Dunn, aka Melvins Lite line-up) 9.War Pussy (Steve McDonald) 10. Maybe I Am Amused (Krist Novoselic) 11. Phyllis Dillard (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up) 12. Take Me Out To The Ballgame (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up) www.facebook.com/melvinsarmy www.twitter.com/melvinsdotcom www.instagram.com/melvinsdotcom |
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