After a groundbreaking (though commercially lukewarm) trilogy of releases for Mike Patton’s Ipecac label last year, the Melvins are back at the forefront of the experimental-metal scene sounding more ominous and more melodic than ever. Gone for the most part is the riff-heavy Sabbath-on-downers grunge tag that dogged them (unjustly) since their inception. The highly […]
