Description
The early 2000s found the Melvins engaging in all manner of loud/heavy experiments, some considerably more enjoyable than others. On 2006's (A) SENILE ANIMAL, however, the long-running avant-metal ensemble return to its classic roots. Band mainstays Dale Crover (drums) and Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar) are joined here by Pacific Northwest bass/drums power duo Big Business, and the results are devastating.
Crover is a brutal enough drummer on his own, but the addition of Coady Willis on a second kit both increases the power of the assault and keeps things curiously off-kilter; Jared Warren's bass is all rumbling fuzz and punch and provides an impressive platform for Crover's art-metal riffage; and the multilayered vocals make the whole thing that much more colossal. The Melvins have always been something of a grab bag, and while it's a safe bet to expect something interesting, it's a pleasure to be awarded something this unrelentingly awesome.
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Product Details
- Artist
- Melvins
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Label / Studio
- IPECAC RECORDINGS
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Original year of release
- 2006
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 2006
- Cast & Crew
- Melvins (Music Performer)
- The Melvins (Producer)
Press Reviews
[L]ead Melvins Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover haven't just reconnected with their early roar; they've added welcome new layers of excess to it: More groove, more brutality, more melody and more wonderfully gratuitous percussion. Alternative Press (p.194)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Talking Horse, The
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Blood Witch
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Civilized Worm
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History of Drunks Rats, A
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Faced Granny
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Hawk, The
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You've Never Been Right
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History of Bad Men, A
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Mechanical Bride, The
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Vast Filthy Prison, A
