THE MELVINS' NEW ALBUM, HOLD IT IN, STREAMING NOW VIA PANDORA OCT. 14 RELEASE PAIRS BUZZ OSBORNE AND DALE CROVER WITH BUTTHOLE SURFERS' JD PINKUS AND PAUL LEARY TOUR KICKS OFF OCT. 15 IN SACRAMENTO | ||
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Oct. 7, 2014, LOS ANGELES – The Melvins are streaming their forthcoming album, Hold It In (Oct. 14, Ipecac Recordings), in its entirety via Pandora (http://pdora.co/1vG3Soc). Joining Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover for the 12-song album are Butthole Surfers' guitar player Paul Leary and bass player JD Pinkus. Hold It In was recorded in both Los Angeles and Austin earlier this year. Digital pre-orders for Hold It In are available now via iTunes with the album lead-off, “Bride of Crankenstein,” offered as an immediate download upon order: http://geni.us/MelvinsHoldItIn. Rolling Stone previously premiered "Brass Cupcake," saying the new record "sounds like the Cars and Devo plugging into Blue Cheer's amp stacks." The Melvins kick off a round of U.S. tour dates on Oct. 15 in Sacramento at Assembly, with label mates Le Butcherettes opening through Oct. 30. Osborne, Crover and Pinkus will be the touring line-up for this run of dates. Tour dates: October 15 Sacramento, CA Assembly October 17 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo House of Music October 18 Seattle, WA The Showbox October 19 Portland, OR Roseland Theater October 21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall October 22 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Brewing October 23 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour October 24 San Diego, CA The Casbah October 25 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom October 26 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad October 28 Dallas, TX Trees October 29 Austin, TX Mohawk October 30 Houston, TX Warehouse Live - Studio October 31 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Fest November 1 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall November 2 Gainesville, FL The Wooly November 3 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit's November 4 Orlando, FL The Social November 5 Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Culture Room November 6 Tampa, FL Orpheum Theater November 8 Atlanta, GA The Loft at Center Stage November 9 Birmingham, AL Zydeco |