Melvins and Napalm Death have set an April 10th release date for their new collaborative outing “Savage Imperial Death March“. This opus finds members of both bands working together, rather than merely adhering to the traditional split release format.
Taking its name from their past tours together, “Savage Imperial Death March” finds Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar) and Dale Crover (drums) representing team Melvins, while Napalm Death‘s Mark “Barney” Greenway (vocals), Shane Embury (bass) and John Cooke (guitar) participated from the Napalm Death camp.
Embury commented:
“I have loved the Melvins forever and their outlook on music. A chance to make an album of eclectic musical madness with them was truly an honour and a whole lot of fun, which surely is the whole point! Let’s do another one soon.”
Osborne added:
“Napalm Death are one of my favorite bands ever. It was an absolute pleasure and a dream come true to do this collaboration with them. We wrote songs together. I would write a riff and we would learn it and record it right there. They wrote stuff and we would learn it immediately as well. It was truly a 50/50 partnership.”
Greenway went on to say:
“Funny how life turns out sometimes… collecting hard-to-find Melvins 7-inches on Bleecker Street in 1989 and then touring twice and doing an album with them within the following 35 years. Had a great time with it all, and nice to work with fellow travellers in the Melvins who also couldn’t care about pandering to ‘demographics.’ I felt myself almost babbling lyrically during the recording, and that alone made for very fun recording times.”
A visualizer for the opening track, “Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck“, has just been released below.
“Savage Imperial Death March” track listing:
01 – “Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck“
02 – “Some Kind Of Antichrist“
03 – “Awful Handwriting“
04 – “Nine Days Of Rain“
05 – “Rip The God“
06 – “Stealing Horses“
07 – “Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy“
08 – “Death Hour“
You can find pre-orders for the outing now via themelvins.lnk.to/savage.
