Rating: 7/10
Genre: Metal/Alternative
As hard as it is to believe the Melvins career has spanned over a quarter of a century. Whilst other bands would be content with releasing greatest hits albums and touring on the back of songs they wrote at the height of their career the Melvins buck this trend. The Bride Screams Murder (their 20th album) is the third album the Melvins have released incorporating Jared Warren and Coady Willis of Big Business. This is normally mentioned whenever the Melvins are talked about because it has changed their sound tremendously. The real benefit is easily heard with two drummers thrashing out insanely complex drums and dual harmonic vocals the band sounds monumentally loud.
The album opens up with some text book insanity with "The Water Glass" a surreal military like roll call and demonstration in showy drums. The Bride Screams Murder has some truly infectious tracks like "Evil New War God" and "Inhumanity And Death" that are both future fan favourites and welcome additions to Melvins impressive canon. Unlike previous offerings with the Big Business duo on this record the Melvins delve into their playful experimental side seen on earlier offerings such as Stag. Just like on Stag however these end with varied results. The off kilter opener "The Water Glass" whilst utterly absurd and deranged remains punchy and coherent enough for repeated listens. Other tracks however serve as nothing but fluff and wacky nonsense often slowing down the momentum of the record. The true highlights are the sludgey behemoths "Evil New War God" and the sinister Who cover "My Generation". These tracks prove that after over 25 years in the music business the Melvins are still kings of their craft.
Overall whilst this release is marginally blighted with some duff filler the record still remains a rewarding listen. The fact that the band are still producing work of this calibre after over 25 years is nothing short of jaw dropping. Recommended.
Download: "Evil New War God" "My Generation"
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