According to an article on Limewire, the forthcoming Melvins tour will include dates with Isis, and for those shows without Isis, the Melvins will play two sets.  Not sure which one I’d be more interested in to be honest:

The Melvins may have just recently had their 25th band birthday, but they’re showing no signs of slowing down. They’ll be supporting The Bride Screamed Murderall over the country in June and July, sharing bills with alt-metallists ISIS and Totimoshi, including an appearance at Bonnaroo, so there are plenty of chances for you to get Melvined this summer.

June 1     San Diego, CA     Casbah
June 2     Tempe, AZ     The Clubhouse
June 3     Albuquerque, NM     The Launchpad
June 5     Austin, TX     Emo’s
June 7     Houston, TX     Warehouse Live
June 8     Baton Rouge, LA     Spanish Moon
June 9     New Orleans, LA     One Eyed Jacks
June 10     Birmingham, AL     Bottle Tree
June 12     Manchester, TN     Bonnaroo Festival **
June 14     Athens, GA     40 Watt Club *
June 16     Washington, DC     9:30 Club *
June 17     Philadelphia, PA     TLA *
June 18     New York, NY     Webster Hall *
June 19     Brooklyn, NY     Music Hall of Williamsburg *
June 20     Boston, MA     Paradise *
June 21     Boston, MA     Paradise *
June 23     Cleveland, OH     Grog Shop
June 24     Detroit, MI     Small’s
June 25     Chicago, IL     Double Door
June 26     Madison, WI     High Noon Saloon
June 27     Des Moines, IA     House of Bricks
June 29     Denver, CO     Ogden Theatre
July 2     Calgary, AB     Sled Island Festival +
July 3     Calgary, AB     Sled Island Festival +
July 5     Vancouver, BC     Rickshaw Theatre
July 6     Seattle, WA     Showbox at The Market
July 7     Eugene, OR     John Henry’s
July 9     San Jose, CA     Blank Club

All dates feature Melvins (2 sets) w/Totimoshi except:

* = Melvins/ISIS/Totimoshi
** = Melvins/ISIS
+ = Melvins

The cover for the new album The Bride Screamed Murder has also been revealed:

Before you ask apparently it’s not a joke.

The PRP has released some info in regards to the new Melvins album.  It will be called The Bride Screamed Murder and should be released on June 1st.  Once again the album will be released on the Ipecac label.  Personally I can’t wait!

Christophe from Salival.fr conducted an interview with Tool associated artist Cam De Leon recently, and is now available on his website.  Here’s the question I know you’re all dying to ask him:

If you don’t mind, can you tell us more about what happened for this great combination to cease ?
Well, I appreciate your interest and concern about that, and I’m sure it’s coming from a good place, but I don’t think there are enough who actually care, to warrant spending much time on it. But I’ll just say in more than 10 years of working together, I contributed as much as I could, and I love Adam like a brother. Working with him was always a meaningful challenge, and I appreciate the experience. But they’re clearly in good hands with the list of super talented artists you mentioned so I don’t assume they have any particular need of me, and I have way more projects of my own than I can possibly manage.

There you go.  A great interview and well worth reading!

The Melvins, having just finished recording the new album, will be hitting the road later this year and have released the following tour dates:

June 1, 2010
San Diego, California
Casbah

June 2, 2010
Tempe, Arizona
The Clubhouse

June 3, 2010
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Launch Pad

June 5, 2010
Austin, Texas
Emo’s

June 7, 2010
Houston, Texas
Warehouse Live

June 8, 2010
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Spanish Moon

June 9, 2010
New Orleans, Louisiana
One Eyed Jacks

June 10, 2010
Birmingham, Alabama
Bottle Tree

June 12, 2010
Manchester, Tennessee
Bonnaroo Festival

June 14, 2010
Athens, Georgia
40 Watt Club

June 16, 2010
Washington D.C.
9:30 Club

June 17, 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
T.L.A.

June 18, 2010
New York, New York
Webster Hall

June 19, 2010
Brooklyn, New York
Music Hall Of Williamsburg

June 20, 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
Paradise

June 21, 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
Paradise

June 23, 2010
Cleveland, Ohio
Grog Shop

June 24, 2010
Detroit, Michigan
Small’s

June 25, 2010
Chicago, Illinois
Double Door

June 26, 2010
Madison, Wisconsin
High Noon Saloon

June 27, 2010
Des Moines, Iowa
House Of Bricks

June 29, 2010
Denver, Colorado
Ogden Theatre

July 2, 2010
Calgary, Alberta
Sled Island Festival

July 3, 2010
Calgary, Alberta
Sled Island Festival

July 5, 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia
Rickshaw Theatre

July 6, 2010
Seattle, Washington
Showbox At The Market

July 7, 2010
Eugene, Oregon
John Henrys

July 9, 2010
San Jose, California
Blank Club

Don’t forget they’re playing Bonaroo this year as well.  Hopefully we’ll see a Melvins/Big Business tour down under this time…

A cool little titbit of info was released on Hydrahead’s Twitter feed today:

oh fuck, we forgot to mention MELVINS/ISIS split 12". If you rat us out karma will fuck you.

Sign me up for a copy!

In a recent interview on AV Club, George Clinton (not Bill) talks about all kinds of funky stuff, including Tool:

AVC: Who do you think will carry on the torch of funk?

GC: There’re no young bands. Most of us have been around a while, but most of the hip-hop and rappers have bands now that are really pretty funky. Eminem, even though we’ve known him for years, when he was 14 or 15, Mystikal–he was getting ready to be the shit. Then you got some funky groups like [Red Hot] Chili Peppers. Though they’re like some R&B acts: When you get a few hits, you end up on the pop side of it. They could easily flip it. They have that kind of mentality. Then you’ve got a lot of metal-punk bands that’re really, really funky. Tool and groups like that. That’s some funky shit. They be playing with time and like jazz, but it’s straight off the punk-rock scene.

Nice interview.  In other news just at hand the AV Club also interviewed Maynard!

Some footage from Artisan News Service/Youtube has been released which shows some of the drum off between Danny and Brann from Mastodon with backing band VOLTO! at the recent Guitar Centre Drum Off:

Anyone who has some better footage/lengthier of this event should let me know!  Thanks to Brian for the tip!

Meshuggah will be playing a could of Sidewaves when in the country for the Soundwave festival.  Also featured on the bill are It Dies Today and Whitechapel.  Sydney and Melbourne only from what I see:

• Monday 22 February – Manning Bar, Sydney (18+)
• Thursday 25 February – Billboard The Venue, Melbourne (18+)

Tickets go on sale on the 15th of January…

Fans of industrial metal band Ministry will be happy to hear that there’s a new documentary about the band being released next year.  Here’s the trailer:

In case you didn’t watch/notice – Maynard features in the movie…

Blair has released the December 2009 Newsletter.  It really just says Merry Xmas from the band.  Read into that what you will!  Thanks to nxrm for the tip!

Also, Meshuggah have released an official trailer to the coming Live DVD Alive:

The DVD can be ordered from a range of places, but packages from Nuclear Blast USA can be had with a poster, and either shirt or hoodie.