Just in case you’d forgotten the second leg of the Melvins US tour kicks off soon, with dates in Canada and the West Coast of the US.  Much West Coast love recently.

Here are the dates:

August 28, 2010 – Minneapolis, MN – Grumpy’s ‘Amrep 25th Anniversary Bash’
September 1, 2010 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Opera House
September 3, 2010 – Montreal, QC, Canada – Club Soda
September 4, 2010 – Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada – FME – Le Petit Theâtre
September 15, 2010 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
September 16, 2010 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
September 17, 2010 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Downtown Brew
September 18, 2010 – San Jose, CA – Blank Club
September 19, 2010 – San Francisco, CA – Slims
September 21, 2010 – Reno, NV – The Underground
September 22, 2010 – Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk
September 24, 2010 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
September 25, 2010 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
September 27, 2010 – Tacoma, WA – Hell’s Kitchen
September 28, 2010 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo House of Music
September 29, 2010 – Olympia, WA – Capitol Theater
September 30, 2010 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
October 2, 2010 – Boise, ID – Neurolux
October 4, 2010 – Salt Lake City – The Complex
October 6, 2010 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre
October 7, 2010 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
October 9, 2010 – Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Brewing Co.
October 11, 2010 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
October 12, 2010 – Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar

Tickets at the usual outlets I imagine!

According to a leaked list of acts for the 2011 Soundwave Festival here in Australia, The Melvins will be joining the lineup. Other highlights for me include Primus, Queens Of The Stone Age, Slayer and High On Fire. If this is true, I’ll definitely be there.

The official announcement is tonight, so keep your hats on!

Update: Great news everybody: that leak has been confirmed as official!

Bonnaroo took place over the weekend, and favorites of Fourtheye The Mevlins and Isis both performed.  Luckily for those that couldn’t make it their sets are available for streaming!  Enjoy:

• The Melvins
• Isis

Here’s a bunch more Melvins dates that I may or may not have posted about in the past:

Jun 1     San Diego    Casbah   
Jun 2        Phoenix    The Clubhouse   
Jun 3     Albuquerque, NM    Launchpad Nightclub and Restaurant   
Jun 5        Austin         Emo’s   
Jun 6        San Antonio, TX    White Rabbit   
Jun 7        Houston    Warehouse Live   
Jun 8        Baton Rouge, LA       Spanish Moon Cafe   
Jun 9        New Orleans       One Eyed Jacks   
Jun 14        Athens, GA    40 Watt Club   
Jun 17        Philadelphia        Theater of the Living Arts   
Jun 18        New York City         Webster Hall   
Jun 23        Cleveland         The Grog Shop   
Jun 25        Chicago    Double Door   
Jun 26        Madison, WI    High Noon Saloon   
Jun 29        Denver        Ogden Theatre   
Jul 2     Calgary, Canada    Sled Island Festival   
Jul 3        Calgary, Canada    Sled Island Festival   
Jul 5        Vancouver, Canada        The Rickshaw Theatre   
Jul 6     Seattle        Showbox at the Market   
Jul 9        San Jose       The Blank Club

Safe to say that based on these dates The Melvins won’t be supporting Tool this time around.  Well at least not for all of the gigs anyway.

Anaphoria tweeted me that at the Volto! show over the weekend, John Z mentioned that there will be a Tool show in Los Angeles on the 20th of July.

In other news I found an interview with King Buzzo from the Melvins on Metalsucks.

Aaron Harris from ISIS twittered today a couple of details from the upcoming ISIS/Melvins split on Hydrahead.  According to the pics the track are:

ISIS:

• Way Through Woven Branches
• Pliable Foe

The Melvins:

• Pig House (alt version)
• I’ll Finish You Off (alt version)

The Isis Tracks are from the Wavering Radiant sessions, while The Melvins tracks seem to be versions of songs from their forthcoming album The Bride Screamed Murder.

Here’s some artwork for you to enjoy!

According to a recent Twitter post (Thanks to StubbaDub for the tip), Amazon has 30 second samples from each of the tracks on the forthcoming Melvins album The Bride Screamed Murder.  According to the site the tracklist should be:

1. The Water Glass
2. Evil New War God
3. Pig House
4. I’ll Finish You Off
5. Electric Flower
6. Hospital Up
7. Inhumanity And Death
8. My Generation
9. P.G. x 3

I listened to them all, and they sound great to me.  While it is a little hard to tell with only 30 second clips, this sounds better than Nude With Boots to me.

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!

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…