The collection features Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover joined by Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Redd Kross’ Steve McDonald, Butthole Surfers’ J.D. Pinkus, Big Business’ Jared Warren,  Mr. Bungle/Fantomas’ Trevor Dunn (aka Melvins Lite) and Crover swapping the drum kit for bass in the Melvins 1983 iteration. The album’s nod to baseball, and the inclusion of the band’s own version of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” is a natural one, with Buzz and Dale often spotted at games across the country.

Osborne discusses the new album, as well as the band’s forthcoming Mike & The Melvins’ release,Three Men and a Baby (April 1, Sub Pop), in an interview with Rolling Stone (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-a-track-from-melvins-thudtastic-basses-loaded-20160307). New song “Hideous Woman” streams alongside the piece.

Basses Loaded track listing (bass player in parentheses):

1. The Decay of Lying (Steve McDonald)
2. Choco Plumbing (Jared Warren)
3. Beer Hippie (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up)
4. I Want To Tell You (Steve McDonald)
5. Captain Come Down (JD Pinkus)
6. Hideous Woman (Steve McDonald)
7. Shaving Cream (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up)
8. Planet Distructo (Trevor Dunn, aka Melvins Lite line-up)
9. War Pussy (Steve McDonald)
10. Maybe I Am Amused (Krist Novoselic)
11. Phyllis Dillard (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up)
12. Take Me Out To The Ballgame (Dale Crover, aka Melvins 1983 line-up)

March 12  Las Vegas, NV  Neon Reverb Music Festival

March 19  San Jose, CA  The Ritz

March 20  Sacramento, CA  The Boardwalk

March 22  Pioneertown  Pappy & Harriet’s

March 23  Fullerton, CA  The Continental Room

March 24  San Diego, CA  The Casbah

March 26  Tempe, AZ  The Marquee

March 28  Albuqerque, NM  Sunshine Theater

March 30  Dallas, TX  Tree’s

March 31  Austin, TX  Mohawk

April 1  Houston, TX  Numbers

April 2  New Orleans, LA  One Eyed Jack’s

April 3  Birmingham, AL  Iron City

April 4  Pensacola, FL  Vinyl Music Hall

April 5  Tallahassee, FL  Sidebar Theatre

April 7  Ft. Lauderdale, FL  Culture Room

April 8  Orlando, FL  The Plaza Live

April 9  Tampa, FL  The Orpheum

April 10  Atlanta, GA  The Masquerade

April 12  Washington, DC  930 Club

April 13  Philadelphia, PA  Underground Arts

April 14  Brooklyn, NY  Music Hall of Williamsburg SOLD OUT

April 15  New York, NY  Webster Hall

April 16  Boston, MA  Paradise Rock Club

April 17  Montreal, QC  Club Soda

April 19  Toronto, ON  The Opera House

April 20  Detroit, MI  Majestic Theatre

April 21  Cleveland, OH  Agora Ballroom

April 22  Chicago, IL  The Metro

April 23  Milwaukee, WI  The Rave II (Downstairs)

April 24  Minneapolis, MN  First Avenue

April 25  Omaha, NE  The Waiting Room

April 27  Denver, Co  Ogden Theatre

April 29  Salt Lake City, UT  Urban Lounge

May 1  Seattle, WA  The Showbox

May 2  Vancouver, BC  Venue

May 3  Portland, OR  Roseland Theater

May 5  San Francisco, CA  Slim’s

May 6  San Francisco, CA  Slim’s

May 7  Los Angeles, CA  The Troubadour  SOLD OUT

May 8  Los Angeles, CA  The Troubadour  SOLD OUT

May 9  Los Angeles, CA  The Troubadour (Dead Cross play instead of Melt Banana)

June 3 -5  Bristol, UK  Temples Festival

June 17  Clisson, France  Hellfest

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Photo credit: Mackie Osborne