The twelve-song album features six bass players: including 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 Melvins’ drummer Dale Crover swapping the drum kit for bass in the Melvins 1983 iteration.

Basses Loaded pre-orders are available now via the Ipecac webstore (http://bit.ly/IpecacStore), Bandcamp (https://melvinsofficial.bandcamp.com), Amazon (http://hyperurl.co/MelvinsAmazon) and iTunes (hyperurl.co/MelvinsITunes).  Digital pre-orders include instant downloads of “Hideous Woman” and  “War Pussy.”

Buzz Osborne, Crover and McDonald are currently on tour, enjoying a co-headlining run with friends Napalm Death:

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 

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 

May 8  Los Angeles, CA  The Troubadour 

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

June 3 -5  Bristol, UK  Temples Festival

June 8  Copenhagen, Denmark  Jazzhouse

June 11  Malmo, Sweden  Babel

June 17  Clisson, France  Hellfest

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Photo credit: Mackie Osborne