Melvins: Tarantula Heart (Silver Streak) LP

The Melvins' 2024 album Tarantula Heart is like nothing the band has ever done before. Probably the best record they've ever recorded. Certainly one of their weirdest. The five song album centers around the mammoth 19-minute opening track "Pain Equals Funny" and features Buzz, Dale and Steven along with second drummer Roy Mayorga (Ministry, Soulfly, Stone Sour and Nausea) and guitarist Gary Chester (We Are The Asteroid). "The way we approached Tarantula Heart was different than any other Melvins album," leader Buzz Osborne shared in a statement. "I had Dale and Roy Mayorga come in and play along with Steven and I to some riffs, then I took those sessions and figured out what parts would work and wrote new music to fit. This isn't a studio approach we've ever taken. Usually we have the songs written before we start recording!" "The majority of Tarantula Heart has dual drum parts," added drummer Dale Crover. "Roy is an amazing drummer. We would discuss what we would do pattern wise, then we'd just go for it. Improvising riffs and trading off on drum fills." Formed over 40 years ago in Seattle, the Melvins were one of the pioneers of the grunge and sludge metal scenes. Everyone in rock knows Melvins.