(The) Melvins With Napalm Death
Savage Imperial Death March
Ipecac Recordings
When whispers of this collaboration album came through, our feelings went from, βwhat the fuck!?β to, βactually that makes total sense.β Here’s why: both Melvins and Napalm Death are ostensibly experimental punk guitar bands, and, as much as they’re linked with heavy metal (much as Motorhead was), they transcend genre ties. This album had its first limited release via Amphetamine Reptile almost a year ago, but it was far too good to languish in obscure collector’s item land. So now Ipecac Recordings brings us the full version, and what a treat it is for fans of both bands. From the outset, the incendiary βTossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuckβ splits the sound 50/50 between the acts, and this continues throughout. βSome Kind of Antichristβ is a Barney and Buzz duet! However, dispel any ideas of duet in the romantic ballad way, of course. This riotous stomper collapses into far psychedelia around the four-minute mark, hitting you like your drink had been spiked. Elsewhere, ‘Nine Days Of Rainβ is the sound of the entire world collapsing, and more experimental excursions like βComparison Is The Thief Of Joyβ will excite the minds of the adventurous and perfect noise bombs βRip The Godβ and βStealing Horsesβ will have fans punching the air with joy. This collaboration does not disappoint and is the noise we will plug into time and time again.
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Reviewed By George Miller