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Melvins + Boris Each Playing a Classic Album in Full on 43-Date 2023 U.S. Tour

Melvins and Boris have just announced the "Twins of Evil" tour, a 43-date trek through the United States which will find each band playing one of their classic albums in full.

For Melvins, they'll be celebrating their 1991 underground classic  Bullhead , while Boris will perform all if 2002's Heavy Rocks , making it a can't-miss night for fans of sludgy, experimental heavy music. And it's just plain amusing that Boris, who named themselves after one of the standout cuts on  Bullhead , are appearing on this commemorative run.

“40 years as the Melvins!!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the ‘Twins of Evil' tour with our friends, Boris,” enthuses Melvins frontman/guitarist Buzz Osborne , “This will be a stone groove!”

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Boris’ Takeshi (vocals, bass, guitar) adds, “Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that Boris and the Melvins would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-'80s, the Melvins have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, Boris is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty Melvins, and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, Bullhead .”

The Twins of Evil Tour kicks off in Los Angeles on Aug. 24 and will conclude in another California city, San Diego, on Oct. 14. Opening each night will be Mr. Phylzzz.

See the complete list of dates below and look for tickets to go on sale on June 9 at 10AM local time.

Melvins + Boris 2023 Tour Dates

Aug. 24 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Belasco Theater Aug. 25 — Pomona, Calif. @ The Glass House Aug. 26 — Fresno, Calif. @ Strummer’s Aug. 27 — San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall Aug. 28 — San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall Aug. 29 — Petaluma, Calif. @ Mystic Theatre Aug. 31 — Portland, Ore. @ Roseland Theater Sept. 01 — Seattle, Wash. @ The Showbox Sept. 02 — Spokane, Wash. @ Knitting Factory Spokane Sept. 03 — Bozeman, Montana @ The ELM Sept. 05 — Fargo, N.D. @ The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company Sept. 06 — Minneapolis, Minn. @ Varsity Theater Sept. 07 — Milwaukee, Wis. @ The Rave II Sept. 08 — Chicago, Ill. @ Metro Sept. 09 — St. Louis, Mo. @ Red Flag Sept. 11 — Indianapolis, Ind. @ The Vogue Sept. 12 — Grand Rapids, Mich. @ The Pyramid Scheme Sept. 13 — Detroit, Mich. @ St. Andrews Hall Sept. 14 — Cleveland, Ohio @ Beachland Ballroom Sept. 15 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Roxian Sept. 16 — Maspeth, N.Y. @ Desertfest NYC Sept. 18 — Albany, N.Y. @ Empire Live Sept. 19 — Boston, Mass. @ Paradise Rock Club Sept. 20 — Bethlehem, Pa. @ MusicFest Café Sept. 21 — Philadelphia, Pa. @ Brooklyn Bowl Sept. 22 — Washington, D.C. @ The Howard Theatre Sept. 23 — Virginia Beach, Va. @ Elevation 27 Sept. 24 — Carrboro, N.C. @ Cat’s Cradle Sept. 26 — Nashville, Tenn. @ Brooklyn Bowl Sept. 27 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Variety Playhouse Sept. 28 — Savannah, Ga. @ District Live Sept. 29 — Birmingham, Ala. @ Saturn Sept. 30 — New Orleans, La. @ Tipitina’s Oct. 02 — Houston, Texas @ Warehouse Live – Studio Oct. 03 — Austin, Texas @ Mohawk Oct. 04 — Dallas, Texas @ Granada Theater Oct. 05 — Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Beer City Music Hall Oct. 06 — Tulsa, Okla. @ Cain’s Ballroom Oct. 07 — Lawrence, Kan. @ The Bottleneck Oct. 09 — Denver, Colo. @ Summit Oct. 11 — Albuquerque, N.M. @ Sunshine Theater Oct. 13 — Tempe, Ariz. @ Marquee Theatre Oct. 14 — San Diego, Calif. @ House of Blues

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THE MELVINS And BORIS Announce 'Twins Of Evil' Co-Headlining Tour

THE MELVINS , continuing their 40th-anniversary celebrations, have announced the "Twins Of Evil" tour, a seven-week trek that sees the Los Angeles-by-way-of-Washington band joined by Japanese trio BORIS , with both groups performing classic albums in their entirety: "Bullhead" ( MELVINS ) and "Heavy Rocks" ( BORIS ).

"40 years as THE MELVINS !!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the 'Twins Of Evil' tour with our friends, BORIS ," Buzz Osborne shares of a set that will see the iconic band perform the beloved 'Bullhead' album in its entirety, as well as additional tracks across their discography. "This will be a stone groove!"

BORIS 's Takeshi adds: "Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that BORIS and THE MELVINS would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, THE MELVINS have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, BORIS is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty MELVINS , and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, 'Bullhead' ."

THE MELVINS have already had an eventful 40th-anniversary year, recently wrapping up a stint on the Ipecac "Geek Show" tour with labelmates MR. BUNGLE and SPOTLIGHTS , before venturing overseas for the band's first European outing since 2018. The group were also recently featured on a series of Revolver covers, marking their 1983 inception with a trio of portraits shot by TOOL 's Adam Jones . Ipecac Recordings has spent the year highlighting previously released MELVINS ' albums with quick-to-sell-out vinyl reissues.

Tickets for the "Twins Of Evil" tour go on sale this Friday, June 9 at 10 a.m. local time. MR. PHYLZZZ opens on all dates.

"Twins Of Evil" tour dates:

Aug. 24 - Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater Aug. 25 - Pomona, CA The Glass House Aug. 26 - Fresno, CA Strummer's Aug. 27 - San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall Aug. 28 - San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall Aug. 29 - Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre Aug. 31 - Portland, OR Roseland Theater Sep. 01 - Seattle, WA The Showbox Sep. 02 - Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane Sep. 03 - Bozeman, MT The ELM Sep. 05 - Fargo, ND The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company Sep. 06 - Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater Sep. 07 - Milwaukee, WI The Rave II Sep. 08 - Chicago, IL Metro Sep. 09 - St. Louis, MO Red Flag Sep. 11 - Indianapolis, IN The Vogue Sep. 12 - Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme Sep. 13 - Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall Sep. 14 - Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom Sep. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA Roxian Sep. 16 - Maspeth, NY Desertfest NYC Sep. 18 - Albany, NY Empire Live Sep. 19 - Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club Sep. 20 - Bethlehem, PA MusicFest Café Sep. 21 - Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn Bowl Sep. 22 - Washington, DC The Howard Theatre Sep. 23 - Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27 Sep. 24 - Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle Sep. 26 - Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl Sep. 27 - Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse Sep. 28 - Savannah, GA District Live Sep. 29 - Birmingham, AL Saturn Sep. 30 - New Orleans, LA Tipitina's Oct. 02 - Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Studio Oct. 03 - Austin, TX Mohawk Oct. 04 - Dallas, TX Granada Theater Oct. 05 - Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall Oct. 06 - Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom Oct. 07 - Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck Oct. 09 - Denver, CO Summit Oct. 11 - Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater Oct. 13 - Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre Oct. 14 - San Diego, CA House of Blues

THE MELVINS are one of modern music's most influential bands. Having formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the group founded by singer/guitar player Buzz Osborne (with stalwart drummer Dale Crover joining the following year),has been credited with merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy music, forming a new subgenre all its own. Over the band's 40-year history, they've released 30-plus original albums, numerous live full-lengths and far too many to count singles and rarities. In the course of their discography, they've partnered with Jello Biafra , MUDHONEY and FANTÔMAS for individual releases and toured the world many times over. In fact, the band had the misfortune to be in both Christchurch and Tokyo for their 2011 earthquakes. In 2012, THE MELVINS completed the "51 States In 51 Days" (50 states + DC) tour, which was chronicled in the film "Across The USA In 51 Days" . The current incarnation of the band is Osborne , Crover and Steven McDonald ( REDD KROSS , OFF! ). Previous lineups include a pairing of Osborne and Crover with BIG BUSINESS band members Jared Warren and Coady Willis , a four-piece featuring the current trio plus BUTTHOLE SURFERS ' Jeff Pinkus , as well as MELVINS LITE , which partners Osborne and Crover with MR. BUNGLE 's Trevor Dunn . Sometimes, if you're extra lucky, one version of THE MELVINS will open for THE MELVINS .

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The Melvins Announce Co-Headlining Tour with Boris “Twins of Evil Tour”

The Melvins, continuing their 40 th anniversary celebrations, have announced the “Twins of Evil Tour,” a seven-week trek that sees the Los Angeles-by-way-of-Washington band joined by Japanese trio Boris, with both groups performing classic albums in their entirety: Bullhead (Melvins) and Heavy Rocks (Boris).

“40 years as the Melvins!!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the ‘Twins of Evil Tour’ with our friends, Boris,” Buzz Osborne shares of a set that will see the iconic band perform the beloved Bullhead album in its entirety, as well as additional tracks across their discography. “This will be a stone groove!”

Boris’ Takeshi adds: “Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that Boris and the Melvins would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, the Melvins have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, Boris is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty Melvins, and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, Bullhead .”

The Melvins have already had an eventful 40 th anniversary year, recently wrapping up a stint on the Ipecac Geek Show tour with labelmates Mr. Bungle and Spotlights, before venturing overseas for the band’s first European outing since 2018. The group were also recently featured on a series of Revolve r covers, marking their 1983 inception with a trio of portraits shot by Tool’s Adam Jones. Ipecac Recordings has spent the year highlighting previously released Melvins’ albums with quick-to-sell-out vinyl reissues. Currently available are Tres Cabrones , Houdini Live 2005 , and The Bulls & The Bees + Electroretard .

Tickets for the “Twins of Evil Tour” are on-sale this Friday, June 9, at 10 am local time. Mr. Phylzzz opens on all dates.

“Twins of Evil Tour” dates:

August 24 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater

August 25 Pomona, CA The Glass House

August 26 Fresno, CA Strummer’s

August 27 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

August 28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

August 29 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre

August 31 Portland, OR Roseland Theater

September 1 Seattle, WA The Showbox

September 2 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane

September 3 Bozeman, MT The ELM

September 5 Fargo, ND The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company

September 6 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater

September 7 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II

September 8 Chicago, IL Metro

September 9 St. Louis, MO Red Flag

September 11 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue

September 12 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme

September 13 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall

September 14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom 

September 15 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian

September 16 Maspeth, NY Desertfest NYC

September 18 Albany, NY Empire Live

September 19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club

September 20 Bethlehem, PA MusicFest Café

September 21 Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn Bowl

September 22 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre

September 23 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27

September 24 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle

September 26 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl

September 27 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse

September 28 Savannah, GA District Live

September 29 Birmingham, AL Saturn

September 30 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s

October 2 Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Studio

October 3 Austin, TX Mohawk

October 4 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

October 5 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall

October 6 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom

October 7 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck

October 9 Denver, CO Summit

October 11 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater

October 13 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre

October 14 San Diego, CA House of Blues

About The Melvins

The Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Having formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the group founded by singer/guitar player Buzz Osborne (with stalwart drummer Dale Crover joining the following year), has been credited with merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy music, forming a new subgenre all its own. Over the band’s 40-year history, they’ve released 30-plus original albums, numerous live full-lengths and far too many to count singles and rarities. In the course of their discography, they’ve partnered with Jello Biafra, Mudhoney, and Fantômas for individual releases and toured the world many times over. In fact, the band had the misfortune to be in both Christchurch and Tokyo for their 2011 earthquakes. In 2012, the Melvins completed the “51 States in 51 Days” (50 states +DC) tour, which was chronicled in the film “Across The USA in 51 Days.” The current incarnation of the band is Osborne, Crover, and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross/OFF!). Previous line-ups include a pairing of Osborne and Crover with Big Business band members Jared Warren and Coady Willis, a four-piece featuring the current trio plus Butthole Surfers’ Jeff Pinkus, as well as Melvins Lite, which partners Osborne and Crover with Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn. Sometimes, if you’re extra lucky, one version of the Melvins will open for the Melvins.

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Boris and Melvins Announce 2023 US Co-Headlining Tour

The "Twins of Evil Tour" kicks off in late August

Boris and Melvins are teaming up for the “Twins of Evil” 2023 US co-headlining tour.

Dates kick off August 24th in Los Angeles and run through October 14th in San Diego. Each band will perform one of its classic albums in its entirety each night: Heavy Rocks (2002) for Boris and Bullhead for Melvins. Support will be provided by Mr. Phylzzz.

A Live Nation pre-sale for select dates begins Thursday (June 8th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code DISCO via Ticketmaster , while general sales start on Friday (June 9th). Fans can also look for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out gigs via StubHub , where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

“Forty years as the Melvins!!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the ‘Twins of Evil Tour’ with our friends, Boris,” commented Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne in a press release. “This will be a stone groove!”

Added Boris’ Takeshi: “Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that Boris and the Melvins would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, the Melvins have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, Boris is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty Melvins, and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, Bullhead .”

Among the stops is September 16th at the previously announced Desertfest NYC , where both bands will serve as headliners.

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Melvins are currently celebrating their 40th anniversary, while Boris are prepping the release of their collaborative album with Uniform, Bright New Disease , due out June 16th.

You can see the full list of Boris and Melvins’ tour dates below. Get tickets  here .

Boris and Melvins’ 2023 Co-Headlining Tour Dates: 08/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theater 08/25 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House 08/26 – Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s 08/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 08/28 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 08/29 – Petaluma, CA @ Mystic Theatre 08/31 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 09/01 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 09/02 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Spokane 09/03 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM 09/05 – Fargo, ND @ The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company 09/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater 09/07 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II 09/08 – Chicago, IL @ Metro 09/09 – St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag 09/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue 09/12 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme 09/13 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall 09/14 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 09/15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian 09/16 – Maspeth, NY @ Desertfest NYC 09/18 – Albany, NY @ Empire Live 09/19 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club 09/20 – Bethlehem, PA @ MusicFest Café 09/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl 09/22 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre 09/23 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27 09/24 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle 09/26 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl 09/27 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 09/28 – Savannah, GA @ District Live 09/29 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn 09/30 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s 10/02 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live – Studio 10/03 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk 10/04 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater 10/05 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall 10/06 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom 10/07 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck 10/09 – Denver, CO @ Summit 10/11 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater 10/13 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre 10/14 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

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THE MELVINS CELEBRATE THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE “TWINS OF EVIL TOUR”; A CO-HEADLINING TREK WITH BORIS

June 5, 2023, LOS ANGELES – The Melvins, continuing their 40 th  anniversary celebrations, have announced the “Twins of Evil Tour,” a seven-week trek that sees the Los Angeles-by-way-of-Washington band joined by Japanese trio Boris, with both groups performing classic albums in their entirety: Bullhead (Melvins) and Heavy Rocks (Boris).

“40 years as the Melvins!!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the ‘Twins of Evil Tour’ with our friends, Boris,” Buzz Osborne shares of a set that will see the iconic band perform the beloved Bullhead album in its entirety, as well as additional tracks across their discography. “This will be a stone groove!”

Boris’ Takeshi adds: “Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that Boris and the Melvins would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, the Melvins have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, Boris is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty Melvins, and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, Bullhead.”

The Melvins have already had an eventful 40 th  anniversary year, recently wrapping up a stint on the Ipecac Geek Show tour with labelmates Mr. Bungle and Spotlights, before venturing overseas for the band’s first European outing since 2018. The group were also recently featured on a series of Revolver covers, marking their 1983 inception with a trio of portraits shot by Tool’s Adam Jones. Ipecac Recordings has spent the year highlighting previously released Melvins’ albums with quick-to-sell-out vinyl reissues. Currently available ( https://ipecac.lnk.to/Melvins2023 ) are Tres Cabrones, Houdini Live 2005, and The Bulls & The Bees + Electroretard.

Tickets for the “Twins of Evil Tour” are on-sale this Friday, June 9, at 10 am local time. Mr. Phylzzz opens on all dates.

“Twins of Evil Tour” dates:

August 24 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater

August 25 Pomona, CA The Glass House

August 26 Fresno, CA Strummer’s

August 27 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

August 28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

August 29 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre

August 31 Portland, OR Roseland Theater

September 1 Seattle, WA The Showbox

September 2 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane

September 3 Bozeman, MT The ELM

September 5 Fargo, ND The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company

September 6 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater

September 7 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II

September 8 Chicago, IL Metro

September 9 St. Louis, MO Red Flag

September 11 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue

September 12 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme

September 13 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall

September 14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom 

September 15 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian

September 16 Maspeth, NY Desertfest NYC

September 18 Albany, NY Empire Live

September 19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club

September 20 Bethlehem, PA MusicFest Café

September 21 Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn Bowl

September 22 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre

September 23 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27

September 24 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle

September 26 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl

September 27 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse

September 28 Savannah, GA District Live

September 29 Birmingham, AL Saturn

September 30 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s

October 2 Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Studio

October 3 Austin, TX Mohawk

October 4 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

October 5 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall

October 6 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom

October 7 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck

October 9 Denver, CO Summit

October 11 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater

October 13 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre

Photo credit: Chris Casella

About The Melvins

The Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Having formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the group founded by singer/guitar player Buzz Osborne (with stalwart drummer Dale Crover joining the following year), has been credited with merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy music, forming a new subgenre all its own. Over the band’s 40-year history, they’ve released 30-plus original albums, numerous live full-lengths and far too many to count singles and rarities. In the course of their discography, they’ve partnered with Jello Biafra, Mudhoney, and Fantômas for individual releases and toured the world many times over. In fact, the band had the misfortune to be in both Christchurch and Tokyo for their 2011 earthquakes. In 2012, the Melvins completed the “51 States in 51 Days” (50 states +DC) tour, which was chronicled in the film “ Across The USA in 51 Days .” The current incarnation of the band is Osborne, Crover, and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross/OFF!). Previous line-ups include a pairing of Osborne and Crover with Big Business band members Jared Warren and Coady Willis, a four-piece featuring the current trio plus Butthole Surfers’ Jeff Pinkus, as well as Melvins Lite, which partners Osborne and Crover with Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn. Sometimes, if you’re extra lucky, one version of the Melvins will open for the Melvins.

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THE MELVINS Announce Co-Headlining Tour with BORIS: “Twins of Evil Tour”

The Melvins , continuing their 40 th anniversary celebrations, have announced the “Twins of Evil Tour,” a seven-week trek that sees the Los Angeles-by-way-of-Washington band joined by Japanese trio Boris , with both groups performing classic albums in their entirety: “Bullhead” ( Melvins ) and “Heavy Rocks” ( Boris ).

“40 years as the Melvins!!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the ‘Twins of Evil Tour’ with our friends, Boris ,” Buzz Osborne shares of a set that will see the iconic band perform the beloved “Bullhead” album in its entirety, as well as additional tracks across their discography. “This will be a stone groove!”

Boris ’ Takeshi adds: “Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that Boris and The Melvins would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, The Melvins have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, Boris is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty Melvins , and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, ‘Bullhead.’ ”

The Melvins have already had an eventful 40 th anniversary year, recently wrapping up a stint on the Ipecac Geek Show tour with label-mates Mr. Bungle and Spotlights , before venturing overseas for the band’s first European outing since 2018. The group were also recently featured on a series of Revolver covers, marking their 1983 inception with a trio of portraits shot by Tool ’s Adam Jones . Ipecac Recording s has spent the year highlighting previously released Melvins ’ albums with quick-to-sell-out vinyl reissues. Currently available are “Tres Cabrones” , “Houdini Live 2005″ , and “The Bulls & The Bees + Electroretard” .

Tickets for the “Twins of Evil Tour ” are on-sale this Friday, June 9, at 10 am local time. Mr. Phylzzz opens on all dates.

“Twins of Evil Tour”

“Twins of Evil Tour” dates:

August 24 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater August 25 Pomona, CA The Glass House August 26 Fresno, CA Strummer’s August 27 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall August 28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall August 29 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre August 31 Portland, OR Roseland Theater September 1 Seattle, WA The Showbox September 2 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane September 3 Bozeman, MT The ELM September 5 Fargo, ND The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company September 6 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater September 7 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II September 8 Chicago, IL Metro September 9 St. Louis, MO Red Flag September 11 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue September 12 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme September 13 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall September 14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom  September 15 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian September 16 Maspeth, NY Desertfest NYC September 18 Albany, NY Empire Live September 19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club September 20 Bethlehem, PA MusicFest Café September 21 Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn Bowl September 22 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre September 23 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27 September 24 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle September 26 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl September 27 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse September 28 Savannah, GA District Live September 29 Birmingham, AL Saturn September 30 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s October 2 Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Studio October 3 Austin, TX Mohawk October 4 Dallas, TX Granada Theater October 5 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall October 6 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom October 7 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck October 9 Denver, CO Summit October 11 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater October 13 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre October 14 San Diego, CA House of Blues

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Boris and Melvins Announce 2023 US Co-Headlining Tour

The post Boris and Melvins Announce 2023 US Co-Headlining Tour appeared first on Consequence .

Boris and Melvins are teaming up for the “Twins of Evil” 2023 US co-headlining tour.

Dates kick off August 24th in Los Angeles and run through October 14th in San Diego. Each band will perform one of its classic albums in its entirety each night: Heavy Rocks (2002) for Boris and Bullhead for Melvins. Support will be provided by Mr. Phylzzz.

A Live Nation pre-sale for select dates begins Thursday (June 8th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code DISCO via Ticketmaster , while general sales start on Friday (June 9th). Fans can also look for deals or pick up tickets to sold-out gigs via StubHub , where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

“Forty years as the Melvins!!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the ‘Twins of Evil Tour’ with our friends, Boris,” commented Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne in a press release. “This will be a stone groove!”

Added Boris’ Takeshi: “Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that Boris and the Melvins would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, the Melvins have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, Boris is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty Melvins, and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, Bullhead .”

Among the stops is September 16th at the previously announced Desertfest NYC , where both bands will serve as headliners.

Melvins are currently celebrating their 40th anniversary, while Boris are prepping the release of their collaborative album with Uniform, Bright New Disease , due out June 16th.

You can see the full list of Boris and Melvins’ tour dates below. Get tickets  here .

Boris and Melvins’ 2023 Co-Headlining Tour Dates: 08/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theater 08/25 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House 08/26 – Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s 08/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 08/28 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall 08/29 – Petaluma, CA @ Mystic Theatre 08/31 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 09/01 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 09/02 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Spokane 09/03 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM 09/05 – Fargo, ND @ The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company 09/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater 09/07 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II 09/08 – Chicago, IL @ Metro 09/09 – St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag 09/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue 09/12 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme 09/13 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall 09/14 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 09/15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian 09/16 – Maspeth, NY @ Desertfest NYC 09/18 – Albany, NY @ Empire Live 09/19 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club 09/20 – Bethlehem, PA @ MusicFest Café 09/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl 09/22 – Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre 09/23 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27 09/24 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle 09/26 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl 09/27 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse 09/28 – Savannah, GA @ District Live 09/29 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn 09/30 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s 10/02 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live – Studio 10/03 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk 10/04 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater 10/05 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall 10/06 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom 10/07 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck 10/09 – Denver, CO @ Summit 10/11 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater 10/13 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre 10/14 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

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The Melvins Announce Co-Headlining Tour with Boris: 'Twins of Evil Tour'

Tickets for the “Twins of Evil Tour” are on-sale this Friday, June 9, at 10 am local time.

The Melvins, continuing their 40th anniversary celebrations, have announced the “Twins of Evil Tour,” a seven-week trek that sees the Los Angeles-by-way-of-Washington band joined by Japanese trio Boris, with both groups performing classic albums in their entirety: Bullhead (Melvins) and Heavy Rocks (Boris).

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“40 years as the Melvins!!! What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the ‘Twins of Evil Tour’ with our friends, Boris,” Buzz Osborne shares of a set that will see the iconic band perform the beloved Bullhead album in its entirety, as well as additional tracks across their discography. “This will be a stone groove!”

Boris’ Takeshi adds: “Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that Boris and the Melvins would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, the Melvins have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, Boris is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty Melvins, and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album, Bullhead.”

The Melvins have already had an eventful 40th anniversary year, recently wrapping up a stint on the Ipecac Geek Show tour with labelmates Mr. Bungle and Spotlights, before venturing overseas for the band’s first European outing since 2018.

The group were also recently featured on a series of Revolver covers, marking their 1983 inception with a trio of portraits shot by Tool’s Adam Jones. Ipecac Recordings has spent the year highlighting previously released Melvins’ albums with quick-to-sell-out vinyl reissues. Currently available (https://ipecac.lnk.to/Melvins2023) are Tres Cabrones, Houdini Live 2005, and The Bulls & The Bees + Electroretard.

Tickets for the “Twins of Evil Tour” are on-sale this Friday, June 9, at 10 am local time. Mr. Phylzzz opens on all dates.

“Twins of Evil Tour” dates:

August 24 Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater

August 25 Pomona, CA The Glass House

August 26 Fresno, CA Strummer’s

August 27 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

August 28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

August 29 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre

August 31 Portland, OR Roseland Theater

September 1 Seattle, WA The Showbox

September 2 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane

September 3 Bozeman, MT The ELM

September 5 Fargo, ND The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company

September 6 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater

September 7 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II

September 8 Chicago, IL Metro

September 9 St. Louis, MO Red Flag

September 11 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue

September 12 Grand Rapids, MI The Pyramid Scheme

September 13 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall

September 14 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom 

September 15 Pittsburgh, PA Roxian

September 16 Maspeth, NY Desertfest NYC

September 18 Albany, NY Empire Live

September 19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club

September 20 Bethlehem, PA MusicFest Café

September 21 Philadelphia, PA Brooklyn Bowl

September 22 Washington, DC The Howard Theatre

September 23 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27

September 24 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle

September 26 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl

September 27 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse

September 28 Savannah, GA District Live

September 29 Birmingham, AL Saturn

September 30 New Orleans, LA Tipitina’s

October 2 Houston, TX Warehouse Live – Studio

October 3 Austin, TX Mohawk

October 4 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

October 5 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall

October 6 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom

October 7 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck

October 9 Denver, CO Summit

October 11 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater

October 13 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre

October 14 San Diego, CA House of Blues

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Melvins, Boris Plot 2023 Co-Headlining Tour

The trek will see both bands playing classic albums in their entirety

Later this summer, Melvins and Boris are mounting a co-headlining tour across the United States. The Twins of Evil trek kicks off on August 24 at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles and wraps up on October 14 at the House of Blues in San Diego. Mr. Phylzzz will serve as special guests at every show.

Melvins, continuing their 40th anniversary celebrations, will perform their classic album Bullhead in its entirety, while Japanese trio Boris will play their hit LP Heavy Rocks  all the way through.

“Forty years as the Melvins,” frontman Buzz Osborne exclaimed. “What better way to celebrate that unlikely milestone than by setting off on the Twins of Evil Tour with our friends, Boris. This will be a stone groove!”

Boris’ Takeshi adds, “Could anyone have predicted such an astonishing event, that Boris and the Melvins would tour the entire USA together? Since the mid-1980s, the Melvins have had an enormous influence on artists of all genres not only limited to heavy music, and have brought forth a surge of faithful followers over the years. Needless to say, Boris is just one of these many bands influenced by the mighty Melvins, and we took our name from a song title off of the 1991 album,  Bullhead .”

Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 9, at 10am local time HERE .

August 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater August 25 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House August 26 – Fresno, CA – Strummer’s August 27 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall August 28 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall August 29 – Petaluma, CA – Mystic Theatre August 31 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater September 1 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox September 2 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Spokane September 3 – Bozeman, MT – The ELM September 5 – Fargo, ND – The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company September 6 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater September 7 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II September 8 – Chicago, IL – Metro September 9 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag September 11 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue September 12 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Pyramid Scheme September 13 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall September 14 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom  September 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian September 16 – Maspeth, NY – Desertfest NYC September 18 – Albany, NY – Empire Live September 19 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club September 20 – Bethlehem, PA – MusicFest Café September 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl September 22 – Washington, DC – The Howard Theatre September 23 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27 September 24 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle September 26 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl September 27 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse September 28 – Savannah, GA – District Live September 29 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn September 30 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s October 2 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Studio October 3 – Austin, TX – Mohawk October 4 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater October 5 – Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall October 6 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom October 7 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck October 9 – Denver, CO – Summit October 11 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater October 13 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre October 14 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues

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Heavy music mavericks the Melvins team with Japanese iconoclasts Boris for Bay Area dates

By Dave Pehling

Updated on: August 21, 2023 / 4:07 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco

A groundbreaking heavy rock band that has shaped the sound of punk and metal for over 35 years, the Melvins return to the Bay Area for several shows on their current tour with fellow mavericks Boris.

Over the course of a 35+ year career playing by their own rules, guitarist Buzz Osborne and monster drummer Dale Crover have co-piloted seminal underground rock band the Melvins through a wildly diverse exploration of heavy music. Inspired by the slow tempos and down-tuned guitar sludge of Black Sabbath as well as the dissonance of punk iconoclasts Flipper and My War -era Black Flag, the Melvins became legends in Washington State during their formative years in the early-to-mid 1980s after being founded in the small town of Montesano.

The band's combination of crushing riffs and lumbering grooves would end up influencing the entire Northwest music scene. Aberdeen natives and early fans Kurt Cobain (who at one point auditioned for the band) and Krist Novoselic were inspired to form Nirvana, while fellow grunge heavyweights like Alice In Chains and Soundgarden similarly updated the Sabbath template. The Melvins have been credited as a cornerstone inspiration for a number of heavy rock subgenres, providing the template for stoner-rock bands and experimental drone terrorists alike.

With a revolving cast of bassists, the Melvins have produced a veritable landslide of experimentally minded releases that have consistently pushed the envelope of alternative rock. Whether recording for major label Atlantic during the early '90s or issuing discs on numerous independent imprints, the group has forged a singular, instantly recognizable sound without ever being afraid to make major experimental detours. The band has received piles of critical accolades since the start of its collaboration with with equally heavy duo Big Business featuring bassist Jared Warren and drummer Coady Willis a decade ago with the celebrated effort  (A) Senile Animal in 2006.

Powered by a massive two-drummer onslaught (the two players used a huge overlapping kit that shared some drums), that album and follow-up recordings  Nude with Boots  and The Bride Screamed Murder  spotlit Osborne's twisted, tuneful riffs and some of the band's catchiest output yet. The group would also branch out with other collaborators, partnering with noted avant-rock bassist Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, John Zorn) on an album and a record-breaking tour that had the trio playing 50 states and Washington, D.C. in 51 days with Dunn sticking exclusively to acoustic bass, reuniting with original drummer Mike Dillard (with Crover switching to bass), issuing a guest-packed collection of cover songs ( Everybody Loves Sausages in 2013) and recording with Butthole Surfers members Paul Leary and bassist J.D. Pinkus (who had already served as a frequent touring member of the band).

In 2016, the group managed to further ramp up its already prolific output. In addition to Sub Pop issuing a set of long-shelved recordings with godheadSilo bassist Mike Kunka that were recorded back in the late '90s (credited to Mike and the Melvins and entitled  Three Men and a Baby ), the band toured extensively with latest bass-playing recruit Steven McDonald of Redd Kross and OFF! fame to promote their another more recent release. The Ipecac Records effort  Basses Loaded featured newer material recorded with McDonald as well as songs featuring a variety of recent bassists and a guest spot from Novoselic himself.

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In addition playing some shows in conjunction with screenings of the documentary The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale  by co-directors Bob Hannam and Ryan Sutherby , the band members also found the time to collaborate with with singer Terri Genderbender (Le Butcherettes) and Omar Rodríguez-López (The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In) in the new group Crystal Fairy for an eponymous effort on Ipecac as well as recording their first double album,  A Walk With Love and Death.

The 2017 collection matched an album's worth of more traditional Melvins material with a second set of experimental recordings that serve as the score to an avant-garde short film entitled Love made by band friend and director Jesse Nieminen. Crover has also released his solo debut  The Fickle Finger of Fate  via Joyful Noise Recordings. While he had already made a number of albums as the leader of his side project band Altamont, the effort gave Crover a chance to stretch out on everything from drum experiments to fractured pop tunes.

Having already brought the band's explosive two-drummer line-up to fans, the Melvins presented another mutant version of the band with its 2018 album Pinkus Abortion Technician that features both Pinkus and McDonald playing bass. A rare exception to Melvins releases that are usually dominated by songs written by Osborne, the new effort includes a couple of reworked Butthole Surfers songs (including a twisted mash-up of the R&B/rock standard "Stop" with the Surfers song "Moving to Florida"), a warped cover of the Beatles' standard "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and a mix of originals penned by Crover, Pinkus and McDonald.

While the prolific band uncharacteristically did not release a new album in 2019, the Melvins performed at an all-star tribute to the late Soundgarden singer Christ Cornell at the Forum in Los Angeles in January before an extensive tour with the two-bassist line-up. They also issued a new four-song collaborative EP recorded with avowed inspiration Flipper that included the Melvins covering a pair of Flipper songs along with two tunes with the two groups' members playing together. The Melvins also put out a second collaborative EP with Swedish artist Sh-tKid (the stage name for punk songwriter Åsa Söderqvist).

The Melvins faced the downtime without touring during the pandemic by ramping up their work in the studio that came out in 2021. In addition to releasing a new effort Working With God that featured the 1983 version of the group reuniting again, the trio also issued Five-Legged Dog , a sprawling double disc acoustic collection with new recordings of songs from throughout the band's career as well as some new and reimagined covers of tunes by the Rolling Stones, Harry Nilsson, the Turtles and Alice Cooper. 

While the December surge of COVID forced the band to cancel a pair of San Francisco shows that would have included a New Year's Eve concert, the Melvins returned to the road in 2022, joining Ministry and openers Corrosion of Conformity on a tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of the landmark  The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste  album. The band also issued the first of the new recordings it made during the shutdown, releasing the limited  Lord of the Flies  EP with two new songs and a pair of covers (a version of Soundgarden's "Spoonman" featuring Matt Cameron on drums and a mash-up of Led Zeppelin's "Misty Mountain Hop" and Devo's "Uncontrollable Urge") ahead of  Bad Mood Rising , the effort released last fall featuring all new original music spotlighting more of Osborne's idiosyncratic songwriting and monolithic riffs .  

To celebrate the band's 40th anniversary this year, the Melvins continue with their onslaught of new and unusual recordings, reissuing their original 1986 EP paired with a brand new re-recording of the songs with the current line-up and releasing a pair of collaborative projects: a highly experimental (even for the Melvins) tribute to pioneering industrial band Throbbing Gristle with Atlanta-based electronic group Void Manes entitled Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits  and a five-song EP with regular touring partners Helms Alee that includes a cover of the Hüsker Dü song "Data Control."

For the current "Twins of Evil Tour," the Melvins are joined by avowed acolytes, the experimental Japanese trio Boris.  Formed in 1992 when guitarist Wata, bassist/guitarist Takeshi Ohtani, original drummer Nagata and singer Atsuo Mizono came together while attending art school in Tokyo -- Atsuo would begin playing drums when Nagata left in 1996 -- Boris has traveled a wildly varied path from their roots as drone/doom merchants. Early efforts  Absolute Ego  and  Amplifier Worship  showed a deep debt to  Bullhead -era Melvins (they took their name from one of the songs on that album). Their 2000 album  Flood  took the sound to a new level, exploring feedback, distortion and volume over the course of an epic 70-minute song.

Boris has ventured further afield since those efforts. The band's 2005 breakout effort  Pink  introduced elements of shoegaze and dream pop into the stoner sludge template, while the following year's  Rainbow  explored more pastoral psych with guest guitarist Michio Kurihara, who had come to fame as a member of the acclaimed Japanese band Ghost. The band's profile would rise higher after touring with Nine Inch Nails in 2008 and appearing on the soundtrack to the Jim Jarmusch movie  The Limits of Control . The band would also produce collaborative albums working with Japanese noise act Merzbow, fellow experimental drone band Sunn O))) and lead singer of the Cult Ian Astbury

The ever-prolific Boris ramped up it's productivity to new heights in 2011, releasing three separate discs --  New Album ,  Heavy Rocks  and  Attention Please  -- that veered from J-pop to electronic dance music to glam rock. While the trio would scale back its releases, Boris has continued to tour regularly, in some cases playing it's classic recordings  Flood  and  Pink  in their entirety.

In 2017, the band released its 24th album  Dear  (so titled as a thank you to longtime fans) which found the trio edging back into the tuneful, monolithic riffs that marked  Pink . The band would embark on an extensive 25th anniversary tour that year, playing in San Francisco twice while appearing at the 2017 edition of the annual metal/doom/psych fest Psycho Las Vegas. While the band was considering retiring while recording the songs for  Dear , a burst of creativity produced far more new tunes than could be contained on the album, encouraging Boris to continue making music.  

Two years later, the trio released the conceptual double LP  LφVE & EVφL  that mixed the band's drone metal and ambient dreampop sides on Jack White's Third Man Records, which also reissued the classic early 2000s Boris albums  Feedbacker  and  Akuma No Uta . The group went into isolation when it was forced off the road by the COVID-19 pandemic, but continued its relentlessly prolific ways. Boris put out arguably its most hardcore punk effort ever with  NO , followed by several split and collaborative recordings (including  2R0I2P0  with Merzbow on Sacred Bones), a host of digital-only archival live and studio albums and  W,  the atmospheric companion piece to  NO  in 2022. The band issued its second of three albums last year with  Heavy Rocks 2022  for Relapse Records. Boris' third recording with that title delivers another blistering salvo of punk-informed mayhem tempered with their trademark experimentalism.

While the group issued the collaborative album Bright New Disease  with NYC industrialists Uniform earlier in 2023, the "Twins of Evil Tour" will find both the Melvins and Boris revisiting one of their seminal early albums with the Melvins playing Bullhead  in its entirety and Boris looking back on their original Heavy Rocks  album from 2002 that is being reissued for the first time in 20 years (and for the first time on vinyl ever) by Third Man Records. On Wednesday morning just days before the tour's first date, the Melvins announced that Crover would not be able to participate due to a recently diagnosed spinal condition requiring emergency surgery. The band said though the drummer's good health is the group's primary concern, they felt the best way to support him would be to continue the tour as scheduled and is dedicating the "Twins of Evil Tour" to Crover.

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Former second drummer Coady Willis (who is also playing drums for onetime Bay Area-based metal juggernaut High On Fire in addition to his own duo Big Business) will be filling in for the tour. Chicago noise-rock duo Mr. Phylzzz opens these two shows at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco starting Sunday as well as a Tuesday night show at Petaluma's Mystic Theatre .

Melvins and Boris

Sunday-Monday, Aug. 27-28, 8 p.m. $35 Great American Music Hall

Tuesday, Aug. 29, 8 p.m. $35-$40 Mystic Theatre

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Attack in Moscow: What role does the band Picnic play?

A t least 137 people have been killed in the attack on the "Crocus City Hall" in Moscow. The Russian rock band, Picnic, was due to perform on stage on Friday. What does their performance have to do with the attack?On the evening of Friday March 22, at around 8 p.m. local time, the Moscow concert venue, Crocus City Hall, became the scene of a bloody attack -- the exact background of which is still the subject of speculation. At least 137 were killed in the massacre, while many others are in critical condition. They were all awaiting a concert by the Russian rock band Picnic, which was due to start at 9 p.m.

'Wash yourself with your own blood'

Russia has been in a state of shock ever since. While the whole world is expressing its sympathy, rumors and false information are doing the rounds. Four suspects have been brought before a court in the Russian capital. The four Tajiks were formally accused of involvement in a terrorist attack by the Basmanny district court on Sunday evening. They face possible life imprisonment. At the same time, people are wondering why the terrorists chose this particular event. Was the attack also aimed at the band Picnic?

"Fear nothing, fear nothing -- no fire, no ringing shadow. You are no longer a rosy child. Wash yourself with your own blood in the morning. And shake the blossoming day." These are some of the lyrics of Picnic's new song, which was released on March 7 on the band's YouTube channel.

Those lines sound almost prophetic, especially now in Russia. A message posted on the band's website reads, "We express our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the victims. We pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. We are deeply shocked by this terrible tragedy and mourn with you." The band's musicians were unharmed because they were able to hide in the dressing room.

Picnic is one of the veterans of the Russian music scene, with origins in progressive rock. Founded in 1978 in St. Petersburg, which was still called Leningrad then, the band initially called itself Orion before changing its name to Picnic in 1981. Both monikers go back to the typical Soviet rock scene trick of choosing names that sound Western but cannot be banned.

In the 1980s, however, Picnic ended up on the list of bands that were denied major public appearances. The musicians and their audience therefore lived out their love for role models such as Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones in rock clubs, sometimes underground. Singer and songwriter Edmund Shklyarsky has been the band leader since 1982. The son of a renowned scientist and a concert pianist, Shklyarsky attaches great importance to his Polish roots and his Catholic faith. From an early age, his sources of inspiration were not only the Rolling Stones and The Animals, but also Russian avant-garde poetry.

Picnic members are considered war supporters

In May 2023, Russian writer and nationalist activist Zakhar Prilepin praised the band's leader. According to Prilepin, Shklyarsky actively supported the "special operation" in Ukraine, among others through monetary donations. Prelepin further presumed that this was the "normal position of a Russian man and a Russian musician" -- a statement that has neither been denied nor confirmed by the members of Picnic.

Their being booked to perform in venue as renowned as the Crocus City Hall in Moscow can be seen as proof of the band's loyalty to the Russian state -- which had demanded a clear commitment from the country's rock and pop scene, especially when the war against Ukraine began. Musicians and bands who positioned themselves against the war -- including Russian stars such as Boris Grebenshchikov (Aquarium), Yuri Shevchuk (DDT) and Zemfira -- had to leave the country and suffered career setbacks. Russian pop diva Alla Pugacheva has also sharply criticized the Putin regime from abroad.

On the other hand, stars loyal to the regime are rewarded with lucrative performances and awards. The approximately 6,200 tickets for the Picnic concert on March 22 were almost sold out, as was the planned second gig on Saturday. Ticket prices ranged from E100 to E300 and the band was to be accompanied by a symphony orchestra and a "spectacular stage and light show," at least according to advertising.

Even before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Picnic was added to the list of artists unwelcome in Ukraine. The reason for this was the band's repeated performances on the occupied Crimean peninsula, including in Sevastopol.

The day after the tragedy, numerous interview requests, including from DW, were met with nothing but expressions of grief and shock. On Sunday, March 24, Edmund Shklyarsky released a video message. "I would like to express my condolences to all the victims and relatives of this terrible and senseless tragedy," he said, adding that no words have yet been invented that could resurrect people and comfort their fellow human beings.

Whether there's any special significance in the terrorists' choice to attack a concert by this particular band remains a matter of speculation -- as does the question of whether Crocus City Hall plays any special role as the target of the carnage.

A concert venue of superlatives

Crocus City Hall is a state-of-the-art concert hall on the grounds of an exhibition complex and is probably the most prestigious stage in Moscow among musicians. With an audience capacity of 5,000 to 10,000 people, it is much larger than a traditional concert hall and only slightly smaller than a soccer stadium. In short, a superlative venue in Moscow with no competitors.

Completed in 2009, Crocus, as it is known for short, quickly became one of Russia's most important concert halls. Located some 20 kilometers from the Kremlin, the venue can be reached within 30 minutes from the city center, depending on Moscow's notorious traffic congestions. It's faster for residents of the affluent suburbs in the west of the city, who prefer to attend the concerts there.

The excellent public transport links could have been an argument for the terrorists to choose Crocus City Hall for their attack. In addition, security precautions on the outskirts of the city are not as strict as in the center of Moscow.

Cultural events canceled in Russia

The concert hall belongs to the group of companies owned by the Azerbaijani-Russian construction tycoon and oligarch Aras Agalarov and his son Emin, a businessman and singer. There were rumors when the Crocus opened that Aras Agalarov had built his son a stage.

In recent years, however, Emin Agalarov has put his pop career on hold and concentrated primarily on the development and marketing of Crocus City Hall. Over the years, internationally renowned bands have performed here: Scorpions, Smokie, Pet Shop Boys, Nazareth and A-ha, as well as Sting, Elton John, Thomas Anders, Vanessa May and many others. In 2013, Donald Trump even strayed onto the stage, as a special guest at the final of the Miss Universe competition. But those days of cosmopolitanism are long gone.

A look at the program at Crocus City Hall gives a good insight into the sensitivities of Russian society, which oscillates between denial of reality and resignation: Concerts by regime-compliant musicians alternate with entertainment blockbusters such as Japanese drum shows or women's stand-up comedy. Now all major events have been canceled, not only in the damaged Crocus City Hall, but throughout Russia. Theaters, cinemas and museums will remain closed for the time being.

This article was originally written in German.

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