Ep435: The Return of Melvins w/ Dale Crover

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7 • 579 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Dale Crover of Melvins discusses the new Melvins LP "Tarantula Heart", his recent surgery, touring update, solo albums, rare records , recent recordings and old tapes. Lots for the Melvins fan in your head.

Dale ain't coming to Australia
The new LP "Tarantula Heart"
Melvins or The Melvins?
The story of "Tarantula Heart"
Different recording/writing process for new album
Playing the new songs live
Dale and Roy Mayorga double drumming
Dale's surgery and recovery
What caused his injury?
Dale wrote a new LP while recovering
Did he see Melvins as a spectator?
Dale won't go to Japan either
Working and touring with Redd Kross
"Wood and Diamonds" lathe cut from Joyful Noise
Strange limited records from Joyful Noise, Thunder Pinky
Why only 127 made? What's special about 127?
Any Melvins project turn out to be too ambitious?
The KISS solo LPs on Boner Records
Dale's dog has something to say
Steven McDonald's solo LP
Dale started playing guitar before drums
Did Dale write the songs on his 1992 solo LP?
What are Dale's thoughts on studio creativity and what's cheating?
Will there be additional musicians to play "Tarantula Heart" live?
Melvins "Throbbing Gristle Funk Hits" EP with Void Mains
Melvins EP with Helms Alee
The story of "Cabbage n Mash" EP
Working in Toshi Kasai's studio
The story of Matt Cameron's "Gory Scortch Cretins"
Did Dale ever drum with Taylor Hawkins?
Any Melvins material they cannot release? Any missing tapes?
Melvins outtake from the "Houdini" sessions – "Gggibbbyy"
Dale's early projects in mid 80s – Mentors cover band, Simplex 1, Society Skate Youth Patrol, The Stiff Woodies
A Stiff Woodies song ended up as "Sky Pup" on Houdini
Dale needs to digitize his old tapes
Interview wrap up

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Groove Washer, the best record cleaners and protective sleeves
0:04.3	for your vinyl collection. Ask for the groove washer from your local shop or go to groove washer.com.
0:09.7	Discount code, Vinyl Guide 10. And now, on with the show. Welcome to the Vinyl Guide, the podcast
0:17.7	for record collectors and music nerds. Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all, Nate Goyer.
0:24.4	Well, hey, everyone, it's Nate.
0:27.3	Welcome to episode 435, and I'm going to crack right into it.
0:31.2	I've been holding on to some secrets for a while, and now I can finally share them.
0:36.2	Fantastic news, everyone. A new Melvin's
0:39.5	album has been announced. Tarantula Heart, which is now pre-ordurable at Ipecac
0:45.9	Records, Ipecac.com. And a new Melvin's album is absolutely huge news in my house and around the world. And even better,
0:57.0	I've heard it. And it's absolutely killer. Tarantula Hart, very heavy, very top of form.
1:04.8	Can't wait to hear it on vinyl. As you might imagine, it features the usual suspects, Buzz, Dale,
1:10.2	and Stephen. But they also have a few special guests, including Roy Majorga of Ministry and Soulfly, as well as Gary Chester of Ed Hall and We Are the Asteroid.
1:21.0	And those guys add additional drums, guitars, and synthesizers.
1:25.2	What else can I tell you?
1:26.3	There's one massive track.
1:28.1	Pain equals funny, which is nearly 20 minutes, and I suspect it's going to be an amazing
1:33.3	live experience when they play that.
1:36.5	The album was made in a very unique fashion.
1:39.5	They recorded various sessions with the band improvising riffs and rhythms, then chop those up and added
1:46.1	a few other layers and rearranged the album. And again, it's really, really killer. You could
1:52.1	secure a copy of Tarantula Heart at Ipacacac Records, Ipecac.com. There's some limited vinyl
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