''Tres Cabrones'' is the 19th album by the

Melvins Melvins (sometimes The Melvins) are an American rock band formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington. Their early work was key to the development of both grunge and sludge metal. Initially, they performed as a trio but later also sometimes appeare ...

, released on November 5, 2013. It features their original drummer

Mike Dillard Mike Dillard (born 1965) is an American drummer and one of the founding members of rock band Melvins. His only known recordings with the original lineup eventually saw release in 2005 as ''Mangled Demos from 1983''. He left the band in 1984 and ...

, with current drummer

Dale Crover Dale Crover (born October 23, 1967) is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist an ...

playing bass. It is the first official album to feature Mike Dillard, as his only previous appearances were on the archival ''

Mangled Demos from 1983 ''Mangled Demos from 1983'' is a collection of various recordings from the earliest incarnation of American rock group Melvins first recorded in 1983, then remastered and released on Ipecac Records in 2005. Until 2005, none of the material had ...

'' and a handful of compilation and bootleg releases. The album title translates as "three bastards" from Spanish. Nine songs were previously released in various limited releases through

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: *''1983'' EP with "Psycho-Delic Haze", "Stump Farmer", "Stick Em' Up Bitch" and "Walter's Lips"; 10-inch vinyl and letterpress CD in 2012. *''Gaylord'' 7-inch with "City Dump", "You're in the Army Now" and "99 Bottles of Beer", summer 2013. *"American Cow" was released on 10-inch and CD as part of the BASH 13 compilation with

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, Hepa-Titus and Gay Witch Abortion. *"Dr. Mule" was available for free download on the ''10 Years of Scion'' compilation and later released on a split 7-inch with

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. "I Told You I Was Crazy" and "Tie My Pecker To A Tree" were later released together as a 7-inch release in December 2013. "Dogs and Cattle Prods" was released as part 11 of the ''

Sugar Daddy Live ''Sugar Daddy Live'' is a live album by the Melvins, released on May 31, 2011. The songs are taken from their 2008 tour, with the majority of the tracks coming from their two most recent studio albums at the time, '' (A) Senile Animal'' and '' Nu ...

'' split series. "Walter's Lips" is a cover of The Lewd, which had been previously recorded as an instrumental by the original lineup and released as "Walter" on ''Mangled Demos from 1983''. "Stick Em' Up Bitch" features original lyrics and rhythm throughout the first half of the song before going into "Fascists Eat Donuts" by The Pop-O-Pies.

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

King Buzzo Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Biography Born in Morton, Wa ...

- vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, stylophone *

- bass, drums, percussion, vocals *

- drums, percussion, vocals

Additional personnel

Toshi Kasai Toshi Kasai is a Japanense record producer, engineer, mixer and musician. He is most well known for his strong vocal production work with hard rock and metal groups such as his long standing relationship with The Melvins and his work with Tool. ...

- engineer, omnichord & toy piano * John Golden - mastering *

Mackie Osborne Mackie Osborne is an American artist responsible for the design and illustrations of many music albums since the 1980s. She is a member of the band Fleabag and has contributed to many albums on packaging artwork, layout design and art direction. ...

- design

References

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