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The Melvins expand lineup for new album, tour
Seattle alt-metal veterans The Melvins have plotted the first leg of a fall tour behind their second release of 2006, "The Senile Album," due in stores Oct. 10.
The album will mark The Melvins' first recorded effort with their recently revamped lineup, which pairs longtime Melvins stalwarts Buzz Osborne (guitar, vocals) and Dale Crover (drums) with Jared Warren (bass, vocals) and Coady Willis (drums) of fellow Seattle indie rockers Big Business, effectively combining the two bands into a single entity.
"Now we're going to be four piece," Crover said in a recent interview with Bilboard.com. "Two drums--just like the Allman Brothers and the Grateful Dead! We've known [the Big Business] guys for a long time. It's not like they're going to quit Big Business or anything like that. When we tour, we're hoping that they'll open."
The Melvins have since confirmed that Big Business will, in fact, open on the band's upcoming tour, which kicks off Sept. 6 in Sacramento, CA. The group will tackle 18 cities on the tour's first leg, which is so far confined entirely to September.
"The Senile Album" was recorded earlier this year in Los Angeles. In May, The Melvins released "Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust," a track-by-track live rendition from 2005 of the band's acclaimed 1993 album, "Houdini."
September 2006
6 - Sacramento, CA - The Library
8 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
9 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
10 - Tacoma, WA - Hell's Kitchen
11 - Seattle, WA - Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
12 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
13 - Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight
15 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy Concert House
18 - Teton Village, WY - Mangy Moose
19 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theater
20 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theater
22 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
23 - Des Moines, IA - The Reverb
24 - Cedar Falls, IA - House of Bricks
25 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
26 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
27 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
28 - Chicago, IL - Double Door