Melvins & Napalm Death Announce Collaborative Album “Savage Imperial Death March”

Long-running heavy music institutions Melvins and Napalm Death have joined forces for a new collaborative release titled Savage Imperial Death March, which is set to arrive April 10. Rather than following the familiar split-release model, the project features members from both camps writing and recording material together as a unified lineup.

The album takes its name from the bands’ shared touring history and creative overlap. Representing Melvins on the sessions were Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar) and Dale Crover, while Mark Greenway, Shane Embury, and John Cooke contributed from the Napalm Death side.

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mbury shared his enthusiasm for the collaboration:

“I have loved the Melvins forever and their outlook on music. A chance to make an album of eclectic musical madness with them was truly an honour and a whole lot of fun, which surely is the whole point! Let’s do another one soon.”

Osborne highlighted the balance of the creative partnership:

“Napalm Death are one of my favorite bands ever. It was an absolute pleasure and a dream come true to do this collaboration with them. We wrote songs together. I would write a riff and we would learn it and record it right there. They wrote stuff and we would learn it immediately as well. It was truly a 50/50 partnership.”

Greenway reflected on the long arc that led to the project:

“Funny how life turns out sometimes… collecting hard-to-find Melvins 7-inches on Bleecker Street in 1989 and then touring twice and doing an album with them within the following 35 years. Had a great time with it all, and nice to work with fellow travellers in the Melvins who also couldn’t care about pandering to ‘demographics.’ I felt myself almost babbling lyrically during the recording, and that alone made for very fun recording times.”

A visualizer has been issued for the opening track Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck, offering an early preview of the material.

“Savage Imperial Death March” Track Listing

01 — “Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck”
02 — “Some Kind Of Antichrist”
03 — “Awful Handwriting”
04 — “Nine Days Of Rain”
05 — “Rip The God”
06 — “Stealing Horses”
07 — “Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy”
08 — “Death Hour”

Pre-orders for the release are available now ahead of its spring arrival.

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