Melvins 1983
āKing of Romeā
Release Date: March 19, 2025
Thunderball (Ipecac Records)
Release Date: April 18, 2025
by Scott Deckman
Ahead of upcoming release Thunderball, the Melvins 1983, Buzz Osborne, original Melvins drummer Mike Dillard, and others, drop āKing of Rome.ā The song, stonerish, features a repeating staccato guitar riff, Osborneās voice sounding processed, a bit Rob Zombie-like, and, well, you know, a guitar solo at the halfway mark. This is heavy, but not āHoney Bucketā heavy. Is it any good? Who cares. Itās what you think that matters. In fact, itās almost radio-friendly, especially the chords and phrasing on the chorus.