Reuters - The music industry's collapse is good news for the Melvins, the defiantly uncommercial "thud-rock" band that just cracked the U.S. pop album chart for the first time in its 26-year career.

The Melvins release The Bride Screamed Murder on June 1 via Ipecac Recordings with a U.S. tour

Anthemic Seattle sludge dudes (and karaoke champions) Big Business' third album Mind The Drift was mentioned favorably a few times in my year-end metal roundup. I've enjoyed bassist/vocalist Jared Warren's work since his days in the awesomely heavy and often out of place Olympia/K Records trio Karp. Now he and ex-Murder City Devils, etc., cohort...

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The Melvins released their punishing remix record Chicken Switch