Thunderball is the twenty-eighth studio album by the Melvins. It was released on April 18, 2025, by Ipecac Recordings in CD, vinyl, and digital formats. The album, succeeding the band’s 2024 album, Tarantula Heart, was announced in February 2025 with Savage Imperial Death March, a collaboration with Napalm Death. It is the band’s third album under the name “Melvins 1983“, featuring two of the band’s initial members, Buzz Osborne and Mike Dillard, alongside Atlanta electronic musicians Bristolian Ni Maîtres and Void Manes. The album’s lead single, “Victory of the Pyramids”, was released on February 18, 2025. Dillard described the song as a “lovely blend of beautiful noise and gut-busting grooves”.
Tracklist:
- King of Rome
- Vomit of Clarity (written by Void Manes and Ni Maîtres)
- Short Hair with a Wig
- Victory of the Pyramids
- Venus Blood
Melvins 1983
King Buzzo: guitar, bass, vocals, production
Mike Dillard: drums
Additional contributors
Toshi Kasai: production, recording, mixing
Void Manes: noise, creepy machine vocals
Ni Maîtres: noise, upright bass, hand gestures
John Golden: mastering
Mackie Osborne: design
