| The Devil You Knew, The Devil You Know | ||
|---|---|---|
 Artwork by HAZE XXL. | ||
| Extended play by Melvins | ||
| Released | April 9 2023 | |
| Recorded | 1986 & 2023 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock, Sludge Metal, Grunge | |
| Length | 26:01 | |
| Producer | Melvins, Toshi Kasai | |
| Melvins chronology | ||
| Bad Mood Rising (2022) |
The Devil You Knew, The Devil You Know (2023) |
Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits (2023) |
The Devil You Knew, The Devil You Know is an extended play by The Melvins, released in April 2023 via Amphetamine Reptile Records. Originally intended to be a re-issue of the Six Songs EP, it would in turn feature the original 1986 recordings along with the entire EP re-recorded by the band in early 2023 as one of several releases for The Melvins' 40th anniversary.
Information[]
"So this year is the Fortieth Anniversary (1983-2023) of the Melvins. We’ve got a bunch of really cool weird assed releases planned for the year in celebration, but this one might be my favorite as for me it’s pretty much perfect. I swear. The Melvins first single DESTROYED when it came out. It was far meaner, more seething, structurally insane and pushed underground boundaries further than any of their Seattle peers of the era. I ain’t arguing with anyone on this point as I was there at the time. I personally remember it as a game changer and it seriously altered how I was personally approaching music at the time. So I asked Buzz about doing a re-issue of that material as part of this years commemorative releases. He didn't skip a beat and said “Yeah, and we’ll re-record that material too”. Genius.
So the 12” is the songs from the 80’s and the flip-side is the same songs circa NOW. It’s a perfect reflection of the then/now of the band. Glorious. For me there’s times as an artist or musician when you KNOW you nailed it, and I gotta say I was pretty jazzed with art results hitting it square in the nuts for this, a high bar, as excited as I am about this release. It’s kinda the perfect culmination of our working relationship that has spanned damn near the full 40 years these creeps have been at it. Yeah yeah it's rooted in nostalgia neither the band or I usually have a lot of time for, but also showing the creative vitality us dinosaurs can still muster as we continue to indelicately stomp around.[1]
Cheapie CD APR 9! Silk Screened art vinyl mid to late APR Factory Edition vinyl end of APR"
Tracklist[]
Side A - 2023[]
- 1. Easy As It Was (2:41)
- 2. Now A Limo (0:58)
- 3. Grinding Process (2:46)
- 4. At A Crawl (3:26)
- 5. Disinvite (1:24)
- 6. Snake Appeal (1:53)
Side B - 1986[]
- 1. Easy As It Was (2:59)
- 2. Now A Limo (0:57)
- 3. Grinding Process (2:41)
- 4. At A Crawl (3:09)
- 5. Disinvite (1:27)
- 6. Snake Appeal (1:40)
Personnel[]
- King Buzzo - Guitar, Vocals
- Dale Crover - Drums, Vocals
- Steven McDonald - Bass, Vocals (Side A)
- Matt Lukin - Bass (Side B)
- HAZE XXL - Artwork