

Photo credit: Mackie Osborne; Left to right: Dale Crover, Buzz Osborne, Paul Leary, JD Pinkus

LOS ANGELES, July 29, 2014 -The Melvins return with Hold It In, their first studio album as a quartet since 2010's The Bride Screams Murder, on Oct. 14.

Joining Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover for the 12-song outing are Butthole Surfers' guitar player Paul Leary and bass player JD Pinkus. Hold It In was recorded in both Los Angeles and Austin earlier this year.

"Hold It In is a refreshing piece of fiction in a boring world of fact and bullsh*t," said Osborne. "Paul is one of the best guitar players I have ever heard and Pinkus has an outside the box type of approach to both guitar and bass that you just have to let it ride. I can't believe this actually happened. I'm thrilled."

"It's very rare you get a chance to work with three folks from the 'Break A Wish' foundation, all at the same time," said Pinkus. "I believe they'll remember their experience with me forever (or until they finally all lose their fight with S.I.D.S)."

The Melvins kick off a round of U.S. tour dates on Oct. 15 in Sacramento at Assembly, which also includes a performance at this year's Voodoo Experience in New Orleans. Osborne, Crover and Pinkus will be the touring roster for this run of dates.

Tour dates:



October 15 Sacramento, CA Assembly October 17 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo House of Music October 18 Seattle, WA The Showbox October 19 Portland, OR Roseland Theater October 21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall October 22 San Luis Obispo, CA SLO Brewing October 23 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour October 24 San Diego, CA The Casbah October 25 Phoenix, AZ The Crescent Ballroom October 26 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad October 28 Dallas, TX Trees October 29 Austin, TX Mohawk October 30 Houston, TX Warehouse Live - Studio October 31 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Fest November 1 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall November 2 Gainesville, FL The Wooly November 3 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit's November 4 Orlando, FL The Social November 5 Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Culture Room November 6 Tampa, FL Orpheum Theater November 8 Atlanta, GA The Loft at Center Stage November 9 Birmingham, AL Zydeco

Tickets are on sale this Friday, Aug. 1 at 10 am local time.

Osborne is currently touring in support of his debut acoustic album, This Machine Kills Artists, performing shows this week in Tucson (July 30 at Club Congress) and Palm Springs (July 31 at Pappy & Harriet's) before heading to Australia and Europe for an additional six weeks of dates. Crover temporarily joins OFF! for the band's August tour.