Metal Injection — Two dudes from Melvins, Omar from Mars Volta, and Teri Gender Bender! The post CRYSTAL FAIRY (MELVINS, Ex-MARS VOLTA) Gets Rock N' Roll On "Chiseler" appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Stereogum — Longtime Melvins co-leaders Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover recently formed Crystal Fairy, a new band that also includes At The Drive-In/Mars Volta brainiac Omar Rodríguez-López and Le Butcherettes frontwoman Teri Gender Bender. They’ll release thei... more info

Metal Injection — A spooky holiday for all? The post THE MELVINS' Cover Of "Carol Of The Bells" Is Creepy As Hell appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The album is out today and also features The Album Leaf, Dandy Warhols, Tennis, Chris Staples, and more. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, Los Campesinos! take on "When Christmas Comes" for new Amazon playlist. more info

Stereogum — Amazon is bringing back its Indie For The Holidays playlist this season, with a new round of Christmas classics reimagined by underground stars. This year’s playlist goes live tomorrow, but we’ve got a couple previews today by two very different ... more info

Metalsucks — Give up some praise for the publicist for Red Fang, Maynard James Keenan, Periphery, Animals as Leaders, Melvins, Baroness and more. The post The 25 Most Important People in Metal: #8, Monica Seide-Evenson appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Stereogum — At times dizzying and at times whimsically endearing, New Skin For Old Children is the debut album from Nocturnal Habits. Headed up by Unwound’s Justin Trosper, the Pacific Northwest supergroup brought together Dale Crover of Melvins, Sherry Fraser... more info

Metal Injection — I was maybe a freshman in high school listening to an online radio station called Garage Monkey and a song called "Prehistoric Dog" came on. It was like nothing I'd ever heard before with the grungy, raw attitude of Melvins, sludgy sound of Mastodon,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Crystal Fairy includes Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (Mars Volta, ATDI), core Melvins members Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover, and Le Butcherettes singer Teri Gender Bender. Continue reading… more info