{"id":728341,"date":"2026-08-05T14:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/728341\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T14:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:14:11","slug":"members-of-melvins-butthole-surfers-and-more-form-new-supergroup-gatta-morta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/728341\/","title":{"rendered":"Members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers and more form new supergroup Gatta Morta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/melvins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Melvins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/butthole-surfers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Butthole Surfers<\/a> and more have formed a new supergroup, Gatta Morta. Check out their debut single, \u2018Black Hall\u2019, below.<\/p>\n<p>The quartet comprises Buzz Osborne (singer, guitarist and founding member of Melvins), bassist JD Pinkus (Butthole Surfers), Melvins drummer Coady Willis, and guitarist\/vocalist Clinton Jacob (Mr. Phylzzz).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always a good time for the world to embrace a new heavy\/weird band,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cI had the idea for Gatta Morta while touring last fall. I realised I needed to start a band with these three. Seemed like a no-brainer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The musician went on to describe the band\u2019s material as \u201csolidly weird rock music that needs to happen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pinkus added: \u201cIt\u2019s been way too long since I got to write a heavy album from scratch with such high-calibre players with such complementary styles\u2026 and we\u2019re just cat scratching the surface of what we got goin\u2019 on!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jacob, who is the creative force behind Chicago pop-noise rock duo Mr. Phylzzz, commented: \u201cI just had this feeling that one day we would work together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI became friends with Buzz over the past few years doing shows together and having him play guitar on a Mr. Phylzzz song. When I was asked to be a part of Gatta Morta, I was speechless, but I was 100 per cent ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Willis shared: \u201cGatta Morta wages asymmetrical psychedelic warfare in the name of romance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Released via Amphetamine Reptile Records, the supergroup\u2019s first EP features four tracks: \u2018Taco Bellboy\u2019, \u2018Victims Of The Universe\u2019, \u2018Black Hall\u2019 and \u2018Clear Smoke\u2019. Physical editions are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoxop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch an official visualiser for the bruising \u2018Black Hall\u2019 above through Ipecac Recordings.<\/p>\n<p>Per a press release, \u2018Burn Witch Burn\u2019 blends \u201cthick, riff-driven heaviness and warped, psychedelic passages\u201d. It adds that Osborne, Pinkus, Willis and Jacob have created material that\u2019s \u201csimultaneously reminiscent of their previous work and entirely new\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Melvins released their latest studio album, \u2018Thunderball\u2019, last year. Butthole Surfers, meanwhile, finally dropped their shelved 1998 LP \u2018After The Astronaut\u2019 this summer \u2013 marking their first album in 25 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers and more have formed a new supergroup, Gatta Morta. 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