Dale Crover of The Melvins Will Release His New Single “Thunder Pinky” Literally Pressed Onto a Playable Drum Cymbal

The Melvins’ Dale Crover has released a new single “Thunder Pinky”. This will be a part of the solo debut The Fickle Finger of Fate. The artist has also released “Hillbilly Math” while the album was in production.

According to the press release, the single “is a playable, custom-designed and lathe cut 6.9” splash cymbal, hand-crafted by sub-amateur cymbalsmith Michael Dixon.” The artist had shown how the cymbal had worked into the song, with a switch between the record playing and the artist talking about the single briefly. While the record is playing in the beginning, there’s a narration that repeats the records name and explains what it is. The video and the image of the cymbal are shown below.

The artist will also be going on a tour from September 22nd to November 10th. Between the dates from Nashville, TN to Fortitude Valley, Australia, there are a couple of days skipped but the performances are mostly back to back.The Melvins will also be joined by Crover’s other band Redd Kross. The tour dates are listed below.

Melvins’ Tour Dates 

09/22: Nashville, TN – 3rd & Lindsley
09/23: Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone
09/25: Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
09/26: Rock Island, IL – Rock Island Brewing Co.
09/27: Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
09/28: Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
09/30: Ft. Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre
10/02: Albuquerque, NM – The Launchpad
10/03: Flagstaff, AZ – The Green Room
10/09: Bristol, UK – Exchange
10/10: Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
10/11: Glasgow, UK – SWG3
10/12: Manchester, UK – Gorilla
10/13: Birmingham, UK 02 – Institute2
10/15: Antwerp, Belgium – Desertfest
10/16: Hamburg, Germany – LOGO
10/17: Copenhagen, Denmark – Jazzhouse
10/18: Goteborg, Sweden – Pustervik
10/19: Oslo, Norway – Bla
10/20: Malmo, Sweden – Babel
10/22: Berlin, Germany – Festsaal
10/23: Leipzig, Germany UT – Connewitz
10/24: Vienna, Austria Arena – Wein
10/26: Trezzo Sull’adda, Italy – Live Club
10/27: Zurich, Switzerland – Rote Fabrik
10/28: Schorndorf, Germany – Club Manufaktur
10/29: Cologne, Germany – Gebaude 9
10/30: Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso Noord
10/31: London, UK – Electric Brixton
11/03: Perth, Australia – Amplifier Capitol
11/04: Adelaide, Australia – The Gov
11/08: Melbourne, Australia – Max Watts
11/09: Sydney, Australia – The Factory Theatre
11/10: Fortitude Valley, Australia – Crowbar

(Photo Credit: Marv Watson)