The Melvins' New Albums: 'The Bulls and the Bees' EP and 'Freak Puke'

The Melvins churn out albums at breakneck speed. The band has released an average of almost one full-length per year since 1987 and shows no signs of slowing its pace. Most recently, they announced a pair of new records to be made available by the beginning of the summer.

The first will be a euphemistically (and cumbersomely) titled 'Scion A/V Presents: The Bulls & the Bees,' which will be available as a free download on the Scion A/V website. The second, to hit shelves on June 5, will be released by Ipecac Records and is appropriately titled 'Freak Puke.

The 'Scion' EP was recorded by the now standard double drummer Melvins lineup: Buzz Osborne on vocals and guitar, Jarren Warren on bass, with Dale Crover and Coady Willis handling drums.

"Then we also had done some experimenting, where me and Dale [Crover] would play by ourselves, and we called it Melvins Lite," Osborne told Rolling Stone. "I played with Trevor Dunn in Fantômas and really liked the way he played bass. I hit upon the idea when I saw him play with Nels Cline, and it struck me that me and Dale should play with him for a Melvins record [Freak Puke], with him playing stand-up bass."

Though both releases will be bolstered by tour dates, they have yet to be announced.