''Freak Puke'' is the eighteenth album by the

Melvins Melvins (sometimes The Melvins) are an American rock band formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington. Their early work was key to the development of both grunge and sludge metal. Initially, they performed as a trio but later also sometimes appeare ...

, under the name Melvins Lite, released on June 5, 2012 through Ipecac Recordings. It is the first to feature one of the Melvins' alternate lineups with

Trevor Dunn Trevor Roy Dunn (born January 30, 1968) is an American composer, bass guitarist, and double bassist. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. While performing with Mr. Bungle, Dunn would dress similar to the ...

on standup bass.

Track listing

Vinyl version

''Freak Puke'' was released on vinyl through

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in a box featuring the album cover. Inside would be a picture disc depicting the album cover on one side and one of five different artists on the other. The five artists chosen to provide the artwork were Skinner,

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, Tara McPherson,

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and Mackie Osborne.

Personnel

King Buzzo Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Biography Born in Morton, Wa ...

– guitar, vocals *

Dale Crover Dale Crover (born October 23, 1967) is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist an ...

– drums, vocals *

–

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, vocals ;with *James McAleer – backing vocals (track 9) *Dan Raymond – backing vocals & additional guitar (track 9)

Additional personnel

Toshi Kasai Toshi Kasai is a Japanense record producer, engineer, mixer and musician. He is most well known for his strong vocal production work with hard rock and metal groups such as his long standing relationship with The Melvins and his work with Tool. ...

– engineer *John Golden – mastering *Mackie Osborne – artwork

References

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