Members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers and more form new supergroup Gatta Morta

Members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers and more have formed a new supergroup, Gatta Morta. Check out their debut single, ‘Black Hall’, below. 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). “It’s always a good time for the world to embrace a new heavy/weird band,” Osborne said. “I 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.” The musician went on to describe the band’s material as “solidly weird rock music that needs to happen”. Pinkus added: “It’s been way too long since I got to write a heavy album from scratch with such high-calibre players with such complementary styles… and we’re just cat scratching the surface of what we got goin’ on!” Jacob, who is the creative force behind Chicago pop-noise rock duo Mr. Phylzzz, commented: “I just had this feeling that one day we would work together. “I 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 par...