Melvins<\/strong> and Napalm Death<\/strong> have officially joined forces for a full-length collaborative album titled Savage Imperial Death March<\/em>, set for release on April 10 via Ipecac Recordings.<\/p>\n While the title may be familiar to fans of the bands’ legendary Savage Imperial Death March<\/em> tours in 2016 and 2025, this marks the first-ever proper studio album credited jointly to both groups \u2014 not a split, but a genuine collaboration featuring members of each band writing and recording together.<\/p>\n The first taste of the album arrived yesterday, when the track “Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck” premiered via Jose Mangin<\/strong> on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal<\/em>, immediately signaling the kind of abrasive, unfiltered chaos fans might expect from such a meeting of minds.<\/p>\n Recorded at the Melvins<\/strong>‘ Los Angeles studio, the sessions brought together Buzz Osborne<\/strong> (vocals\/guitar) and Dale Crover<\/strong> (drums) with Napalm Death<\/strong>‘s Barney Greenway<\/strong> (vocals), Shane Embury<\/strong> (bass), and John Cooke<\/strong> (guitar). According to Embury<\/strong>, the collaboration was as organic as it was overdue.<\/p>\n “I have loved the Melvins<\/strong> forever and their outlook on music,” Embury<\/strong> said. “A chance to make an album of eclectic musical madness with them was truly an honour and a whole lot of fun, which surely is the whole point! Let’s do another one soon.”<\/p>\n Osborne<\/strong> echoed the sentiment, emphasizing how evenly balanced the creative process was. “Napalm Death<\/strong> are one of my favorite bands ever,” he said. “It was an absolute pleasure and a dream come true to do this collaboration with them. We wrote songs together\u2026 It was truly a 50\/50 partnership.”<\/p>\n For Greenway<\/strong>, the album also carried a deeply personal resonance. “Funny how life turns out sometimes\u2026 collecting hard-to-find Melvins<\/strong> 7-inches on Bleecker Street in 1989 and then touring twice and doing an album with them within the following 35 years,” he reflected.<\/p>\n “Had a great time with it all, and nice to work with fellow travellers in the Melvins<\/strong> who also couldn’t care about pandering to ‘demographics.'” He added that the sessions pushed him creatively: “I felt myself almost babbling lyrically during the recording, and that alone made for very fun recording times.”<\/p>\n Savage Imperial Death March<\/em> features eight tracks and will be released on CD, digital platforms, and four limited-edition vinyl variants. A stripped-down version of the album previously appeared as a hyper-limited vinyl\/CD release during the bands’ 2025 tour, but this full edition includes new artwork by Mackie Osborne<\/strong> and two additional tracks, “Awful Handwriting” and “Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy.”<\/p>\n Pre-orders are available now, and for fans of uncompromising heavy music, Savage Imperial Death March<\/em> promises a rare collision of two of the underground’s most influential and fiercely independent forces.<\/p>\n