{"id":2079630,"date":"2026-08-05T11:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2079630"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:50:54","slug":"members-of-melvins-butthole-surfers-and-more-form-new-supergroup-gatta-morta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2079630","title":{"rendered":"Members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers and more form new supergroup Gatta Morta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GattaMortasupergroupdebutEP-Burn-Witch-Burn-news-story.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers and more form new supergroup Gatta Morta<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The band &#8220;wages asymmetrical psychedelic warfare in the name of romance&#8221;, and have shared the bruising single &#8216;Black Hall&#8217; from their debut EP, &#8216;Burn Witch Burn&#8217; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Tom Skinner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T12:50:54+01:00\">5th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GattaMortasupergroupdebutEP-Burn-Witch-Burn-news-story-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Gatta Morta press photograph, by Keturah Bishop\" title=\"GattaMortasupergroupdebutEP-Burn-Witch-Burn-news-story\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Gatta Morta. CREDIT: Keturah Bishop<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers and more have formed a new supergroup, Gatta Morta. Check out their debut single, \u2018Black Hall\u2019, below.<\/p>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always a good time for the world to embrace a new heavy\/weird band,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The musician went on to describe the band\u2019s material as \u201csolidly weird rock music that needs to happen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pinkus added: \u201cIt\u2019s been way too long since I got to write a heavy album from scratch with such high-calibre players with such complementary styles\u2026 and we\u2019re just cat scratching the surface of what we got goin\u2019 on!\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gatta Morta \"Black Hall\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XB0gdKLLADQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Jacob, who is the creative force behind Chicago pop-noise rock duo Mr. Phylzzz, commented: \u201cI just had this feeling that one day we would work together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI 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 part of Gatta Morta, I was speechless, but I was 100 per cent ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Willis shared: \u201cGatta Morta wages asymmetrical psychedelic warfare in the name of romance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Released via Amphetamine Reptile Records, the supergroup\u2019s first EP features four tracks: \u2018Taco Bellboy\u2019, \u2018Victims Of The Universe\u2019, \u2018Black Hall\u2019 and \u2018Clear Smoke\u2019. Physical editions are available here.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch an official visualiser for the bruising \u2018Black Hall\u2019 above through Ipecac Recordings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Per a press release, \u2018Burn Witch Burn\u2019 blends \u201cthick, riff-driven heaviness and warped, psychedelic passages\u201d. 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td-fix-index\">\n<p>Members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers and more have formed a new supergroup, Gatta Morta. Check out their debut single, \u2018Black Hall\u2019, below.<\/p>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always a good time for the world to embrace a new heavy\/weird band,\u201d Osborne said. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The musician went on to describe the band\u2019s material as \u201csolidly weird rock music that needs to happen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pinkus added: \u201cIt\u2019s been way too long since I got to write a heavy album from scratch with such high-calibre players with such complementary styles\u2026 and we\u2019re just cat scratching the surface of what we got goin\u2019 on!\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gatta Morta \"Black Hall\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XB0gdKLLADQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Jacob, who is the creative force behind Chicago pop-noise rock duo Mr. Phylzzz, commented: \u201cI just had this feeling that one day we would work together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI 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 part of Gatta Morta, I was speechless, but I was 100 per cent ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Willis shared: \u201cGatta Morta wages asymmetrical psychedelic warfare in the name of romance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Released via Amphetamine Reptile Records, the supergroup\u2019s first EP features four tracks: \u2018Taco Bellboy\u2019, \u2018Victims Of The Universe\u2019, \u2018Black Hall\u2019 and \u2018Clear Smoke\u2019. Physical editions are available here.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch an official visualiser for the bruising \u2018Black Hall\u2019 above through Ipecac Recordings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Per a press release, \u2018Burn Witch Burn\u2019 blends \u201cthick, riff-driven heaviness and warped, psychedelic passages\u201d. It adds that Osborne, Pinkus, Willis and Jacob have created material that\u2019s \u201csimultaneously reminiscent of their previous work and entirely new\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Melvins released their latest studio album, \u2018Thunderball\u2019, last year. Butthole Surfers, meanwhile, finally dropped their shelved 1998 LP \u2018After The Astronaut\u2019 this summer \u2013 marking their first album in 25 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/members-of-melvins-butthole-surfers-and-more-form-new-supergroup-gatta-morta-3960954&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GattaMortasupergroupdebutEP-Burn-Witch-Burn-news-story.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers and more form new supergroup Gatta Morta The band &#8220;wages asymmetrical psychedelic warfare in the name of romance&#8221;, and have shared the bruising single &#8216;Black Hall&#8217; from their debut EP, &#8216;Burn Witch Burn&#8217; By Tom Skinner 5th August 2026 Gatta Morta. 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