Hold It In

Hold It In
Hold It In
Studio album by Melvins
Released	October 14, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Experimental rock, sludge metal
Length	52:55
Language	English
Label	Ipecac
Melvins chronology

Hold It In is the 20th studio album (not including split albums) by the Melvins, released on October 14, 2014.^[1] The lineup for this album features Melvins stalwarts Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover joined by Butthole Surfers members Paul Leary and Jeff Pinkus.^[1]

Vinyl version[]

A single LP vinyl edition was released by Ipecac Recordings in December 2014, omitting the tracks "Eyes on You" and "House of Gasoline". A 10" single of Bride of Crankenstein was released by Amphetamine Reptile Records, featuring the omitted tracks.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Consequence of Sound	C+^[4]
musicOMH	^[3]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Osborne, Pinkus and Crover except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer	Length
1.	"Bride of Crankenstein"		2:49
2.	"You Can Make Me Wait"	Leary	2:49
3.	"Brass Cupcake"		3:24
4.	"Barcelonian Horseshoe Pit"		4:22
5.	"Onions Make the Milk Taste Bad"		5:01
6.	"Eyes on You"	Leary	3:24
7.	"Sesame Street Meat"		3:28
8.	"Nine Yards"		2:29
9.	"The Bunk Up"		7:35
10.	"I Get Along (Hollow Moon)"	Leary	2:25
11.	"Piss Pisstopherson"		2:58
12.	"House of Gasoline"		12:11

Personnel[]

King Buzzo – guitar, lead (3, 5, 7, 9, 12) and backing vocals
Dale Crover – drums, backing vocals
Paul Leary – guitar, lead (2, 6, 10) and backing (3) vocals, engineer
JD Pinkus – bass, lead (1, 8, 11) and backing vocals

Additional personnel[]

Toshi Kasai – engineer
Stephen Haas – engineer
John Golden – mastering
Brian Gardner – mastering (2, 6 & 10)
Mackie Osborne – design

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Melvins To Release 'Hold It In' In October". Blabbermouth. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
^ "Hold It In - Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
^ Shepherd, Sam. "Melvins – Hold It In". musicOMH. OMH. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
^ Kivel, Adam. "Melvins – Hold It In". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
^ Heaney, Gregory. "Hold It In - Melvins". All Music Guide. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

[Blabber-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Melvins To Release 'Hold It In' In October". Blabbermouth. Retrieved August 8, 2014.

[MC-2] "Hold It In - Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

[3] Shepherd, Sam. "Melvins – Hold It In". musicOMH. OMH. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

[4] Kivel, Adam. "Melvins – Hold It In". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

[5] Heaney, Gregory. "Hold It In - Melvins". All Music Guide. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

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Buzz Osborne Dale Crover Jeff Pinkus Steven Shane McDonald Lori "Lorax" Black Mark Deutrom Mike Dillard Trevor Dunn Matt Lukin Joe Preston Kevin Rutmanis Jared Warren Coady Willis
Studio albums	Gluey Porch Treatments Ozma Bullhead Lysol Houdini Prick Stoner Witch Stag Honky The Maggot The Bootlicker The Crybaby Electroretard Hostile Ambient Takeover Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Lustmord) Never Breathe What You Can't See (with Jello Biafra) (A) Senile Animal Nude with Boots The Bride Screamed Murder Freak Puke (Melvins Lite) Everybody Loves Sausages Tres Cabrones (Melvins 1983) Hold It In Three Men and a Baby (with Mike Kunka) Basses Loaded A Walk with Love & Death Pinkus Abortion Technician Working with God (Melvins 1983)
EPs	Six Songs Eggnog King Buzzo Dale Crover Joe Preston Tora Tora Tora The Bulls & the Bees
Live albums	Your Choice Live Series Vol. 12 Alive at the Fucker Club Colossus of Destiny Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (with Fantômas) Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust Melvins vs. Minneapolis Sugar Daddy Live
Compilations	Singles 1–12 The Trilogy Vinyl Electroretard 26 Songs Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996 Neither Here nor There Mangled Demos from 1983 Sieg Howdy! (with Jello Biafra) The Making Love Demos Chicken Switch
Video releases	Salad of a Thousand Delights Live from London 2006 (with Fantômas)
Singles/songs	"Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" "Love Canal/Someday" "With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands" "Boris" "Venus in Furs" "Night Goat" "Honey Bucket" "See How Pretty, See How Smart"
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