• Record Label: Ipecac
  • Release Date: Apr 20, 2018
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
Buy Now
Buy on
  1. The Wire
    Jul 12, 2018
    80
    The addition of Steven McDonald from Red Kross and Jeff Pinkus from The Butthole Surfers lends more low end weight to the band’s already bottom heavy sound, but otherwise Pinkus Abortion Technician is business as usual. [Jun 2018, p.65]
  2. 80
    In true late 70s record style, the band seems to be throwing everything in the blender and letting things lock together as they will, as opposed to forcing a mandate. What’s not surprising about this is that it works.
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 8, 2018
    70
    Pinkus Abortion Technician still rocks harder than anything this side of ... Melvins themselves. [Jun 2018, p.86]
  4. Apr 24, 2018
    70
    Nostalgic Butthole Surfers fans will find plenty to like on Pinkus Abortion Technician, but they're hardly the only ones.
  5. 70
    The misfiring cover of The Beatles’ "I Want To Hold Your Hand" aside, Pinkus Abortion Technician is more than a legacy record for the band. It reflects their continued enthusiasm and well of ideas and, most importantly, their willingness to keep it weird.
  6. Uncut
    Apr 20, 2018
    70
    There's nothing in here not to love. [Jun 2018, p.30]
  7. Apr 20, 2018
    67
    Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne says in the album announcement that Pinkus Abortion Technician was “a stone groove to record,” a statement that accurately describes both its heavy-psych sound and “jamming in the garage” vibe.
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. May 22, 2018
    9
    I'd have to say that this album is one damn exciting example of the stamina that Melvins has been able to have over the past three decades.I'd have to say that this album is one damn exciting example of the stamina that Melvins has been able to have over the past three decades. This album is weird, and what more can you ask for from the kings of sludgy, half-metal, half-punk. This is not their best work, but that is not to say it still isn't damn good. Full Review »