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The Maggot
Rock · 1999 · 16 tracks

The Maggot

Melvins

A relentless wall of sludge metal and noise rock. Every song is split into two tracks, creating a rhythmic, jarring experience that is both heavy and absurd.

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It's like a bulldozer with a sense of humor running over your speakers.

Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness.

The Maggot · vs · Melvins
Raw+2.2σ

The vocals lean far further into raw than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
amazon
0:52
02
amazon
0:51
03
AMAZON
2:51
04
AMAZON
2:54
05
We All Love JUDY
1:14
06
We All Love JUDY
1:18
07
Manky
3:41
08
Manky
3:47
09
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)
3:26
10
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)
3:27
11
The Horn Bearer
1:13
12
The Horn Bearer
1:15
13
Judy
1:17
14
Judy
1:20
15
See How Pretty, See How Smart
4:28
16
See How Pretty, See How Smart
6:04
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the atmospheric intro of Amazon into the crushing, mid-tempo stomp of the main riff.
The sludge-drenched cover of Fleetwood Mac's The Green Manalishi where the guitars sound like they are melting.
The jarring silence and spooky sample of Toy that interrupts the flow after See How Pretty, See How Smart.
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