Doom/Stoner Rockers MELT Release New Live Performance Video For Song SKELETON GIRL From Their New Album Replica Of Man

Ahead of their massive Replica of Man vinyl release celebration on Dec. 1, the new "Skeleton Girl" music video from mind-expanding Doom/Stoner Rockers MELT is available for your viewing pleasure below:

Here's the scoop on the video

Taking a very different turn from the theatrics of their "Diviner" video, "Skeleton Girl" features a live performance from the members of Melt filmed in a dingy Pittsburgh garage by local media company, Finesse Films. The members are accompanied by the titular "skeleton girl," played by Pittsburgh's own Cat Lady Cabaret, as she performs ominous light and fire dances — leading up to the song's climax in which she literally breathes fire. To make the video even more personal, the lyrics across the screen are handwritten lyrics in (bassist and lead vocalist on the track) James May's own handwriting. 

"Skeleton Girl" is written and vocally performed by Melt bassist James May and fittingly so, is a heavy bass feature. Building to an epic ending in classic Melt fashion, the song shares characteristics with the work of modern stoner metal acts like Sleep, while the unique, slow riff hearkens back to heavy rock in the vein of Rage Against the Machine. 

Video credits:

Produced by Finesse Films
Director - Jeffrey Belack
Director of Photography - Justin Robinson
Editor & Colorist - Cary Young
Featuring: Melt 

J.J. Young (Drums and Vocals)
James May (Bass and Vocals)
Joey Troupe (Guitar and Vocals)
ft. Special Guest: Cat Lady Cabaret

Melt Socials:

Instagram
Twitter
Facebook

Thanks to Dana at The Plain English Consultant for all of the details

Psych/Doom/Fuzz/Stoner Rockers MELT Release Live Performance At Pittsburgh's Brillobox on July 8, 2023

Psych/Doom/Fuzz/Stoner Rockers MELT released their acclaimed second debut album Replica Of Man back in July 2023 where you can read my review here.

MELT played a stunning set at the Pittsburgh venue Brillobox back in July 2023 which you can watch in it's entirety from the following link or listed below:

 MELT''s raw and aggressive sound is there for everyone to see. 

The band are playing the same venue again on Friday 13th October 2023.

Links:

Facebook | BandCamp | Instagram | Twitter

Melt - Replica Of Man (Album Review)

Release Date: July 07th 2023. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD

Replica Of Man: Tracklisting

1.Replica of Man 04:47

2.Sight To See 04:20

3.Problem Child 05:42

4.Diviner 03:40

5.Skeleton Girl 04:30

6.Swamp Water 04:54

7.Shame 03:50

8.Sword or the Scepter 04:33

9.Hive Mind 09:13

Review:

Replica Of Man is the second full length album from Fuzz/Doom/Stoner Metallers Melt and they hide a more dangerous style of music within this album. Taking the classic Hard Rock Swagger of Led Zepp and MC5 whilst matching this with the Proto Doom Sounds of bands such as Black Sabbath and Saint Vitus. Melt add a modern day “outlaw” attitude that conveys the Psych Stoner Rock scene from bands such as KYUSS, Monster Magnet and FU MANCHU.

However, Melt don’t sound like those legendary bands either which maybe difficult to understand at first without hearing Replica of Man in full. The album takes many creative side steps by allowing Melt to dictate their own melodic, aggressive and catchy rhythms where the music grows into a harsher style of Punk Rock or Street Doom on tracks such as Replica Of Man, Sight To See and Problem Child.

Melt create and play heavy amounts of stylish sounding Fuzz, Psych Rock, Proto-Doom and Stoner based madness. LSD and hallucinogenic inspired sound effects, lyrics and vocals are just the icing of the cake for Melt where the band go slightly Demonic Rock or Occult Rock based on the listeners Doom Rock perspective.

There’s a few knowing nods and subtle hints of Social Commentary within Melt’s lyrics and it’s quite refreshing to hear but the album is mostly a damn good time in the darker depths of Classic Hard Rock where Melt have no qualms by mixing different genres together for a different style of Stoner Rock. 

Replica Of Man is not the most conventional or straightforward of albums you'll listen to and it has a loose creative narrative which allows Melt to rewrite the rulebook of Doom/Stoner Rock conventions which fully come into play on tracks such as: Diviner, Skeleton Girl, Swamp Water and Hive Mind.

There is a lot to take in with Replica Of Man as they don’t focus within one area of music but a multitude of different themes and genres where melody and composition is their main weapon of choice with their spellbinding arsenal of freaky HEAVY GROOVES.

Replica Of Man has fabulous production values that allows this album to be super freaky and having a euphoric style of 1970’s Hard Rock attitude whilst having the power to play something aggressively modern at the same time.

Melt have delivered the goods with this release and I’m hoping the band will build up more momentum and attention within the Doom/Stoner Rock scene in the near future.

Words by Steve Howe

Links:

Facebook | BandCamp | Instagram | Twitter