Gatta Morta featuring Melvins members release debut EP

Gatta Morta, a new band featuring members of Melvins, Butthole Surfers, Big Business, and Mr. Phylzzz, have officially arrived with their debut EP, Burn Witch Burn, available now via Amphetamine Reptile Records (get it here).

The quartet features Buzz Osborne (Melvins) on guitar/vocals, JD Pinkus (Butthole Surfers) on bass/vocals, Coady Willis (Big Business, Melvins) on drums/vocals, and Clinton Jacob (Mr. Phylzzz) on guitar/vocals.

Describing the band’s sound, Coady Willis says, “Gatta Morta wages asymmetrical psychedelic warfare in the name of romance.”

The four-track EP marks the first release from the newly formed group, blending heavy, riff-driven rock with warped psychedelic passages and the members’ unmistakable experimental edge.

Osborne explains how the project came together: “It’s always a good time for the world to embrace a new heavy/weird band. I had the idea for Gatta Morta while touring last fall. I realized I needed to start a band with these three. Seemed like a no brainer. Solidly weird rock music that needs to happen.”

Pinkus adds: “It’s been way too long since I got to write a heavy album from scratch with such high caliber players with such complimentary styles… and we’re just cat scratching the surface of what we got goin’ on!”

Rounding out the lineup, Clinton Jacob shared his excitement about joining the project: “I just had this feeling that one day we would work together. I 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% ready for it.”

Alongside the EP release, Gatta Morta have shared a visualizer for “Black Hall,” offering the first taste of the band’s heavy and unpredictable sound.

Stream “Black Hall” below:

Burn Witch Burn track listing:
1. Taco Bellboy
2. Victims of the Universe
3. Black Hall
4. Clear Smoke