The Bootlicker

The Bootlicker
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
RecordedJanuary 1999
GenreSludge metal
Length39:59
LabelIpecac[1]
ProducerMelvins, Tim Green
Melvins chronology
The Maggot
(1999)
The Bootlicker
(1999)
The Crybaby
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

The Bootlicker is the eleventh studio album by the Melvins, released in 1999 through Ipecac Recordings.[4][5] The album is the second part of a trilogy preceded by The Maggot and followed by The Crybaby.[5][6] The trilogy was later released on vinyl by Ipecac (The Trilogy Vinyl, IPC-011, February 7, 2000).

  1. ^ "Ipecac Recordings - Melvins". ipecac.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. The Bootlicker at AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 700.
  4. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. November 20, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b "Not Quite Nirvana". Los Angeles Times. August 28, 1999. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Vivinetto, Gina. "The Melvins: Underground to stay". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 2, 2021.