Crystal Fairy

Members of the Melvins (Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover), At The Drive-In (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez) and Le Butcherettes (Teri Gender Bender) have formed the roaring new rock group, Crystal Fairy.

"When the Melvins toured with Le Butcherettes, Teri would come out at the end of the set and do 'Rebel Girl' with us," explains drummer Crover. "It was almost always the highlight of the show! From doing that, we knew there was some chemistry between us that was worth exploring. We became close friends with both Teri and Omar on the tour and came up with the idea of starting a new band with them."

Speaking of 'Chiseler', their second single, Teri said, "It was so much fun to write this song with Buzz, Omar and Dale. It literally just came out like a flying saucer while we were working the parts out for 'Chiseler'. That same day we recorded everything. It was so impressive to see how well we all experiment with one another. While writing the lyrics for this one, I completely let my hand do the story telling... the unconscious is sometimes wiser than our premeditated thoughts."

"Omar caught up with us on the Melvins' tour because he's an admirer. Through the travels, the Melvins and Omar connected as well," added singer Teri Gender Bender. "Omar and I would fantasise loudly of hopefully being able to form a power together. Before we knew it, we were writing music in the studio (both in El Paso and L.A.) and birthed a magical little gem that I am extremely proud to be a part of."

"The Melvins have had many different line-ups, and we'll continue to mix things up but with Crystal Fairy, working with Teri and Omar, I know this was something different and deserved to have its own identity," added singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne.