Editing Melvins (section)

===Later period and collaboration albums (2004–2010)===
[[File:King buzzo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Frontman Buzz Osborne performing in 2006]]
In 2004, Melvins collaborated with ambient artist [[Lustmord]] for ''[[Pigs of the Roman Empire (album)|Pigs of the Roman Empire]]'' and with [[Dead Kennedys]] singer [[Jello Biafra]] for ''[[Never Breathe What You Can't See]]'' and  ''[[Sieg Howdy!]]'' released in 2004 and 2005 respectively. ''[[Never Breathe What You Can't See]]'' was supported by a mini-tour with [[Jello Biafra]] and [[Adam Jones (musician)|Adam Jones]] from [[Tool (band)|Tool]]. A planned European tour was canceled in early October 2004 reportedly due to unknown complications involving Rutmanis. Following the tour cancellation, Melvins finished the year playing a few shows with [[David Scott Stone]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.protonicreversal.com/ep176-david-scott-stone-lcd-soundsystem-melvins-unwound-slug-get-hustle-etc/ |title=Protonic Reversal Ep176: David Scott Stone (LCD Soundsystem, Melvins, Unwound, Slug, Get Hustle, etc.) |date=June 2, 2020 |publisher=protonicreversal.com |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>  supporting the work of filmmaker Cameron Jamie in Europe and the United States.

When asked about Rutmanis and the canceled portion of the tour. Osborne and Crover stated that Rutmanis had "disappeared". Fans feared that Rutmanis had departed like so many bassists before him; however, Rutmanis returned temporarily in early 2005. In June 2005, Rutmanis officially left the band.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.protonicreversal.com/ep144-kevin-rutmanis-hepa-titus-the-cows-melvins-tomahawk/  |title=Protonic Reversal Ep144: Kevin Rutmanis (hepa.titus, The Cows, Melvins, Tomahawk) |date=January 31, 2020 |publisher=protonicreversal.com |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> When Melvins toured with Jello Biafra in October and November 2005, [[David Scott Stone]] filled in on bass for both sets. David Scott Stone did not leave the live lineup on good terms, waiting until 9 days before a tour to back out and saying in an interview: "It was unprofessional and a betrayal of a friendship," <ref name="auto"/>

In early 2006, Crover confirmed rumors of both members of the bass-drums duo [[Big Business (band)|Big Business]] joining the Melvins. Commenting on adding another drummer, Crover said this about Big Business drummer [[Coady Willis]]: "He's left-handed, so we want to do this 'mirror image' type of thing. We've kind of fused our two drum sets together, and we're going to try and do some crazy thing with it. We're sharing these big toms in between us."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.radioneutron.com/2020/04/14/ep155-dale-crover-melvins/ |title=Protonic Reversal Ep155: Dale Crover (Melvins) |newspaper=Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal |date=April 14, 2020 |publisher=protonicreversal.com |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.protonicreversal.com/ep144-kevin-rutmanis-hepa-titus-the-cows-melvins-tomahawk/ |title=Protonic Reversal Ep132: Coady Willis (Big Business, Murder City Devils, Melvins) |date=April 21, 2019 |publisher=protonicreversal.com |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>

The band toured the U.S. in the fall of 2006 in support of their album, ''[[(A) Senile Animal]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=55257 |title=Blabbermouth article on the release of ''(A) Senile Animal'' |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223014927/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=55257 |archive-date=December 23, 2008  }}</ref> The Melvins also toured briefly the United Kingdom in mid-December 2006. Two new songs entitled "Suicide in Progress" and "Billy Fish" were played during the 2007 tour, and appear on their next album ''[[Nude With Boots]]''.

On June 16 and 17, 2008, a lineup of Osborne, original drummer Mike Dillard, and Dale Crover (playing bass) played two shows at the [[Great American Music Hall]] in San Francisco in honor of [[Jello Biafra]]'s 50th birthday. Both sets were composed of songs from The Mangled Demos, a collection of early material released on the [[Alternative Tentacles]] record label in 2005.<ref name="ATBiafra">{{cite web | url=http://www.alternativetentacles.com/page.php?page=biafra50 | title=Biafra Five–O | publisher=Alternative Tentacles | access-date=August 23, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403121541/http://www.alternativetentacles.com/page.php?page=biafra50 | archive-date=April 3, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="AllMusicMangled">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mangled-demos-from-1983-mw0000208795/releases | title=Mangled Demos from 1983 | website=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=August 23, 2012}}</ref>

In July 2008, their new album entitled ''[[Nude with Boots]]'' was released.  In December 2008, along with Mike Patton, the Melvins co-curated an edition of the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] Nightmare Before Christmas festival. They chose half of the lineup and also performed themselves.

The long rumored (since 2003) remix CD ''[[Chicken Switch]]'' was released on September 29, 2009, via [[Ipecac Recordings]]. Unlike usual remix CDs where the remixer is given a single track to work with, for ''Chicken Switch'' each remixer was given a full album to work with and pull from to create their track. Melvins joined with New Orleans' super group [[Down (band)|Down]] and [[Weedeater (band)|Weedeater]] for a North American tour in the summer and fall of 2009. Melvins released their follow up to ''Nude with Boots'', entitled ''[[The Bride Screamed Murder]]'', on June 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136333 |title=MELVINS To Release 'The Bride Screamed Murder' In June |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070510/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136333 |archive-date=June 6, 2011  }}</ref>