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Professional ratings<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Aggregate scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Metacritic/Wve8EJFd">Metacritic</a></td><td>71/100</td></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AllMusic/Hb8cU8Fb">AllMusic</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Consequence_of_Sound/sAhwk7u7">Consequence of Sound</a></i></td><td>B−</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Pitchfork_Media/a5SkWa6I">Pitchfork</a></i></td><td>(5.5/10)</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/PopMatters/AJeW11gx">PopMatters</a></i></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Basses Loaded</i> is the 21st album by American rock band <a href="/facts/Melvins/rzT6S4lA">Melvins</a>, released on June 3, 2016, through Ipecac Recordings. It features earlier members, but not all of them, that has been a part of the Melvins over the previous decade, centered around the many <a href="/facts/Bass_guitar/lbeoAatH">bass guitar</a> players to have passed through the band. <a href="/facts/Steven_Shane_McDonald/BjIVGhcP">Steven Shane McDonald</a> of <a href="/facts/Redd_Kross/q6tMWvVM">Redd Kross</a> makes his debut with the Melvins, while <a href="/facts/Nirvana_(band)/LB38lBz8">Nirvana</a> co-founder <a href="/facts/Krist_Novoselic/JalCTSFb">Krist Novoselic</a> makes a guest appearance. </p><p>Nine songs from the album were previously released through <a href="/facts/Amphetamine_Reptile_Records/Gaq22Qux">Amphetamine Reptile Records</a> on two limited edition EPs (<i>Beer Hippy</i> and <i>War Pussy</i>) and in a split-release with <a href="/facts/Le_Butcherettes/yBxt3FQU">Le Butcherettes</a> (<i>Chaos as Usual</i>). A version of the song "Choco Plumbing" appeared on the <a href="/facts/Cartoon_Network/0rdGXMmw">Cartoon Network</a> program <a href="/facts/Uncle_Grandpa/YL9jfanW">Uncle Grandpa</a> in the episode "Uncle Melvins". </p>