Today marks the release of a special new paperback edition of Butthole Surfers: What Does Regret Mean? — a mind-blowing, fully authorized visual history of the legendary band published by Melodic Virtue. Originally released in 2019, it’s full of never-before-seen photos, artwork, and other memorabilia from the viewpoint of their underground contemporaries. The reissue will also include a limited-run reproduction of the long out-of-print zine, Strange VD.

Butthole Surfers: What Does Regret Mean? features an introduction by Mickey Melchiondo (Ween) and exclusive interviews from Rob Zombie, Kim Thayil(Soundgarden), Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo(Sonic Youth), Eric Avery (Jane’s Addiction), Steven Drozd (The Flaming Lips), Al Jourgensen (Ministry), Nick Oliveri (Queens of the Stone Age), Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich (Pavement), Neko Case, Dale Crover (Melvins), Eric Wilson (Sublime), Henry Rollins, Daniel Johnston, Cris Kirkwood and Derrick Bostrom (Meat Puppets), Steven McDonald(Redd Kross), Berserker Blothar and Balsac The Jaws of Death (GWAR), David Yow (Jesus Lizard), and more.

For more than two decades, author Aaron Tanner has been creating unconventional design work for legendary acts. He has produced authorized books on the Butthole Surfers, The Residents, Ministry, and the Pixies. Prior to publishing, he was Ween’s resident designer for over 15 years and maintained a diverse client roster that included Pixies, Explosions in the Sky, Epitaph Records, Secretly Group, Temporary Residence Ltd., and pet celebs Lil BUB and Doug The Pug. A musician and life-long fan of music and the arts, Tanner has won numerous national awards and has been recognized by several prestigious international design publications.