| Pinkus Abortion Technician | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Melvins |
| Cover: | Pinkus_Abortion_Technician_(2018)_cover.jpg |
| Released: | April 20, 2018 |
| Studio: | Sound of Sirens Studio |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, Southern rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock |
| Length: | 37:05 |
| Label: | Ipecac |
| Producer: | Melvins |
| Prev Title: | A Walk with Love & Death |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Working with God |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
Pinkus Abortion Technician is the 23rd album by American rock band Melvins, released on April 20, 2018 through Ipecac Recordings. It features both "ongoing" bass player Steven McDonald and "occasional bottom ender" Jeff Pinkus,[1] who receives writing credit on four of the album's five original songs. The title is a direct reference to the Butthole Surfers album Locust Abortion Technician.
Pinkus Abortion Technician was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 69 based on 10 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 65 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.[2]