Kevin Rutmanis

Kevin Rutmanis (born October 17, 1958) is an American bass guitarist. He is of Latvian descent. Before getting into music, he was a student teacher.[1] In late 1985, along with his younger brother Sandris Rutmanis, Thor Eisentrager, and then Jayhawks drummer Norm Rogers, he started the band The Cows.[2] After the dissolution of The Cows, Rutmanis was the bass guitar player for The Melvins from 1998 to 2005.[3][4] He was also the bass guitarist in the supergroup Tomahawk featuring Mike Patton.[5] Kevin played bass on Tomahawk's first two long play releases, titled Tomahawk[6] and Mit Gas,[7] and played for two world tours supporting those albums. He has recently recorded with Hepa-Titus.

Kevin Rutmanis
Born	October 17, 1958
Genres	Noise rock, experimental rock, alternative metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Bass guitar, slide bass
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Ipecac Recordings, Amphetamine Reptile Records
Associated acts	Melvins, Tomahawk, Cows, Hepa/Titus

Discography

Cows

• 1987 – Taint Pluribus Taint Unum
• 1989 – Daddy Has a Tail
• 1990 – Effete and Impudent Snobs
• 1991 – Peacetika
• 1992 – Cunning Stunts
• 1993 – Sexy Pee Story
• 1994 – Orphan's Tragedy
• 1996 – Whorn
• 1998 – Sorry in Pig Minor

Melvins

• 1999 – The Maggot
• 1999 – The Bootlicker
• 2000 – The Crybaby
• 2001 – Electroretard
• 2001 – Colossus of Destiny
• 2002 – Hostile Ambient Takeover
• 2004 – Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Lustmord)
• 2004 – Never Breathe What You Can't See (with Jello Biafra)
• 2005 – Sieg Howdy! (with Jello Biafra)
• 2013 – Everybody Loves Sausages (guest appearance)
• 2015 – "Dumb Numbers" Split Series
• 2016 – Three Men and a Baby (with Mike Kunka)

Tomahawk

• 2001 – Tomahawk
• 2003 – Mit Gas

Hepa/Titus

• 2011 - The Giving Brain
• 2012 - Follow Me
• 2014 - Gettin' It On
• 2016 - FM Warm Weather
• 2017 - Omega Pig
• 2018 - Champagne of Incest
• 2019 - Blue Fat Pussy

Teenage Larvae

• 1993 - Songs For Pigs
• 2017 - Omega Pig

References

1. "Weekly Random 2.10 Special Guest: Kevin Rutmanis from Hepa/Titus". Retrieved 26 June 2014.
2. Dougan, John. "Overview: The Cows". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Prato, Greg. "Biography: Melvins". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
4. "Melvins Part Ways With Bassist". Blabbermouth. June 23, 2005. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
5. Prato, Greg. "Biography: Tomahawk". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
6. Butler, Blake. "Review: Tomahawk". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
7. Carr, Daphne. "Review:Mit Gas". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2010.