With a career spanning 31 years, 30 albums, and more than 2000 live performances, this tour marks the first time that the monarch of metal has performed acoustically in such a unique and intimate setting.

Buzz Osborne is the frontman and founding member of Melvins, whose dark and sludgy sound influenced the works of many acclaimed grunge and metal bands including Nirvana, Soundgarden and Green River.

Last year, the band released their 19th studio album Tres Cabrones.

Osborne also picked up the guitar to join Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo and Trevor Dunn in experimental metal supergroup Fantomas, a band that allowed members the creative freedom to explore their influences - both in and outside of music.

Their debut and subsequent releases received heavy praise for their innovation, and their second album The Director's Cut climbed to No. 18 on the ARIA Albums Chart, with rave reviews.

King Buzzo's solo and acoustic debut This Machine Kills Artists has been a long time coming.

Osborne wrote most of the Melvins' songs on acoustic guitar before transferring to electric.

Across 17 tracks, This Machine Kills Artists uses no electric guitars, amplifiers or direct boxes, revealing a new side to the grunge progenitor and a rawness that shows his songwriting skill.

After a 38-show tour of the US, he will now bring This Machine Kills Artists to Australian audiences in a series of shows.

Make certain you're there for this rare opportunity to see a metal powerhouse like you've never seen him before.