My Bloody Valentine releases first album in 22 years (video)

My Bloody Valentine has launched its first album since "Loveless," which came out 22 years ago, the Huffington Post reported.

The band released the album on their website on Saturday night, and the site promptly crashed under the burden of what must be an impressive amount of traffic.

Bandleader Kevin Shields first announced the new album in a November 2012 interview with NME. The new disc was supposed to be out by the end of the year, but was since delayed until Feb. 2. Employing a bit of guerilla marketing, the bandmade a simple announcement on their Facebook page in advance of the album's release: "We are preparing to go live with the new album/website this evening. We will make an announcement as soon as its up."

My Bloody Valentine's music defined the shoegazing genre and set the tone for indie music in the '90s.