Melvins
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Montesano, Washington, United States (1983 – present)
In the early days of their career their dark, heavy, oppressively slow sound made them innovators of genres like sludge, grunge, and doom metal. Melvins’ music is influenced by Flipper, Black Flag’s My War-era hardcore punk and Black Sabbath-style heavy metal, but their idiosyncratic approach, bizarre sense of humor, and experimentation make neat categorization difficult. Singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne (aka “King Buzzo”) and drummer Dale Crover are constant members while several bass guitarists have cycled through the group. Melvins usually performed as a trio until 2006 when two members of Big Business became permanent members of the band.
The band was named after a grocery clerk at the Thriftway in Montesano, Washington where Osborne was employed. Melvin was the most-hated fellow employee and the band felt it to be an appropriate name. Like SF noisenik predecessors Flipper, their love of slow tempos and sludgy sound were a strong influence on grunge music, especially Nirvana and many other bands from Seattle. Their protegés, however, tended to use more conventional musical structures with this sound.
Featured Tracks
| Electric Flower (J Phlip Remix) | 6:42 |
| Electric Flower (Doorly Remix) | 5:52 |
| Electric Flower (Lovelock Remix) | 6:41 |
| Electric Flower (MRK 1 Remix) | 5:37 |
| Electric Flower | 3:27 |
| FULL TRACK Dies Irae | 4:36 |
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Houdini
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Stoner Witch
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Bullhead
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Nude With Boots
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Videos
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Events
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May
30
Melvins
Moho Live, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Primavera Sound 2012
Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona, Spain
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Water Street Music Hall, Rochester NY, United States
2 going
News
New Box Set
12 May 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/themelvins
- New Box Set 12 May 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/themelvins
- New Box Set 12 May 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/themelvins
- Shrinebuilder US & Euro dates 3 Mar 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/themelvins
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