| Melvins |
| Genre(s) |
| Doom/Stoner Metal/Punk Rock |
| Origin |
Formed in |
Current label |
Status |
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United States of America
(Aberdeen, Washington) |
1983 |
Ipecac |
Active |
| Current line-up | King Buzzo (Buzz Osborne) - Guitar, Vocals (Fantômas, Venomous Concept)
Dale Crover - Drums (Nirvana, Fecal Matter, Porn, Shrinebuilder, Fantômas)
Jared Warren - Bass (Big Business, Karp, The Whip)
Coady Willis - Drums (Big Business, Murder City Devils) | | Former/past member(s) |
Bass:
Mark Deutrom (Clown Alley, The Silent Treatment)
Lori Black (Lorax) (Clown Alley)
Joe Preston (High on Fire, Thrones, Earth (US), The Whip, C Average, Harvey Milk, Last Empire)
Matt Lukin (Mudhoney)
Dave Stone (Get Hustle)
Kevin Rutmanis (Tomahawk (US))
Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Trevor Dunn's Trio Convulsant, Electric Masada, Secret Chiefs 3, Mad Love, KoЯn (session))
Vocals:
Jello Biafra - on "Never Breathe What You Can't See" and "Sieg Howdy" (Dead Kennedys, Lard, Tumor Circus)
Mike Patton - on "Millenium Monsterwork" (Faith No More, Fantômas, Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk (US), Mondo Cane, General Patton vs The X-Ecutioners, Maldoror, The Dillinger Escape Plan, John Zorn, Kaada/Patton, Hemophiliac, House of Discipline, Moonraker, Christian Fennesz and Mike Patton, Patton & Rahzel, Weird Little Boy, Peeping Tom, Moonchild, Lovage)
Drums:
Mike Dillard | | Additional notes | The Melvins are highly regarded as a huge influence upon the sludge and drone genres. The band's genre fluctuates from release to release, playing grunge, stoner rock, drone rock, hardcore influenced rock, or experimental pieces.
The band was named after a grocery clerk at the Thriftway in Montesano, Washington where Osborne served as clerk (and vandal). "Melvin" was the most-hated fellow employee and the band's members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name.
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| eViL_dWeLlS | August 19th, 2002 |
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| Grimmig | November 3rd, 2009 | | Member options |
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