Biography
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Melvins
3 follower
Origin :
Montesano, Washington, United States
Genres :
Doom metal
Experimental rock
Alternative rock
Hardcore punk
Labels :
C/Z
Alchemy
Boner
Atlantic
Amphetamine Reptile
Man's Ruin
Ipecac
Your Choice
Alternative Tentacles
Slap A Ham
Years active :
1983–present
Members :
Buzz Osborne
Dale Crover
Steven Shane McDonald
Jeff Pinkus
Jared Warren
Coady Willis
Mike Dillard (Melvins 1983)
Trevor Dunn (Melvins Lite)
Past members :
Matt Lukin
Lori Black
Joe Preston
Mark Deutrom
Kevin Rutmanis
Website :
melvins
The Melvins are an American rock band that formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington. They have mostly performed as a trio, as well as a quartet with two drummers in recent years. Since 1984, vocalist and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been constant members. The band was named after a supervisor at a Thriftway in Montesano, Washington, where Osborne also worked as a clerk. "Melvin" was despised by other employees, and the band's members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name. Their early work was key to the development of both grunge and sludge metal.
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