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- Melvins abstract "Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne (also known as King Buzzo) and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's ongoing 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.Melvins' music is influenced by Black Flag's mix of punk and metal on their album My War, and other slow punk acts like Swans, Flipper and Wipers, but also by some hard rock and metal bands such as Kiss and Alice Cooper; however, their idiosyncratic approach, bizarre sense of humor, and experimentation make neat categorization difficult. Buzzo has also stated that his guitar playing is more influenced by Black Flag than Black Sabbath, with whom they are often compared.They often favor very slow tempos, and their sludgy sound was a strong influence on grunge music, especially Nirvana, Soundgarden, Green River, and many other bands from Seattle. These bands, however, tended to use more conventional musical structures with this sound. Melvins have also influenced many bands outside the Seattle grunge scene, including Tool (who are personal friends with the band), Boris (who took their name from the title of a Melvins song), Mastodon, Neurosis, Eyehategod, and Isis.".
- Melvins activeYearsStartYear "1983".
- Melvins associatedBand Altamont_(band).
- Melvins associatedBand Big_Business_(band).
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- Melvins associatedBand Lustmord.
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- Melvins associatedBand Nirvana_(band).
- Melvins associatedBand Tool_(band).
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- Melvins associatedMusicalArtist Jello_Biafra.
- Melvins associatedMusicalArtist Lustmord.
- Melvins associatedMusicalArtist Men_of_Porn.
- Melvins associatedMusicalArtist Nirvana_(band).
- Melvins associatedMusicalArtist Tool_(band).
- Melvins background "group_or_band".
- Melvins bandMember Buzz_Osborne.
- Melvins bandMember Coady_Willis.
- Melvins bandMember Dale_Crover.
- Melvins bandMember Jared_Warren.
- Melvins formerBandMember Joe_Preston_(bassist).
- Melvins formerBandMember Kevin_Rutmanis.
- Melvins formerBandMember Lori_Black.
- Melvins formerBandMember Mark_Deutrom.
- Melvins formerBandMember Matt_Lukin.
- Melvins formerBandMember Mike_Dillard.
- Melvins genre Alternative_metal.
- Melvins genre Doom_metal.
- Melvins genre Experimental_rock.
- Melvins genre Grunge.
- Melvins genre Sludge_metal.
- Melvins hometown Montesano,_Washington.
- Melvins recordLabel Alchemy_Records_(U.S.).
- Melvins recordLabel Alternative_Tentacles.
- Melvins recordLabel Amphetamine_Reptile_Records.
- Melvins recordLabel Atlantic_Records.
- Melvins recordLabel Boner_Records.
- Melvins recordLabel Z_Records.
- Melvins recordLabel Ipecac_Recordings.
- Melvins recordLabel Man's_Ruin_Records.
- Melvins recordLabel Slap-a-Ham_Records.
- Melvins recordLabel Your_Choice_Records.
- Melvins thumbnail Melvins_live_20061013.jpg?width=300.
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- Melvins associatedActs Altamont_(band).
- Melvins associatedActs Big_Business_(band).
- Melvins associatedActs Cows_(band).
- Melvins associatedActs Fantômas_(band).
- Melvins associatedActs Fecal_Matter_(band).
- Melvins associatedActs Jello_Biafra.
- Melvins associatedActs Lustmord.
- Melvins associatedActs Men_of_Porn.
- Melvins associatedActs Nirvana_(band).
- Melvins associatedActs Tool_(band).
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- Melvins caption "Melvins live in October 2006 — pictured are Buzz Osborne, Coady Willis, Dale Crover and Jared Warren.".
- Melvins currentMembers Buzz_Osborne.
- Melvins currentMembers Coady_Willis.
- Melvins currentMembers Dale_Crover.
- Melvins currentMembers Jared_Warren.
- Melvins genre Alternative_metal.
- Melvins genre Doom_metal.
- Melvins genre Experimental_rock.
- Melvins genre Grunge.
- Melvins genre Sludge_metal.
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- Melvins label Alchemy_Records_(U.S.).
- Melvins label Alternative_Tentacles.
- Melvins label Amphetamine_Reptile_Records.
- Melvins label Atlantic_Records.
- Melvins label Boner_Records.
- Melvins label Z_Records.
- Melvins label Ipecac_Recordings.
- Melvins label Man's_Ruin_Records.
- Melvins label Slap-a-Ham_Records.
- Melvins label Your_Choice_Records.
- Melvins landscape "Yes".
- Melvins name "Melvins".
- Melvins origin "Montesano, Washington, United States".
- Melvins pastMembers Joe_Preston_(bassist).