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Melvins

BAND PROFILE est. 1983

Melvins

United States

GrungeSludge MetalAlternative RockExperimental RockStoner RockNoise Rock

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BIOGRAPHY

Melvins are an American rock band formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington. Known for combining heavy, slow riffs with experimental and eclectic songwriting, the band has been credited as pioneers of sludge metal, and a key influence in the development of alternative metal and grunge. Since 1984, vocalist/guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's only constant members. Primarily a trio, they have also performed as a quartet, with either two drummers or two bassists, and have been credited for their prolific output, having released over 25 studio albums.

Biography summary from English Wikipedia, photograph via Wikimedia Commons.

CAREER TIMELINE
1983The band forms.CAREER
1987Releases a first studio album, Gluey Porch Treatments.CAREER
1991Releases Bullhead.CAREER
1993Releases Houdini.CAREER
1994Releases Stoner Witch.CAREER
1997Releases Honky.CAREER
1999Releases The Maggot.CAREER
2001Releases Electroretard.CAREER
2004Releases Never Breathe What You Can’t See.CAREER
2005Releases Mangled Demos From 1983.CAREER
2006Releases (A) Senile Animal.CAREER
2008Releases Nude With Boots.CAREER
2010Releases The Bride Screamed Murder.CAREER
2013Releases Everybody Loves Sausages.CAREER
2014Releases Hold It In.CAREER
2016Releases Three Men and a Baby.CAREER
2021Releases Five Legged Dog.CAREER
2022Releases Bad Mood Rising.CAREER
2023Releases The Devil You Knew, the Devil You Know.CAREER
2024Releases Tarantula Heart.CAREER
2025Releases Savage Imperial Death March.CAREER
MEMBERS
— Buzz Osborne CURRENT MEMBER
DISCOGRAPHY
1986 Melvins EP
1987 Gluey Porch Treatments ALBUM
1989 Ozma / Gluey Porch Treatments COMPILATION
1989 Ozma ALBUM
1991 Eggnog EP

Discography via MusicBrainz.

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