Melvins is the experimental, underground side of heavy, metal-tinged noise rock,
which reached its peak at the dawn of the 1990s under the name grunge. Formed in
Montesano, Washington, in 1983, this emblematic sludge metal band has been led
since the early 1980s by guitarist/vocalist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale
Crover, present since Gluey Porch Treatments (debut album, 1987) and their most
famous album, Houdini (1993). The primary influence of Kurt Cobain and many
other rockers turned stars, Melvins have earned respect by standing up for
themselves in spite of fashions, and thr...