Melvins

Melvins was founded in 1984 in Seattle as a Alternative Metal and Grunge Music group. For 1988, the band Nirvana and many other Seattle-area bands, the Melvins' sludge was inspirational; the younger bands took the Black Sabbath-styled heaviness of the Melvins, while adding an equally important pop song structure, which the group tended to lack. While all of their disciples became famous after Nirvana broke big in 1991 (including Mudhoney, who featured former Melvins bassist, Matt Lukin[?]), the Melvins only expanded their cult slightly. In addition to their Melvins activities, Buzz Osbourne[?] joined Mike Patton (and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo[?] and Mr. Bungle[?] bassist Trevor Dunn[?]) for the experimental outfit Fantômas, resulting in a pair of releases thus far (1999's Fantômas[?] debut and 2001's The Director's Cut[?]), while the Melvins' latest bassist, Kevin Rutmanis[?], joined Mike Patton in another side project, Tomahawk[?].

Melvins Discography

Year	Title	Label
1986	10 Songs[?]	C/Z Records[?]
1987	Gluey Porch Treatments[?]	Boner Records[?]
1989	Ozma[?]	Boner Records[?]
1991	Bullhead	Boner Records[?]
1991	Eggnog[?]	Boner Records[?]
1992	Melvins[?]	C/Z Records[?]
1992	Lysol[?]	Boner Records[?]
1992	Dale Crover[?]	Atlantic Records
1992	Joe Preston[?]	Boner Records[?]
1992	King Buzzo[?]	Boner Records[?]
1993	Houdini[?]	Boner Records[?]
1994	Prick[?]	Reptile Records[?]
1994	Stoner Witch[?]	Atlantic Records
1996	Stag[?]	Atlantic Records
1997	Honky[?]	Amphetamine Reptile Records
1999	Live At Club Fucker 1998[?]	Amphetamine Reptile Records
1999	The Maggot[?]	Ipecac Records[?]
1999	The Bootlicker[?]	Ipecac Records[?]
2000	The Crybaby[?]	Ipecac Records[?]
2001	Electroretard[?]	Man's Ruin Records[?]
2001	The Colossus Of Destiny[?]	Ipecac Records[?]
2002	Hostile Ambient Takeover[?]	Ipecac Records[?]