Melvins
| a.k.a. | The Melvins, Snivlem, (The) Melvins, The Melvins! |
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| Country | United States |
| Formed | 1983, Montesano, Washington, United States |
| Currently | Hollywood, California, United States |
| Genres | Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Drone Metal, Stoner Rock, Experimental Rock, Grunge |
| Labels | Ipecac Recordings, Amphetamine Reptile Records, Atlantic Records, Boner, Sub Pop Records |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Website | http://www.melvins.com/ |
Line-up (members)
- Buzz Osborne : Guitars, Vocals (1983-present)
- Dale Crover : Drums (1984-present)
- Jeff Pinkus : Bass, Backing Vocals (2013-2015, 2018-present)
- Steven McDonald : Bass (2015-present)
Former members
- Dale Nixon : Drums (1992)
- Mike Patton : Vocals (2002)
- Matt Lukin : Bass (1983-1988)
- Mike Dillard : Drums (1983-1984, 2012-2013)
- Lori "Lorax" Black : Bass (1987-1991, 1992-1993)
- Tom Flynn : Bass (1990)
- Joe Preston : Bass (1991-1992)
- Dave Sahijdak : Bass (1993)
- Billy Anderson : Bass (1993-?)
- Mark Deutrom : Bass (1993-1998)
- Kevin Rutmanis : Bass (1998-2005)
- Dave Lombardo : Drums, Backing Vocals (2002)
- Dave Scott Stone : Bass (2004-?)
- Jello Biafra : Vocals (2004-2005, 2008)
- Trevor Dunn : Bass (2005-2009)
- Jared Warren : Bass, Backing Vocals (2006-2016)
- Coady Willis : Drums, Backing Vocals (2006-2016)
- Paul Leary : Guitars (2014-2015)
Melvins Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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| Six Songs (1986) |  |
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EP | 1986 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Gluey Porch Treatments (1987) | |
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Studio | 1987 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Oven / Revulsion (1987) | Single | 1987 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Outtakes from 1st 7" 1986 (1989) | |
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EP | 1989 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Ozma (1989) | |
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Studio | 1989 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Love Canal / Someday (1990) | Single | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands (1990) | Single | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Your Blessened (1990) | Single | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Yuthanagia (1990) | Single | 1990 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Your Choice Live Series 012 (1991) | |
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Live | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eggnog (1991) | |
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EP | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 Songs (1991) | |
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Compilation | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Bullhead (1991) | |
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Studio | 1991-05-03 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Nirvana / Melvins (1991) | |
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Split | 1991-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Lysol (1992) | |
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Studio | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Houdini Demos (1992) | Demo | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Night Goat (1992) | Single | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dale Crover (1992) | |
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EP | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Preston (1992) | |
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EP | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salad of a Thousand Delights (1992) | |
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Video | 1992 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| King Buzzo (1992) | |
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EP | 1992-07-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Melvins (1993) | Demo | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hooch / Sky Pup (1993) | Single | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sawed Off (1993) | Single | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Houdini (1993) | |
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Studio | 1993-09-21 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Hag Me (1994) | Single | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lizzy (1994) | Single | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Queen (1994) | Single | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Revolve (1994) | Single | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Prick (1994) | |
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Studio | 1994-08-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Stoner Witch (1994) | |
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Studio | 1994-10-18 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Live Tora Tora Tora Tour (1995) | |
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Live | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bar-X-the Rocking M (1996) | Single | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lexicon Devil / Pigtro (1996) | Single | 1996-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| In the Rain / Spread Eagle (1996) | Single | 1996-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Leech / Queen (1996) | Single | 1996-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Way of the World / Theme (1996) | Single | 1996-04 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| It's Shoved / Forgotten Principles (1996) | Single | 1996-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| GGIIBBYY / Theresa Screams (1996) | Single | 1996-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Poison / Double Troubled (1996) | Single | 1996-07 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stag (1996) | |
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Studio | 1996-07-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Specimen / All at Once (1996) | Single | 1996-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Interstellar Overdrive (1996) | Single | 1996-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jacksonville / Dallas (1996) | Single | 1996-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Bloat / Fast Forward (1996) | Single | 1996-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nasty Dog and Funky Kings / HDYF (1996) | Single | 1996-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cemetery Gates (Demon Knight Edit) (1996) | |
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Split | 1996-11-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| How-++-Harry Lauders Walking Stick Tree / Zodiac (1996) | |
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Split | 1996-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barbaraal (1997) | Single | 1997 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Bit (1997) | Single | 1997 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Untitled (1997) | Single | 1997 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Singles 1-12 (1997) | |
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Compilation | 1997 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Honky (1997) | |
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Studio | 1997-05-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Alive at the Fucker Club (1998) | |
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Live | 1998 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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The Maggot (1999) | |
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Studio | 1999-05-18 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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The Bootlicker (1999) | |
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Studio | 1999-08-24 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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The Crybaby (2000) | |
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Studio | 2000-02-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| The Trilogy (2000) | |
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Compilation | 2000-11-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Live at Slim's (2000) | |
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Live | 2000-12-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Electroretard (2001) | |
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Studio | 2001-02-06 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Colossus of Destiny (2001) | |
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Live | 2001-04-16 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shit Sandwich (2001) | Single | 2001-10-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Millennium Monsterwork (2002) | |
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Live | 2002-04-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Hostile Ambient Takeover (2002) | |
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Studio | 2002-04-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Black Stooges / Foaming (Fast version) (2003) | Single | 2003-01-23 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dr. Geek / Return of Spiders (2003) | Single | 2003-01-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Little Judas Chongo / Jerkin' Krokus (2003) | Single | 2003-02-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Fool, the Meddling Idiot / Promise Me (2003) | Single | 2003-02-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brain Center at Whipples / Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (2003) | Single | 2003-02-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Foaming / Arny (2003) | Single | 2003-02-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Anti-Vermin Seed (2003) | Single | 2003-03-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 26 Songs (2003) | |
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Compilation | 2003-03-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Melvinmania: the Best of the Atlantic Years 1993-1996 (2003) | |
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Compilation | 2003-09-16 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Revolve (2003) | Single | 2003-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Message Saved / Thank You! (2004) | Single | 2004-03-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Neither Here nor There (2004) | |
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Compilation | 2004-03-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Pigs of the Roman Empire (2004) | |
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Studio | 2004-08-24 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Never Breathe What You Can't See (2004) | |
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Studio | 2004-10-19 | 85 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mangled Demos from 1983 (2005) | |
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Compilation | 2005-05-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Sieg Howdy (2005) | |
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Studio | 2005-09-27 | 70 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pigskin / Starve Already (2006) | Single | 2006-03-24 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A Live History of Gluttony and Lust (2006) | |
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Live | 2006-05-16 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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(A) Senile Animal (2006) | |
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Studio | 2006-10-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Smash the State (2007) | |
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EP | 2007-08-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Making Love Demos (2007) | |
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Compilation | 2007-10-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The End (2008) | |
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Live | 2008-01-14 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Nude with Boots (2008) | |
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Studio | 2008-07-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Melvins vs Minneapolis (2008) | |
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Live | 2008-08-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kentish Town Forum - London 1st May 2006 (2008) | |
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Video | 2008-08-26 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Star Spangled Banner / Detroit Rock City (2008) | Single | 2008-12-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pick Your Battles (2009) | |
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Live | 2009-04-07 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Chicken Switch (2009) | |
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Studio | 2009-09-29 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Sludge Glamorous (2010) | |
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EP | 2010-02-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Box Set (2010) | |
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Boxed set | 2010-05-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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The Bride Screamed Murder (2010) | |
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Studio | 2010-06-01 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Melvins / Isis (2010) | |
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Split | 2010-06-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hurray for Me Fuk You (2010) | Single | 2010-08-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Electric Flower (2010) | |
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EP | 2010-09-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sugar Daddy Live (2011) | |
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Live | 2011-05-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Endless Residency (2011) | |
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Boxed set | 2011-06-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sugar Daddy Live Split Series 2 (2012) | |
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Split | 2012-02-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sugar Daddy Live Split Series 1 (2012) | |
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Split | 2012-02-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Bulls & the Bees (2012) | |
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EP | 2012-03-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Amphetamine Reptile Records Cage Match (2012) | |
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Split | 2012-03-18 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sugar Daddy Live Split Series 3 (2012) | |
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Split | 2012-04-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Freak Puke (2012) | |
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Studio | 2012-06-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 (2012) | |
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EP | 2012-08-22 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sugar Daddy Live Split Series 5 (2012) | |
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Split | 2012-09-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sugar Daddy Live Split Series 6 (2012) | |
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Split | 2012-09-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Years Eve Ball Room Blitz (2012) | |
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Split | 2012-12-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sugar Daddy Live Split Series 7 (2013) | |
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Split | 2013-01-26 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Everybody Loves Sausages (2013) | |
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Studio | 2013-04-30 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| A Tribute to the Scientists (2013) | Single | 2013-07-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A Tribute to Venom (2013) | Single | 2013-07-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gaylord (2013) | Single | 2013-07-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sugar Daddy Live Split Series 9 (2013) | |
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Split | 2013-07-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Live at Third Man Records (2013) | |
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Live | 2013-09-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Fish Alive (2013) | Single | 2013-10-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A Tribute to the Kinks (2013) | Single | 2013-11-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Tres Cabrones (2013) | |
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Studio | 2013-11-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| A Tribute to Pop-O-Pies / Tales of Terror (2013) | Single | 2013-11-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 Invasion (2013) | |
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Split | 2013-11-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sugar Daddy Live Split Series 10 (2013) | |
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Split | 2013-12-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| I Told You I Was Crazy / Tie My Pecker to a Tree (2013) | Single | 2013-12-24 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A Tribute to David Bowie (2014) | Single | 2014-04-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A Tribute to Queen (2014) | Single | 2014-04-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sugar Daddy Live Split Series 12 (2014) | |
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Split | 2014-05-20 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sugar Daddy Live Split Series 11 (2014) | |
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Split | 2014-05-20 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Hold It In (2014) | |
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Studio | 2014-10-14 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Bride of Crankenstein (2014) | |
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EP | 2014-10-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chaos As Usual (2015) | |
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Split | 2015 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| A Tribute to the Jam (2015) | Single | 2015-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A Tribute to Throbbing Gristle (2015) | Single | 2015-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rebel Girl (2015) | Single | 2015-09-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| War Pussy (2016) | |
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EP | 2016-01-16 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Three Men and a Baby (2016) | |
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Studio | 2016-04-01 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) (2016) | |
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Split | 2016-04-16 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Basses Loaded (2016) | |
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Studio | 2016-06-03 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Euthanasia (2016) | Single | 2016-08-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| High Desert Overdose (2016) | |
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Split | 2016-12-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jam in the Van (2017) | Single | 2017-06-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steven McDonald (2017) | |
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EP | 2017-07-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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A Walk with Love & Death (2017) | |
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Studio | 2017-07-07 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Pinkus Abortion Technician (2018) | |
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Studio | 2018-04-20 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Sabbath (2018) | |
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EP | 2018-09-30 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Tarantula Heart (2024) | |
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Studio | 2024-04-19 | - | 0 | 0 |
Melvins Photos
Poster of "Joe Preston" album
Poster of "King Buzzo" album
Poster of "Dale Crover" album
Melvins Photos (3)
Additional notes
The Melvins are highly regarded as a huge influence upon the sludge and drone genres. The band's genre fluctuates from release to release, playing grunge, stoner rock, sludge, drone, hardcore influenced rock, or experimental pieces.
The band was named after a grocery clerk at the Thriftway in Montesano, Washington where Osborne served as clerk (and vandal). "Melvin" was the most-hated fellow employee and the band's members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name.
The band was named after a grocery clerk at the Thriftway in Montesano, Washington where Osborne served as clerk (and vandal). "Melvin" was the most-hated fellow employee and the band's members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name.
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