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- Origin: Montesano, Washington
- Currently based in San Francisco, California
- Years active: 1982–present
- Record Label: Ipecac Records
- Dale Crover was the original drummer for Nirvana
- Original bass player was Matt Lukin of Mudhoney
- Named after a supervisor at the Thriftway store where Buzz was employed
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The Melvins are a punk band from San Francisco, California who have been making music since the late 1980's.
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Early Years
The Melvins music has been rooted in punk and Sabbath-style heaviness since they formed in 1982. They released several albums and EP's independently until 1993.Atlantic Records
The Melvins signed with Atlantic Records and released their first major label album, Houdini in 1993. The group released two more albums on Atlantic before they were dropped in 1997.Amphetamine Reptile/Ipecac
After being dropped by Atlantic the Melvins released their next album, 1997's Honky, on Amphetamine Reptile. In 1999 the band signed to Mike Patton's Ipecac Records. Since then, they have released seven album.Current Lineup
They have experienced numerous line-up changes over the years. Main song-writers Buzz Osborne a.k.a. King Buzzo and Dale Crover have remained a constant since 1984. The current line-up consists of Osbourne and Crover along with drummer Coady Willis and bassist Jared Warren of the band Big Business.-
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The Melvins Questions
Why did the D-Backs fire Bob Melvin? 1 AnswerESPN.com explained that the D-Backs wanted to "get the most out of their talented core of young players." When they fired Melvin, the team just wasn't doing ver... read more
Bob Melvin will be fired tonight. Do you think that was necessary? Any opinions? 1 Answer4 years is enough time to build a team. If you don't show results your out. So yea it was probably necessary for only to show that the team is serious about c... read more -
The Melvins are a punk band from San Francisco, California who have been making music since the late 1980's.
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Fast Facts
- Origin: Montesano, Washington
- Currently based in San Francisco, California
- Years active: 1982–present
- Record Label: Ipecac Records
- Dale Crover was the original drummer for Nirvana
- Original bass player was Matt Lukin of Mudhoney
- Named after a supervisor at the Thriftway store where Buzz was employed
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Early Years
</small> The Melvins music has been rooted in punk and Sabbath-style heaviness since they formed in 1982. They released several albums and EP's independently until 1993.Atlantic Records
</small> The Melvins signed with Atlantic Records and released their first major label album, Houdini in 1993. The group released two more albums on Atlantic before they were dropped in 1997.Amphetamine Reptile/Ipecac
</small> After being dropped by Atlantic the Melvins released their next album, 1997's Honky, on Amphetamine Reptile. In 1999 the band signed to Mike Patton's Ipecac Records. Since then, they have released seven album.Current Lineup
</small> They have experienced numerous line-up changes over the years. Main song-writers Buzz Osborne a.k.a. King Buzzo and Dale Crover have remained a constant since 1984. The current line-up consists of Osbourne and Crover along with drummer Coady Willis and bassist Jared Warren of the band Big Business. </note>-
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Melvins Headed To Europe Later This Month: The Melvins are heading to Europe beginning later this month, dates .. http://bit.ly/4BJSCR
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One of my favorite bands. I saw them open for the Melvins two summers ago. Pretty much the best show ever. ♫ http://blip.fm/~gpmpo
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So many different kinds of win - Mastodon cover the Melvins 'the Bit" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUIWuzaDV68
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