Melvins with Redd Kross and Toshi Kasai at Trees

The Melvins are an American rock band formed in 1983, in Montesano, Washington. Their early work was key to the development of both grunge and sludge metal. They have mostly performed as a trio, as well as a quartet with either two drummers/bassists in recent years. Since 1984, vocalist and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been constant members. The band was named after a supervisor at a Thriftway in Montesano, Washington, where Osborne also worked as a clerk; “Melvin” was disliked by other employees, and the band’s members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name. The band released Pinkus Abortion Technician in April 2018.[30] The album features dual bassists, Melvins’ regular bass player Steven McDonald as well as Butthole Surfers’ Jeff Pinkus. The title of the album resembles the Butthole Surfers album Locust Abortion Technician, and the album features a cover of the Butthole Surfers tune Graveyard, which can be found on the aforementioned disc.

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