
Artist
Melvins
Melvins is a sludge metal artist from Seattle, USA formed in 1982. 72 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Sludge Metal · Seattle, USA · Best sludge metal albums
- 72
- Releases
- 1986–2026
- Active years
- 1982
- Formed

Artist
Melvins is a sludge metal artist from Seattle, USA formed in 1982. 72 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Sludge Metal · Seattle, USA · Best sludge metal albums

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Houdini
1993

Stoner Witch
1994

Bullhead
1991

Stag
1996

Sieg Howdy!
2005

Never Breathe What You Can't See
2004

(A) Senile Animal
2006

Tarantula Heart
2024

Gluey Porch Treatments
1987

Freak Puke
2012

Pigs of the Roman Empire
2004

Hostile Ambient Takeover
2002

The Bootlicker
1999

The Bride Screamed Murder
2010

Nude With Boots
2008

The Crybaby
2000

The Maggot
1999

Five Legged Dog
2021

Savage Imperial Death March
2026

Thunderball
2025

At the Stake: Complete Atlantic Recordings 1993-1996
2024

Working With God
2021

Sugar Daddy Live
2018

Pinkus Abortion Technician
2018

A Walk With Love and Death
2017

Basses Loaded
2016

The Bulls & the Bees / Electroretard
2015

Hold It In
2014

Tres Cabrones
2013

Everybody Loves Sausages
2013

Chicken Switch
2009

Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
2006

Mangled Demos from 1983
2005
Electroretard
2001

Colossus of Destiny
2001
Honky
1997
Prick
1994
Lysol
1992

Ozma / Gluey Porch Treatments
1989
Ozma
1988
10 Songs
1986

Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck
Single · 2026

Rip The God
Single · 2026

Victory of the Pyramids
Single · 2025

King of Rome
Single · 2025

Allergic To Food
Single · 2024

Working The Ditch
Single · 2024

Broken Pipe EP
EP · 2022
Lord of the Flies
EP · 2022

Broken Pipe
Single · 2022

Sway (Acoustic)
Single · 2021

Pitfalls in Serving Warrants (Acoustic)
Single · 2021

The Great Good Place
Single · 2021

Night Goat (Acoustic)
Single · 2021

1 Fuck You
Single · 2021

Revolve (Acoustic)
Single · 2021

Caddy Daddy
Single · 2021

Brian, The Horse-Faced Goon
Single · 2020

I Fuck Around / Bouncing Rick
Single · 2020

Rebel Girl feat. Teri Gender Bender
Single · 2019

Embrace the Rub
Single · 2018

Stop Moving to Florida
Single · 2018

Jam in the Van - Melvins
Single · 2017

Christ Hammer (Death)
Single · 2017

What's Wrong With You? (Death)
Single · 2017

War Pussy / Hideous Woman
Single · 2016
The Bulls & The Bees
EP · 2012

26 Songs
EP · 2003

King Buzzo
EP · 1992

Dale Crover
EP · 1992

Joe Preston
EP · 1992

Eggnog
EP · 1992
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne (also known as King Buzzo) and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's ongoing members. The band was named after a supervisor at a Thriftway in Montesano, Washington, where Osborne also worked as a clerk. "Melvin" was despised by other employees, and the band's members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name. The Melvins' music is influenced by Black Flag's mix of punk and metal on their album My War, and other slow punk acts like Swans, Flipper and Wipers, but also by some hard rock and metal bands such as Kiss and Alice Cooper; however, their idiosyncratic approach, bizarre sense of humor, and experimentation make neat categorization difficult. Buzzo has also stated that his guitar playing is more influenced by Black Flag than Black Sabbath, with whom they are often compared. They often favor very slow tempos, and their sludgy sound was a strong influence on music, especially Nirvana, Soundgarden, Green River, and many other bands from Seattle. These bands, however, tended …