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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
Discography
41
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Houdini
1993 · 13 tracks
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
Everybody Loves Sausages
2013
Tres Cabrones
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
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Singles & EPs
31Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck
Single · 2026
Rip The God
Single · 2026
Victory of the Pyramids
Single · 2025
King of Rome
Single · 2025
Working The Ditch
Single · 2024
Allergic To Food
Single · 2024
Broken Pipe
Single · 2022
Lord of the Flies
EP · 2022
Broken Pipe EP
EP · 2022
Night Goat (Acoustic)
Single · 2021
The Great Good Place
Single · 2021
Caddy Daddy
Single · 2021
Sway (Acoustic)
Single · 2021
1 Fuck You
Single · 2021
Pitfalls in Serving Warrants (Acoustic)
Single · 2021
Revolve (Acoustic)
Single · 2021
I Fuck Around / Bouncing Rick
Single · 2020
Brian, The Horse-Faced Goon
Single · 2020
Rebel Girl feat. Teri Gender Bender
Single · 2019
Stop Moving to Florida
Single · 2018
Embrace the Rub
Single · 2018
Jam in the Van - Melvins
Single · 2017
What's Wrong With You? (Death)
Single · 2017
Christ Hammer (Death)
Single · 2017
War Pussy / Hideous Woman
Single · 2016
The Bulls & The Bees
EP · 2012
26 Songs
EP · 2003
King Buzzo
EP · 1992
Joe Preston
EP · 1992
Eggnog
EP · 1992
Dale Crover
EP · 1992
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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.
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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 to use more conventional musical structures with this sound. Melvins have also influenced many bands outside the Seattle grunge scene, including Tool (who are personal friends with the band), Boris (who took their name from the title of a Melvins song), Mastodon, Neurosis, Eyehategod, and Isis.
Melvins in brief
- How many Melvins releases are on Riffiter?
- 72 releases are catalogued, spanning 1986 to 2026.
- When was Melvins formed?
- Melvins formed in 1982, in Seattle, USA.
- What genre is Melvins?
- Melvins is catalogued under Sludge Metal.
- What is the most recent Melvins release on Riffiter?
- Tossing Coins Into The Fountain Of Fuck, released in 2026.