The Melvins are a
sludge metal band that formed in Montesano, Washington, United States in 1983. The band currently consists of
Buzz Osborne (vocals, guitar), Steven Shane McDonald (bass), and
Dale Crover (drums). Osborne is the only remaining original member, although Crover has been a member since early in the band's career. In the early days of their career their dark, heavy, oppressively slow sound made them innovators of genres like
sludge,
grunge, and
doom metal. The Melvins' music is influenced by
Flipper,
Black Flag's
My War-era
hardcore punk and
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