" Pig Destroyer is inspired by thrash metal, such as Dark Angel and Slayer, the sludge metal of The Melvins, and grindcore practiced by Brutal Truth, while Agoraphobic Nosebleed takes cues from thrashcore and powerviolence, like D. R. I.

Early in the decade, several bands from the Southern United States ( particularly New Orleans with its metal scene ) such as Eyehategod, Acid Bath, Soilent Green, Corrosion of Conformity and Down, influenced by the Melvins, mixed Black Sabbath style metal, hardcore punk and Southern rock to give shape to what would be known as sludge metal.

After a break from 1990 to 1995, Garrett returned to acting and singing, appearing in the 1995 low-budget horror film Dominion, touring with The Melvins and recording vocals for their cover of " Smells Like Teen Spirit " on The Crybaby ( 2000 ).

While the style was anticipated by the Melvins from Washington, many of its earliest pioneers were from the city of New Orleans.

Perhaps the most significant influence was Melvins, a band from the state of Washington.

Although " Rabbits ' Revenge " from ØØ Void is often thought to be a cover of The Melvins ' " Hung Bunny ," it is actually a reworking of an earlier Melvins track.

Kevin Sharp released an album with Venomous Concept in 2004, a hardcore punk band featuring members from The Melvins and Napalm Death.

Melvins recruited Crover on drums in 1984 from out of an Iron Maiden cover band, following ( original drummer ) Mike Dillard's departure.

Drone metal music blends elements from a variety of musical influences, including rock / metal artists such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Celtic Frost, Flower Travellin ' Band, Melvins, Swans, and Skullflower and minimalist composers such as Phill Niblock, Charlemagne Palestine, La Monte Young, and Tony Conrad.

Earth took inspiration from the sludge metal of Melvins and the minimalist music of La Monte Young, among other sources.

After the dissolution of The Cows, Rutmanis was the bass guitar player for The Melvins from 1998 to 2005.

The album featured contributions from Pat Smear and Dale Crover, the drummer for the Melvins.

includes interviews and performances from bands ( primarily oriented with the Sub Pop Records axis ) such as TAD, Mudhoney, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Coffin Break, The Gits, Love Battery, Flop, The Melvins, Mono Men, Supersuckers, Zipgun, Seaweed, Pearl Jam, 7 Year Bitch, Hovercraft, Gas Huffer and Fastbacks.

Numerous other musical artists have cited Fun House as their favorite album, including Joey Ramone, Mark E. Smith, Jack White, Nick Cave, Henry Rollins ( along with The Velvet Underground's White Light / White Heat ), Buzz Osborne from the Melvins, Aaron North, Maciej Cieślak from the Polish band Ścianka, and musician / engineer Steve Albini.

* " Boris ", song from The Melvins ' 1991 album Bullhead

" When Melvins founder Buzz Osborne asked a member of Green River why they never played the song, the reply was that the band thought it was too repetitive and was therefore dropped from their set.

In 1989 he returned to San Francisco to produce Ozma for the Melvins which now featured Lori Black, also from the band Clown Alley.

In the beginning the Melvins played The Who and Jimi Hendrix covers but began playing fast hardcore punk after Osborne was introduced to bands such as Black Flag, Flipper, and Millions of Dead Cops by a friend from out of state.

While with the Melvins, Lukin recorded Mangled Demos from 1983 ; Six Songs ( later repackaged as 8 Songs, 10 Songs and then 26 Songs ); and the band's first full-length album, Gluey Porch Treatments.

All is forgotten, however, when Kyle returns from Jewbilee camp and Stan goes back to his old ways, telling Kyle that he had to " spend the evening with these friggin ' Melvins ".

The Suicide Squeeze back catalog confirms no single scene or geographic collective of musicianship ; it represents a particular individual ’ s discerning, and cumulative aesthetic choices-his musical viewpoint, of course-as well as untold hours of creative effort from artists ( past and present ) such as The Aislers Set, Minus the Bear, Six Parts Seven, Iron & Wine, JEFF the Brotherhood, The Melvins, Les Savy Fav, The Black Keys, Black Mountain, Of Montreal, School of Seven Bells, and HEALTH …

The 1980s also saw the birth of the grunge genre, with the arrival of such bands as Soundgarden, Green River, Melvins, Screaming Trees, Malfunkshun, Skin Yard, The U-Men, Blood Circus, Nirvana, Tad, Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone and Alice in Chains ( who formed in 1987, but did not release their first album until three years later ).

Also, bands sometimes release eight-tracks as special releases ; for example, The Melvins released a limited-time, live eight-track album and Cheap Trick issued a limited edition version of their album The Latest on the format on June 23, 2009.

* Dave Grohl, credited as Dale Nixon by the Melvins on their 1992 album King Buzzo

The sludge metal band Melvins covered Promise Me in their album " 20th Anniversary Tour: Portland, OR.

Impressed by his work on The Melvins ' Stoner Witch album, the band hired producer Garth Richardson to record their next record, Shot, the following year.

Replicator started as a bay area Indie rock band of little distinction before finding their signature sound, often compared to bands such as Shellac, The Jesus Lizard, Steel Pole Bathtub and The Melvins.

Neon Hunk sited diverse influences including Black Sabbath, Melvins, Ruins, Rush, Blue Cheer, early Devo, and Kraftwerk, as well as musical contemporaries such as many of their Load Records peers and many other artists within the underground noise and punk community.

Along with Black Flag's My War ( 1984 ), their slowed-down, bass-driven, and heavily distorted style of punk is also considered a key forerunner to sludge metal and bands such as The Melvins.

The Melvins covered their song " Sacrifice " on their Lysol album.

Sludge Metal band Melvins named a song on their album Hostile Ambient Takeover after the episode.

The influence of the Melvins can be clearly felt on Nirvana's music, especially their early, Bleach-era work.

Eyehategod have noted Melvins, Carnivore, The Obsessed, Discharge, Black Flag, Corrosion of Conformity, Black Sabbath, Celtic Frost, Confessor and Saint Vitus as key influences to their sound.

They recruited Buzz Osborne of The Melvins on guitar and Napalm Death ’ s Danny Herrera on drums and recorded their debut Retroactive Abortion ( 2004 ) on Mike Patton ’ s Ipecac Recordings.

On this recording they further expanded their range of instrumentation with the addition of synthesizer and samples contributed by Joe Preston of The Melvins ; and theremin, played by producer Mike Lastra of Smegma.

The group never gained a mainstream audience, but were an influence on their contemporaries – most notably Soundgarden, Screaming Trees, The Melvins, and Green River – alongside whom they are considered the early pioneers of the sound that would later be called grunge.

Both " Second Coming " and " Ballad of Dwight Fry " were covered by alternative metal band The Melvins for their album Lysol.

The Men of Porn toured with the Melvins on their " Double-Drumming Rock for Peace " tour at the end of 2006.

In February, Fecal Matter disbanded and the Melvins recorded their debut EP.

Punk icon Jello Biafra & The Melvins covered the song " Halo of Flies " on their 2005 release Sieg Howdy!

The band then toured the US and Europe with a diverse assortment of acts including The Melvins, Girls Against Boys, Cibo Matto, The Jesus Lizard, They Might Be Giants, Morphine, Brainiac, and Primus before headlining their own US tour.