Melvins

Melvins is a band of grunge and metal sludge, originally from Seattle formed in 1983 in Aberdeen, Washington by Buzz Osborne (guitar, vocals), Matt Lukin (bass), Mike Dillard (drums, Dale Crover would join them later), and was the inspiration for what would later be called grunge.

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 have had a direct influence on bands like Nirvana and Mudhoney, as friends and members of the latter have been members and weight influence on the music of their bands.
Matt Lukin, Melvins founder member, when he left the band form in 1989 along with 2 former members of Green River (Mark Arm and Steve Turner) and a former member of Nirvana, Dan Peters, one of the fundamental groups of grunge, Mudhoney.

The Melvins sound has been influenced by Black Flag (punk side) and Black Sabbath (on the side heavy and oppressive). His approach in favor of metal sludge, the unique sense of humor and the experience of his music have played a bad commercial broadcasting, but the sound is slow and oppressive to strongly influence on grunge music, especially Nirvana and many other groups Seattle