The Melvins are a cult phenomena, an underground band in the truest sense of the word, doing exactly what they want to do, on their own terms, and inspiring tremendous fan loyalty in the process. Formed back in the early 80's, the duo of Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover have been there from the beginning, with the bass position changing hands every few years (two notable early bassists were Matt Lukin, founder of the grunge band Mudhoney, and Lori Black, daughter of none other than Shirley Temple). The Melvins style is unstructured, sludgy, twisted, punk-grunge (they were playing grunge well before it became a fad), with many songs twisting and turning and meandering with little regard for standard song structure. Lyrically they're out there too, as one could gather from a glance at the song titles from any one of their many albums. Most of their career has been spent on smaller indie labels, though at one time they were on a major label (Atlantic), who seemingly had no clue as to how to handle them. At this point of time there seems to be no slowing down for the band. Truly a unique entity in the world of rock music.

Osborne is also part of Fantômas, also featuring ex-Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton and Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo.

current lineup: Buzz Osbourne    guitars/vocals (Fantômas) Jared Warren    bass Dale Crover    drums Coady Willis    drums

former members: Matt Lukin    bass Lori Black (Lorax)    bass Joe Preston    bass (High On Fire) Mark Deutrom    bass Kevin Rutmanis    bass Brian Williams (Lustmord)    electronics (guest) (October 31) Jello Biafra    vocals (guest) (Lard)

10 Songs 1986 C/Z

	Track Listing: Easy As It Was Now A Limo Grinding Process #2 Pencil At A Crawl Disinvite Snake Appeal Show Off Your Red Hands Over From Underground Crayfish	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Matt Lukin Dale Crover

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Gluey Porch Treatments 1986 Alchemy

	Track Listing: Eye Flys Echo Head Don't Piece Me Heater Moves and Eyes Steve Instant Newman Influence Of Atmosphere Exact Paperbacks Happy Grey or Black Leech Glow God Big as a Mountain Heaviness of the Load Flex With You Bitten Into Sympathy Gluey Porch Treatments Clipping Roses As Was It Over From Under The Excriment	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Matt Lukin Dale Crover

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Ozma 1989 Boner

	Track Listing: Vile Oven At A Craw,l Let God Be Your Gardener Creepy Smell Kool Legged Green Honey Agonizer Raise A Paw Love Thing Ever Since My Accident Revulsio,n We Reach Dead Dressed Cranky Messiah Claude My Small Percent Shows Most Candy-O	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Lori Black (Lorax) Dale Crover

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Bullhead 1991 Boner

	Track Listing: Boris Anaconda Ligature It's Shoved Zodiac If I Had An Exorcism Your Blessened Cow	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Lori Black (Lorax) Dale Crover

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(EP) Eggnog 1991 Boner

	Track Listing: Wispy Antioxidote Hog Leg Charmicarmicat	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Lori Black (Lorax) Dale Crover

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(EP) Lysol 1992 Boner

	Track Listing: Hung Bunny Roman Dog Bird Sacrifice (Flipper) Second Coming (Alice Cooper) The Ballad of Dwight Fry(Alice Cooper) With Teeth	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Joe Preston Dale Crover

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Houdini 1993 Atlantic

	Track Listing: Hooch Night Goat Lizzy Going Blind Honey Bucket Hag Me Set Me Straight Sky Pup Joan Of Arc Teet Copache Pearl Bomb Spread Eagle Beagle	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Lori Black (Lorax) Dale Crover

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(EP) Prick 1994 Amph. Reptile

	Track Listing: How About Rickets Pick it n' Flick it Montreal Chief Ten Beers Underground Chalk People Punch the Lion Pure Digital Silence Larry Roll Another One	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Mark Deutrom Dale Crover

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Stoner Witch 1994 Atlantic

	Track Listing: Skweetis Queen Sweet Willy Rollbar Revolve Goose Freight Train Roadbull At the Stake Magic Pig Detective Shevil June Bug Lividity	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Mark Deutrom Dale Crover

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Stag 1996 Atlantic

	Track Listing: The Bit Hide Bar-X-The Rocking M Yacobs Lab The Bloat Tipping the Lion Black Bock Goggles Soup Buck Owens Sterilized Lacrimosa Skin Horse Captain Pungent Berthas Cottonmouth	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Mark Deutrom Dale Crover

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Honky 1997 Amph. Reptile

	Track Listing: They All Must Be Slaughtered Mombius Hibachi Lovely Butterfly Pitfalls in Serving Warrants Air Breather Deep in the Arms of Morphius Laughing With Lucifer At Satan's Sideshow HOW--++-- Harry Lauders Walking Stick Tree Grin In the Freaktose the Bugs are Dying	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Mark Deutrom Dale Crover

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Singles 1-12 1998 Amph. Reptile

	Track Listing: Lexicon Devil Pigtro In The Rain Spread Eagle Leech Queen Way Of The World Theme It's Shoved Forgotten Principles GGIIBBYY Theresa Screams Poison Double Troubled Specimen All At Once Jacksonville Dallas The Bloat Fast Forward Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings HDYF How-++-Harry Lauders Walking Stick Tree Zodiac	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Mark Deutrom Dale Crover

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Alive At The Fucker Club 1998 Amph. Reptile

	Track Listing: Boris It's Shoved Bar-X-The Rocking M Antioxidote The Bloat Lizzy Mombius Hibachi	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Mark Deutrom Dale Crover

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The Maggot 1999 Ipecac

	Track Listing: Amazon AMAZON We All Love JUDY Manky The Green Manalishi (with the two pronged crown) The Horn Bearer Judy See How Pretty See How Smart	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Kevin Rutmanis Dale Crover

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The Bootlicker 1999 Ipecac

	Track Listing: Toy Let It All Be Black Santa We We Up The Dumper Mary Lady Bobby Kins Jew Boy Flower Head Lone Rose Holding Now Prig	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Kevin Rutmanis Dale Crover

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The Crybaby 2000 Ipecac

	Track Listing: Smells Like Teen Spirit Blockbuster Ramblin' Man G.I. Joe Mine Is No Disgrace Spineless Divorced Dry Drunk Okie From Muskogee The Man With The Laughing Hand Is Dead Moon Pie	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Kevin Rutmanis Dale Crover

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Electroretard 2001 Man's Ruin

	Track Listing: Shit Storm Youth of America Gluey Porch Treatments Revolve Missing Lovely Butterflies Tipping the Lion Interstellar Overdrive	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Mark Deutrom Kevin Rutmanis Dale Crover

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Colossus Of Destiny (live) 2001 Ipecac

	Track Listing:	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Kevin Rutmanis Dale Crover

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Hostile Ambient Takeover 2002 Ipecac

	Track Listing: Untitled (short drum track) Black Stooges Dr. Geek Little Judas Chongo The Fool, The Meddling Idiot The Brain Center at Whipples Foaming, The Anti-Vermin Seed	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Kevin Rutmanis Dale Crover

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Pigs Of The Roman Empire 2004 Ipecac

	Track Listing: III The Bloated Pope Toadi Acceleratio Pigs of the Roman Empire Pink Bat Zzzz Best Safety Third Idolatrous Apostate Untitled & Hidden Track	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Kevin Rutmanis Dale Crover Lustmord

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Never Breathe What You Can't See 2004 Alternative Tentacles

	Track Listing: Plethysmograph McGruff The Crime Dog Yuppie Cadillac Islamic Bomb Enchanted Thoughtfist Caped Crusader The Lighter Side Of Global Terror Dawn Of The Locusts	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Kevin Rutmanis Dale Crover Jello Biafra

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Sieg Howdy 2005 Alternative Tentacles

	Track Listing: Halo of Flies The Lighter Side of Global Terrorism Lessons in What Not to Become Those Dumb Punk Kids (Will Buy Anything) Kali-Fornia Uber Alles 21st Century (live) Wholly Buy Bull Voted Off The Island Dawn of the Locusts (remix by dalek) Enchanted Thoughtfist (remix by Al Jourgensen) Caped Crusader (subway gas/hello kitty mix)	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Kevin Rutmanis Dale Crover Jello Biafra

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A Live History Of Gluttony And Lust 2006 Ipecac

	Track Listing: Pearl Bomb Hooch Night Goat Lizzie Going Blind Cop-Ache Set Me Straight/Och Sky Pup Joan Of Arc Joan Of Arc Honey Bucket Hag Me Spread Eagle Beagle	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Kevin Rutmanis Dale Crover

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(A) Senile Animal 2006 Ipecac

	Track Listing: The Talking Horse Blood Witch Civilized Worm A History of Drunks Rat Faced The Hawk You've Never Been Right A History of Bad Men The Mechanical Bride A Vast Filthy Prison	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Jared Warren Dale Crover Coady Willis

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The End 2008 Enterruption

	Track Listing:	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Jared Warren Dale Crover Coady Willis

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Nude With Boots 2008 Ipecac

	Track Listing: The Kicking Machine Billy Fish Dog Island Dies Iraea Suicide In Progress The Smiling Cobra Nude With Boots Flush The Stupid Creep The Savage Hippy It Tastes Better Than The Truth	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Jared Warren Dale Crover Coady Willis

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Melvins Vs Minneapolis 2008 Amph. Reptile

	Track Listing: Let It All Be Lovely Butterfly Manky Hooch Youth Of America Night Goat With Teeth Tipping The Lion Queen Promise Me Black Stooges The Fool The Meddeling Idiot Intro By David Scott Pigs Of The Roman Empire Amazon Amazon The Bloated Pope Let It Be All Hooch Black Stooges At The Stake Shevil Hung Bunny Roman Dog Bird	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Jared Warren Dale Crover Coady Willis

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Pick Your Battles 2009 Bifocal

	Track Listing: Koolegged Oven Cranky Messiah Raise a Paw Ever Since My Accident Green Honey Claude You're Blessened Nude With Boots The Kicking Machine Eye Flys Rat Faced Granny The Hawk You've Never Been Right Boris	Lineup: Buzz Osbourne Jared Warren Dale Crover Coady Willis

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Chicken Switch (remixes) 2009 Ipecac

	Track Listing: Washmachine Sk8tronics [Eye Yamatsuka] Emperor Twaddle Remix [Christoph Heemann] She Chokes Her Dying Breath and Does It In My Face [V/VM] AAHHH… [John Duncan] Linkshänder [Matmos] EggNog Trilogy: i) She’s Ivanhoe ii) Cancer iii) Inebriated [Lee Ranaldo] SNOW REM REM IBVZ [Merzbow] Prick Concrète/Revolution M [David Scott Stone] Queen (Electroclash Remix) [Panacea] The Silky Apple Butter of Youth [Sunroof!] 4th Floor Hellcopter [Kawabata Makoto] disp_tx_skel_mach_murx [Farmersmanual] Overgoat [Void Manes] Over from Under the Dog, Girl & Boy Treatment [RLW] Hard Revenge Milly Bloody Battle VS. The Melvins Ozmatized Gore Police (Feat: Cardopusher of the Five Deadly Venoms) [Speedranch]	Lineup:

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