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==Legacy== Melvins' sludgy sound was an influence on [[grunge]] music,<ref name=":0" /> including bands such as [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Soundgarden]], [[Green River (band)|Green River]], and many other bands from [[Seattle]].{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} They have also influenced artists outside the grunge scene, including [[Tool (band)|Tool]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=March_1997--Alternative_Press.html |title=Tool interview in Alternative Press from March 1997 |publisher=Toolshed.down.net |access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> Mike Patton of [[Mr. Bungle]] and [[Faith No More]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYztGgKhtaE| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/FYztGgKhtaE| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|title=Mike Patton guest programming "RAGE" (Intro segments) - March 2013 [Australia]|last=ngd138|date=April 4, 2013|access-date=November 27, 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Boris (band)|Boris]] (who took their name from the title of a Melvins song),<ref name="AMG-Boris">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/boris-p476294 |title=Boris |author=York, William |website=AllMusic |access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> [[Pig Destroyer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jul2007/pigdestroyer.aspx|title=Decibel Magazine|date=February 9, 2008|access-date=November 27, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209213359/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/jul2007/pigdestroyer.aspx|archive-date=February 9, 2008}}</ref> [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/helmets-page-hamilton-breaks-down-betty-track-by-track-20150217/overrated-20150217|title=Helmet's Page Hamilton Breaks Down 'Betty' Track by Track|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> [[Full of Hell (band)|Full of Hell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/full-of-hell-melvins-cover/ |title=PREMIERE: Listen to Full of Hell Lay Waste to the Melvins' Deep Cut "Oven" |access-date=January 7, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122192853/http://noisey.vice.com/blog/full-of-hell-melvins-cover |archive-date=January 22, 2016 }}</ref> [[Corey Taylor]] of [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.talkhouse.com/corey-taylor-slipknot-stone-sour-talks-the-melvins-hold-it-in/|title=Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Talks the Melvins' Hold It In|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> [[Sleep (band)|Sleep]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/black-sabbath-and-indica-weed-inside-the-grand-return-of-stoner-metal-heroes-sleep-629268/|title=Inside the Grand Return of Stoner-Metal Heroes Sleep|first1=Kory|last1=Grow|website=Rollingstone.com|date=June 14, 2018|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rockandrollglobe.com/hard-rock/hes-got-a-voice-a-wretched-voice-indeed-the-melvins-stoner-witch-turns-25/|title=He's Got A Voice, A Wretched Voice Indeed: The Melvins' Stoner Witch Turns 25|first=Zachary|last=Corsa|date=October 31, 2019|website=Rockandrollglobe.com|access-date=September 20, 2020}}</ref> [[Earth (American band)|Earth]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewire.co.uk/web/unpublished/earth.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202130/http://www.thewire.co.uk/web/unpublished/earth.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |title=Earth |date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref> [[Sunn O)))]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocknworld.com/thrashpit/reviews/07/Sunn-O-interview.shtml |title=Sunn-O))) Interview - Thrashpit.com |website=Rocknworld.com |access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref> [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hartmann |first1=Graham |title=Lamb of God Reunite As Burn the Priest for 'Legion: XX' Covers Album |url=http://loudwire.com/burn-the-priest-legion-xx/ |website=[[Loudwire]] |date=March 23, 2018 |access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rankandrevue.com/archives/rr20/wendy.htm |title=Vol. 1, Issue 20, Free Like You |publisher=Rank and Revue |access-date=October 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526163249/http://rankandrevue.com/archives/rr20/wendy.htm |archive-date=May 26, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fooarchive.com/gpb/rebelmeetsrebel.htm |title=Kerrang! - Dave Grohl's Wembley preview - May '08 |publisher=Fooarchive.com |access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ram.org/music/articles/neurosisinterview.html |title=Interview with Scott Kelly of Neurosis |publisher=Ram.org |date=October 17, 2000 |access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> [[High on Fire]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/high-on-fire-matt-pike-luminiferous-influences-government-conspiracies-more/|title=High on Fire's Matt Pike Talks 'Luminiferous' + Conspiracies|website=Loudwire|date=August 10, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thethankslist.com/matt-pike-high-on-fire-sleep/|title=Matt Pike (High On Fire, Sleep)|date=December 28, 2019}}</ref> [[Baroness (band)|Baroness]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boland |first=Casey |date=November 12, 2009 |title=Interview: John Baizley (Baroness) |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-john-baizley-baroness/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030040454/https://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-john-baizley-baroness/ |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=[[Invisible Oranges]]}}</ref> [[Eyehategod]]<ref name="AMG-Eyehategod">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eyehategod-p38682 |title=Eyehategod |author=Huey, Steve |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 19, 2012 |quote=''The misanthropic sludge metal outfit Eyehategod was [...] heavily influenced by Black Sabbath, Black Flag, and the Melvins.''}}</ref> and [[Isis (band)|Isis]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/19/arts/19iht-heavy.html |work=The New York Times |first=Jon |last=Caramanica |title=The alchemy of art-world heavy metal |date=September 20, 2005 |access-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] wrote "their ability to combine punk with a strong Black Sabbath influence had a major impact on everything from grunge to [[alternative metal]] to [[doom metal]] and [[stoner rock]]."<ref name=":0">{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Henderson |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/we-reach-the-music-of-the-melvins-mw0000349766 |title=We Reach: The Music of the Melvins - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=August 23, 2005 |access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> In 2017, ''Metal Injection'' ranked Melvins at number 2 on their list of "10 Heaviest Grunge Bands".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/lists/10-heaviest-grunge-bands |title=10 Heaviest Grunge Bands |work=Metal Injection |access-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref>
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