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| name              = Melvins
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| caption           = Melvins live at [[Hellfest]] in June 2023. Left to right: Dale Crover, Buzz Osborne and Steven Shane McDonald.
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| alias             = The Melvins
| origin            = [[Montesano, Washington]], U.S.
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* [[Sludge metal]]
* [[experimental rock]]
* [[alternative metal]]
* [[grunge]]
* {{nowrap|[[hardcore punk]] (early)}}
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| discography       = [[Melvins discography]]
| years_active      = 1983–present
| spinoffs          = [[Fecal Matter (band)|Fecal Matter]]
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[C/Z Records|C/Z]]
* Alchemy
* [[Boner Records|Boner]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
* [[Amphetamine Reptile Records|Amphetamine Reptile]]
* [[Man's Ruin Records|Man's Ruin]]
* [[Ipecac Recordings|Ipecac]]
* [[Your Choice Records|Your Choice]]
* [[Alternative Tentacles]]
* [[Slap-a-Ham Records|Slap-a-Ham]]
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| website           = {{URL|themelvins.net}}
| current_members   = * [[Buzz Osborne]]
* [[Dale Crover]]
* [[Steven Shane McDonald]]
* [[Coady Willis]]
| past_members      = * [[Mike Dillard]]
* [[Matt Lukin]]
* [[Lori Black]]
* [[Joe Preston (bassist)|Joe Preston]]
* [[Mark Deutrom]]
* [[Kevin Rutmanis]]
* [[Jared Warren]]
* [[Trevor Dunn]]
* [[Jeff Pinkus]]
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'''Melvins''' (sometimes '''the Melvins''') are an American [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in 1983<ref name="gibson">{{cite web |url=http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/the-melvins-king-buzzo-lays-do |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626094453/http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/the-melvins-king-buzzo-lays-do/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 26, 2008 |title=The Melvins' King Buzzo Lays Down the Rules on Guitar Playing, "Hot Topic" Punk, and What You Ought to Know About Music |publisher=Gibson.com |access-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref> in [[Montesano, Washington]]. Their early work was key to the development of both [[grunge]] and [[sludge metal]].<ref>{{cite magazine|date=August 2009|title=Sludge Special|magazine=[[Terrorizer (magazine)|Terrorizer]]|issue=187|page=44|issn=1350-6978}}</ref> Primarily a trio, they have also performed as a quartet, with either two drummers or two bassists. Since 1984, vocalist and guitarist [[Buzz Osborne]] and drummer [[Dale Crover]] have been constant members.

==History==

===Early years (1983–1987)===
The Melvins were formed in early 1983 by [[Buzz Osborne]] (guitar, vocals), [[Matt Lukin]] (bass), and [[Mike Dillard]] (drums) who all went to Montesano Jr./Sr. High School in Montesano, Washington.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eventseeker.com/artist/4800-the-melvins|title=The Melvins - Artist Profile|website=eventseeker.com|language=en|access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> The band was named after a supervisor at a [[Associated Wholesale Grocers|Thriftway]] in Montesano, where Osborne also worked as a [[clerk]]; "Melvin" was disliked by other employees, and the band's members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yH7u3V-Uk0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/1yH7u3V-Uk0| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|title=Melvins Buzz Osborne - Wikipedia Fact Or Fiction | date=August 20, 2014|publisher=youtube.com |access-date=June 14, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In the beginning, they played [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Who (band)|Who]] covers,<ref>Azerrad, Michael. ''Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana''. Doubleday, 1994. page 25 {{ISBN|0-385-47199-8}}</ref> and also began playing fast [[hardcore punk]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/4087 |title=Melvins – Mangled Demos From 1983 |date=June 17, 2005 |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> Dillard left the band in 1984 and was replaced by local drummer [[Dale Crover]]. The band's rehearsals moved to a back room of Crover's parents' house in [[Aberdeen, Washington]]. Soon afterward, they started to play songs slower and "heavier" than nearly anyone else at the time. In 1985, [[C/Z Records]] was created to document the [[Washington (state)|Washington]] music scene. The label released ''[[Deep Six (album)|Deep Six]]'', featuring four songs by the Melvins. In 1986, the band released their debut, the ''[[Melvins! (album)|Six Songs]]'' EP, on [[C/Z Records]] (later releases expanded and retitled this as ''8 Songs'', ''10 Songs'', and eventually ''26 Songs'' in 2003 on [[Ipecac Recordings]]). The album was recorded live to a two track at the now closed Ironwood Studio in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] on February 8, 1986.<ref>album back cover, [[C/Z Records]] CZ002</ref>

In October 1986, they recorded their first full-length album, ''[[Gluey Porch Treatments]]'', at Studio D in [[Sausalito, California]]. The album was released in 1987 on [[Alchemy Records (US)|Alchemy Records]]. ''Gluey Porch Treatments'' was later coupled with their second album ''Ozma'' for the [[Boner Records]] CD release. It was expanded again for the 1999 re-release on Ipecac with some garage demos.

===Boner Records era (1988–1992)===
Crover played drums with [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] (billed as "Ted Ed Fred") when they recorded a ten-song demo on January 23, 1988, in Seattle, which later formed part of their debut LP ''[[Bleach (Nirvana album)|Bleach]]'', and played a live show in [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] later that day. Osborne would later introduce [[Kurt Cobain]] and [[Krist Novoselic]] to [[Dave Grohl]].<ref>{{cite web
 |title       = Seattle Weekly: Krist Novoselic: We All Owe Something to The Melvins
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}}</ref> Later that year Osborne and Crover relocated to [[San Francisco, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gentile |first=John |date=December 31, 2023 |title=Interviews: The Melvins reflect on the 40th Year of The Melvins |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/81743/interviews-the-melvins-reflect-on-the-40th-year-of-the-melvins |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116121928/https://www.punknews.org/article/81743/interviews-the-melvins-reflect-on-the-40th-year-of-the-melvins |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=www.punknews.org |language=en}}</ref> Lukin stayed and formed the band [[Mudhoney (band)|Mudhoney]]. [[Lori Black (bassist)|Lori "Lorax" Black]] (daughter of [[Shirley Temple]]) replaced Lukin on bass. The band recorded ''[[Ozma (album)|Ozma]]'' in May 1989, and released it later that year. The album was produced by [[Mark Deutrom]], who later joined the band on bass.

In 1990, the band recorded ''[[Bullhead (album)|Bullhead]]'', which marked a slower, more [[drone music]] style for the band. The band then toured Europe; their show of January 23, 1991 in [[Alzey]], Germany was released by [[Your Choice Records]] as ''[[Your Choice Live Series Vol.12]]''. When they returned to the U.S., they recorded the ''[[Eggnog (album)|Eggnog]]'' EP, which was released the same year on [[Boner Records]].

Lorax left the band, and was replaced by [[Joe Preston (bassist)|Joe Preston]]. Preston appears on the ''[[Salad of a Thousand Delights]]'' (1992, Box Dog Video). Melvins then released three "solo" EPs,<ref name="Melvins blazing new trails">{{cite journal|last=Taylor|first=Lewis|date=May 17, 2002|title=Melvins blazing new trails|journal=The Register-Guard|pages=5–6|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NXUVAAAAIBAJ&dq=mike-dillard%20melvins&pg=4260%2C4656921|access-date=November 27, 2009}}</ref> following the concept and imitating the cover artwork inspired by the four [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] members' solo albums released in 1978.  ''[[King Buzzo (album)|King Buzzo]]'', ''[[Dale Crover (album)|Dale Crover]]'', and ''[[Joe Preston (album)|Joe Preston]]'' were all released in 1992 on [[Boner Records]]. Later in 1992, they released the full-length album, ''[[Lysol (album)|Lysol]]'', which had to be renamed ''Melvins'' because [[Lysol]] was a trademarked name. Preston departed from the band, and Lorax briefly rejoined.

===Atlantic Records era (1993–1997)===
When Nirvana's ''[[Nevermind]]'' became a massive and unexpected success, Melvins were one of many groups to benefit from Nirvana's support. Melvins were signed by [[Atlantic Records]], and its first major label release, 1993's ''[[Houdini (album)|Houdini]]'', entered the ''Billboard'' [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers]] chart at 29. Mark Deutrom replaced Lorax on bass shortly after the album's release.

Melvins released its second album for Atlantic in 1994, ''[[Stoner Witch]]''. Due to its experimental nature,  Melvins took its next album, ''[[Prick (Melvins album)|Prick]]'', to [[Amphetamine Reptile Records]]. Record label conflicts prevented the band from releasing any records under the name "Melvins", so the album was released with the band name [[Mirror writing|written in mirror]]. The band returned to Atlantic one last time for 1996's ''[[Stag (Melvins album)|Stag]]'', which entered the Heatseekers chart at number 33. Melvins were dropped by [[Atlantic Records]] in 1997 after three albums.

===Switching labels and continued experimentation (1997–2004)===
The band signed with Amphetamine Reptile Records and released their next full-length album, ''[[Honky (album)|Honky]]'', in 1997. They recorded an August 1997 concert in Richmond, [[Melbourne, Australia]] as ''[[Alive at the Fucker Club]]'' in 1998. The same year, Melvins opened for [[Tool (band)|Tool]].  (A picture on the Tool website depicts the Melvins along with the words "Melvins say...Tool Sux!" spelled out in [[lunch meat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toolband.com/melvinsuck.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021006171546/http://www.toolband.com/melvinsuck.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 6, 2002 |title=Melvins photo on the Tool website |publisher=Toolband.com |access-date=July 17, 2011 }}</ref> The photo was taken while on tour with Tool in 2002 in Australia.) In 1998, Melvins played the second stage at [[Ozzfest]].

1999 saw the beginning of a partnership with [[Mike Patton]]'s [[Ipecac Recordings]], which began remastering and reissuing much of the band's back catalog. The band also released three full-length albums dubbed (and later packaged together as) ''The Trilogy'': ''[[The Maggot (album)|The Maggot]]'', ''[[The Bootlicker (album)|The Bootlicker]]'', and  ''[[The Crybaby (album)|The Crybaby]]''. The latter featured a number of guest vocalists and musicians. [[Kevin Rutmanis]], formerly of [[The Cows]], was bassist during this era.

In 2001, the band returned to their experimental tendencies for ''[[Colossus of Destiny (album)|Colossus of Destiny]]'', a live set of synthesizer and sampler experiments presented as two tracks (one clocking in at 59:23 and the other at five seconds). The album was described approvingly by one critic as "more like [[avant-garde]] [[Electro-acoustic music|electro-acoustic]] than anything else."<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|last=Schulte |first=Tom |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r525643 |pure_url=yes}} |title=The Colossus of Destiny - Melvins |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>

In 2002, [[Ipecac Recordings]] released [[Hostile Ambient Takeover]], a record that was not in fact ambient music at all. This album is the first instance of Melvins working with long time producer and engineer [[Toshi Kasai]].

In 2003, [[Atlantic Records]] (UK) released ''[[Melvinmania (album)|Melvinmania: The Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996]]'', a compilation of recycled tracks from the band's three major label releases. This release was unsanctioned by the band who had no input into the track selection or (occasionally inaccurate) liner notes.

In 2004, Osborne and Crover toured to celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band, and also released an art book ''[[Neither Here Nor There (book)|Neither Here Nor There]]''. The book is a collection of art by creators of their cover art as well as friends of the band, and also contained retrospectives on the past twenty years of the Melvins. The book included a CD with selected tracks from their albums.

===Later period and collaboration albums (2004–2010)===
[[File:King buzzo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Frontman Buzz Osborne performing in 2006]]
In 2004, Melvins collaborated with ambient artist [[Lustmord]] for ''[[Pigs of the Roman Empire (album)|Pigs of the Roman Empire]]'' and with [[Dead Kennedys]] singer [[Jello Biafra]] for ''[[Never Breathe What You Can't See]]'' and  ''[[Sieg Howdy!]]'' released in 2004 and 2005 respectively. ''[[Never Breathe What You Can't See]]'' was supported by a mini-tour with [[Jello Biafra]] and [[Adam Jones (musician)|Adam Jones]] from [[Tool (band)|Tool]]. A planned European tour was canceled in early October 2004 reportedly due to unknown complications involving Rutmanis. Following the tour cancellation, Melvins finished the year playing a few shows with [[David Scott Stone]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.protonicreversal.com/ep176-david-scott-stone-lcd-soundsystem-melvins-unwound-slug-get-hustle-etc/ |title=Protonic Reversal Ep176: David Scott Stone (LCD Soundsystem, Melvins, Unwound, Slug, Get Hustle, etc.) |date=June 2, 2020 |publisher=protonicreversal.com |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>  supporting the work of filmmaker Cameron Jamie in Europe and the United States.

When asked about Rutmanis and the canceled portion of the tour. Osborne and Crover stated that Rutmanis had "disappeared". Fans feared that Rutmanis had departed like so many bassists before him; however, Rutmanis returned temporarily in early 2005. In June 2005, Rutmanis officially left the band.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.protonicreversal.com/ep144-kevin-rutmanis-hepa-titus-the-cows-melvins-tomahawk/  |title=Protonic Reversal Ep144: Kevin Rutmanis (hepa.titus, The Cows, Melvins, Tomahawk) |date=January 31, 2020 |publisher=protonicreversal.com |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> When Melvins toured with Jello Biafra in October and November 2005, [[David Scott Stone]] filled in on bass for both sets. David Scott Stone did not leave the live lineup on good terms, waiting until 9 days before a tour to back out and saying in an interview: "It was unprofessional and a betrayal of a friendship," <ref name="auto"/>

In early 2006, Crover confirmed rumors of both members of the bass-drums duo [[Big Business (band)|Big Business]] joining the Melvins. Commenting on adding another drummer, Crover said this about Big Business drummer [[Coady Willis]]: "He's left-handed, so we want to do this 'mirror image' type of thing. We've kind of fused our two drum sets together, and we're going to try and do some crazy thing with it. We're sharing these big toms in between us."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.radioneutron.com/2020/04/14/ep155-dale-crover-melvins/ |title=Protonic Reversal Ep155: Dale Crover (Melvins) |newspaper=Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal |date=April 14, 2020 |publisher=protonicreversal.com |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.protonicreversal.com/ep144-kevin-rutmanis-hepa-titus-the-cows-melvins-tomahawk/ |title=Protonic Reversal Ep132: Coady Willis (Big Business, Murder City Devils, Melvins) |date=April 21, 2019 |publisher=protonicreversal.com |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>

The band toured the U.S. in the fall of 2006 in support of their album, ''[[(A) Senile Animal]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=55257 |title=Blabbermouth article on the release of ''(A) Senile Animal'' |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223014927/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=55257 |archive-date=December 23, 2008  }}</ref> The Melvins also toured briefly the United Kingdom in mid-December 2006. Two new songs entitled "Suicide in Progress" and "Billy Fish" were played during the 2007 tour, and appear on their next album ''[[Nude With Boots]]''.

On June 16 and 17, 2008, a lineup of Osborne, original drummer Mike Dillard, and Dale Crover (playing bass) played two shows at the [[Great American Music Hall]] in San Francisco in honor of [[Jello Biafra]]'s 50th birthday. Both sets were composed of songs from The Mangled Demos, a collection of early material released on the [[Alternative Tentacles]] record label in 2005.<ref name="ATBiafra">{{cite web | url=http://www.alternativetentacles.com/page.php?page=biafra50 | title=Biafra Five–O | publisher=Alternative Tentacles | access-date=August 23, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403121541/http://www.alternativetentacles.com/page.php?page=biafra50 | archive-date=April 3, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="AllMusicMangled">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mangled-demos-from-1983-mw0000208795/releases | title=Mangled Demos from 1983 | website=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=August 23, 2012}}</ref>

In July 2008, their new album entitled ''[[Nude with Boots]]'' was released.  In December 2008, along with Mike Patton, the Melvins co-curated an edition of the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] Nightmare Before Christmas festival. They chose half of the lineup and also performed themselves.

The long rumored (since 2003) remix CD ''[[Chicken Switch]]'' was released on September 29, 2009, via [[Ipecac Recordings]]. Unlike usual remix CDs where the remixer is given a single track to work with, for ''Chicken Switch'' each remixer was given a full album to work with and pull from to create their track. Melvins joined with New Orleans' super group [[Down (band)|Down]] and [[Weedeater (band)|Weedeater]] for a North American tour in the summer and fall of 2009. Melvins released their follow up to ''Nude with Boots'', entitled ''[[The Bride Screamed Murder]]'', on June 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136333 |title=MELVINS To Release 'The Bride Screamed Murder' In June |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070510/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=136333 |archive-date=June 6, 2011  }}</ref>

===Melvins Lite, reunion with Mike Dillard and more albums (2011–present)===

Melvins started 2011 with a series of unique shows. Four of the shows were every Friday at [[Spaceland]] in California. January 7 featured the current line-up playing ''[[Colossus of Destiny]]'', ''[[Lysol (album)|Lysol]]'', and ''[[Eggnog (album)|Eggnog]]''. Jan 14 featured a Melvins 1983 set followed by the band playing ''[[Houdini (album)|Houdini]]''. Jan 21 featured a two-piece Melvins set followed by the current lineup playing ''[[Bullhead (album)|Bullhead]]''. Jan 28 featured the band playing a normal set followed by ''[[Stoner Witch]]''.

In early 2011 the band was on tour first in [[Christchurch]], New Zealand at the time of the February [[2011 Christchurch earthquake]] then in [[Tokyo, Japan]] at the time of the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/first-new-zealand-now-japan-the-melvins-experience-second-earthquake-in-as-many-months.html |title=First New Zealand, now Japan: The Melvins experience second earthquake in as many months [Updated&#93; - latimes.com |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=March 11, 2011 |access-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> Melvins supported [[Slayer]] at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] 'I'll Be Your Mirror' festival at [[Alexandra Palace]], London in May 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymlondon2012.php |title=I'll Be Your Mirror London 2012 curated by Mogwai & ATP - All Tomorrow's Parties |publisher=Atpfestival.com |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref> Melvins formed a lineup called Melvins Lite (Buzz, Dale, and [[Trevor Dunn]]) that toured through parts of 2011. This line-up released an album, ''[[Freak Puke]]'', in June 2012 on Ipecac Recordings. The main four-piece lineup remains active as well and released a digital EP, ''[[The Bulls & the Bees]]'', in March on Scion a/v.

In 2012, Melvins Lite completed a record-breaking <ref>{{cite web|last1=Wise|first1=Lauren|title=The Melvins' Buzz Osborne: "I Could Care Less About Legacy"|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/the-melvins-buzz-osborne-i-could-care-less-about-legacy-6589505|website=Phoenix New Times|publisher=Kurtis Barton|access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> tour, having performed every night for 51 straight days, once in each of the 50 United States and once in the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]. The tour started on September 5 in [[Anchorage, Alaska]] and ended in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] on October 25, 2012.<ref name="50states">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/06/melvins-attempt-guinness-world-record-play-51-dates-all-50-states/ |title=Melvins Attempt Guinness World Record: Play 51 Dates in All 50 States |access-date=April 7, 2013|work=Spin|date=June 5, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="honolulupulse">{{cite web|url=http://www.honolulupulse.com/tgifinprint/the-melvins-lite-2012 |title=Melvins Lite finish world record attempt in Hawaii |access-date=April 7, 2013|work=Honolulu Pulse}}</ref>

''[[Everybody Loves Sausages]]'', an album of [[cover version|cover songs]] performed with special guests, was released by Ipecac on April 30, 2013.<ref name=ipecac>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipecac.com/releases_extras/141|title=Ipecac Recordings Releases extras|date=April 2013|access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref><ref name="sleepingshaman">{{cite web |url=http://www.thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/album-reviews/m/melvins-everybody-loves-sausages-cd-lp-dd-2013/ |title=Melvins 'Everybody Loves Sausages' |access-date=April 8, 2013 |work=The Sleeping Shaman|date=April 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="loudwire">{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/the-melvins-everybody-loves-sausages-covers-album/ |title=The Melvins Unveil 'Everybody Loves Sausages' Covers Album |access-date=April 8, 2013 |work=Loudwire|date=February 10, 2013 }}</ref>

In 2013, Melvins marked 30 years as a band with an extensive summer tour supported by [[Jeff Pinkus|Honky]], [[Die Kreuzen]] and [[Negative Approach]]. Grunge pioneers [[Mudhoney]] also joined the band for two shows on the 30th anniversary tour.<ref name=2013_tour>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2013/04/melvins-tour/|title=Melvins announce 30th anniversary tour|work=Consequence Of Sound|date=April 25, 2013|access-date=April 26, 2013}}</ref> Rutmanis reconciled with his former bandmates, appearing on the 2013 album, ''[[Everybody Loves Sausages]]'' and a 2014 7" single.

Melvins were featured on the 2013, Joyful Noise Recordings flexi-series.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Flexi-Disc Series|url=http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/2013-flexi-disc-series.html|publisher=Joyful Noise Recordings.|access-date=September 10, 2013}}</ref> On August 5, 2013, Melvins announced a new album, ''[[Tres Cabrones]]'', featuring the "Melvins 1983" lineup with Osborne and Crover joined by the band's original drummer, Mike Dillard. Crover replaced Dillard in 1984 and plays bass on the album. ''Tres Cabrones'' was released on November 5, 2013, on the band's longtime label Ipecac.

Jeff Pinkus had aided the band in 2013 as a touring bassist, filling in for current member Jared Warren who was on paternity leave. Afterward Pinkus joined the Melvins full time to begin a collaboration with fellow Butthole Surfers guitarist Paul Leary. The collaborative album ''[[Hold It In]]'' was released in October 2014. The lineup for this album was Osborne and Crover joined by [[Paul Leary]] and Jeff Pinkus of the [[Butthole Surfers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/the-melvins-to-release-hold-it-in-in-october/ |title=The Melvins To Release 'Hold It In' In October |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=July 31, 2014 |access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref>

A collaboration with [[godheadSilo]]'s [[Mike Kunka]], ''[[Three Men and a Baby (Melvins album)|Three Men and a Baby]]'', was released in April 2016 through [[Sub Pop]]. The album, started in 1999 and shelved, was recently finished. Another album, ''[[Basses Loaded]]'', was released in June 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Melvins Recruit Krist Novoselic for New Album, Blast Dave Grohl for Blowing Them Off|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/63983-melvins-recruit-krist-novoselic-for-new-album-blast-dave-grohl-for-blowing-them-off/|website=Pitchfork.com|date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref> which features a rotating cast of bass players including regulars Dale Crover, Jared Warren, Jeff Pinkus and Trevor Dunn as well as Steven McDonald (of [[Redd Kross]]), and [[Krist Novoselic]] (of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Melvins to release Mike and the Melvins and Basses Loaded, interview Protonic Reversal|url=http://www.protonicreversal.com/2015/09/11/ep066-buzz-osborne-and-dale-crover-the-melvins/|website=protonicreversal.com|access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>

In July 2017, the band released the double album ''[[A Walk with Love & Death]]''. One of the discs, ''Love'', is a 14-song soundtrack to a short film of the same name, by Jesse Nieminen. The other disc, ''Death'', is made up of standard Melvins songs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://overblown.co.uk/creative-process-episode-1-buzz-osborne-melvins/|title=The Melvins Podcast {{!}} Creative Process Podcast {{!}} Overblown|last=Coughlan|first=Jamie|date=July 3, 2017|work=Overblown|access-date=October 15, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

The band released ''[[Pinkus Abortion Technician]]'' in April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=MELVINS To Release 'Pinkus Abortion Technician' Album In April.|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/melvins-to-release-pinkus-abortion-technician-album-in-april/|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=February 12, 2018 |access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> The album features dual bassists, Melvins' regular bass player [[Steven Shane McDonald|Steven McDonald]] as well as [[Butthole Surfers]]' [[Jeff Pinkus]]. The title of the album resembles the Butthole Surfers album ''[[Locust Abortion Technician]]'', and the album features a cover of the Butthole Surfers tune "Graveyard".

Melvins' 24th studio album, ''[[Working with God]]'', was released on February 26, 2021, and once again includes the 1983 lineup of Osborne, Crover and Dillard reunited.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2020/11/13/news/melvins-announce-new-album-working-with-god-vinyl-reissues/|title=Melvins Announce New Album "Working With God" & Vinyl Reissues|publisher=ThePRP|date=November 13, 2020|access-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Album review: Melvins – Working With God |url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-melvins-working-with-god/ |website=kerrang.com |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

On July 21, 2021, it was announced that Melvins' would release a 36-song acoustic double album titled ''[[Five Legged Dog]]'' later in the year, featuring acoustic versions of songs spanning their career.

Also in 2021, Melvins were featured in the 25th anniversary of [[TapeOp]] with a feature interview.<ref>{{cite web |title=Melvins: "We don't fix it. We redo it!" |url=https://tapeop.com/interviews/142/melvins/ |website=tapeop.com |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

On August 21, 2022, the Melvins surprise released their 26th studio album, titled ''[[Bad Mood Rising]]''. The record was not announced beforehand and there were no singles, it just showed up on vinyl. The album arrived on streaming services on 30 September. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/av/full-album-stream/melvins-surprise-releases-new-album-bad-mood-rising|title=MELVINS Surprise Releases New Album Bad Mood Rising|website=metalinjection.net|access-date=March 1, 2024|date=September 30, 2022}}</ref>

In August 2023, it was announced that former second drummer [[Coady Willis]] would be returning to the band for their 2023 US Tour, filling in for Crover as he undergoes spinal surgery.

Melvins announced their 27th album, titled ''[[Tarantula Heart]]'', on February 6, 2024, with a release date of April 19. The lead single "Working the Ditch" was released that same day. The second single "Allergic to Food" was released on March 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/melvins-announce-tarantula-heart-album|title=Melvins Announce ''Tarantula Heart'' Album|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=February 6, 2024|date=February 6, 2024}}</ref>

In November 2024, Melvins announced a co-headlining spring 2025 US tour with [[Napalm Death]], as a successor/sequel to their 2016 Savage Imperial Death March Tour. This will also be their first tour since 2016 to feature both Dale Crover and Coady Willis on drums, as Crover had to sit out their previous tour due to spinal surgery. Support includes Napalm Death bassist [[Shane Embury|Shane Embury's]] side project Dark Sky Burial on all dates, as well as support from [[Weedeater (band)|Weedeater]], Titan To Tachyons, and [[Hard-Ons]] on select dates. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/napalm-death-melvins-announce-co-headlining-us-tour|title=Napalm Death & Melvins Announce Co-Headlining US Tour|website=[[Metal Injection]]|access-date=January 28, 2025|date=November 19, 2024}}</ref> Both bands also announced a collaboration album also titled ''Savage Imperial Death March'', which was released on February 16, 2025 to coincide with the tour. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2025/02/14/news/melvins-napalm-death-readying-collaborative-new-record-savage-imperial-death-march/|title=Melvins & Napalm Death Readying Collaborative New Record “Savage Imperial Death March”|website=theprp.com|access-date=10 March 2025|date=14 February 2025}}</ref>

On February 17, 2025, Melvins released a single titled "Victory of the Pyramids" from their 28th studio album ''Thunderball''. The album is their third to feature the Melvins 1983 lineup, the previous two being ''[[Tres Cabrones]]'' (2013) and ''[[Working With God]]'' (2021). The album was released on April 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/thunderball/1788987814|title=Thunderball - Album by Melvins - Apple|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=February 17, 2025|date=November 19, 2024}}</ref>

==Musical style and influences==
Variously described as a [[sludge metal]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://consequence.net/2014/09/melvins-butthole-surfers-supergroup-release-new-song-sesame-street-meat-listen/ | title=Melvins-Butthole Surfers supergroup release new song "Sesame Street Meat" — listen | work=[[Consequence of Sound]] | date=September 24, 2014 | access-date=July 6, 2017 | last=Coplan | first=Michele}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2012/11/melvins-51-states-tour-diary-buzzos-epilogue-van-thoughts/ | title=The Melvins '51 States in 51 Days' Tour Diary, Day 51: Buzzo's Epilogue and Van Thoughts | work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=November 6, 2012 | access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name="exclaim.ca">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/melvins_us_tour_may_not_be_record-breaking_after_all|title=The Melvins' U.S. Tour May Not Be Record-Breaking After All|website=exclaim.ca|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/06/01/the-melvins-power-disinfectant/|title=The Melvins' Power Disinfectant|date=June 2011|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> [[grunge]],<ref name="am">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/melvins-mn0000349157|title=Melvins - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/grunge-pioneers-the-melvins-play-2-nights-at-the-crocodile/|title=Grunge pioneers the Melvins play 2 nights at the Crocodile|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/best-grunge-bands/|title=10 Best Grunge Bands of All Time|website=Loudwire|date=September 28, 2012 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/melvins_to_release_17-year-old_collaboration_with_mike_kunka_via_sub_pop|title=Melvins to Release Long-Lost Collaboration with Mike Kunka via Sub Pop|website=exclaim.ca|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref>  [[experimental rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/176210-melvins-tres-cabrones/|title=Melvins: Tres Cabrones|date=November 8, 2013|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treblezine.com/reviews/19491-melvins-hold-it-in-review/|title=The Melvins : Hold It In|website=www.treblezine.com|date=October 22, 2014|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/21773-crystal-fairy-interview-melvins|title=The Quietus - Features - Escape Velocity -|date=February 14, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> [[alternative metal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2017/06/23/news/the-melvins-release-new-song-whats-wrong-with-you/|title=The Melvins Release New Song "What's Wrong with You" - mxdwn.com|website=music.mxdwn.com|date=June 23, 2017|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/08/02/melvins-playing-stone-pony-asbury-park/525216001/|title=The Melvins playing the Stone Pony in Asbury Park|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-12-14/the-10-essential-alt-metal-albums|title=The 10 essential alt-metal albums|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="am" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/688-never-breathe-what-you-cant-see-with-melvins/|title=Jello Biafra / Melvins: Never Breathe What You Can't See Album Review - Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> and [[alternative rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davey |first=Angela |date=2021-02-19 |title=Album review: Melvins – Working With God |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-melvins-working-with-god/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=[[Kerrang!]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=May |first1=Emma |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/06/melvins-new-song-whats-wrong-with-you-stream/ |publisher=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |title=The Melvins – 'What's Wrong With You'|access-date=26 February 2024 |date=June 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Melvins - A Walk With Love And Death |url=https://www.laut.de/Melvins/Alben/A-Walk-With-Love-And-Death-107182 |publisher=[[laut.de]] |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref> band, the Melvins explored a variety of different styles throughout their career, including [[noise rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/melvins-christ-hammer-exclusive-song-premiere/|title=Melvins, 'Christ Hammer' - Exclusive Song Premiere|website=Loudwire|date=May 11, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> [[stoner rock]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.treblezine.com/34799-10-best-stoner-rock-albums/ | title=10 Essential Stoner Rock Albums | date=April 20, 2017 }}</ref> [[doom metal]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The Melvins on Exclaim! TV Aggressive Tendencies |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/melvins-on_exclaim_tv_aggressive_tendencies |access-date=November 27, 2017 |website=exclaim.ca}}</ref> [[dark ambient]], [[Noise music|noise]], [[jazz-rock]], [[avant-garde music]], [[electroacoustic music]], and [[Cowpunk|punk country]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/the-melvins-buzz-osborne-i-could-care-less-about-legacy-6589505|title=The Melvins' Buzz Osborne: "I Could Care Less About Legacy"|first=Lauren|last=Wise|date=July 11, 2013|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> Initially starting out as a [[hardcore punk]] act,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5222-mangled-demos-from-1983/|title=Melvins: Mangled Demos From 1983 Album Review - Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> their sound eventually started to incorporate such influences as [[Flipper (band)|Flipper]], [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Jeremy |date=September 12, 2017 |title=Loud, Quiet. Hard, Soft. A Conversation with The Melvins' Buzz Osborne - Sandspaper |url=https://sandspaper.com/2017/09/12/loud-quiet-hard-soft-conversation-melvins-buzz-osborne/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520170112/https://sandspaper.com/2017/09/12/loud-quiet-hard-soft-conversation-melvins-buzz-osborne/ |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |access-date=May 15, 2018 |website=sandspaper.com |quote=You know, [[Flipper (band) | Flipper]], [[Black Flag (band) | Black Flag]], [[Gang of Four (band) | Gang of Four]]. Those are the ones that I’d be into, that I’d say were massive influences on us.}}</ref> [[David Bowie]], [[Roxy Music]], [[the Fugs]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nielsen |first=Jacob Paul |date=December 20, 2022 |title=A Conversation With The Melvins |url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2022/12/20/a-conversation-with-the-melvins/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613083014/https://magnetmagazine.com/2022/12/20/a-conversation-with-the-melvins/ |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2024 |website=[[Magnet (magazine) | Magnet]] |quote=That’s nothing new, as far as that’s concerned. We did an album of all covers, (2013's) ''[[Everybody Loves Sausages]]'', basically to clue people in on bands that were a big influence on us, that maybe they hadn't thought of, like [[David Bowie | Bowie]] or [[Roxy Music]] or [[the Fugs]].}}</ref> [[Swans (band)|Swans]], [[Public Image Ltd]], [[Venom (band)|Venom]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prindle |first=Mark |date=2002 |title=Buzz Osborne interview |url=http://www.markprindle.com/kingbuzzo-i.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302011443/http://www.markprindle.com/kingbuzzo-i.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=August 19, 2024 |website=Markprindle.com}}</ref> [[Miles Davis]], and [[the Who]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Rory |date=2023 |title=The Stink of Influence: In Conversation with The Melvins' Dale Crover |url=https://astralnoizeuk.com/2023/01/16/the-stink-of-influence-in-conversation-with-the-melvins-dale-crover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004172336/https://astralnoizeuk.com/2023/01/16/the-stink-of-influence-in-conversation-with-the-melvins-dale-crover/ |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Astral Noize}}</ref>

Since the 1990s, the band has occasionally touched on electronic music, as on ''[[Prick (Melvins album)|Prick]]'' (1994), ''[[Colossus of Destiny]]'' (1998), ''[[Pigs of the Roman Empire]]'' (2004) – the latter a collaboration with dark ambient pioneer [[Lustmord]], and ''Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits'' (2023). Though the band are often compared to [[Black Sabbath]], Buzzo has stated that his guitar playing is more influenced by [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]].<ref name="gibson"/>

==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 &#124; 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>

==Members==
* [[Buzz Osborne]]&nbsp;– guitars, lead vocals (1983–present)
* [[Dale Crover]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion, backing vocals (1984–present); bass (2008–2015, 2020)
*[[Steven Shane McDonald]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals (2015–present)
*[[Coady Willis]]&nbsp;– drums, backing vocals (2006–2015; 2023–present)

'''Former members'''
*[[Mike Dillard]] – drums (1983–1984; 2008–2015, 2020, 2025)
*[[Matt Lukin]] – bass, backing vocals (1983–1988)
*[[Lori Black (bassist)|Lori "Lorax" Black]] – bass (1988–1991, 1992–1993)
*[[Joe Preston (bassist)|Joe Preston]] – bass, backing vocals (1991–1992)
*[[Mark Deutrom]] – bass, guitars (1993–1998)
*[[Kevin Rutmanis]] – bass (1998–2005)
*[[Trevor Dunn]] – bass (2005, 2007, 2009; touring only); [[Double bass|upright bass]], backing vocals (2011–2015, with Melvins Lite)
*[[Jared Warren]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals (2006–2015)
*[[Jeff Pinkus]]&nbsp;– bass, backing vocals (2013–2019)

'''Touring members'''
*[[Tom Flynn (musician)|Tom Flynn]] – bass (1990)
*[[Dave Sharp (bass guitarist)|Dave Sahijdak]] – bass (1993)
*Billy Anderson&nbsp;– bass (1993)
*[[David Scott Stone]] – guitars (2000–2001), bass (2004–2006)

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==Discography==
{{main|Melvins discography}}
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'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Gluey Porch Treatments]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Ozma (album)|Ozma]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Bullhead (album)|Bullhead]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Lysol (album)|Lysol]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Houdini (album)|Houdini]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Prick (Melvins album)|Prick]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Stoner Witch]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Stag (Melvins album)|Stag]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Honky (album)|Honky]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Maggot]]'' (1999)
* ''[[The Bootlicker]]'' (1999)
* ''[[The Crybaby]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Electroretard]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Hostile Ambient Takeover]]'' (2002)
* ''[[(A) Senile Animal]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Nude with Boots]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Bride Screamed Murder]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Freak Puke]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Everybody Loves Sausages]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Tres Cabrones]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Hold It In]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Basses Loaded]]'' (2016)
* ''[[A Walk with Love & Death]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Pinkus Abortion Technician]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Working with God]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Five Legged Dog]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Bad Mood Rising]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Tarantula Heart]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Thunderball (Melvins album)|Thunderball]]'' (2025)

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'''Collaboration albums'''

* ''[[Pigs of the Roman Empire]]'' (2004) (with [[Lustmord]])
* ''[[Never Breathe What You Can't See]]'' (2004) (with [[Jello Biafra]])
* ''[[Sieg Howdy!]]'' (with [[Jello Biafra]]) (2005)
* ''[[Three Men and a Baby (album)|Three Men and a Baby]]'' (2016) (with [[Mike Kunka]])
* ''Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits'' (2023) (with [[Void Manes]])
* ''Controlling Data for a Better Feeling Future'' (2023) (with [[Helms Alee]])
* ''Savage Imperial Death March'' (2025) (with [[Napalm Death]])
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==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.ipecac.com/bio.php?id=5 Melvins at Ipecac Recordings]

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