- 01AlbumAlbum—Generic Flipper (1982) and Gone Fishin’ (1984) sputter in noisy belligerence, an unhinged sound that inspired bands like The Jesus Lizard and Unsane in addition to Melvins.from the chapter
- 02Generic FlipperAlbum—Generic Flipper (1982) and Gone Fishin’ (1984) sputter in noisy belligerence, an unhinged sound that inspired bands like The Jesus Lizard and Unsane in addition to Melvins.from the chapter
- 03Gone FishinAlbum—Generic Flipper (1982) and Gone Fishin’ (1984) sputter in noisy belligerence, an unhinged sound that inspired bands like The Jesus Lizard and Unsane in addition to Melvins.from the chapter
- 04“Saint Vitus”Saint Vitus released its eponymous record, featuring the sludge jam “Saint Vitus,” in 1984.from the chapter
- 05My WarThat same year, Black Flag put out My War, the B-side of which wallows in slow hardcore.from the chapter
- 06DamagedBlack Flag toured relentlessly for 1981’s Damaged, spreading hyper-fast, bullshit-devoid punk across the country.from the chapter
- 07Deep SixA 1985 C/Z records compilation of Washington bands called Deep Six features four Melvins songs: the first time the band’s music saw light.from the chapter
- 08Six SongsThat label also released the trio’s first EP, Six Songs, the following year.from the chapter
- 09Gluey Porch TreatmentsFeaturing the classic “Easy As It Was” that appears in even uglier form on Gluey Porch Treatments, the EP was not, shall we say, well received.from the chapter
- 10“Over From Under the Excrement”The LP ends with the cruel instrumental “Over From Under the Excrement,” which churns for several minutes after you expect (and wish for) it to stop.from the chapter
- 11BleachCobain and Novoselic recruited Crover to demo songs for Bleach, and a few of those demos made it onto the record proper.from the chapter
- 12OzmaShirley Temple’s daughter, Lori Black, joined Melvins to record Ozma, a slightly more refined album than Gluey Porch Treatments that sounds like The Jesus Lizard covering Venom.from the chapter
- 13NevermindNirvana took over the world with Nevermind in 1991. Major labels sniffed around that trio’s scene like hounds, looking for another breakout success.from the chapter
- 14HoudiniThe band released Houdini in 1993, and Stoner Witch in 1994, through the corporate juggernaut.from the chapter
- 15Stoner WitchThe band released Houdini in 1993, and Stoner Witch in 1994, through the corporate juggernaut.from the chapter
- 16BullheadBefore that, the group put out the untouchable Bullhead and Lysol, albums that underscore Melvins’ stolid determination to avoid stagnation, which the band upholds to this day.from the chapter
- 17LysolBefore that, the group put out the untouchable Bullhead and Lysol, albums that underscore Melvins’ stolid determination to avoid stagnation, which the band upholds to this day.from the chapter
- 18PrickFrom the raw sludge of Gluey Porch Treatments to the grungy earworms of Stoner Witch to the noise attack of Prick (1994) to the dual drummer onslaught of (A) Senile Animal (2006) to the simultaneously laid back and unsettling Hold It In (2014), Melvins has become its own genre, releasing timeless records for over thirty years.from the chapter
- 19(A) Senile AnimalFrom the raw sludge of Gluey Porch Treatments to the grungy earworms of Stoner Witch to the noise attack of Prick (1994) to the dual drummer onslaught of (A) Senile Animal (2006) to the simultaneously laid back and unsettling Hold It In (2014), Melvins has become its own genre, releasing timeless records for over thirty years.from the chapter
- 20Hold It InFrom the raw sludge of Gluey Porch Treatments to the grungy earworms of Stoner Witch to the noise attack of Prick (1994) to the dual drummer onslaught of (A) Senile Animal (2006) to the simultaneously laid back and unsettling Hold It In (2014), Melvins has become its own genre, releasing timeless records for over thirty years.from the chapter