Every last Grunge star cited the Melvins as a major influence in their sound, but none of them produced anything as heavy. They may have taken ten albums to produce a single hook, but the Melvins' sludge-caked, Sabbath-inspired tracks are undeniably a force of grandeur. They embody the strange contradiction of being exceptional musicians who personify apathetic stoner kids. At first listen, the Melvins produce filthy hesher rock, but through time, layers of fuzz and distortion reveal themselves as masterful arrangements, even as they become as overwhelming as a night of huffing tar. Even Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Helicopter String Quartet" sounds feathery after two minutes of the Melvins' Lysol. Don't forget to lift with your knees.

26 SONGS	BOOTLICKER	BULLHEAD	DALE CROVER
EGGNOG	ELECTRORETARD	GLUEY PORCH TREATMENTS	HOSTILE AMBIENT TAKEOVER
HOUDINI LIVE 2005	JOE PRESTON	KING BUZZO	MANGLED DEMOS FROM 198
MELVINMANIA -BEST OF-	NIGHT GOAT	OZMA	OZMA/GLUEY PORCH TREATMENT
PIGS OF THE ROMAN...	SALAD OF A THOUSAND DELIG	SINGLES 1-12	STONER WITCH
Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust	Alive at the F*cker Club	Lysol	The Maggot
The Bootlicker	The Crybaby	Ozma / Gluey Porch Treatments	(A) Senile Animal
Love Canal / Someday	Black Stooges	Dr. Geek	Judas Chang
Brain Center	Foaming	Antivermin	Mangled Demos From 1983
The Making Love Demos	Nude With Boots	Melvinmania: The Best of the Atlantic Years 1993-1996	Pick Your Battles
Melvins vs. Minneapolis	Shit Sandwich ... And You Just Took a Bite	Chicken Switch	Live at Slim's
Sludge Glamorous	The Bride Screamed Murder	Your Choice Live Series 012	Scion A/V Remix: Electric Flower
With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands	Barbaraal #2	Pigskin / Starve Already	Your Blessened / Pronoun Piece Me
Message Saved / Thank You	Sawed Off	The Satellite Residency Disc 2 - 1.14.11 - Melvins Set	The Satellite Residency Disc 1 - 1.14.11 - Melvins 1983 Set
The Satellite Residency Disc 3 1.14.11 - Houdini Set	The Satellite Residency Disc 4 1.17.11 - Melvins Set	The Satellite Residency Disc 5 1.17.11 - Colossus Of Destiny/Lysol/Eggnow	The Satellite Residency Disc 6 1.17.11 - Melvins Lite
The Satellite Residency Disc 7 1.21.11 - Melvins Set	The Satellite Residency Disc 8 1.21.11 - Bullhead Set	The Satellite Residency Disc 9 1.28.11 - Melvins Set	The Satellite Residency Disc 10 1.28.11 - Stoner Witch Set
Oven 7"	2008-07-26: The Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA, USA	20th Anniversary Tour: Portland, OR	Sugar Daddy Live
Endless Residency	Jacksonville / Dallas	Specimen / All at Once