The city of Montesano in Grays Harbor County (Washington) is quite proud to be the hometown of the Melvins.
One of the members of this band, proficient in sludge metal and stoner rock, Buzz Osborne, worked after school in the administrative department of the Thriftway Pick-Rite, a supermarket on Pioneer Ave in Montesano.
According to Buzz the Vegetable Department Manager, Pete 'Melvin' Loman, was the most-hated fellow employee of this Pick-Rite. And because it was the intention to give the band a name that was as ridiculous as possible, the choice fell on The Melvins.
Pete Loman owed his nickname Melvin by the way to the eponymous anti-hero who appeared in the first issues of satirical magazine Mad.
One of the members of this band, proficient in sludge metal and stoner rock, Buzz Osborne, worked after school in the administrative department of the Thriftway Pick-Rite, a supermarket on Pioneer Ave in Montesano.According to Buzz the Vegetable Department Manager, Pete 'Melvin' Loman, was the most-hated fellow employee of this Pick-Rite. And because it was the intention to give the band a name that was as ridiculous as possible, the choice fell on The Melvins.
Pete Loman owed his nickname Melvin by the way to the eponymous anti-hero who appeared in the first issues of satirical magazine Mad.
Active: 1983-present, USA
Site: http://themelvins.net/
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