Melvins

Summary

Melvins is a musical group^[1]. Melvins ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,300 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Melvins's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Melvins's genre is grunge^[4].
• Melvins's genre is sludge metal^[5].
• Melvins's genre is alternative rock^[6].
• Melvins's genre is experimental rock^[7].
• Melvins's genre is stoner rock^[8].
• Melvins's genre is noise rock^[9].
• Melvins's record label is recorded as C/Z Records^[10].
• Melvins's record label is recorded as Alternative Tentacles^[11].
• Melvins's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[12].
• Melvins's discography is recorded as Melvins discography^[13].
• Melvins's Commons category is recorded as Melvins^[14].
• Melvins's country of origin is recorded as United States^[15].
• Melvins comprises Buzz Osborne^[16].
• 1983 marks the founding of Melvins^[17].
• Melvins's location of formation is recorded as Montesano^[18].
• Melvins's official website is recorded as http://www.melvins.com^[19].
• Melvins's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melvins^[20].
• Melvins's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Melvins^[21].
• Melvins's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Melvins'}^[22].
• Melvins's start of work period is recorded as 1983^[23].
• Melvins's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Melvins'}^[24].
• Melvins's member category is recorded as Category:Melvins members^[25].
• Melvins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+30843'}^[26].
• Melvins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+30901'}^[27].

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Founding

1983 marks the founding of Melvins^[17]. Melvins's location of formation is recorded as Montesano^[18].

Why It Matters

Melvins ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,300 views/month).^[2] Melvins has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Melvins is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Melvins has been cited as an influence by Nirvana^[30], a rock band^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1987^[33] and Alice in Chains^[34], a rock band^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1987^[37].

FAQs

Who did Melvins influence?

Melvins has been cited as an influence by Nirvana^[30] and Alice in Chains^[34].