For almost 40 years now, Melvins have trailed their own path, never concerned with the musical vogues at any given time during their existence and making whatever racket they felt like that week. Despite their potentially alienating heavy noise metal, they are trailblazers for the sludge metal, stoner rock, and grunge genres and are considered inspirations for multiple generations of music fans to follow. Melvins bassist Steven McDonald and drummer Dale Crover spoke with Aaron Kavanagh to discuss their latest album Bad Mood Rising, playing music for four decades, lineup changes, Amphetamine Reptile Records, their expansive discography, record labels versus self-releasing, being considered inspirations to various mainstream arena rock bands, music formats and the revival of vinyl, songwriti...
