Melvins + Lustmord

No other band to emerge from the punk/alternative underground has mined Black Sabbath's slow, monolithic roar with greater effect than the Melvins, and they have proven to be wildly influential despite barely breaking out of cult status. The drop-D tunings and brontosaurus stomp of grunge icons such as Tad, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden would be unthinkable without the trails the Melvins blazed, and Kurt Cobain often sang their praises, helping them land their first major-label recording deal in 1993. They became a bridge between the edges of the punk and metal communities, who wo...