Editing Melvins (section)

===Atlantic Records era (1993–1997)===
When Nirvana's ''[[Nevermind]]'' became a massive and unexpected success, Melvins were one of many groups to benefit from Nirvana's support. Melvins were signed by [[Atlantic Records]], and its first major label release, 1993's ''[[Houdini (album)|Houdini]]'', entered the ''Billboard'' [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers]] chart at 29. Mark Deutrom replaced Lorax on bass shortly after the album's release.

Melvins released its second album for Atlantic in 1994, ''[[Stoner Witch]]''. Due to its experimental nature,  Melvins took its next album, ''[[Prick (Melvins album)|Prick]]'', to [[Amphetamine Reptile Records]]. Record label conflicts prevented the band from releasing any records under the name "Melvins", so the album was released with the band name [[Mirror writing|written in mirror]]. The band returned to Atlantic one last time for 1996's ''[[Stag (Melvins album)|Stag]]'', which entered the Heatseekers chart at number 33. Melvins were dropped by [[Atlantic Records]] in 1997 after three albums.