Editing Melvins (section)

==Musical style and influences==
Variously described as a [[sludge metal]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://consequence.net/2014/09/melvins-butthole-surfers-supergroup-release-new-song-sesame-street-meat-listen/ | title=Melvins-Butthole Surfers supergroup release new song "Sesame Street Meat" — listen | work=[[Consequence of Sound]] | date=September 24, 2014 | access-date=July 6, 2017 | last=Coplan | first=Michele}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2012/11/melvins-51-states-tour-diary-buzzos-epilogue-van-thoughts/ | title=The Melvins '51 States in 51 Days' Tour Diary, Day 51: Buzzo's Epilogue and Van Thoughts | work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=November 6, 2012 | access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name="exclaim.ca">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/melvins_us_tour_may_not_be_record-breaking_after_all|title=The Melvins' U.S. Tour May Not Be Record-Breaking After All|website=exclaim.ca|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2011/06/01/the-melvins-power-disinfectant/|title=The Melvins' Power Disinfectant|date=June 2011|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> [[grunge]],<ref name="am">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/melvins-mn0000349157|title=Melvins - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/grunge-pioneers-the-melvins-play-2-nights-at-the-crocodile/|title=Grunge pioneers the Melvins play 2 nights at the Crocodile|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/best-grunge-bands/|title=10 Best Grunge Bands of All Time|website=Loudwire|date=September 28, 2012 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/melvins_to_release_17-year-old_collaboration_with_mike_kunka_via_sub_pop|title=Melvins to Release Long-Lost Collaboration with Mike Kunka via Sub Pop|website=exclaim.ca|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref>  [[experimental rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/176210-melvins-tres-cabrones/|title=Melvins: Tres Cabrones|date=November 8, 2013|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treblezine.com/reviews/19491-melvins-hold-it-in-review/|title=The Melvins : Hold It In|website=www.treblezine.com|date=October 22, 2014|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/21773-crystal-fairy-interview-melvins|title=The Quietus - Features - Escape Velocity -|date=February 14, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> [[alternative metal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2017/06/23/news/the-melvins-release-new-song-whats-wrong-with-you/|title=The Melvins Release New Song "What's Wrong with You" - mxdwn.com|website=music.mxdwn.com|date=June 23, 2017|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/08/02/melvins-playing-stone-pony-asbury-park/525216001/|title=The Melvins playing the Stone Pony in Asbury Park|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-12-14/the-10-essential-alt-metal-albums|title=The 10 essential alt-metal albums|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="am" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/688-never-breathe-what-you-cant-see-with-melvins/|title=Jello Biafra / Melvins: Never Breathe What You Can't See Album Review - Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> and [[alternative rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davey |first=Angela |date=2021-02-19 |title=Album review: Melvins – Working With God |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-melvins-working-with-god/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=[[Kerrang!]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=May |first1=Emma |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/06/melvins-new-song-whats-wrong-with-you-stream/ |publisher=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |title=The Melvins – 'What's Wrong With You'|access-date=26 February 2024 |date=June 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Melvins - A Walk With Love And Death |url=https://www.laut.de/Melvins/Alben/A-Walk-With-Love-And-Death-107182 |publisher=[[laut.de]] |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref> band, the Melvins explored a variety of different styles throughout their career, including [[noise rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/melvins-christ-hammer-exclusive-song-premiere/|title=Melvins, 'Christ Hammer' - Exclusive Song Premiere|website=Loudwire|date=May 11, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> [[stoner rock]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.treblezine.com/34799-10-best-stoner-rock-albums/ | title=10 Essential Stoner Rock Albums | date=April 20, 2017 }}</ref> [[doom metal]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The Melvins on Exclaim! TV Aggressive Tendencies |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/melvins-on_exclaim_tv_aggressive_tendencies |access-date=November 27, 2017 |website=exclaim.ca}}</ref> [[dark ambient]], [[Noise music|noise]], [[jazz-rock]], [[avant-garde music]], [[electroacoustic music]], and [[Cowpunk|punk country]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/the-melvins-buzz-osborne-i-could-care-less-about-legacy-6589505|title=The Melvins' Buzz Osborne: "I Could Care Less About Legacy"|first=Lauren|last=Wise|date=July 11, 2013|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> Initially starting out as a [[hardcore punk]] act,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5222-mangled-demos-from-1983/|title=Melvins: Mangled Demos From 1983 Album Review - Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> their sound eventually started to incorporate such influences as [[Flipper (band)|Flipper]], [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Jeremy |date=September 12, 2017 |title=Loud, Quiet. Hard, Soft. A Conversation with The Melvins' Buzz Osborne - Sandspaper |url=https://sandspaper.com/2017/09/12/loud-quiet-hard-soft-conversation-melvins-buzz-osborne/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520170112/https://sandspaper.com/2017/09/12/loud-quiet-hard-soft-conversation-melvins-buzz-osborne/ |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |access-date=May 15, 2018 |website=sandspaper.com |quote=You know, [[Flipper (band) | Flipper]], [[Black Flag (band) | Black Flag]], [[Gang of Four (band) | Gang of Four]]. Those are the ones that I’d be into, that I’d say were massive influences on us.}}</ref> [[David Bowie]], [[Roxy Music]], [[the Fugs]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nielsen |first=Jacob Paul |date=December 20, 2022 |title=A Conversation With The Melvins |url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2022/12/20/a-conversation-with-the-melvins/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613083014/https://magnetmagazine.com/2022/12/20/a-conversation-with-the-melvins/ |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2024 |website=[[Magnet (magazine) | Magnet]] |quote=That’s nothing new, as far as that’s concerned. We did an album of all covers, (2013's) ''[[Everybody Loves Sausages]]'', basically to clue people in on bands that were a big influence on us, that maybe they hadn't thought of, like [[David Bowie | Bowie]] or [[Roxy Music]] or [[the Fugs]].}}</ref> [[Swans (band)|Swans]], [[Public Image Ltd]], [[Venom (band)|Venom]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prindle |first=Mark |date=2002 |title=Buzz Osborne interview |url=http://www.markprindle.com/kingbuzzo-i.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302011443/http://www.markprindle.com/kingbuzzo-i.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2024 |access-date=August 19, 2024 |website=Markprindle.com}}</ref> [[Miles Davis]], and [[the Who]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Rory |date=2023 |title=The Stink of Influence: In Conversation with The Melvins' Dale Crover |url=https://astralnoizeuk.com/2023/01/16/the-stink-of-influence-in-conversation-with-the-melvins-dale-crover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004172336/https://astralnoizeuk.com/2023/01/16/the-stink-of-influence-in-conversation-with-the-melvins-dale-crover/ |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Astral Noize}}</ref>

Since the 1990s, the band has occasionally touched on electronic music, as on ''[[Prick (Melvins album)|Prick]]'' (1994), ''[[Colossus of Destiny]]'' (1998), ''[[Pigs of the Roman Empire]]'' (2004) – the latter a collaboration with dark ambient pioneer [[Lustmord]], and ''Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits'' (2023). Though the band are often compared to [[Black Sabbath]], Buzzo has stated that his guitar playing is more influenced by [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]].<ref name="gibson"/>