It's been 40 years since Buzz Osbourne formed Melvins in high school, but their impact can be found across the rock, punk and metal spectrum. Cited as an influence by everyone from Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain - who tried to join the band early in his career - to bands including Tool, Faith No More, Mastodon and beyond, their career has seen them broadly fall under everything from punk and grunge to sludge metal and stoner.
While they may have had flirtations with major labels in the post-Nirvana grunge boom of the early 90s, Buzz has no regrets on how his career has shaped up. "I'm very happy with what I've got, rather than what I've should have gotten," the singer explains. With 26 albums under their belt, there's no shortage of material for Buzz to pick from when it comes to telling their incredible story, but these are the 10 songs he feels tell it best. "I think if you combine all these things together and play these 10 tracks, you get a good sense of where we're coming from."
