A groundbreaking heavy rock band that has shaped the sound of punk and metal for over 35 years, the Melvins return to the Bay Area for several shows on their current tour with fellow mavericks Boris.

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

When the Melvins roll into Portland’s Revolution Hall on June 3, they’ll bring with them two drummers, tourmates Napalm Death, and a slew of new songs to play from their recent album Thunderball. The ...

If you like a live band’s thunderous refrains to slug you in the gut, Melvins punched your ticket Friday night. The punk-metal trio wasn’t headlining the three-band bill this weekend at McKees Rocks’ ...

If you're a fan of Tool, Nirvana, Soundgarden or Slipknot, you have sludge metal band Melvins at least partially to thank. All four bands count Melvins as part of their musical influences — and surely ...

Heavy duty punk-/metal cult legends Melvins are making a stop at District Live on their Five Legged Tour, and this is not one to miss. Too heavy for the radio and too weird for the mainstream, Melvins ...

Flashback: I was dubbed a “daft cunt” by Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury at Spanky’s café in the early '90s. Earache Records had signed several grindcore bands and sent them on tour. This particular ...

Long-time fans of the Melvins won't be surprised to hear the formative rock band released two albums last year. "Being prolific is nothing new to us," said Buzz Osborne, founder, guitarist and ...

Melvins drummer Dale Crover will sit out the band's imminent co-headlining tour with Boris to receive emergency spinal surgery. "We are sad to announce that literally days before leaving on tour, our ...