Melvins (sometimes “The” Melvins) are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since their formation in 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne (also known as King Buzzo) and drummer Dale Crover have been the band’s only ongoing members. The band was named after a supervisor at a Thriftway in Montesano, Washington, where Osborne also worked as a clerk. “Melvin” was despised by other employees, and the band’s members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name.