The proof and the expiation

Grunge is indie rock — look at the years:

In fact, grunge’s roots can be traced back to the 1980s, if not further.

“Deep Six,” the 1986 compilation on Seattle label C/Z Records, is recognized as the first record to document this burgeoning regional sound. It featured a half-dozen local bands: Soundgarden, Green River, the Melvins, Malfunkshun, the U-Men and Skin Yard.

The Melvins, who have essentially never stopped touring or recording with 20 studio albums to their name, were friends and mentors to Nirvana’s Cobain and Krist Novoselic, who hailed from the same rural part of Washington state. As Novoselic once said of the sway Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne held over him: “Buzz was the preacher, and his gospel was punk rock.” The Melvins sonic influence on Nirvana’s first album is unmistakable. – CNN

Punk gave rise to post-punk and then emo (Fugazi).

At the same time, indie rock arose: part punk, part folk, part 60s revivalism (Pink Floyd, 13th Floor Elevators, etc.)

Their goal: to reduce angry punk and metal to humanist, sociable, feelings-oriented music.

With Nirvana, then Opeth, then modern metal, they succeeded.

KILL

(Also see Faux culture.)

0 thoughts on “The proof and the expiation”

  1. sweet Demilich riff says:

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  2. Sarcogafo for you baby... says:

    Selling their souls to an unknown force
    Painting their faces with cum!
    If the devil is some kind of god
    Kill him!!!!!!!!

    Brutal death metal rules
    Fuck off the melodic black metal

    Fuck off: cradle of filth! kovenant!
    Emperor! dimmuu borgirr ! tyrant!!

    Selling satan like another capitalism’s product
    Corrupting the essence of brutal music!!!
    Remember what warrior said:
    ONLY DEATH IS REAL!!!

  3. From a well known Brazilian Economic sciences teacher says:

    All these years passed,
    Had showed us the same facts.
    Drugs and booze are giving the sign
    To the life of millions of young souls,
    That are rotting their brains,
    With cocaine entering up in their noses.

    Long hairs is not more,
    A mark of the braves.
    It became just a fashion,
    And had lost it’s anger.

    Alcohol in their guts, tatooing their arms.
    The orgy goes night after night,
    Acting like bastards, to show their uprising.
    Stop this while you still got time!!!
    Drugs will not make better your stupid life.
    Long hair will not give you force to live.
    Tatooing your ass will not turn you into batman.
    Alcohol is not the chemistry of happiness.

    All these years passed,
    Had showed us the same facts.
    Drugs and booze are giving the sign
    To the life of millions of young souls,
    That are rotting their brains,
    With cocaine entering up in their noses.

    Alcohol in their guts, tatooing their arms,
    The orgy goes night after night.
    Acting like bastards to show their uprising.
    Stop this while you still got time.

    Put some kind of sence, in your empty souls.
    Stop to waste your life with void.
    I have shaved my hair and my hate, had increased.

    This way of life will just destroy you!!!

  4. poopz says:

    Man are you guys living in the 90s or what. Who the fuck cares?

    It’s no secret Nirvana popped up the style of Melvins, Flipper and Black Flag for radio consumption. But Melvins, Jesus Lizard, Rapeman, etc. were basically punk bands who dared to go in different directions. “Grunge” was just a lazy marketing catch-all for any raw American post-punk music, and it unfortunately stuck.

    “humanist, sociable, feelings-oriented”? Can you back up these repetitive platitudes?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN3ZcbGwBxw
    This has more balls than any of your baby satan metal.

    GENERIC “BLOODTHIRSTY VIKING” PHRASE IN CAPS GOES HERE

  5. vag vikernes says:

    “That’s why Kurt Cobain, who thankfully did to his own head what others should have done long ago, finally ushered his sad ass off this planet. Crohn’s disease? I don’t buy it. He was a self-pitying person who hated the world, and we’re all better off that he blew his own jug.”

    Man, anus is edgy. As edgy as a 13 year old.

  6. vag vikernes says:

    Troy Davis was innocent. Our for-profit “justice” system institutionally murdered him and you’re blogging about Dimmu Borgir. You human shits.

  7. ONLY METH IS REAL says:

    Nirvana was awesome. All you dorks including Brett Stevens owns a copy of “Nevermind”.

  8. fuck you anus says:

    Remember Corrupt.org? That place was great, probably because it didn’t have the ridiculous ‘extemist’ and ‘social darwinist’ posturing that ANUS has. I think the reason the writers left is because they realized their readers were aspie shut-ins who like to pretend they are “Athenian soldiers” so all the articles about healthy living and real-world activism instead of internet bloviating were lost on them.

  9. brunHILDE FAN #1!!! says:

    LOL YAY GO BRUNHILDE!!!

  10. My fav Slayer riff! says:

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  11. Aasshole says:

    “humanist, sociable, feelings-oriented”?

    This is fucking joke isn’t it? ‘Feelings-orientated’?? All music is feelings oriented. Don’t tell me Burzum doesn’t get your autistic minds buzzing with feelings. You complete jerkoffs.

  12. deadite says:

    The Melvins are pretty cool, at least on their old albums. I haven’t heard anything new really.

  13. deadite guy says:

    Deadite is pretty cool, at least on his old posts. I haven’t read anything new from him really.

  14. Nirvana and Mastodon are indie faggit shit!!! says:

    My dick used to be in Kurt Cobain’s ass pretty much all the time. He liked when I fucked him doggie and wiggled his balls; he came all the time in that position!

    Most you indie-fags need more protean death metal down your throats. That way you would choke and die. Just like Kurt who liked to choke his tiny chicken and that’s the real cause of his death, too much rubbing the stick.

    Now if you’re a Mastodon fan then you can totally relate to Nirvana. Both bands are for filthy liberal homoerotic fags and if you play there albums backwards you can clearly listen to hidden messages: “release the angst with frot” and “rimming your creamy hole”.

  15. only 'peth is real says:

    I lost my shit at “ONLY METH IS REAL”

  16. Mastodon guy says:

    I am seriously thinking of proposing marriage to tiny midget. Anybody here can help me deliver the message to him? I am nervous but he is a really cute guy. We would make a pretty couple don’t you guys think so?

  17. Serious Questioner says:

    who is the most hated character of this blog: brutal slayer of christians or dominating fucker or juggalo hommie?

    and don’t give me that shit that brutal slayer and dominating fucker are the same person cuz theyre not.

  18. anti-mastodon guy opposing to the marriage with tiny midget says:

    How do you recognize a Mastodon fan in a metal crowd?

    they always seem too busy sucking cock to pay attention to the music =)

    BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR VIKINGS VANDALS AND VISIGOTHS BAR BAR BAR

  19. brutal butt guy says:

    The Trashmen utilize hummingbird-speed tremolo picking to equate the violins of classical orchestras
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l-p1A03q3M

  20. kill YOURSELVES, faggots says:

    You’re a faggot. Nirvana was a great band. Stick to listening to bahomoron or whatever fifth rate friend’s band while making bitter faces huddled around your beer because everyone else is enjoying life but not you.

  21. JuggaloHomie14/88 says:

    Yo homie, there might be haters but for every hater there’s about 10.000 juggalos. Fuck tha haterz!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgZvUagAQVY

  22. nirvana song says:

    DUN DUN DUN nanananana DUN DUN DUN nanananana DUN DUN DUN nananana DUN DUN DUN nananana DUN DUN DUN nanananana DUN DUN DUN nanananana DUN DUN DUN nananana DUN DUN DUN nananana DUN DUN DUN nanananana DUN DUN DUN nanananana DUN DUN DUN nananana DUN DUN DUN nananana DUN DUN DUN nanananana DUN DUN DUN nanananana DUN DUN DUN nananana DUN DUN DUN nananana

    repeat until death

  23. Dinosaur Jr says:

    You forgot 70s revivalism.

  24. yourself, depressed faggot says:

    *KILL*

  25. Yeah, Nirvana was pretty gay. says:

    This post seems to have riled the indolent masses.

  26. I hate juggalos says:

    @JuggaloPhonyStillborn1988

    Fuck you coward! You don’t belong here.

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