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One of my favorite things about Melvins is how misleading their artwork can be
A lot of metal/sludge bands try to look as heavy as they sound.
Melvins often do the exact opposite.
Some of their covers look goofy, artsy, surreal, ugly on purpose, or like forgotten alternative rock albums from the 90s… and then you press play and get hit by riffs that sound like a bulldozer falling down the stairs.
That contrast is part of what makes them special to me.
They never needed the stereotypical “evil metal” aesthetic to sound crushing.
It’s like they understood that true heaviness doesn’t need to dress heavy.
Honestly, I think that anti-metal aesthetic is one of the reasons Melvins aged so well compared to a lot of bands from the same era.
What Melvins cover best represents that contrast for you?
u/Alega05 — 1 day ago