Friday, September 30, 2022

Heavy Metal: Melvins @ Irving Plaza New York

 
 


(Drivebycuriosity) - Yesterday I watched a legend: The "Melvins". The pioneers of grunge and sludge metal from Washington State performed in the crowded @ Irving Plaza New York. Their show was outstanding, weird & explosive.

 Buzz Osborne, vocalist and guitarist of the band, who started 1984 with psychedelic Cream & Jimi  Hendrix covers showed the experience he had accumulated over all these years. Osborne, accompanied by drummer Dale Crover & bassist Steven McDonald, performed pure magic. He put his audience under his spell with violent riffs which were continuously accelerating & decelerating.




Melvins performed a melange of Rock and Roll and Heavy Metal. Beautiful but very heavy melodies tilted suddenly into atonal & destructive sounds and culminated into apocalyptic noise. Osborne´s mesmerizing guitar play & vocals - combined with his spastic body language & eccentric look - created an intense & peculiar piece of heavy metal.

Thank you "Melvins" for this very special experience!

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