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Buzz Osborne of the Melvins with his white shock of hair, playing guitar under blue light in a robe covered in eyes

The Melvins and the Record Everyone Copied

Gareth Llewellyn · Apr 27, 2026

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Buzz Osborne of the Melvins with his white shock of hair, playing guitar under blue light in a robe covered in eyes

The Melvins and the Record Everyone Copied

Gareth Llewellyn · Apr 27, 2026