# The 1987 punk classic Dave Grohl believes “sounds heavier” than any metal album in history

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1987-punk-classic-dave-grohl-believes-sounds-heavier-than-any-metal-album-in-history/
- Published: 2026-11-02T19:09:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T19:34:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1987-punk-classic-dave-grohl-believes-sounds-heavier-than-any-metal-album/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Grohl says the Melvins’ 1987 punk record sounds heavier than any metal album.
- The band slowed its hardcore sound to defy audience expectations.
- Their early music helped shape the Seattle grunge scene.

## Summary

Dave Grohl has praised the Melvins’ 1987 punk record as sounding heavier than any metal album, crediting the band’s slow, sludgy sound and refusal to follow trends. His view highlights the Melvins’ influence on the emerging Seattle grunge scene and the ways punk and heavy metal fed into its sound.

Grohl recalled that the Melvins began as a fast hardcore punk band before slowing down to frustrate audiences who wanted them to play faster. The band formed in 1984 and helped shape the tastes of musicians including Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain; their early records, including *Ozma* and *Bullhead*, were favourites of Nirvana. Grohl described them in 2000 as a group that became a “sludgy Black Sabbath metal militia”.

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