{"id":662119,"date":"2025-12-30T08:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/662119\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T08:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:56:14","slug":"buzz-osborne-names-the-one-nu-metal-artist-who-supported-melvins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/662119\/","title":{"rendered":"Buzz Osborne names the one nu-metal artist who supported Melvins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Melvins<\/p>\n

(Credits: Far Out \/ Chris Casella)<\/p>\n

Tue 30 December 2025 4:00, UK <\/p>\n

Buzz Osborne<\/a> has never shied away from speaking his mind about the state of music and where he fits into it all, so it\u2019s no surprise that he has some thoughts on nu-metal.<\/p>\n

The influence Melvins had on the Seattle music scene, as well as the larger circuit it operated within during the 1990s, is undeniable, and of course, the veteran guitarist and vocalist is well aware of his impact on modern rock, and with that comes a decent bit of annoyance at a lot of his fellow artists.<\/p>\n

Whereas his band does typically get its due credit, Osborne is also privy to those who have never really cared about his contributions to music, and during an interview <\/a>with Alejandro Basso soon after the release of Melvins\u2019 28th studio album in 2025, he discussed the nu-metal phase and how the genre\u2019s biggest players never cared much for him. <\/p>\n

\u201cThose bands didn\u2019t seem to have much interest in what we were doing,\u201d he said, before mentioning that Roy Mayorga of Stone Sour was an exception since the drummer played on the 2024 Melvins album, Tarantula Heart, but one key figure of the nu-metal scene didn\u2019t hesitate to express his admiration for the Washington band.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did Ozzfest in \u201998 with a bunch of bands like System of a Down, and nobody knew who they were,\u201d Osborne recalled. \u201cThe one guy out of that band who talked to us and was very interested in what we were doing was the guitar player. He always really liked us and was very supportive, but nobody else from that scene \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

He was referring, of course, to Daron Malakian, whose aggressive technique and vocals certainly show traces of inspiration from Melvins and the larger sludge metal sound. Unfortunately, any love Osborne and his team received from the nu-metal cohort stopped there. \u201cWe played with Korn, and those guys never said one word to us, y\u2019know,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe opened for them in Iceland [for] two nights, and they never said a fuckin\u2019 word to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Osborne went on to say that people have told him he\u2019s intimidating, which he immediately shut down by insisting that anyone can talk to him, but at the same time, he made it clear that the lack of interest is mutual since he does not find bands from that particular scene interesting. <\/p>\n

\u201cCross Helmet with Faith No More, and you got nu-metal,\u201d he said dismissively, adding, \u201cI would always joke with Mike Patton, I would say, \u2018I\u2019ll take Nirvana and Soundgarden, and you can have Limp Bizkit and Korn,\u2019 and he\u2019d say \u2018Fuck You!\u2019 That was always the big joke: I influence those bands, you can influence those other bands. They\u2019re all yours. I\u2019ll stick with Nirvana and Soundgarden, I\u2019m cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

Osborne was always close to the grunge scene and is often credited with inspiring a lot of the genre\u2019s heavyweights, so it makes sense that he is so comfortable aligning himself with the two groups mentioned above, and what\u2019s hilarious about his comments is that he and Patton are also tight, having played together in Fant\u00f4mas, so it seems a little unfair to distance himself from nu-metal while forcing it on his buddy. <\/p>\n

Then again, Patton has talked enough trash about pretty much everyone<\/a> within his line of sight, so Osborne\u2019s jabs surely won\u2019t convince him that he has anything to do with Limp Bizkit\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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