What's everyone's opinion of these bands?

[J.]

Tired of political discussions, so back to music.

Tell me about these bands and whether or not to check them out:

Melvins
Confessor
O.L.D.
Shellac

 

[NAD]

I saw the Melvins live a few times and didn't like them too much, but I wasn't into slow sludgy stuff then. I did always love that album Houdini though, great stuff.

 

[J.]

I saw them live once, but they were opening for Helmet, so I didn't give a damn about them then. THey weren't bad, though.

Houdni is the only album I've heard, but I heard it a while ago, and didn't like that kind of noisy sludge rock at the time.

 

[J.]

in case you didn't know OLD features James Plotkin (Khanate, Phantomsmasher) and Alan Dubin (Khanate) and Jason Everman (ex-Soundgarden, and apparently ex-Nirvana)

They play grind, industrial, avant garde, death accoring to MA

 

[Krilons Resa]

I like The Melvins. They play a few different ways depending on which album you pick up.

Confessor fucking rule but I doubt you would appreciate them because they can get pretty "proggy."

I have never heard of the other two but it seems that I really need to check into O.L.D. based on the band-members.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

Some Melvins songs i've heard are cool
I love Confessor and their "Condemned" album, extraordinary mix of Solitude Aeturnus + Cynic (not THAT technical). J might like their new stuff which is more old school DOOM in the vein of Black Sabbath, Cathedral etc