It featured a half-dozen local bands: Soundgarden, Green River, the Melvins, Malfunkshun, the U-Men and Skin Yard.

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Well, it is one of the first vans The Melvins used to tour.

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He brought the idea of selling CDs and band-themed T-shirts, programs and books back home--along with his huge collection of CDs by bands such as Anthrax, the Dead Kennedys and the Melvins.

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The Melvins, who have essentially never stopped touring or recording with 20 studio albums to their name, were friends and mentors to Nirvana's Cobain and Krist Novoselic, who hailed from the same rural part of Washington state.

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When Ben Berg turned 16 back in 1992, he got a curious birthday gift: A beat-up 1972 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van that once belonged to The Melvins, the iconic sludge-metal act that played a major role in the evolution of what became known as grunge.

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